Is this the greatest boxing upset ever??

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  1. likeafire

    likeafire Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A guy moving up a weight class, fighting out of his comfort zone to face one of the most dangerous or so called dangerous fighter in the world. Very very few gave him a chance. Haye had all the advantages, speed, power, footwork, weight.

    And Bellew beat him.

    Eddie Hearn is going to be so smug now in his interviews. Ugh
     
  2. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    It's a huge upset no doubt. Probably up there although there were bigger.
     
  3. GGGunbeatable

    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not as big as Douglas vs. Tyson. Tyson looked invulnerable at this time.

    Bellew had not only a few people believing in him, including me or some TMT fighters from the Mayweather gym (there's a vid on Youtube). He's just very underrated, lot of it has to do with the prejudices against Liverpool fighters among British boxing fans.
     
  4. AliMyths&Legends

    AliMyths&Legends Active Member banned Full Member

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    Haye was bigger, stronger, faster with much more power and still lost. This should of been a three round tops job. Yes pretty big upset.
     
  5. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No way is it the biggest, Haye was a 1/7 favourite someone like Tyson against Douglas was a 1/100 favourite.

    Lennox Lewis against Rahman and McCall are two bigger upsets too.

    Pretty big upset though.
     
  6. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    No it's not because:
    1. Haye injured himself and fought with one leg
    2. Haye had been out for 3.5 years and took two quick, easy fights
    3. Tyson-Buster Douglas
     
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  7. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Haven't seen the fight yet but it sounds like a less important version of Cotto vs Martinez. With Cotto-Martinez you had better fighters and a title on the line. I don't know how anyone could think this is the biggest upset ever, unless they are 1)British and 2)stupid.
     
  8. Drachenorden

    Drachenorden Active Member Full Member

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    Haye was injured. Any decent cruiserweight with the chin/defense to survive the first 4 rounds would have won that fight against an imobilized fighter. It's actually pretty bad for Bellew that he couldn't properly finished a fighter who couldn't move properly at all.
     
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  9. Mr_Boxer

    Mr_Boxer New Member Full Member

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    This. I can't believe some people on here, seriously.
     
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  10. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Is this the greatest boxing upset ever??
    No.

     
  11. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Joke forum; you have Brit idiots in the British section creaming themselves as if they predicted the injury or the injury never happened.
     
  12. Mr_Boxer

    Mr_Boxer New Member Full Member

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    I'm not sure what Brits have to do with it, since Haye is also British.... perhaps you're thinking of Scousers.
     
  13. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    I'm a Brit just pointing out that in the British section you have anti-Haye ******s acting like the injury never happened.
     
  14. Ahurath

    Ahurath Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson Fury UD 12 Wladimir Klitscko is bigger then this. Before that point Wladimir haven't lost a decision since his amateur days 19 years ago.
     
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  15. Mr_Boxer

    Mr_Boxer New Member Full Member

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    Well yes, but I've only been on this section and I saw the same thing :D

    I reckon most non-scouse Brits were in favour of Haye.