Thread: Best Heavyweight underdogs

Out of the major heavyweight underdogs that caused great upsets who was the best.

Buster Douglas
Rahman
Braddock
Jess Willard
Brewster
ect...

Jack Dempsey

Michael Bentt

Dee Collier

I'd have to add Jimmy Young to that list.

Oliver McCall

Foreman v Moorer

Hasim Rahman. The first fight was classic. Rahman hurts Lewis with a right. Lewis backs up with his hands down and that stupid ass grin on his face. All of a sudden, BAM! Monster right. Lewis drops like a rock.

Leon spinks
Larry Holmes...."Old" man Boxed Ray Mercers ears off with Bowe Fight looming for Ray.
Ingeamer Johansson.....Bounced streaking Pattereson

Originally Posted by Hulk

I'd have to add Jimmy Young to that list.

I second That...

Gene Tunney

Originally Posted by blackmagesamurai

Out of the major heavyweight underdogs that caused great upsets who was the best.

Buster Douglas
Rahman
Braddock
Jess Willard
Brewster
ect...

I dont know if Jess Willard was actually an underdog. Prior to the fight, Johnson had spent 2 years in France getting drunk every day, and was in horrible shape. According to the book "Unforgivable Blackness" all the insiders pretty much knew that Johnson would lose to the next half way decent fighter he fought. Leading up to the match, there instead of picking an opponent, they believed they were picking the next heavyweight champion.

I think Ali vs Liston the first time they fought Ali was a huge underdog in that fight and came through.

Micheal Bennt, George Foreman and Rachman

Jimmy Ellis scored some good upsets against Oscar Bonavena, Leotis Martin, and Jerry Quarry. He beat Patterson too, though I dont know if he was a underdog in that fight cause Floyd was past it by then.