Thread: What is the SECOND Biggest upset in Boxing History???

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Liston vs Ali 1

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

Originally Posted by Hunter

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

We are judging this how? Betting Odds?

I dont think that was as big a deal as Schmeling over Louis...

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by Hunter

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

We are judging this how? Betting Odds?

I dont think that was as big a deal as Schmeling over Louis...

That's a bit of a hard sell as the biggest upset. Granted Louis looked dominating coming into the fight, but Schmeling had beaten some decent fighters like Young Stribling and the great Mickey Walker (admittedly out of his depth at HW) and he'd been robbed of the title against Jack Sharkey. Douglas had beaten the likes of Page, a green McCall & Berbick, but he seemed nowhere near a threat, whereas in contrast Schmeling did.

Anyway, I'd put the 2nd biggest upset of all time as being Randy Turpin's win over Sugar Ray Robinson. Turpin had beaten some decent European Middleweights, but logically his loftiest aim would have been to make it to the final bell (seeing as SRR generally went for the KO on his European 'tours'), but instead he got his hand raised. Granted Robinson had been fighting a busy schedule, but nobody expected Turpin to win.

some great picks guys.... Ali - Foreman has to be in the mix

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by Hunter

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

We are judging this how? Betting Odds?

I dont think that was as big a deal as Schmeling over Louis...

There had to be someone who would try and make out that Tyson losing to Douglas wasnt that big a deal.

Bearing in mind that there hasnt been that many major shocks or upsets since (Lewis rahman doesnt come close, Tyson was seen as invincible, Lewis had already been sparked), anyone dissagreeing is basically saying that all the journalists, fans and histrorians that point out this fight as a major sports, let alone boxing upset are wrong

Hamed and Barrera is sort of similar, Hamed was ruining fighters and Barrera had been beaten a few times and was moving up. I agree that quality would always beat Hamed but he did decline after he left Ingle and went with that twat Suarez and didnt he train with Steward a bit? In fact I think I remember reading about Steward saying how strong or powerfull Hamed was?

Benn beating Mc Clellan?

Tarver-jones

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by Hunter

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

We are judging this how? Betting Odds?

I dont think that was as big a deal as Schmeling over Louis...

There had to be someone who would try and make out that Tyson losing to Douglas wasnt that big a deal.

Bearing in mind that there hasnt been that many major shocks or upsets since (Lewis rahman doesnt come close, Tyson was seen as invincible, Lewis had already been sparked), anyone dissagreeing is basically saying that all the journalists, fans and histroians that point out this fight as a major sports, let alone boxing upset are wrong

Hamed and Barrera is sort of similar, Hamed was ruining fighters and Barrera had been beaten a few times and was moving up. I agree that quality would always beat Hamed but he did decline after he left Ingle and went with that twat Suarez and didnt he train with Steward a bit? In fact I think I remember reading about Steward saying how strong or powerfull Hamed was?

Benn beating Mc Clellan?

Yeah THANK YOU!!! That was exactly it....I was trying to act as if it was not a big deal and was trying to act as if I knew more then all the historians, fans, journalist and that what I posted was the only correct answer....How can you make such a comment and not even spell historians correct

Though I see no where I stated such a thing or implied it...I see where I asked on how this was being decided betting odds? Betting wise yes it was the biggest in boxing history...Louis Schmeling was such an upset for other reasons
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,,,...

It was also a fight that had zero relevance to anyone outside of boxing...

Tyson was considered no more invincible in the public eye then Louis was when he lost to Schmeling, Liston was when he lost to Clay, Dempsey when he lost to Tunney, Foreman when he lost to Ali...

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by Hunter

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Originally Posted by fury

We already know the first...But what upset warrents the 2nd place position?
Lewis rahman1??

Who is the first?

Tyson Douglas.

We are judging this how? Betting Odds?

I dont think that was as big a deal as Schmeling over Louis...

I don't count Tyson Douglas as big an upset as Braddock over Baer. Tyson was just a bully. Baer could and did kill another fighter with his fists. I knew of the Braddock legend long before the Ron Howard flick.

Afer reading all the posts on this thread I am amazed that the Sugar Ray Robinson-Randy Turpin Fight has not been mentioned.


Sugar Ray Robinson is considered by most as the gratest fighter of all time in any weight division.

His loss against Turpin is possibly a bigger upset than the Tyson Douglas fight.

Dempsey-Willard
Braddock-Baer
Basilio-Robinson

Rubin Hurricaine Carter, a more or less washed up boxer at his time not only beating but knocking off Emile Griffin has to be in there as well in my opinion.