Name me examples of fighters "with a puncher's chance" that actually won?

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  1. edabomb

    edabomb Active Member Full Member

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    Tua would have gone in to most of those fights as a favourite though. Lennox and Ustinov are the only fights of his where I think "puncher's chance" would have been used to describe his chances before the fight - and he lost both.
     
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Robinson Castellanos has pulled quite a few upsets due to his power.
     
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  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Nonsense on both accounts. Mayorga won the damn rematch by decision.
     
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  4. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Weaver, vs Big John Tate
     
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  5. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Raging Bull Jake Lamotta won a fight in last round via a last second k.o......after being way, way behind during the rest of he fight.
     
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  6. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hahaahhahahha!!!! Good catch!!
    when Bowling for Columbine came out (I hadn't seen Roger and Me Yet) I thought Michael Moorer had gone into documentary film making lol. Of course I later found out the difference between Michael Moorer and Michael Moore.
     
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  7. kirk

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    Not sure how Mayorga vs Forrest is being listed, considering... Mayorga beat Forrest again, by decision, in the rematch.
     
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  8. kirk

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    One of the best ones listed.
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Wilder vs Dustin Nichols is up there
     
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  10. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Simon Brown KO Terry Norris
    Iran Barkley KO Hearns
     
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  11. The Kentucky Cobra

    The Kentucky Cobra Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    At the time, Forest was a 6-1 favorite and Mayorga was only given a punchers chance. Mayorga won by KO, its exactly what was asked for.

    In the rematch, Mayorga was still given only a punchers chance. The competitive decision win was an unexpected result.
     
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  12. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Disagree with some. I see a puncher's chance as something thought of before the fight. If a fight plays out in a way where one guy is getting schooled and then KOs the other guy, even though he wasn't considered to have only a puncher's chance, I wouldn't include it.
     
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  13. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Joshua vs Klitschko
     
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  14. bmf95b

    bmf95b Boxing Fan Full Member

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    Froch vs Taylor.
     
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  15. Daddy

    Daddy Active Member Full Member

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    Some good posts so far. How about Randall Bailey vs Mike Jones. It seemed that Bailey only threw 2 meaningful punches the entire fight. BAM - One right hand in the Tenth and One upper cut in the Eleventh. Done

    Missed the post on the first page. Someone already said this fight
     
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