Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
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mikeeod
4. Whitaker over Chavez
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No Contest
Margarito over Cotto.
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Sleepwalker
Hopkins over Pavlik.
Mayweather over Genaro Hernandez
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C.J.Rock
Lennox Lewis over Razor Ruddick
Bernard Hopkins over Trinidad
I don’t really think any of these are big upsets. I think it was more the one sided-ness of the underdogs victory that was most shocking.
I think the Mayweather – Hernandez is interesting in that, amazing to think that at the time Hernandez was a strong favourite to win that fight. Probably the only time in Floyd's career that he entered the ring an underdog.
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Beanflicker
Ali over Liston and Foreman
Only because I knew the results before I watched the fights though.
O – Right, yeah son. Well unless you are above 70 years of age. I highly doubt that you picked Ali to beat Liston, never mind foreman
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
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denilson200
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mikeeod
4. Whitaker over Chavez
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No Contest
Margarito over Cotto.
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Originally Posted by
Sleepwalker
Hopkins over Pavlik.
Mayweather over Genaro Hernandez
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Originally Posted by
C.J.Rock
Lennox Lewis over Razor Ruddick
Bernard Hopkins over Trinidad
I don’t really think any of these are big upsets. I think it was more the one sided-ness of the underdogs victory that was most shocking.
I think the Mayweather – Hernandez is interesting in that, amazing to think that at the time Hernandez was a strong favourite to win that fight. Probably the only time in Floyd's career that he entered the ring an underdog.
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Beanflicker
Ali over Liston and Foreman
Only because I knew the results before I watched the fights though.
O – Right, yeah son. Well unless you are above 70 years of age. I highly doubt that you picked Ali to beat Liston, never mind foreman
I picked Jess Willard over Jack Johnson, son. @denilson200
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
Eubank - Benn I. Gutted at the result but expected it
And Hamed v Barrera
Hamed had one plan and that was to take him out in 2-3 rounds. Barrera ? Really ?
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
Hamed v Barrera sticks out for me too. I always thought Hamed was a bit overrated as is usual with Brit fighters. I also remember going for Calzaghe v Lacy.
with hindsight , it's hard to imagine that Barrera and Calzaghe were Underdogs.
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
Calzaghe-Lacy is a good one already mentioned.
We already KNEW Calzaghe had a good chin, we knew he had solid technique, we knew he could punch when he wanted to, we knew he was a winner, we knew he was fighting at home .... and they hyped this bloke up as the second coming of Mike Tyson. Lacy had a good left hook, but he hadn't really fought anyone outside America, he had never been in trouble and he looked tailor made for Calzaghe.
I was right!
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Years and years before they fought, when Hamed was still on the way up, I told everyone in the pub that there was this Mexican kid called Marco Antonio Barrera who would bash him up.
And there were witnesses to that conversation!
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
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Beanflicker
Buster Douglas over Tyson
Ray Leonard over Hagler
Ali over Liston and Foreman
Only because I knew the results before I watched the fights though.
Ali over Liston ? How old are you ? 90
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Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.
Maidana over Broner. Wrong style, only Floyd can lean back against the ropes & use that elbow for defense. I felt Adrian used his legs to move, not stick and move. And as soon as he settles Marcos would work him over.
