The Greatest Upsets Of All Time?

Turpin and Norton werent crap they were decent contenders

 

How about this for an (unremembered ) Upset - one fighter finished his career with stats of 32 fights - 6 lost - won 28 by ko Earl the Pearl Hargrove) the other Gary Thomas Finished up 56 fights - won 4 - lost 51 - 1 draw ( Lost 12 by KO )

At the time of their fight Earl was 27 - 2 (to J Mugabi and Mark Madel) with 24 wins by Ko - gary Thomas was 26 Won 2 drew 1 - lost 23

Gary Thomas stopped Earl hargrove in 2 rounds.

ALSO a similar type of upset Dino del cid Ko'd Oscar "Shotgun" Albarado on Oscars way to the title

 

Honeyghan stopping Curry

 

Qawi beating Saad Muhammad.
Toney beating Nunn
Prince beating Charlie Murphy
Mcguigan beating Pedroza
Carter beating Griffin.
Sandoval beating Chandler.

 

Kind of a mean thread.


McCall/Lewis

 

Mayweather-Gatti

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Rey Migreno over Pongsaklelk Wonjongkam

A belt holder with more wins than losses, and two previous losses to Wonjongkam

 

hearns barkley has to be up there

 

Honeyghan-Curry was quite seismic.

 

Cassius Clay over Liston I.

Clay came into the fight with all the credentials of a "**** fighter".

He had built his resume with a string of arranged victories. When he had ventured out to fight established fighters he had gotten into trouble. He was fresh from a questionable decision over Doug Jones and a very near knockout by Henry Cooper.

Liston was thought to be invincible. He would be champion until he croaked.

 

Nothing equals Douglas-Tyson.

 

At 42 to 1, I think you're right.

 

I'm still in shock over that fight..23 years later.

 

Steve little v nunn

Santana v Norris

 

Many observers thought the fight would be a mismatch.

The Champion was the betting favorite against the smaller Challenger; one source indicated that on the eve of the fight Wall Street brokers made the Champion a 17-5 choice. The Promoter, for one, thought the much smaller challenger might be killed against the giant and balked at making the match, but eventually gave into the publics demand for the Champion to defend his title after a reign of more than 4 years. The Champion had assets other than size; he had a good long jab, proven stamina, a victory over a legendary (HOF) Champion to claim the title, a tough chin as he had never been knocked off of his feet and punching power, breaking the neck of a contender and killing him with an uppercut. And the Champ had a plan, and didn't mind telling the press what it was... “He’ll come tearing at me, but I’m seventy, eighty pounds heavier than the boy. I’ll have my left out. He’ll have to watch for my left when he’s tearing in at me. Then I’ll hit him with a right uppercut. That will be the end.”

Many observers thought the fight would be a mismatch.







It was, the champ retired on his stool after the 3rd round having suffered 7 knockdowns by the then, relatively unknown, Jack Dempsey.