most surprising win by a brit against foreign opposition...

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  1. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    at the time, brawler gavin rees' victory over slick souleymane m'baye shocked me(and cost me a few quid,too)although with hindsight,even though rees' opponents up to that point had been the proverbial 'cans,m'baye had usually come up short on the big occasion,and at 32,was on the slide.which is a shame,because 5 or 6 years previous,he really looked 'the goods.'another unfulfilled boxing career,i'm afraid to say...
     
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  2. DrMo

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    Honeyghan vs Curry & Laing vs Duran spring to mind.
     
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  3. noonan

    noonan Guest

    Burns?
     
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  4. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    wonder who'll say Honeyghan v Curry first?

    or Stracey v Napoles
     
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  5. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    Benn v McLellan was a surprise because the majority were expecting an early night. Same with Hatton v Tszyu
     
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  6. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    they were too predictable...that's why i went for a somewhat more obscure,yet almost as unbelievable,bout..!
     
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  7. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Silky Jones vs. Verno Phillips.
     
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  8. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    were either results that surprising...i fancied both brits to win these fights,and i don't think the bookies gave fantastic odds for the subsequent outcomes...
     
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  9. jonnytightlips

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    Ricky Burns. I though he was going to get a ****in hiding off Martinez that night.
     
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  10. Flea Man

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    Bob Fitzsimmons Vs Jim Corbett (not many picked Fitz going into the bout)

    I imagine Jim Watt was not favoured against O'Grady. Imagine how big his Internet hype train would be if he was around today :rofl Would peeps try and claim him as a 'World champion'? :lol:

    Can't be arsed to think of anything obscure and pretentious.
     
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  11. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    I didn't know anyone who though either Brit would survive the distance.
     
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  12. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    turpin v robinson,if we're gonna go down the napoles/honeyghan route...
     
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  13. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    i did!:lol:
     
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  14. Jack Dempsey

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    Jack Kid Berg v Kid Chocolate
     
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  15. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    would lewis v ruddock qualify?if not the result,i'm pretty sure the fashion in which he achieved victory was a huge shock to most?
     
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