What are the greatest single wins by British boxers against top opposition

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  1. noonan

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    Exactly what King was saying about Mcclellan
     
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  2. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    very true king and the yanks were all talking about the fight as if Benn was a condemned man, and most of our own press and experts
     
    Mr Butt, Jan 4, 2011
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  3. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think this pic illustrates how big of an underdog Benn was against McClellan:

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    kosaros, Jan 4, 2011
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  4. noonan

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    Be interesting to see Benns odds, 33's all round probs
     
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  5. GazOC

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    Why are the odds next to newspapers?
     
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  6. GazOC

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    Benn was 5/2 to win IIRC so the individual rounds wouldn't have been that wide.
     
    GazOC, Jan 4, 2011
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  7. portside

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    honeyghan v curry, now that was a real super upset, worthy of #1 status?
     
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  9. kosaros

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    They were the picks the newspaper boxing journalists made for the fight.
     
    kosaros, Jan 4, 2011
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  10. GazOC

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    :lol:

    Sorry with the title being "Odds to win" and all the numbers being betting odds I just assumed thats what they were!!
     
    GazOC, Jan 4, 2011
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  11. noonan

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    So no major paper backed Benn to last 6, let alone win!!
     
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  12. duranimal

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    Modern era:

    Overseas..Curry/Honeyghan

    Home.......Benn/McClellan or Turpin/Robinson

    Hard to split them & i would'nt want to disrespect any of them but my preff is Lloyds incredible dismantling of the P4P undisputed 147 king Don "The Lone Star Cobra" Curry:yep
     
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  13. TFFP

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    Guys you can't be putting Calzaghe/Lacy and Froch/Abraham down as actual 'great' wins. They are not great fighters so they can't be great wins regardless of the manner of victory. The way they got handled actually demonstrates this.
     
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  14. turpinr

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    i thought he was doomed to defeat:good
     
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  15. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    some others

    Eddie Thomas vs Billy Graham

    Bunny Sterling vs Luis Rodriguez

    John Conteh vs Jorge Ahumada and Yaqui Lopez

    Walter McGowan vs Salvatore Burruni

    Maurice Hope vs Vito Antuofermo

    Howard Winstone vs Jose Legra
     
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