Do you think that Ali beat Foreman is still the biggest upset?

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  1. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are there any other upsets in the history of boxing greater than this one? Very welcome all comments from you people.
     
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  2. Zakman

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    Uh...Douglas-Tyson??
     
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  3. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's the good one. Thanks.
     
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  4. Julien Sorel

    Julien Sorel New Member Full Member

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    There have been bigger upsets, with the one zakman mentioning being the biggest.
     
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  5. Thread Stealer

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    There are a number of fights that were bigger upsets than Ali-Foreman.

    Douglas-Tyson, Brown-Norris 1, Rahman-Lewis 1, Braddock-Louis 1.

    Ali was what, a 3-1, 4-1 underdog? No doubt a big upset in a megafight, but there's been others with much larger odds.
     
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  6. JoeyP

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    Biggest of all time right there--
     
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  7. Thread Stealer

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  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    On the same general level, possibly a bigger uset.



    Maybe


    No

    :huh


    There only was one meeting between these two and the result (Louis by KO) was not an upset. Joe was favoured.

    Could you be thinking of Braddock /Baer ?
     
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  9. Thread Stealer

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    Rahman was like a 10-1 underdog at the least. Some had him at 20-1.

    I was mixing up Braddock-Baer and Louis-Schmeling 1.

    Don't mind me, I'm buzzed.
     
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  10. Thread Stealer

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    From the odds I've read regarding the fights, Ali-Liston 1 was a bigger upset than Ali-Foreman.
     
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  11. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's what I'm going to post, but I had deleted my post after I read yours.:good
     
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  12. Zakman

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    That's undoubtedly the fight he's thinking of, and it also was, in its day, a bigger upset than Ali-Foreman. Ali-Foreman was an upset, but only because people were overrating Foreman and underrating Ali.
     
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  13. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    No problem ! :good
     
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  14. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here are some more big upsets :
    1. Leonard beat Hagler
    2. Franky Randal beat Julio Chavez Sr.
    3. Barkley beat Hearns
    4. Norton beat Ali
     
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  15. Jr Middleweight

    Jr Middleweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No, not even close to being the biggest upset.
     
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