When were these fighters underdogs

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jose Napoles
    Gerald McClellan
    Eder Jofre
    Emile Griffith
    Carlos Monzon
    Chang
     
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  2. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Griffith: Probably against Napoles, especially somewhat later in his career after coming back down from MW. And against Monzon, especially in the 2nd fight.
     
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  3. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    Julian Jackson was a 2-1 favorite over Gman 1st fight.
     
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Monzon was the betting underdog for the first Benvenuti fight I believe.

    And if there were a book in the States for it (very unlikely) Briscoe, who had beaten Benton and given Rodriguez a close fight, would have been favoured to beat the unknown Argentine.
     
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  5. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I put a bet on the big favourite The Beast, to KO the unknown American McClellan early, when I went to watch them.
     
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