When if ever has the champ been the betting underdog?

linear Champ or alphabet?

 

Here are a few at heavyweight :

Braddock against Louis.
Walcott against Marciano.
Patterson against Liston.
Ali against Liston.

 

About 8-5 or 7-5 I think

 

whitaker was underdog against de la hoya and chavez

 

dig deep?? NO NEED!!

what have you been doing when posting all this time???

dela hoya was favoured over mayorga.

and recently, huck was favoured over cunningham.

the list is ENDLESS!!

even boxing fans with just periferic boxing knowlege should know this.:nono

 

Tyson vs. Berbick.

 

Lewis (WBC, linear) was the underdog against Holyfield (WBA & IBF) in March '99, the odds favouring Holyfield 9-5.

And then Holyfield (WBA & IBF) was the underdog against Lewis (WBC, linear) in the rematch in November '99, the odds favouring Lewis 9-5.

So alphabet for both, linear for the first

 

Well... the fight was pick-em for a long time, although you are correct in the final week Tyson went in at about 5/2 on.

Holyfield was the underdog against Bowe in 1992

Marciano had the slight nod over Walcott

The first at Heavyweight was Johnson, who was the underdog in his fight with Jeffries. Because believe it or not Burns was the slight favourite against Jack in 1908.

 

Well Jeff was the favor for all the wrong reasons though. People seem to have forgotting that Jeff was out of the ring for nearly 5 years. If say Lewis return in 2010 or so, and face Wlad in his FIRST return fight. I make Wlad the favor base on Lewis being inactive.

 

Bruno tyson 2

 

Tyson Holyfield II
Lewis Rahman II
Taylor Pavlik

 

mayweather was the favorite against castillo, gatti, baldomir, judah, and the golden fishnet.

trinidad was the favorite against joppy, and reid as well.

hatton was the favorite against collazo.

de la fishnet was the favorite against mayorga, whitaker, chavez, and castillejo.