Were Floyd Hagler or Ali ever underdogs

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Spot on Mark. Hagler took a while to become marvelous!
     
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  2. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am telling you the history. It’s fine with me if you choose to ignore it. However you will remain ignorant of the history by doing so.
     
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  3. surfinghb1

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    No I believe he was the favorite … Floyd -130 , Corrales +110
     
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  4. JWSoats

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    If we consider the first Liston fight, FOTC, Rumble in the Jungle, Spinks 2, and Holmes as the five fights in which Ali was the title challenger, he was the underdog in four of them. Only in the rematch with Spinks was he favored to win.

    Ali was also the underdog in the Lewiston rematch with Liston. I don't remember hearing any odds for the Berbick fight, but I would expect him to have been the underdog in that one too.
     
    JWSoats, Sep 23, 2019
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  5. steve1990

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    Some people thought Angel Manfredy would beat Floyd Mayweather.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Wow! What about the bookies odds?
     
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  7. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    I never saw them but some were picking Manfredy based on experience.
     
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