Average Joes who briefly achieved greatness.

Call this a "Great Upsets" thread. Dedicated to all those journeymen who achieved fame, whether brief or lasting, by virtue of that one big victory against a great boxer in his prime.

I'll start with the obvious, which is Buster Douglas and his victory over Tyson, perhaps the biggest upset ever.

Michale Bentt when he beat Tommy Morrison
Bert Cooper for rocking Holyfield
Jesse Ferguson for beating Ray Mercer
Greg Haugen for the fights Hector Cmacho

None of the above achived greatness, but were average guys who enjoyed brief notoriety

Steve Robinson - When he won the featherweight (I think) WBO world strap. Made 4 defences I believe before he was scalped by Naseem

Carlos Baldomir
Corrie Sanders

Matthew Hilton. I actually thought at one time he was above an average joe. Man did he disappoint after achieving some belts.

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Originally Posted by awdleyfuturehalloffamer

Matthew Hilton. I actually thought at one time he was above an average joe. Man did he disappoint after achieving some belts.

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Yeah me too, especially after he destroyed Wilfred Benitez, who was coming off an impressive victory. Benitez was never the same after getting knocked out by Hilton, IMO.

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Originally Posted by Althugz

Steve Robinson - When he won the featherweight (I think) WBO world strap. Made 4 defences I believe before he was scalped by Naseem

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Good one he made 7 defences Naz was his 8th he weren't a bad little fighter good old Stevo

Rahman did for a little while and then came the Lewis rematch

jim braddock did aswell

Would Henry Cooper count? I know he was well-known inside of the UK, but he was well-known internationally for knocking down Ali. Maybe I'm just showing my ignorance here :confused:.

Sure, we'll allow Cooper for striking fear into the hearts of Ali fans everywhere.

Another that sticks in my mind was Gene "Mad Dog" Hatcher, who was being hopelessly outclassed by JW champ Johnny Bumphus until he managed to plant a single left hand upside Bumphus' head in the 11th round of their 1984 fight, thereby achieving his brief moment in the sun.

Willy wise beating J.C Chavez.

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Originally Posted by HOMETOWN CHAMP

Rahman did for a little while and then came the Lewis rematch

jim braddock did aswell

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A bit tough on Braddock, he was an outstanding Light Heavyweight for many years.

Dave tiberi beating James Toney......oh ..wait,Dave lost that one :fight:

These quickly spring to mind...

Douglas beating Tyson
Laing beating Duran
Vilomar beating Arguello
Salazar beating Romero
Philips beating Tszyu