The Greatest Upsets Of All Time?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    No, not one great fighter blowing another out, like Foreman/Frazier.

    No, not a fighter with serious skills but a lack of dedication putting it together for one amazing performance like Tyson/Douglas.

    I mean a true **** fighter beating a great one, or at least one well above him.

    Basically, wins with a MASSIVE gap between the two fighters. Doesn't have to be the biggest one of all time but list a few.

    Marion Wilson clearly, CLEARLY beat Ray Mercer and was robbed with a draw. Marion Wilson, tough as he was, was not a very good fighter.

    Now 12-9 Thomas David knocking out Kendal Holt in one round was pretty god damned out there.
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    A 6-6-2 Danny Blake beating Lenny LaPaglia twice in a row was out there. Stopped him both times.

    Lenny LaPaglia was a massively hard hitting fighter who challenged Hearn's late in Tommy's career for a minor CW title.

    Blake finished his career at 12-45. No joke.
     
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  3. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kirkland Lainge beating Roberto Duran was a shocker. Roger Stafford derailing Pipino Cuevas' comeback.
    Dave Tiberi shocking James Toney (Terrible Decision)!
    Marvin Johnson's one punch kayo over Victor Galindez
    Vito Antuofermo's rally to hold Marvin Hagler to a draw
    Saman Sorjaturong knocking out Humberto Gonzalez
    Unheralded Zack Padilla defeating Bollilo Gonzalez via decision.
     
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  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    carlos baldomir beating Judah then Gatti
     
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  5. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Ricardo Mayorga knocking out Vernon Forrest and then outboxing him in the rematch.
     
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  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would not put Baldomir as a underdog vs Gatti, Gatti was on the slide by than, and Carlos was on a row. Carlos was the champ after all.
     
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  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh maybe not Gatti but itsd more some journyman comes from nowhere to beat 2 good fighters
     
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  8. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Did anybody give Holmes a chance against Mercer?
     
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  9. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Braddock-Baer comes instantly to mind.

    McCoy-Chip
    Olin-Rosenbloom
    Risko-Yarosz
    Rossman-Galindez
    Backus-Napoles
    Santana-Norris (if you want to count DQs)
    Vaca-Honeygan
     
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  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    that dont count really it was a cut and napoles hammered him in the rematch

    Angie Dundee said if he was there Jose would never had lost that fight
     
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  11. EireFightFan

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    Cruz beating McGuigan.
     
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  12. patscorpio

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    charles brewer getting taken out in 1 by lonnie beasley who only had 5 kos in 22 fights at the time

    omar sheika getting decisoned by a 28-44-7 tony booth

    18-18-1 darryl pinckney ko'ing junior jones
     
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  13. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    ali losing to norton perhaps
     
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  14. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    turpin beating robinson
     
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  15. PowerPuncher

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    Morales-Raheem has to be 1
     
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