ESB Members: What is the SECOND biggest upset in the History of boxing?

You made a great point about Baer being a goof and made me re-think it.

 

Whomever say "what's the first" either isn't thinking or doesn't know much about boxing...

...2nd place? Maybe Louis-Schmeling I.

 

thats the fight that came to my mind but everyone says Tyson Vs. Douglas. Ok i guess

 

Fawaz Nasir vs. Sebastian Zbik - February 16, 2007

 

douglas' win over tyson, all things considered, may not be as impressive but i think it rates as a bigger upset. NO ONE saw that **** coming, at least schmeling was an ex-champion with pedigree

 

how about the battle of consonants vs vowels??? seriously, what the **** is with these names

 

i know plenty.

 

:good

 

What about Salvodor Sanchez over danny Lopez?

 

good call. not as big but definitely worth a mention, same as sanchez' win over gomez

spinks over ali was pretty startling

 

Nestalgia is great but I don't always by into it. Luis was young and wasn't even champ yet. Tyson was a wrecking machine but like in the build-up to the Lewis Rahman I fight there were plenty of signs that he wasn't taking the fight seriously. It depends on how you define an upset, when someone who is not supposed to win does or when someone who is not expected to win does? IMO if you favour the later definition you'd have to rate Luis-Schmelling below the tyson douglas.

 

I don't think he was an ex-champ at the time of the first fight was he?

 

agreed:good

 

Robinson-Turpin

 

What, exactly, is a "hair mary?":think