Biggest Upsets?

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  1. PityTheFool

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    How could I forget Kirkland Laing beating Duran?:patsch
    John H Stracey beating the great Jose Napoles.
    And the sadly departed Corrie Sanders destroying Wlad.
     
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    And whilst in hindsight,Ali was badly sliding,Leon Spinks genuinely shocked the world.
     
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    Randy Turpin v SRR

    Frankie Randall v Chavez
     
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    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.
     
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    Involving Brits...

    Turpin v Robinson
    Honeyghan v Curry
    Watson v Benn
    Benn v Mclellan
    Hatton v Tszyu
     
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    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.
     
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    Michael Spinks beating Larry Holmes, definitely an upset.
     
  8. wellsini

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    Does Michael Spinks V Holmes count even though it was a robbery
     
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    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...
     
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    Can't forget Alex Ramos-Ted Sanders, and Howard Davis Jr.-Jim Watts.
     
  11. TBooze

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    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
     
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    Tyson - Holyfield also comes to mind.

    Betting odds were around 20 1
     
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    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.
     
  14. TBooze

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    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).
     
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    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.