what is the biggest upset in boxing history?

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  1. Davro

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    (apart from Creed-Balboa 2)...

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  2. bodhi

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    Schmeling beating Louis.
     
  3. Davro

    Davro u wnt sum i`ll give it ya Full Member

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    i'm unsure between this...

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    or this...


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  4. Stevie G

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    Surely it must be Douglas-Tyson. The odds were something like 42-1
     
  5. Davro

    Davro u wnt sum i`ll give it ya Full Member

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    45-1 i believe!!
     
  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    david beating goliath was a huge upset
     
  7. Ramon Rojo

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  8. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah, Goliath didn't train for the fight...
     
  9. Stevie G

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    Besides,I believe that the Philistines had a betting scam going on. An hour before the bout,there was a rush of bets on David.
     
  10. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Lewis should never have lost to such a limted fighter as Rahman was.
     
  11. DonBoxer

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  12. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Or to Oliver McCall,for that matter. Still,unpredictability is part of the reason why we love boxing so much. Love the avatar,by the way.
     
  13. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    I agree with both points.

    Guess Jones-Tarver 2 is a big one as well... Jones looked indestructible before those nasty KO losses.
     
  14. Johnstown

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    Ali losing to Spinks..given how few fight spinks had and all, and the fact that ali is ali.

    Of course when you consider the fact that ali was shot and spinks was a olypian its not a huge shock.


    I guess douglas tyson...again though....if you knew how little tyson had trained...and how focused the normally unfocused but talented doulgas was...its not really a shock.
     
  15. AlFrancis

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    Napoles-Backus albeit on cuts.