Underdogs that dominated their opponents...

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Foreman - Frazier 1

    Quarry- Foster
    Quarry - Lyle

    Patterson - Moore (I think)

    Tunney - Dempsey 1

    Was Joe Louis an underdog against Carnera ?
     
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  2. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry vs Buster Mathis,,,,,,,,yep Buster a solid favorite.

    Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali I
    Ken Norton vs Muhammad Ali I
     
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    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Nice thread.

    Who made it?... I bet he's really strong and handsome.
     
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    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah they dominated. Okay Man Duce:roll:
     
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    Patterson vs. Liston I

    Little is remembered about how Liston was the underdog at the time it happened.
     
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    lamotta vs srr ll
     
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    Wow really?

    Bet that was a massive shock.
     
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    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Patterson was a 2-1 favorite.

    I think I'll research this.
     
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    Well, if Ali dominated Liston in their first fight, Leon must have dominated Ali in their first fight too.
    The "split decision" was disgraceful.
     
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    I think Liston was 3-2 favorite.
     
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    I don't know if its been mentioned already, but around 1992, Simon Brown was heavily favored to send Buddy McGirt into retirement and lost in one sided fashion over a 12 round boxing clinic..
     
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    Floyd Patterson vs Sonny Liston.

    Fight I,,,,,Sonny Liston was an 8-5 favorite at fight time, though odds could be
    found at 9-5 Liston and also 2-1.

    Though, when the fight was first signed in 1962, the odds were very-close at 7-5 Liston.
    Early bets on Sonny Liston bumped up the odds to 2-1 as Sonny the favorite.
    But a surge of Chicago money came in on Floyd Patterson, when it was leaked that
    a 'planned coup' by big betting interests 'smart money' had inside information.
    The odds then dropped to 7-5 Liston.

    But the 'smart money' was really held on until the afternoon before the fight, when it all
    came flying down on Liston. Final odds in Las Vegas were 9-5 for Sonny.

    Though more money was bet on Sonny Liston, 60% of all bets were placed on Floyd to win.
     
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  13. BUMPY KNUCKLES

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    Mayweather - Corrales , Mayweather was the underdog and put forth arguably his best performance to date
     
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    Great, thanks for the info Il Duce.
     
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    Chris Eubank - Nigel Benn , Eubank was the underdog yet won by tko

    Nigel Benn - Gerald McClellan , Benn was a big underdog but won the fight
     
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