Upsets (On paper) which you thought were obvious?

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  1. Sammy123

    Sammy123 Money Maker Staff Member

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    Povetkin vs Whyte
     
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  2. Ivan28

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    The odds for Fury were around 6/1.If there were odds for a declass from Fury, for the wide UD he get and achieved, maybe it would have be 100/1
     
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  3. David B

    David B Nazi Russia lies. This is the only truth. Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. against Toney
    Felt Roy was on another level as long as he kept the fight on the outside and sticked to his boxing.
     
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  4. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was singing Calzaghe over Lacy on the main board a full two years before they met and got slaughtered for it lol , recently I knew Joyce would beat Dubois i told all the blokes in the canteen in work when asked my opinion a week before the fight , not really mystic meg stuff to be fair but these are two that spring to mind .
     
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  5. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My two best picks were Agulera KO1 Maskaev and Saleta knocking out Golota
     
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  6. BaronSamedi

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  7. FuMaster

    FuMaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought Holyfield had a good chance of beating Tyson but TBH I didn't bet against Tyson.
     
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  8. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Povetkin vs Whyte
    Joyce vs Dubois
    Povetkin vs (H) Fury
     
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  9. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joyce Dubois.

    Pretty sure Allen was a favourite over Price too.
     
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  10. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I also had Garcia beating Matthyse.
     
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  11. Aussie Invader

    Aussie Invader Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    i was living in denmark when calzaghe - kessler happened.
    kessler was doing an appearance for 'jack and jones' (one of his sponsors) in holstebro, where i lived, a few weeks before the fight so i got to have a chat with him. terrific bloke.
    anyway, everyone knew about this fight in denmark - and i mean everyone - but i didn't meet one person i knew who had seen calzaghe fight, or who thought kessler wouldn't win.
    why would they? he was an undefeated danish 'world champion'. that's all they needed to know going in.
    they adored him.

    to cut a long story short, i had absolutely no problem stirring the pot and getting some of my work colleagues to put their money where their mouth is for this fight. i've never bet on a fight before or since, but i absolutely cleaned up for this one.
     
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  12. Kingmaffe

    Kingmaffe Active Member Full Member

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    Dane here. I remember that fight, and the build up, very clearly. And yes, none of us thought Kessler would lose, myself included.

    Didn’t follow boxing closely back then, so I had no clue. I remember making my prediction on the fact that Kessler looked awesome in his last fights and had TWO belts, while Calzaghe only had ONE. So, naturally, Kessler must have been the better guy, right? Oh well :D
     
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  13. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Ruiz vs. Joshua 1
    Povetkin vs. Whyte
    Povetkin vs. Fury
    Joyce vs. Dubois
    Froch vs. Bute
    Rigondeaux vs. Donaire
    Horn vs. Pacquiao
    Williams vs. Hurd
    Pacquiao vs. Thurman
    Brook over Porter
    Garcia vs. Khan
    Sor Rungvisai vs. Chocolatito 1
    Sor Rungvisai vs. Chocolatito 2
    Warrington vs. Selby
    Warrington vs. Frampton
    Browne vs. Chagaev
    Maidana vs. Broner
    Taylor vs. Davies
    Smith Jr. vs. Fonfara
    Smith Jr. vs. Hopkins
    Smith Jr. vs. Hart
    Smith Jr. vs. Alvarez
    Saunders vs. Eubank
    Pedraza vs. Beltran
    Helenius vs. Teper
    N'Dam vs. Murray
    Groves vs. Eubank
    Donaire vs. Burnett
    Montiel vs. Kirkland
    Matias vs. Dadashev
    Matias vs. Hawkins
    Nakatani vs. Verdejo
    Pradabsri vs. Menayothin
    Carroll vs. Quigg
    Jojo Diaz vs. Farmer
    Bolotniks vs. Burton
    Bolotniks vs. Michel
    Granados vs. Imam
    Lee vs. Korobov
    Richards vs. Pitters
    Martinez vs. Pavlik
    Garcia vs. Cheeseman
    Harrison vs. Charlo
    Kovalev vs. Alvarez 2
    Pascal vs. Browne
    Casimero vs. Tete
    Rene Alvarado vs. Cancio 2
    Xu vs. Rojas
    J. Vargas vs. Ali
    Munguia vs. Ali
    Abregu vs. Dulorme


    Goddammit!!!
    Ryder vs. Smith*
    Rosado vs. Jacobs*
    Herrera vs. Garcia*
    Postol vs. Ramirez*
    Martinez vs. Williams 1*
    Korobov vs. Charlo*
    Trout vs. Charlo*
    Zepeda vs. Ramirez*

    And countless more that have slipped my mind.
     
    CST80, Dec 27, 2020
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    You picked Rosado over Jacobs?
    Hell yea!
     
    Badbot, Dec 27, 2020
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  15. AdamT

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    Danny Garcia v khan

    Garcia has power and always shown a good chin and timing, I just knew he would catch Khan. However, I bet it would happen in the later rounds
     
    AdamT, Dec 27, 2020
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