upset of the year 2008?

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  1. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    2008 has been the year of the upset.

    So which was the upset of the year???
     
  2. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Darchinyan over Mijares.
     
  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Darchinyan over Mijares officially.
    Unofficially Holyfield over Valuev
     
  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    uhhh even if Holyfield gets the nod there is no way that fight is upset of the year, regardless of the pre-fight odds.

    did you see the fight?
     
  5. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I voted other. I'm still stuck on Vera over Lee. That was like some **** from an alternate reality.
     
  6. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I went for Prescott over Khan, he was an unknown and 20/1 against wasn't he?
     
  7. Andre

    Andre BAD INTENTIONS!!!!!!!!!!! Full Member

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    I gave Pac ZERO chance in beating Oscar, and he ends up dominating him and even stoping him (which was the last thing i was expecting). Pac vs ODLH is the biggest upset in ahwhile IMO.
     
  8. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Yes,I saw the fight.I also saw the odds and the talks before it.
    If you rate by performances I don't know how much better was Oscar's performance compared to Valuev's.
     
  9. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    i just realized that quintana-williams is a good pick although it was overshadowed by the quick 2nd fight.

    imo,
    1. pac-delahoya
    2. darchinyan-mijares
    3. quintana-williams
    4. campbell-diaz
    5. margarito-cotto
    6. bhop-pavlik
     
  10. Guy

    Guy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I never saw it as the mismatch some people were predicting maybe I hadn't seen Oscar fight much while I've seen the munchkin loads of times.
    Anyhow I voted Khan it was a surprise Khan's got his detracters but he has a flashy,fast style and he's not a bad kid either.
    I was almost voted Pavlik because after I watched the JC-BH fight I thought Pavlik was gonna KO him....I was very wrong
     
  11. Guy

    Guy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As for Darchinyan over Mijares I'd never seen either before this fight and I thought all along Darchinyan the crab was gonna win.
     
  12. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    how much better was Pac's performance compared to Holyfield though?

    and anyways i voted for Darchinyan. I didn't think Vic had much of a chance but he pulverized Mijares. At least with Pac i knew he had a shot.
     
  13. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    What the ****. I'm the only one who picked Hopkins vs. Pavlik? No one was picking Hopkins to win that fight.
     
  14. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    So what's the beef?I voted Vic too but a 46 year old Holyfield beat Valuev altough the judges didn't see it and it was a big surprise and I'm a big Holyfield fan,shoot me.
     
  15. Guy

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    The Holy man lost BTW.....