What is the biggest non-HW upset in boxing history?

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Lot of fights to pick from, what is it?

    I took out the HW's from consideration because that would just spew a bunch of Douglas-Tyson posts.
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Turpin over Robinson.

    More recently, the odds on Hopkins beating Pavlik were prohibitive.
     
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  3. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Judah-Baldomir
    McCoy-Chip
     
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  4. KTFO

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    Maybe second round TKO of Duran against Hearns.
     
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  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    How big was Leonard/Hagler?

    Some other fights that were big upsets...

    Michalczewski/Gonzalez

    Barkely/Hearns

    Tarver/Jones

    Montell Griffin/Jones?

    Darchinyan/Mijares

    Pac's had a few recently.
     
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  6. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Turpin-Robinson has to be the right answer.

    But Honeyghan-Curry deserves a shout out. Maybe Fritzie Zivic over Homicide Hank.
     
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    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    One of the greatest,non heavy weight upset I saw was in 1944, at MSG, when Al Bummy Davis,who was a 10 to 1 underdog flattened the great lighweight Bob Montgomery, in the first round with a series of left hooks. Montgomery was on the same level as Beau Jack and Ike Williams. The crowd went crazy....Al Davis though not a great fighter had the best left hook I have ever seen. Burt Bienstock
     
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    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Were the odds against Hopkins worse than the ones against Mosley beating Margarito?
     
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    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacquiao vs. Barrera I

    Hopkins vs. Trinidad (Tito was supposed to win and fight Roy Jones Jr)

    Lloyd Honeyghan vs. Donald Curry

    Rosario vs. Bramble

    Glen Johnson vs. Roy Jones
     
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  10. I am Legion

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    Honeyghan vs Curry was considered a huge upset at the time.
     
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  11. bum of the week

    bum of the week Member Full Member

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    Would agree Turpin vs. Robinson being the biggest, but then Billy Backus winning the title from Napolés must be up there too.
     
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  12. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    turpin vs robinson.
    the only person not surprised was the leamington licker who said he knew he would beat robinson exactly the way he had.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Al McCoy beating George Chip is up there.
     
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  14. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    spinks beating the greatest shocked me
     
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    Do people say twat in the States? Thought like 'wanker' it wasn't an oft-used term over there.
     
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