What fights/careers have you been so wrong about in boxing?

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Collazo to beat Mosley :oops:
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Lacy to beat Calzaghe
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Cordoba to spark Dunne inside 6. Had £300 on it as well! :oops:
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The one I got most wrong recently was Purdy v Lynes. Had a good lump on Purdy and he barely won a minute, never mind a round.
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I gave Hatton a real shout against Manny Pac
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When I saw Fernando Vargas as an amateur I said he'd go on to be a dominant undisputed champion. I still though that until part way through the first round against Trinidad.
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Harrison v Haye - i honestly thought there would be a fight. Still a big aud fan though.
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Harrison to KO Haye

Prince Naseem to fight again

Harrison to KO Price

Jones to KO Calzaghe
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Great idea for a thread. I thought Don Curry would become one of the best all time.
I thought Toks Owoh would do something at world level, same with Tony Collins.
Thought Benn was pretty much finished after the Watson defeat.
Didn't think Clinton Woods would ever do anything at world level.
Thought Hamed would still beat Barrera comfortably despite what was going on out of the ring
Thought Ryan Rhodes would handle Jason Matthews with ease.
Sure there's loads more, but those are the ones that first sprang to mind, especially the Curry one.
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I thought Jeff Lacy would have a big career.
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Deserter wrote: Thought Ryan Rhodes would handle Jason Matthews with ease.

ahhh yes, good one.
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Ricky Burns is gotta be this genarations ultimate Cindarella Man he,s inspiring a genaration there cant be many boxers amateur and professional that dont look up to him as if to say if he can do it so can i.A great example why a fighter shouldnt fear defeat therefor not take risks.LEGEND :bag:
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Darren Dyer
Errol Christie
Audley Harrison
Mathew Ellis
Craig Dermody

And loads more to be honest, very few make it to the top.
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Funnily enough, I got one wrong at the time which makes me look like I do know a little bit...I had another lump on Ricky Burns to beat Carl Johanneson :lol:

Can't believe where he's ended up after that...
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I thought Victor Ortiz was going to be the next big thing.
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banjo wrote:I thought Victor Ortiz was going to be the next big thing.
So did Golden boy :lol:
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I was a million per cent sure Tszyu would beat Hatton and ended up on the Super Noodles for weeks afterwards as a result. Ditto Naz to beat Barrera. I also thought Murray would beat Mitchell, while I then smashed into Mitchell to beat Burns! Back in the day I fancied Micky Hunter to beat Molitor and had my full bank on the Easington Road Tornado at the time. I honestly thought Haye would beat Klitschko as well.

Career wise I thought Michael Gomez would win a world title after seeing his early work. I thought Richard Williams would win a world title as well, while after backing Johanesson to beat Burns in about 2005 (and watching him giving him a working over) I never, ever saw the Scot as a two-weight world champion! Respect to Burns, Britain's very own Cinderella Man. I though Zab Judah would do a lot more than he did too.
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I thought there was no way Benn could beat McClellan, i was sure this one would be over in the americans favour inside of 5 rounds.

Also i thought Lloyd Honeyghan would just walk through Jorge Vaca the first fight, then i sat there in amazment at the sloppy performance by Lloyd.
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I was certain Jones Jr was going to brutalise Tarver in the rematch.

Bute to school Froch. Happy to say I got that massively wrong.
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After watching Gregorio Vargas beat Hodkinson , i thought there's a guy that will hold the title for a few years, he then never won another world title fight.

Same as Colin McMillan, i thought he'd be a p4p in the british ratings when i saw him box on the way up, it all seemed so natural for him, yes he won a world title , but i thought he'd be a long reign.
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dbf wrote: Bute to school Froch. Happy to say I got that massively wrong.
Me too! I sat there with my heart in my mouth through the first couple of rounds and nearly deafened the wife yelling at the screen when Froch hurt him in the 3rd. And for the rest of the fight.
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Coco wrote:I gave Hatton a real shout against Manny Pac
palooka advised his brother to bet a shockingly substantial amount of money on a Hatton win. :shame:
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I also gave Hatton a real shout against Pacquiao; in hindsight I should've thought more about how Hatton's chin had looked dreadful against Lazcano.
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i once thought gavin rees was a poor fighter - how wrong i was, now i love him :salut:
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I thought Juanma Lopez would carry on destroying all in front of him until Mtagwa exposed his chin and Salido shattered it.#
I was scared for Mosley's health against Margarita :lol:
fearful for Frocho against Bute
Thought Kessler would do Ward
Ryan Rhodes had a good chance against Alvarez.
Chisora would get mullered by big Klit
Thought Magic Matt would get sawn in half by Saul'y cinnamon
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