most surprising win by a brit against foreign opposition...

at the time, brawler gavin rees' victory over slick souleymane m'baye shocked me(and cost me a few quid,too)although with hindsight,even though rees' opponents up to that point had been the proverbial 'cans,m'baye had usually come up short on the big occasion,and at 32,was on the slide.which is a shame,because 5 or 6 years previous,he really looked 'the goods.'another unfulfilled boxing career,i'm afraid to say...

 

Honeyghan vs Curry & Laing vs Duran spring to mind.

 

Burns?

 

wonder who'll say Honeyghan v Curry first?

or Stracey v Napoles

 

Benn v McLellan was a surprise because the majority were expecting an early night. Same with Hatton v Tszyu

 

they were too predictable...that's why i went for a somewhat more obscure,yet almost as unbelievable,bout..!

 

Silky Jones vs. Verno Phillips.

 

were either results that surprising...i fancied both brits to win these fights,and i don't think the bookies gave fantastic odds for the subsequent outcomes...

 

Ricky Burns. I though he was going to get a ****in hiding off Martinez that night.

 

Bob Fitzsimmons Vs Jim Corbett (not many picked Fitz going into the bout)

I imagine Jim Watt was not favoured against O'Grady. Imagine how big his Internet hype train would be if he was around today :rofl Would peeps try and claim him as a 'World champion'?

Can't be arsed to think of anything obscure and pretentious.

 

I didn't know anyone who though either Brit would survive the distance.

 

turpin v robinson,if we're gonna go down the napoles/honeyghan route...

 

i did!

 

Jack Kid Berg v Kid Chocolate

 

would lewis v ruddock qualify?if not the result,i'm pretty sure the fashion in which he achieved victory was a huge shock to most?