Shocking Upsets

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And if you know I have you on ignore you shouldn't bother taking potshots. And yet you ALWAYS do just to get a reaction, which makes you a creep.

You couldn't ignore me if someone paid you too. Anything can get a reaction from you. You're just an attention whore. If you don't wNt to be called on your incessant bullshit. Knock it off. Get a job Rufus.

[HomicideHenry]

You couldn't ignore me if someone paid you too.

What are you Judd Nelson? Sheesh. Someone has a man crush on me.

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What are you Judd Nelson? Sheesh. Someone has a man crush on me.

Stop coming out of the closet for me Rufus. I'm not interested in your gay lust.

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It's fun and games on here, I'm sure if I ran into you in person I'd read your sign and give you my change, but saying shit like Norton/bobick was a shocking upset is begging for ridicule.

[HomicideHenry]

Bobick was "the great white hope", trained by Joe Frazier, and undefeated. Muhammad Ali thought Bobick would win--- and when he didn't, instead of honoring the contract to fight Ken Norton for a fourth time, instead chose Leon Spinks.

Many thought maybe the Norton loss was something of a fluke. Norton did clock Bobick in the throat after all. So when Bobick lost to John Tate, that was also something of an upset. It showed once and for all that Bobick was basically all hype.

Anyways.... We agree to disagree....



Jersey Joe Walcott vs Joe Louis

Part time fighter, part time garbage man (literally) Jersey Joe Walcott was certainly no bum, however, he was so avoided and oftentimes fought hurt that he basically fell off the radar as being any serious threat to the beloved Louis.

Initially scheduled as an exhibition bout (which shows you how little people thought of Walcott at the time) the commission refused to allow it unless the title was on the line.

The underdog was slicker, quicker and craftier than Louis and by majority consensus was robbed of the heavyweight title. For the first time in Louis's career since the first Schmeling fight he was booed. Louis wanted an immediate rematch (to his credit) to dispell all notions he wasn't the champion and managed to kayo Walcott after being dropped himself.

[Ambling Alp II]

Just because you say Ali thought Bobick would win, doesn't make it an upset. It wasn't. Norton was the clear favorite.
Louis won the first fight, even if many thought he shouldn't have. So that is a near upset.

Look up the word upset and the word shocking; that may help you.

Honestly, there are scores of shocking upsets that you could use. You don't need to come up with one fight after another than wasn't.

[HomicideHenry]

If a guy was considered a no hoper like Walcott was and had to be robbed to lose, then it's certainly an upset. You pick and choose what you want.

If you don't like my picks throw out your own. FFS this is a public thread where people can contribute or not. Put out your own.

[Ambling Alp II]

Definition of an upset:An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the favorite), either loses to or draws/ties a game with an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom.

This isn't just a matter of opinion. The underdog can't lose for it to be an upset. Doesn't matter if it was a bad decision how close it was. You can call it a surprise. It's not an upset if the underdog loses. That is a fact.

A few real ones that I don't believe have been mentioned:
Benitez-Cervantes
Honeyghan-Curry
Backus-Naploes I.
Ferguson-Mercer

[oogiebe]

I was only a lad, but when Duran lost to Esteban DeJesus, I was stunned and crushed.

[HomicideHenry]

Benitz-Cervantes
Honeyghan-Curry
Backus-Naploes I.
Ferguson-Mercer

I'll try and load those fights

I was only a lad, but when Duran lost to Esteban DeJesus, I was stunned and crushed.

I'll load that one as well.

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Bobick was "the great white hope", trained by Joe Frazier, and undefeated. Muhammad Ali thought Bobick would win--- and when he didn't, instead of honoring the contract to fight Ken Norton for a fourth time, instead chose Leon Spinks.

Many thought maybe the Norton loss was something of a fluke. Norton did clock Bobick in the throat after all. So when Bobick lost to John Tate, that was also something of an upset. It showed once and for all that Bobick was basically all hype.

Anyways.... We agree to disagree....



Jersey Joe Walcott vs Joe Louis

Part time fighter, part time garbage man (literally) Jersey Joe Walcott was certainly no bum, however, he was so avoided and oftentimes fought hurt that he basically fell off the radar as being any serious threat to the beloved Louis.

Initially scheduled as an exhibition bout (which shows you how little people thought of Walcott at the time) the commission refused to allow it unless the title was on the line.

The underdog was slicker, quicker and craftier than Louis and by majority consensus was robbed of the heavyweight title. For the first time in Louis's career since the first Schmeling fight he was booed. Louis wanted an immediate rematch (to his credit) to dispell all notions he wasn't the champion and managed to kayo Walcott after being dropped himself.

There is no agree to disagree. Norton was the universal #1 contender in the world and considered by many the uncrowned champion. He was a 2 to 1 favorite in the fight. It's not a shocking upset. You're wrong.

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Laing/Duran if you need aid in the definition of the thread you started.

[HomicideHenry]

Duran vs De Jesus

Video introduction explains the loss. The two would fight twice more, so there would be no mistake who the better man was.

[HomicideHenry]

Laing/Duran if you need aid in the definition of the thread you started.

Already covered it. This is a three page thread you ought to know that already. Which just confirms you're just fornicating with me on purpose. Alp is just a crabby old man so that's a given.

[HomicideHenry]

Benitez vs Cervantes

Man vs Boy.... and the boy won, becoming the youngest champion in history at age seventeen.

[HomicideHenry]

Ferguson vs Mercer

These two would later rematch.



Honeygan vs Curry

Not sure if I agree with Alp's pick considering the introduction to the fight says that Curry's toughest fight is Honeygan, and Honeygan's toughest fight is Curry. But maybe I'm missing something.



Billy Backus vs Jose Naples

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Already covered it. This is a three page thread you ought to know that already. Which just confirms you're just effing with me on purpose. Alp is just a crabby old man so that's a given.

I'm not fornicating with you. You're ridiculously wrong, like you always are and now you're crying like a bitch; like you always do. In reality you thrive on bullshit like calling a 2 to 1 favorite beating the underdog a shocking upset so you can make it personal and play the victim. It's pathetic and it's pretty sad to have nobody respect your opinion on a message board. Look in the mirror. Nobody likes liars.

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Curry was like a 7 to 1 favorite. You can't make your own history. At least you're watching some of these fights you comment arrogantly on but have clearly never seen like "cooney flattening young!"

[HomicideHenry]

I DONT GIVE A FLYING fornicate WHAT "ODDS" NORTON HAD BECAUSE IN THIS BUSINESS SENTIMENTAL FAVORITES & FANDOM DRIVE THE SPORT MOTHERFUCKER AND BOBICK WAS THE GUY EVERYBODY WANTED TO fornicating WIN--- AND HIM LOSING WHEN THE PUBLIC LOVED HIM AND THOUGHT HE'D BE THE CHAMPION, IS WHAT MAKES IT A fornicating UPSET.

JUST LIKE THE COONEY-HOLMES FIGHT. AS FAR AS THE WORLD WAS CONCERNED THE WRONG MAN WON AND IT WAS A fornicating GUTWRENCHING HEARTBREAK, WHICH MADE IT AN UPSET FOR SPORTS FANS.

[oogiebe]

It was a step up fight at the time for Bobick, and he wasn't the favorite. The stunning thing was that it ended so abruptly. Duane claimed he got punched in the throat or something like that. It was dreadful.

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I DONT GIVE A FLYING eff WHAT "ODDS" NORTON HAD BECAUSE IN THIS BUSINESS SENTIMENTAL FAVORITES & FANDOM DRIVE THE SPORT MOTHERFUCKER AND BOBICK WAS THE GUY EVERYBODY WANTED TO effing WIN--- AND HIM LOSING WHEN THE PUBLIC LOVED HIM AND THOUGHT HE'D BE THE CHAMPION, IS WHAT MAKES IT A effing UPSET.

JUST LIKE THE COONEY-HOLMES FIGHT. AS FAR AS THE WORLD WAS CONCERNED THE WRONG MAN WON AND IT WAS A effing GUTWRENCHING HEARTBREAK, WHICH MADE IT AN UPSET FOR SPORTS FANS.

[Counter-puncher]

Hahaha. I'll tell you what an upset is- ITS WHAT I SAY AN UPSET IS!!!!!

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Hahaha. I'll tell you what an upset is- ITS WHAT I SAY AN UPSET IS!!!!!

Maybe I'm being too hard on him. He meant upsetting. I'll tell you a huge upset. Tyson/McNeely. I was dying for the hurricane to win. Real shocker.