Biggest Upsets?

How could I forget Kirkland Laing beating Duran?atsch
John H Stracey beating the great Jose Napoles.
And the sadly departed Corrie Sanders destroying Wlad.

 

And whilst in hindsight,Ali was badly sliding,Leon Spinks genuinely shocked the world.

 

Randy Turpin v SRR

Frankie Randall v Chavez

 

Not truly an upset really, but at the time, Greg Page being beaten by Trevor Berbick was seen as a major upset, mentioned in the honorable part of KO Magazine for their upset sections.

 

Involving Brits...

Turpin v Robinson
Honeyghan v Curry
Watson v Benn
Benn v Mclellan
Hatton v Tszyu

 

Was Barrera beating Hamed that big really ? What were the odds? I knew he'd beat him Barrera had been shown a few times on tv over here and i remember thinking he looked a beast. I wasnt surprised at all.

 

Michael Spinks beating Larry Holmes, definitely an upset.

 

Does Michael Spinks V Holmes count even though it was a robbery

 

Spinks/HolmesI was very close. I can understand if you thought Holmes won, but just as many had Spinks winning, thus it was not a robbery. Now fight two...

 

Can't forget Alex Ramos-Ted Sanders, and Howard Davis Jr.-Jim Watts.

 

Really? I, like many others, called that at the time. But yes the casual fan was surprised.

Perhaps if you are going for modern fights, Williams/Tyson could be there? Of course, I called that too!:yep

 

Tyson - Holyfield also comes to mind.

Betting odds were around 20 1

 

It could have been if it wasn't 'fixed'

The 17 1/2 year-old 'Wunderkind' Wilfred Benitez over Antonio 'Kid Pambele' Cervantes.

'Kid Pambele' was a 4-1 Betting Favorite, and the Champion 'dumped the fight', with
the help of the WBA Officials.

 

You were robbed, my tenner got 24/1 (not that I thought he would win, it was just the odds were stupid, it should of been no worse than 4/1 in my opinion).

 

David Haye vs. Carl Thompson is the biggest upset I've seen between a novice and an established boxer. While Haye was much, MUCH less proven than the Cat, people (including myself) were still very surprised by the outcome.