Humble yourself time : What fights have you predicted, and got badly wrong?

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  1. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We've all got egos. :)oops:)

    Time to own up, what fights have you been sure of, and gotten badly wrong?

    My own :

    Toney vs Lebedev = I thought Toney would UD him. Lebedev punched wide and I fully expected Toney to win via countering up the middle.

    Cotto vs Pacquaio = I expected Cotto to dictate behind the jab, and knock Pacquaio out via a body shot late in the fight.

    Marquez vs Pacquaio 3 = I thought the added weight and age would equte to Marquez getting knocked out.

    Hopkins vs Dawson 2 = I thought that Nard would of learned enough in their very brief first fight to take advantage of Dawson's flaws.


    What's yours?
     
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  2. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Bute UD Froch
    Molitor UD Caballero
    Wright UD Hopkins

    :verysad
     
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  3. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    I thought Judah had a good shot at Khan, Khan shut him out.
     
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  4. Smoggy7188

    Smoggy7188 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    katsidis to chin burns within three rounds.
     
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  5. di tullio

    di tullio Guest

    I usually make it a point to not predict fights.

    That said, I thought Chad would have had a decent chance against Ward and Khan would UD Garcia.
     
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  6. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's not a bad pick, I don't think. Winky would have beaten Hopkins if he was in better shape and that's something we didn't know would happen. At 160, I see Winky taking a UD, about 8-4 or 7-5.
     
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  7. Gambino

    Gambino Member Full Member

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    Mosley Vs Pac
    Chisora vs Haye
    Jones vs Tarver 2
    Tyson Vs Lewis
     
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  8. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I thought Khan was gonna blow Garcia away
     
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  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Morales getting destroyed in 5 by Maidana.
    Hopkins dominating Dawson.
    And my favorite one was Katsidis KOing Burns in 3. Saw that **** in a dream.
     
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  10. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Abraham and Bute to beat Froch. Manny to KO Marquez in their third fight :patsch
     
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  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    My most awful prediction was Hatton-Pacquiao. More recently I got Hopkins-Dawson badly wrong.
     
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  12. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marquez-Pac III. I thought Pac was going to light him up and maybe stop him. I never expected Marquez to actually deserve the decision.

    Hopkins-Pavlik. I though Kelly would out work him, not be completely outboxed and ultimately have his career set completely off track by the 43 year old Bernard.
     
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  13. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Yeah but Hopkins dominated the fight. I didnt think Wright was going to get manhandled the way he did since he is quite big and strong himself.
     
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  14. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    Morales v maidana - i thought erik was getting kod within 3. But no one should ever **** off our lord


    Marquez pac 3- i thought the added weight and age would finally give us a clear winner... And it did... Marquez got robbed on my cards
     
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  15. kwilson71

    kwilson71 #MAYDAY Full Member

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    I thought Mosley was going to win against Pac in exciting fashion

    I made another mistake when I thought Mosley would beat up on Canelo as well

    also thought Berto was going to KO Ortiz

    and I prolly would of bet my life that Kirkland was going to do work on Ishida
     
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