when the champ wasnt the favorite

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  1. spooky

    spooky Active Member Full Member

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    can you think of fights when the challenger was favored to win.

    recent examples: Wlad vs Byrd , Pac vs Cotto, Pbf vs Mosley, Lacy vs Calz.

    its kind of like Cotto vs Foreman... most ppl are picking Cotto even when Foreman's the champ.
     
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  2. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    PBF vs Oscar
     
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  3. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    I wonder what the odds were for Tyson Vs. Berbick?
     
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  4. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Mayweather v Mosley was a non-title fight and Lacy v Calzaghe was a unification fight...
     
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  5. rrk

    rrk Member Full Member

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    Tyson - Berbick
    Lewis - Rahman II
    Jones Jr -Tarver I
    Hopkins - Trinidad ?
    Kessler - Siaca
    Kessler - Froch
    Ali - Frazier I, maybee.
    Jones Jr - Johnson
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe vs. Lacy was a unification bout so both guys were champs.

    Mike Tyson's fights with Trevor Berbick, Frank Bruno (rematch), Evander Holyfield (rematch), and Bruce Seldon.

    Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez 1
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javier Castillejo
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Carlos Baldomir
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Jose Luis Castillo
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Arturo Gatti
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya
    Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
    Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy
    Joe Louis vs. James Braddock
    Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott 1
    Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson 1
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
     
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  7. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Mayweather vs. Mosley(non title fight but Mosley was still the champ)

    Mayweather vs. Hoya

    Mayweather vs. Baldo

    Mayweather vs. Judah

    Mayweather vs. Gatti

    Mayweather vs. Castillo

    Pacquiao vs. Cotto

    Pacquiao vs. Hatton

    Pacquiao vs. Marquez

    Cotto vs. Foreman

    Dawson vs. Tarver

    Calzaghe vs. Hopkins

    Wright vs. Hopkins
     
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  8. rrk

    rrk Member Full Member

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    You beat me to it.
    Tyson - Bruno II is definatly another.
     
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  9. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Hopkins vs Trinidad

    One of my favorite fights of all time. Hopkins even put $ on himself since this was the first time he was the underdog in a long time.
     
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  10. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Turpin vs Robinson

    in the rematch
     
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  11. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hopkins-Trinidad was a unification bout.
     
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  12. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Jones-Ruiz (I think Jones was a 6-5 favorite)
    Pacquiao-Diaz
     
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  13. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Wilfred Benitez
    Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde
    Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Ayub Kalule
    Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Roger Mayweather 2
    Pernell Whitaker vs. Rafael Pineda
    Pernell Whitaker vs. Greg Haugen

    Whitaker was probably the favorite against Buddy McGirt and J.C. Vasquez as well.
     
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  14. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    $ vs emmanuel pacquiao if it happens
     
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  15. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    technically yes but in reality hopkins was the real champ of the division
     
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