Upsets

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:33

Any upsets you can think of where a guy is considered past it but beats a young champion/contender?

Foreman v Moorer is an obvious one,

Enjoyed Jhonny Gonzalez knocking out Mares as well

Discuss....

bigjack · Post by **bigjack** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:34

Stuarty wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 13:33 Any upsets you can think of where a guy is considered past it but beats a young champion/contender?

Foreman v Moorer is an obvious one,

Enjoyed Jhonny Gonzalez knocking out Mares as well

Discuss....

That's the one i thought of instantly,Hopkins v Pavlik was another.

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:41

bigjack wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 13:34
Stuarty wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 13:33 Any upsets you can think of where a guy is considered past it but beats a young champion/contender?

Foreman v Moorer is an obvious one,

Enjoyed Jhonny Gonzalez knocking out Mares as well

Discuss....
That's the one i thought of instantly,Hopkins v Pavlik was another.

Hopkins was really good to watch in the fight for a change! In and out very sharp, loads of combinations, excellent movement! Completely took Pavlik to school! Good shout

bigjack · Post by **bigjack** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:42

Holmes v Mercer is another.

deadpan · Post by **deadpan** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:45

Haye-Thompson
Graham-Johnson

martinmrts · Post by **martinmrts** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:46

David Lemieux vs Marco Antonio Rubio was a good one

Boxerbeetle · Post by **Boxerbeetle** » 21 Jun 2018, 13:51

I don’t remember exactly whether it was a big upset or not, but I think Julius Francis v Danny Williams meets the criteria of a young contender getting beaten by a ‘past it’ champ?

dubliner · Post by **dubliner** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:16

Kiko martinez knocking bernard dunne out in 58 seconds, ouch

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:24

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 13:51 I don’t remember exactly whether it was a big upset or not, but I think Julius Francis v Danny Williams meets the criteria of a young contender getting beaten by a ‘past it’ champ?

I watched that the other week.

TheGoods · Post by **TheGoods** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:26

Medina v Scott Harrison.

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:26

dubliner wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 14:16 Kiko martinez knocking bernard dunne out in 58 seconds, ouch

Yeah sore one! Martinez was young and up n coming at the time though, His war with Córdoba was something else!

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:27

TheGoods wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 14:26 Medina v Scott Harrison.

Great shout. I was there. Gutted lol.

TheGoods · Post by **TheGoods** » 21 Jun 2018, 14:27

Duran v Davey Moore. Moore went off 2/5 favourite to win that.

leejonesjnr · Post by **leejonesjnr** » 21 Jun 2018, 16:30

David Price v Tony Thompson

keithmoonhangover · Post by **keithmoonhangover** » 21 Jun 2018, 16:52

Hearns vs Virgil Hill

JC · Post by JC » 21 Jun 2018, 16:55

Hopkins was an 11/4 underdog vs Pavlik

tiny_acres · Post by **tiny_acres** » 21 Jun 2018, 16:58

TheGoods wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 14:27 Duran v Davey Moore. Moore went off 2/5 favourite to win that.

Great example. Duran had looked subpar leading up to this bout. I honestly thought Davey was going to beat him handily

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:05

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 16:30 David Price v Tony Thompson

Forgot about that one

Rexob · Post by **Rexob** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:07

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 16:58
TheGoods wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 14:27 Duran v Davey Moore. Moore went off 2/5 favourite to win that.
Great example. Duran had looked subpar leading up to this bout. I honestly thought Davey was going to beat him handily

One of my favorite fights. Moore got systematically broken down by Duran's sublime boxing skills that night, brilliant performance by Duran.

littlepug · Post by **littlepug** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:09

Terry Norris v Simon Brown

Rexob · Post by **Rexob** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:11

Another favorite fight Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy!
Calzaghe absolutely battered Lacy, great great performance. The crowd where in awe that night of Calzaghe's combos fantastic.

leejonesjnr · Post by **leejonesjnr** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:14

Rexob wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 17:11 Another favorite fight Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy!
Calzaghe absolutely battered Lacy, great great performance. The crowd where in awe that night of Calzaghe's combos fantastic.

It’s the manner of the victory that made that an upset.
Lacy was certainly the favourite but it was 60/40 or closer, though there were worries about JCs hands too

Rexob · Post by **Rexob** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:15

Michael watson vs Mike Mccallum.
Azumah Nelson vs take your pick, there was a few of them

Rexob · Post by **Rexob** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:17

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 17:14
Rexob wrote: ↑21 Jun 2018, 17:11 Another favorite fight Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy!
Calzaghe absolutely battered Lacy, great great performance. The crowd where in awe that night of Calzaghe's combos fantastic.
It’s the manner of the victory that made that an upset.
Lacy was certainly the favourite but it was 60/40 or closer, though there were worries about JCs hands too

They brought Lacy over thinking he was the next big thing and was quite heavily favored going in.

rubberneck · Post by **rubberneck** » 21 Jun 2018, 17:20

Not exactly past (no where near, in fact) but Hopkins beating Trinidad in 2001 was a massive upset. Most boxing writers had Trinidad down as a dead cert to win. I think that in Ring magazine out of about 40 boxing writers/heads only one went for Hopkins. It was a massive surprise when Trinidad was schooled, beaten up over 11 rounds and then stopped in the final round.

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