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    Default Re: Fights in which you KNEW the underdog would win.

    I picked Margarito to beat Cotto, Hopkins to beat Tito, Cook to beat Arthur and on a much smaller scale I remember people were raving about Bradley Pryce getting a world title shot and I told my friends Matthew Hall would destroy him and knock him out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bzkfn View Post
    I picked Margarito to beat Cotto, Hopkins to beat Tito, Cook to beat Arthur and on a much smaller scale I remember people were raving about Bradley Pryce getting a world title shot and I told my friends Matthew Hall would destroy him and knock him out.

    I got ridiculed for picking ....


    Margarito over Cotto


    Ike Ibeabuchi over Tua


    Lennox Lewis over Razor Ruddick


    Bernard Hopkins over Trinidad


    Bernard Hopkins over Pavlik


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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
    4. Whitaker over Chavez
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    Margarito over Cotto.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sleepwalker View Post
    Hopkins over Pavlik.
    Mayweather over Genaro Hernandez
    Quote Originally Posted by C.J.Rock View Post
    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.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    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
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    If I were around during Cassius Clay's early career, I would have picked him over Liston. Not by stoppage though. 15 round decision.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denilson200 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
    4. Whitaker over Chavez
    Quote Originally Posted by No Contest View Post
    Margarito over Cotto.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sleepwalker View Post
    Hopkins over Pavlik.
    Mayweather over Genaro Hernandez
    Quote Originally Posted by C.J.Rock View Post
    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.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    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

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    Default 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 ?
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    Default 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.

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