Greatest upsets in boxing history

Ali over Foreman
Douglas over Tyson
Holyfield over Tyson
Michael Spinks over Larry Holmes
Sugar Ray Leonard over Marvin Hagler

On 22 Jul 2003 00:02:35 -0700, priscentaur@hotmail.com (Steppenpup)

Leonard over Hagler and Spinks over Holmes were upsets, but only minor
ones. I don't think the odds were even more than 3-1.

Much bigger ones were:

Clay over Liston
Braddock over Baer
Honeyghan over Curry
McCall over Lewis

Loki

Honeyghan over Curry

I pick my bets very carefully. I don't bet on most fights. I always
bet on who I think will win not on who I personally want to win. The
last one I lost was Norton over Ali when I was 13 in 1973. (Who knew?
I thought Ali was a sure thing in that one.) I got even odds though
here in San Diego. I was at the fight too, upper level at the San
Diego Sports Arena. Even here in San Diego the crowd was half for Ali.

Amusing to see isaiah still posting bullshit as fact. It's that type
of weak intellect that is responsible for most of the f*cked up aspects of this
world.
If I ever meet isaiah, I'll have a duty to castrate him. I'm sure
someone will get to it, first...

BoxMuhammad

As long as you don't use your teeth it's all good....

the Nay Sayer

How about Duran over Barkley : a 5 punch combination K.O

The three last fights should take a back seat to Clay-Liston I, and
even to Tunney-Dempsey I.

According to the Ring record book, the odds were 3-1 for Foreman. A
sportswriters poll had an even split. It was a huge fight, no doubt,
but it was not as large an upset as it's now portrayed. That's a fact.

That makes for a better story but Ali had many supporters at the time.

-Isaiah

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1 22nd October 09:11 priscentaur@hotmail.com External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history Ali over Foreman Douglas over Tyson Holyfield over Tyson Michael Spinks over Larry Holmes Sugar Ray Leonard over Marvin Hagler

2 1st November 03:37 loki External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history On 22 Jul 2003 00:02:35 -0700, priscentaur@hotmail.com (Steppenpup) Leonard over Hagler and Spinks over Holmes were upsets, but only minor ones. I don't think the odds were even more than 3-1. Much bigger ones were: Clay over Liston Braddock over Baer Honeyghan over Curry McCall over Lewis Loki

3 1st November 03:37 roadrunner External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history Honeyghan over Curry

5 17th November 16:16 boxmuham External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history Amusing to see isaiah still posting bullshit as fact. It's that type of weak intellect that is responsible for most of the f*cked up aspects of this world. If I ever meet isaiah, I'll have a duty to castrate him. I'm sure someone will get to it, first... BoxMuhammad

6 27th November 17:56 nay_sayer External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history As long as you don't use your teeth it's all good.... the Nay Sayer

7 2nd December 08:23 r grieshaber External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history How about Duran over Barkley : a 5 punch combination K.O

8 9th December 15:22 larsen_gm External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history The three last fights should take a back seat to Clay-Liston I, and even to Tunney-Dempsey I.

9 11th December 13:07 isaiahcamacho External User Posts: 1	Greatest upsets in boxing history According to the Ring record book, the odds were 3-1 for Foreman. A sportswriters poll had an even split. It was a huge fight, no doubt, but it was not as large an upset as it's now portrayed. That's a fact. That makes for a better story but Ali had many supporters at the time. -Isaiah