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Recently Emmanuel Navarette beating Isaac Dogboe was a surprise to me.

That unheard of African dude that blasted out Sam Eggington in 2 was a surprise.

There are probably bigger ones I'm forgetting.

that little mexican dude shoulda gotten it over ancajas..

The Thai (Somsawat sp ? ) that beat Chocolatito was 33/1 to win on points

was 2017

Honestly, I thought about Alvarez-Kovalev.

Zlaticanin losing to Ramirez from a betting perspective, I think.....

I suppose donaire when he beat burnett was an upset also you had patera who beat ritson he was a big price and recently you had skeete losing to someone from argentina

i think it's Alvarez-Kovalev. also, very few people thought that Fury will defeat Wilder.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 14:21 Recently Emmanuel Navarette beating Isaac Dogboe was a surprise to me.

That unheard of African dude that blasted out Sam Eggington in 2 was a surprise.

There are probably bigger ones I'm forgetting.

Navarette was the first fight that came to mind, probably because it just happened. Now I'd say HBO leaving boxing is the biggest upset.

skanksta wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:25 The Thai (Somsawat sp ? ) that beat Chocolatito was 33/1 to win on points

That didn't happen this year.

Boxing101101 wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:32 I suppose donaire when he beat burnett was an upset also you had patera who beat ritson he was a big price and recently you had skeete losing to someone from argentina

Good call. I was pretty sure Burnett was gonna beat Donaire

gilgamesh wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:42

skanksta wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:25 The Thai (Somsawat sp ? ) that beat Chocolatito was 33/1 to win on points

That didn't happen this year.

Oops

dagilechia wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:34 i think it's Alvarez-Kovalev. also, very few people thought that Fury will defeat Wilder.

Alvarez over Kovalev is a good shout. Officially Fury didn't beat Wilder so it can't count as upset of the year. Not sure it would've been seen as an upset necessarily anyway as a lot of people thought he could win the fight.

Donaire over Burnett. Burnett was ahead on scores and injured his back. It's weak, but it's all I got!

too many people were already talking of kov as damaged goods imo for it to be the #1 upset imo. and alvarez was a legit top 5 ishcontender,not some unknownguy. i doubt it was on odds either

jamamb wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:53 too many people were already talking of kov as damaged goods imo for it to be the #1 upset imo. i doubt it was on odds either

Yeah, agreed...not too many surprised posters here. I think the fight was even money.

wasn't Flanagan a big favourite when he lost to hooker as well

Boxing101101 wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:58 wasn't Flanagan a big favourite when he lost to hooker as well

That gives Maurice Hooker two upsets in 2018, both of them on his opponent's home turf.

Winning the title from Flanagan in Manchester, then his first defense against Alex Saucedo in Saucedo's hometown of Oklahoma City.

https://www.sportsbetlistings.com/boxin ... ion/13382/

Here are the winner odds from online sportsbook 5dimes.eu

Maurice Hooker +145
Alex Saucedo -185

I can't recall the names but that amateur American stand out getting his ass whipped in his pro debut on dazn was shocking.

I'd still say Alvarez-Kovalev. Maybe the signs were there, maybe EA was being a little undervalued, on the other hand fewer than 5% of the people here were picking him to pull in off (based on PTBF anyway). Unless there's a bigger one nobody has mentioned yet I don't think there's a better candidate.

Some lesser upsets not mentioned here yet:

Chisora-Takam
Dogboe-Magdaleno

Does Arroyo-Cuadras count as an upset?

Zlaticanin. He was -11,000. I judge upsets off betting odds.

Tyson was -4200 against Buster. So this an almost 3x bigger upset at the sportsbooks.

Best Coast wrote: ↑22 Dec 2018, 02:59

Boxing101101 wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:58 wasn't Flanagan a big favourite when he lost to hooker as well

That gives Maurice Hooker two upsets in 2018, both of them on his opponent's home turf.

Winning the title from Flanagan in Manchester, then his first defense against Alex Saucedo in Saucedo's hometown of Oklahoma City.

https://www.sportsbetlistings.com/boxin ... ion/13382/

Here are the winner odds from online sportsbook 5dimes.eu

Maurice Hooker +145
Alex Saucedo -185

Hooker beating Saucedo wasn’t even an upset. Betting Flanagan at I think +650 was.

diddy wrote: ↑22 Dec 2018, 03:56

Best Coast wrote: ↑22 Dec 2018, 02:59

Boxing101101 wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 15:58 wasn't Flanagan a big favourite when he lost to hooker as well

That gives Maurice Hooker two upsets in 2018, both of them on his opponent's home turf.

Winning the title from Flanagan in Manchester, then his first defense against Alex Saucedo in Saucedo's hometown of Oklahoma City.

https://www.sportsbetlistings.com/boxin ... ion/13382/

Here are the winner odds from online sportsbook 5dimes.eu

Maurice Hooker +145
Alex Saucedo -185

Hooker beating Saucedo wasn’t even an upset. Betting Flanagan at I think +650 was.

Not a major upset like the Flanagan win but still an upset according to numerous websites:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshkatzow ... 9b0bae25eb

According to Bovada, Saucedo is -175, meaning you’d have to bet $175 to win $100, while Hooker is +145, which means you’d win $145 with a $100 wager.

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