When did the experts get it most wrong?

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  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    15 out of the 20 boxing writers/trainers/fighters polled in The Ring picked Trinidad to beat Hopkins.
     
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  2. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Chavez Randall
     
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  3. UT78

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    On the Klitschko theme, a lot of "experts" had Arreola down as giving Vitali a tough night in a modern heavyweight war and it ended up being a bit of a damp squid!

    Another one was the Ricky Hatton Kostya Tszyu fight - I don't think many gave Ricky a chance at all!
     
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  4. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Morales vs Pacquiao I- I picked this one right

    Barrera vs Hamed- got this one right too

    Jones vs Toney- got this one too

    Tarver vs Jones II- picked this one wrong

    Hopkins vs Pavlik- thought Hopkins had perfect style, but not the endurance WRONG
     
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  5. KOTF

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    Hagler-Leonard
     
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  6. fists of fury

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    Just shows you...only one guy on this forum picked Arreola to win. Experts shmexperts.
     
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  7. Beeston Brawler

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    The only people that got Leonard vs Hagler wrong were the judges.

    Marvin won that fight, fair and square.

    You shouldn't take satisfaction in the defeat of others, but I was glad that Leonard lost to Norris and Camacho..... even though it wasn't the same.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    How did i not think of this one, great call.
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

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    Holmes - Michael Spinks, tho about a 7-1 upset so not as fitting as some in here.
     
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  10. GPater11093

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    Jack Johnson did but surely if you pick against Louis all the time you must be right tat least once
     
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  11. horst

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    I think Hagler edged it too. And that is totally unbiased, as I love both Marvelous and SRL.
     
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  12. Longhhorn71

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    Foreman - Frazier.

    Most everyone thought George would last 4-5 rounds.
     
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  13. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali--Neon Leon. Ali--Berbick was another. Tons of people picked both of the Tyson--/Holyfield fights as quickie blowouts. Tyson--Williams & Mcbride & Douglas. Wladimir--Sanders. Smith--Witherspoon 2. Hide--Chingangu 1. Duplooy--Snipes.
     
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  14. janitor

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    I kid you not.

    One magazine interviewed various fighters and trainers before the fight and something like 30% picked Williams.

    I was dumbfounded.
     
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  15. punk

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    What about Jones vs Toney?
     
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