Hm...
http://www.virginmedia.com/images/underdog-image-4.jpgyeah its gotta be this one. Look at tyson, he seems like he's still thinking of them japanese pussies he just had the last three nights before this fight. :D
Obvious upset picks:
Tyson/Douglas
Jones/Tarver
Rahman/Lewis
Not so obvious upset picks that alot of you will disagree with:
Calzaghe/Lacy
Barrera/Pacquiao
Darchinyan/Mijares
Although not as big an upset as Tyson v Douglas ....Nigel Benn v Gerald McClellan was a pretty big up set....in fact the bookies odds at the time gave Benn more chance of surviving a firing squad than beating McClellan !
Biggest upset in boxing history is the Pacquiao-delahoja massacre!!!! It was suppose to be a cake walk for hoja, fighting an opponant who had never fought above 135. A fight that only hoja could of made happen, even with the weight difference, due to $$$$ hoja always generated. Everyone thought no way hoja can lose.....not only did he LOSE, he lost every single ROUND, and QUIT in his stool...... The BIGGEST UPSET of ALL TIME!!!!!!!
Lol it's nowhere near the biggest upset of all time :pat:
Journeyman Resto defeating top prospect Collins :
http://www.ringsidereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/assaultintheringheader.jpg
too bad this was one fraud of an upset
Tyson's decline/mindset, or any other factors about the fight or what happened before it, do not take away from it being THE biggest upset in boxing in the past 20 years, if not EVER.
However, Hagler-Leonard is a very good option as well. Leonard never fought above 147, and he came off a five and a half year layoff (virtually) to beat the dominant Middleweight Champion.
leonard had fought above 147 before hand
KOratio 50%+ = featherfist like Chris Byrd
Tyson has never KOed anyone worth mentioning taller 6'3''. Except for Lou Savarese, but that was a strange KO and Tyson was lucky he wasn't DQed.
And I already answered this at
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5523729#post5523729
Pinklon Thomas was 6'3
Bonecrusher Smith was 6'4
Tyrell Biggs was 6'5
Larry Holmes was 6'3
Tony Tubbs was 6'3
Ruddock was 6'3
Bruno was 6'3
Golota was 6'4
Jose Ribalta was 6'5
Alfonso Ratliff was 6'4
Carl Williams was 6'4
so much for that.
and I would hardly call Douglas 'featherfisted'.
Douglas-Tyson will get the most votes but Tyson's decline was apparent. After he left Rooney his skills and Technique started fading. Tyson was also knocked down by Greg Page in sparring for that fight in Tokoyo.
Leonard-Hagler was another. No way a welterweight that has been retired for years could return without a tuneup and beat a dominate middleweight champion who was #1 p4p. Leonards last fight before he retired he was knocked down by Kevin Howard too.
Even if you questioned the decision it was a huge longshot.
Tyson's decline/mindset, or any other factors about the fight or what happened before it, do not take away from it being THE biggest upset in boxing in the past 20 years, if not EVER.
However, Hagler-Leonard is a very good option as well. Leonard never fought above 147, and he came off a five and a half year layoff (virtually) to beat the dominant Middleweight Champion.
Douglas-Tyson will get the most votes but Tyson's decline was apparent. After he left Rooney his skills and Technique started fading. Tyson was also knocked down by Greg Page in sparring for that fight in Tokoyo.
Leonard-Hagler was another. No way a welterweight that has been retired for years could return without a tuneup and beat a dominate middleweight champion who was #1 p4p. Leonards last fight before he retired he was knocked down by Kevin Howard too.
Even if you questioned the decision it was a huge longshot.