Fights where you were shocked the underdog was underdog

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Most recently Chocalitito v Yafai comes to mind. Other ones I can think of is Tszyu v Judah, De La Hoya v Whitaker and Hide v Vitali.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Canelo/Kovalev

    I was wrong, but I was surprised.
     
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  3. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I still think that was a setup
     
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  4. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At first, Foreman - Frazier II. Per Boxrec:
    • One Las Vegas bookmaker had Frazier as a 7-5 favorite.
    It doesn't list any other odds, just the above.
    At first I thought it was crazy, but then I realized that Foreman was coming off the loss to Ali, the Toronto Five, and the life-and-death struggle with Lyle. In comparison, Joe was coming off a good win over Quarry, a win over Ellis, and a great effort against Ali in Manila. In that light those odds made sense. At least until fight time.
     
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  5. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    The second Carbajal/Chiquita Gonzalez fight. 3:1 odds. Cleaned up. Made up for me picking Buster Drayton over Julian Jackson and betting the over for the McGirt vs Howard Davis fight.
     
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  6. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What were the odds for Jackson fight?
     
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  7. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    I don't know. I bought into the Drayton is a Philly fighter with more experience line of talk. My friend didn't know anything about boxing and I sold him on Drayton and he bet $300. We were sitting at a bar in a casino in Las Vegas when Jackson knocked him out.
    My friend almost killed me.
     
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