Fighters Who Have Provided The Most Unexpected Results

Douglas beating Tyson has already been mentioned.

Holyfield defeat of Tyson was also kind of unexpected

 

Oscar Muniz upsetting Jeff Chandler.
Bernard Taylor drawing with Eusebio Pedroza.
Mike Rossman beating Victor Galindez.
John Stacey stopping Jose Napoles.

 

Tyson.

His results against Douglas, Holyfield 1st timw, Williams and McBride were massively unexpected.

 

Ali has got to be king of the upsets really - and big upsets aswell - not just upsets where he might not have been favourite - and not even fights where he was just a big outsider - but fights where he was literally expected to be in serious danger of his life - my dad back in the day genuinely believed he might be killed against both Liston and Foreman - most people at that the time thought at the very least that he would get destroyed in 2 or 3 rounds against both - at worst he was expected to get seriously hurt - those are BIG upsets

 

In a reverse fashion, Andrew Golota in Blowing fights he seemingly had won.

 

Freddie Pendleton is at the top of my list. He flattens Tyrone Trice and then falls back into a hole until he goes life and death with champ Jimmy Paul, then falls back in until popping out to ruin Roger Mayweather. Dips again before ruining Livingstone Bramble, then asserts himself as a force before losing in dramatic fashion to John Montes, and then stays up long enough to go to a close decision with Sweat Pea and become a completely improbable IBF Lightweight Champ before a slow descent into fringe contender status. Then he shows out one last time by stopping Tony Lopez and stopping a 48-1 Freddie Rojas. More upsets than any other fighter I can think of.