Underdogs that "Shocked The Boxing World"

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  1. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Buster Douglas first that comes to mind.

    What are the biggest upsets and some of the cooler lesser known ones ?
     
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  2. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    It gets quite underrated as an upset, but I think Junior Jones stretching an unbeaten Barrera was pretty shocking. Bojado getting beat by a journeyman was pretty big. And although in hindsight it shouldn't be considered such a big upset, Starling beating Mark Breland was a surprise at the time i've heard.

    I'm trying to think of some lesser known examples.
     
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  3. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Honeyghan beating Curry is perhaps the best example in British boxing history of the underdog beating the favourite. Curry was something like P4P number 2 going into that fight and Honeyghan was an afterthought, yet Honeyghan beat him.

    Greatest achievement in British boxing history since Turpin beat Robinson I guess. I know it hasn't been surpassed since.
     
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  4. miketysonko

    miketysonko Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kirkland getting his China chin cracked by a nobody wasnt the most shocking but it was the most recent.
     
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  5. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali v Liston
    Douglas v Tyson
    Rahman v Lewis
    Turpin v SRR
    Honeyghan v Curry
     
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  6. hussleman

    hussleman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hasim Rahman vs Lennox Lewis
    Vince Phillips vs Kostyu Tsyzu
    Antinio tarver vs Roy Jones Jr

    If Shane can pull off the upset over Pacman, this would be up there as well.
     
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  7. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaNGSRGTqUs[/ame]

    Not only was it an upset, it was a massacre.
     
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  8. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    ali foreman

    foreman was suppost to take this fight easily
     
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  9. the_truth

    the_truth Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just say 2011:D
     
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  10. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Corbett vs Sullivan
    Braddock vs Baer
    Douglas vs Tyson
    Rahman vs Lewis
    McCall vs Lewis
    Turpin vs Robinson
     
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  11. prideofvbeach

    prideofvbeach Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Full Member

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    If Pac comes in as slow and overconfident as Margarito the night of the fight, sure Mosely will beat him. But would he? I know he's walking around with that rediculous ****** Beiber 'do these days, but he's hardly turned into a premadonna.
     
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  13. DannyL12345

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    Caballero vs Litzao
     
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  14. jamesieboi

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    A nobody that is world ranked13 by the sanctioning bodies i'll give you an example of how well ranked this "nobody is" julio cesar chavez jr is ranked 11.

    I wonder had kirkland not been american would he have been marketed as a "somebody"
    Ishida hasnt really fought any real noteworthy opponents in terms of western opposition but he has fought some very good asian fighters this is why world titles have the word "world" included in it because believe it or not there are world class fighters from all over.

    ALTHOUGH I MUST CONCEDE THAT THE RANKINGS HAVE PETER MANFREDO JR AT NO 10 LOL WTF!!!
     
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  15. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    Brewster/Wlad
    Sanders/Wlad
    Rahman/Lewis
    McKneely/Tyson... Yes I said MCKNEELY
     
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