Biggest boxing upset in history

**Violent Demise** · 05-23-2006 05:09 AM

Lewis-Rahman has always been one of my favorites.

**Purist** · 05-23-2006 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by Britkid

Yes Douglas/Tyson was the biggest upset ever,not just in boxing, but in sports history, and few would disagee.

Of course, boxing's bad luck was such, it happened the same night as Nelson Mandela being released from Jail, so it was knock off virtually every papers front page.

He had been in jail for 27 years, so surely one more week would not make that much difference? :P

Also the same night Jordan entered the 3 point shootout and had the worse showing in 3 poitn shootout history making about only 3 of them

Luckily Tyson was knocked out so the story was rarely if ever covrered

**The_One77** · 05-23-2006 06:05 AM

morales-manny

**Pantera** · 05-23-2006 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Starr

Originally Posted by Britkid

Yes Douglas/Tyson was the biggest upset ever,not just in boxing, but in sports history, and few would disagee.

Of course, boxing's bad luck was such, it happened the same night as Nelson Mandela being released from Jail, so it was knock off virtually every papers front page.

He had been in jail for 27 years, so surely one more week would not make that much difference? :P

Also the same night Jordan entered the 3 point shootout and had the worse showing in 3 poitn shootout history making about only 3 of them

Luckily Tyson was knocked out so the story was rarely if ever covrered

Douglas KO'd Tyson!!

Holy S***! I was so upset with Jordan missing all those shots I shut off my TV.

**Hulk** · 05-23-2006 11:07 AM

Buster vs Tyson is the biggest of all time bar none.
Mentions are definately:
James Toney vs Michael Nunn
Hasim Rahman vs Lennox Lewis
Baldomir vs Judah
Foreman vs Moore (and yes that was hilarious and just what Moore deserved)
Clay vs Liston
Duran vs Davey Moore
Duran vs Iran Barkley (Awesome display by Roberto Duran)
Sugar Shane vs Oscar(one of the first big fights I watched and I picked Sugar Shane)
Ricardo Mayorga vs Vernon Forrest

**ClydeB** · 05-23-2006 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by The_One77

morales-manny

That is a joke, right?

**BIG H** · 05-23-2006 02:44 PM

Honeyghan v Curry - was big - not the biggest, but still big

**Mark TKO** · 05-23-2006 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Britkid

Yes Douglas/Tyson was the biggest upset ever,not just in boxing, but in sports history, and few would disagee.

Of course, boxing's bad luck was such, it happened the same night as Nelson Mandela being released from Jail, so it was knock off virtually every papers front page.

He had been in jail for 27 years, so surely one more week would not make that much difference? :P

Didn't get knocked off the Sun front page - was a split headline with pictures ' Down & Out '

They released it as a t-shirt a few years back - tried to get hold of one but couldn't