Biggest surprise thrashing by an underdog?

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  1. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    Another good one.

    Forrest was definitely the underdog and he BOMBED on Mosley from pillar to post for 12 rounds.
     
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  2. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benn-G man
    Vic-Mijares
    Prescott-Khan
     
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  3. DINAMITA

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    Yet again, 'The Great Myth Of Calzaghe v Lacy' rears its ugly head.

    This is one of the biggest myths in boxing!!

    This was a fight between two unbeaten smw champions.

    Calzaghe had been a champion for far longer and had a better resume.

    Lacy was favoured by the majority of the American press because (a) he is American, (b) held the quality much valued by American fans and by the media - punching power.

    Calzaghe was favoured by the majority of the British press because (a) he had proven to be a very good champion over a number of years, (b) he was a better boxer than Lacy.


    Lacy was a slight favourite overall, but no more than that.

    To compare this to a huge upset like Douglas over Tyson or Honeyghan over Curry is utterly ridiculous!!
     
    DINAMITA, Dec 23, 2008
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  4. WiltonRoots

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    Lloyd Honeyghan beating Donald Curry was a big shock. He battered him.
     
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  5. DINAMITA

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    Pacquiao was a MASSIVE underdog. Barrera was world p4p#3 at the time and Pac had hardly even fought in the West, he was known as a former flyweight champ from Asia with 2 KO defeats on his record. And it was a DOMINATION. Keep this thread open all year and you won't get a better answer than Pac-MAB I!
     
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  6. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You and me both buddy. I remember before the fight all my family and friends were all hyped up when the fight started, and NOTHING was said from about the 5th round on. I remember my brother saying "don't worry he'll catch him, he'll catch him"....He didn't :-(
     
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  7. bigmarkd86

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    theres only a week left then :yep:yep
     
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  8. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    You may be right about that. American press had Lacy heads above Calzaghe in the fight. Most writers even picked him by stoppage. But I'm sure European factions had the fight much closer or even for Calzaghe. But here in the U.S. it was a shocker, no doubt.
     
    Iceveins, Dec 23, 2008
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  9. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Even though he was past it, Tyson against Danny Williams.
     
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  10. bigmarkd86

    bigmarkd86 Active Member Full Member

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    in the brittish betting lacy was 2/5 calzaghe 2/1 but what the original poster meant that it was a shock at the dominance of calzaghe
     
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  11. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    Are we forgetting Pavlik-Hopkins?

    I don't remember the odds but I can honestly say alot of people were very very surprised by Diaz-Campbell.
     
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  12. VARG

    VARG Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cotto vs. Margo...I don't suspect people predicted that sort of brutal beating coming ahead

    Pac vs. DLH...again another thing no one suspected

    Quintana vs. Williams I...something no one thought would be possible

    Duran vs. Leonard I...Duran and his mind games :yep

    Hopkins vs. Pavlik...Pavlik didn't even "get off":-(

    Mijares vs. Darchinyan...People thought he would get thoroughly get outboxed

    These were all from this year pretty much...with the exception of D vs. L
     
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  13. LeonardLeroy

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    Israel Vasquez vs. Oscar Larios 3, I think.
     
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  14. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    must have blocked that one out.
     
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  15. rubeng442

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    Pac-Barrera I
     
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