over the past few years.
for me it was Pac vs. Marquez. there was no way in hell i thought that fight would even be close. i mean jmm looked better against pac than he did against diaz in the first fight and for stretches of the katsidis fight. it was pretty unexpected to me.
Winky-Tito, no way at all I pick Wright to win
I actually bet on Winky that fight. The guy I made the bet with just knew Tito was gonna blow him out of the water. Dude thought I was crazy, but my pick would have to be Jones vs Tarver II. Having to burn that muscle he put on for Ruiz messed him up.
The other one I did get badly wrong was overrating Arthur Abraham in the Super 6, I actually thought he would win it after he KO'd Taylor.
Oh yes, good call, I was horribly wrong on this one too.
In hindsight, it should have been easy to see that his stamina problems and his very slow starts would cost him enormously at world class level, but I really thought he would raise some heads with his knockout power and win this thing.
Recently I've mostly picked the right winners but the fights were more competitive than I expected:
Khan v Judah - I thought Judah would be much more competitive but Khan destroyed him, did pick Khan to win though.
Mayweather v Ortiz - I didn't think Ortiz would have a prayer but in the end he was coming into the fight and making it competitive, proved himself to a degree imo. Still picked FMJ to win.
Khan v Peterson - Thought it would be an easy win for Khan, I still felt it was a solid win for Khan but it certainly wasn't easy. Got the winner wrong or right, whichever way you view it.
Pacquiao v Marquez - I thought the weight would hamper Marquez, couldn't see anything but a Pacquiao win, but it was obviously much more competitive than that.
The other one I did get badly wrong was overrating Arthur Abraham in the Super 6, I actually thought he would win it after he KO'd Taylor.
Maidana-Morales. I thought maidana was gonna decapitate morales.
Pacquiao-De la hoya. I thought pac was crazy for taking that fight.
cristian mijares vs darchinyan...
all signs pointed to mijares outboxing darchinyan silly...:)
Those 3...
Winky-Tito, no way at all I pick Wright to win, I was thinking Trinidad is gonna stop him between 10-11 rounds, from the moment I saw the results and the tally, oh my, Winky made a believer out of me.
Same here, that was a painful day for Trinidad
fans...like me
I was hurt...
over the past few years.
for me it was Pac vs. Marquez. there was no way in hell i thought that fight would even be close. i mean jmm looked better against pac than he did against diaz in the first fight and for stretches of the katsidis fight. it was pretty unexpected to me.
Same here.
Morales vs Maidana. I thought Morales got no shot whatsoever.
Forgot about Wonjongkam's recent loss.
Also RJJ TKO by Tarver. I know that was while back but still... That was dump in a pant shocking.
I thought Oscar was gonna left hook Manny's head off...no really, I thought a left hook from Hoya would've knocked Manny over the top rope and outta the ring lol....I thought Manny was gonna send JMM to the ER early....I thought Kirkland was gonna DESTROY Molina....I had Taylor beating Abraham and Abraham beating Dirrell....oh well, can't get'em all right
I get more right than wrong though!!
Marquez-Pac 3 like the rest. Seeing how Marquez body didn't adjust well with the Mayweather fight I tougth he would be a sitting duck for Pac to unload his punches in bunches. Add to the fact that his balance was way of and he wouldn't be able to trow his combinations with that extra weight I didn't see the fight lasting more than 8 rounds. Dam I well never doubt him again even dough he has no business fighting over the 135lb limit.
i actually had a feeling about that one...i made about $300 off office bets from that fight..and a bunch of free lunches
your "gut feel" is quite precise...:)
Mosley vs. Margarito (I attended the fight as a Mosley fan, so you know I left the arena with a smile on my face lol)
Pac/DLH
JMM/Pac 3. I thought Pac would stop JMM in the mid rounds, losing 2-3 rds. I scored that fight a Draw.
oscar vs you know who...
i thought oscar would obliterate him...:boxing:
Oh yeah...
Also Ortiz vs Maidana... I watch Maidana Kotelnik and Maidana didn't look that impressive and didn't look like he even hit THAT hard... Oooohhh Boy
i remember watching pac coming out for the oscar fight smiling and seemed calm i though oscar was going to whoop his ass i really wanted pacquiao to win though to my excitement pacquiao dominated him
Mosley Mayweather,Ward Froch,Peterson Khan(although my prediction was right,I just got the fighter wrong)Tyson Douglas,Tyson Holyfield,Mosley Wright and Forest..I notice when I pick a fight based on who I want to win,and not really analyze a fight based on who has the based tools to win...I'm usually wrong...LOL..