What were the most famous ( or little known) Boxing "NEAR UPSETS" ?

[Caractacus]

We have all over the years read about Boxing's Biggest Upsets.
but what about
The real "Rocky" stories ?
were a fringe contender (or perhaps even unranked)
was given a shot at a boxing title
and either (unexpectenctly)
had given The Champion a run for their money
or even came close to defeating them,perhaps having them on the ropes and them being saved by the bell,
but however the challenger coming up short ( just like Rocky in the original 1976 movie)
and then fading back into the ranks of Boxing oblivion.

[Caractacus]

Billy Conn vrs Joe Louis don't count, because Conn was the LH Champion of the World.

[Controversial]

Does it have to be a title fight?

[Controversial]

Pete Rademacher? He fought Floyd Patterson for the title in his pro debut and although he never came close to winning he wasn't given any chance but knocked Patterson down.

[Caractacus]

yes, it has to be for a Championship title
and maybe the fighter has to get past at least the fifth round.
or at least had to have the Champion knocked down ( with the audience re-acting to it out of shock)
before they got themselves blitzed out of the ring by the embarresed Champion .

[Controversial]

Chris Eubank Snr against Dan Sherry and Dan Schommer

[Ambling Alp II]

Dave Tiberi-James Toney.

[littlepug]

Benn v Gent

[Caractacus]

Carmen Basilio vrs KD Gavlan for the welterweight title.
Basilio was a heavy underdog, and he was the first boxer to have knocked
down Gavilan.
It went to a controversial deicision.
( However Basilio did not fade into oblivion after that fight of course but would become a champion himself.

[Controversial]

( However Basilio did not fade into oblivion after that fight of course but would become a champion himself.

So not an unknown, unranked or fringe contender then lol

[Caractacus]

But Basilio was reportedly a "Heavy Underdog"
BTW anyone know what the odds were going into that fight ?

[Caractacus]

answer-In September 1953, Carmen Basilio was a "4-1 underdog" going into the welter-weight Championship fight with Gavalin

[bwu]

Whitaker-Hurtado in '97.