There are plenty to choose from, Litzau-Caballero or Salgado pwning Linares in just 1. The one I'm really inclined to go with is Algieri-Provodnikov.
You have to understand for those who've actually stepped in the gym as to how much you have to learn in this game. Kickboxing and boxing are not the same things and that you just stop using your legs and bamm you're a boxer now.
Algieri got up from knockdowns and boxed with a shut eye. Now factor in this guy switched sports as an adult and learned on the job makes it extra special. Interestingly, he only fought for the title in just his 20th fight. You have guys like Brook or Rios who've boxed all their lives to get a shot after 30 plus bouts ffs.
Hence, why the collegian warrior's World title triumph is very inspirational and my favorite upset of recent times.
A personal favourite of mine is DG v Lucas cos I was one of the few who said Garcia would win, I kept banging on about and all I got in return was "dos rounds" I laughed so hard when Lucas sagged against the ropes, still one of the best boxing moments in a long time.
Bute was the favourite. Sh1t, I even picked him (disproving another of your air head theories that I always pick UK fighters).
Bute was so confident of winning that he came over to Nottingham. They thought Froch was damaged goods after the Ward defeat. Bute was the favourite everywhere. Obviously not Douglas-Tyson scale but it WAS an upset.
Again, it was a question. I never claimed anything.
I guess I hold Froch way too high then. The day it was signed I knew Bute will get thrashed. I always always knew Bute was a protected investment. Nothing more.
Another air head who doesn't know what an upset means.
Bute was the favourite. Sh1t, I even picked him (disproving another of your air head theories that I always pick UK fighters).
Bute was so confident of winning that he came over to Nottingham. They thought Froch was damaged goods after the Ward defeat. Bute was the favourite everywhere. Obviously not Douglas-Tyson scale but it WAS an upset.
There is always an under dog in every bout. So, that would make just about every other fight an upset.
It's weird if that was the case as you mentioned as I don't remember. Froch was a former World Champion who had been in some tough tough scraps win/lose and that too on the road. Bute was a protected investment always a combination away from being busted. The best name on his resume was Sakio Bika and that too as a contender. If anything Bute was the underdog, factor in the fact he boxed in Froch's country.
Nah mate. Everyone was high on Bute, I'm pretty sure Ring Magazine had him as the #1 at SMW ahead of Andre Ward. Most people assumed Froch was finished at the big time after his heavy defeat by Ward.
Obviously hindsight is a wonderful thing, but at the time, every man and his dog was picking Bute, he had loads of fans on here, who unsurprisingly disappeared after Froch took his soul.
Everybody picked Bute to knock Froch out. Nsb, the bookies, you name it.
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There is always an under dog in every bout. So, that would make just about every other fight an upset.
It's weird if that was the case as you mentioned as I don't remember. Froch was a former World Champion who had been in some tough tough scraps win/lose and that too on the road. Bute was a protected investment always a combination away from being busted. The best name on his resume was Sakio Bika and that too as a contender. If anything Bute was the underdog, factor in the fact he boxed in Froch's country.
Broner getting molested also Khan vs Garcia I guess you can say Khan twice since he got iced twice, and almost 3 times actually by that lightweight,I reacted worse than his dad when he got put on his back on that one :lol1:.
Rigo vs Donaire to me not so much because I knew Rigo had it in him also Gonzales putting Mares away was a pretty good watch. What makes upsets great to me is being completely surprised by a fighter I had no idea had it in em to beat the favorite, but Broner molestation was great just because karma .
Khan vs Garcia is hardly an upset. It was a unification bout. There is always bound to be an under dog in every fight doesn't necessarily make it an "upset".
Khan-Prescott was a massive one.
Broner getting molested also Khan vs Garcia I guess you can say Khan twice since he got iced twice, and almost 3 times actually by that lightweight,I reacted worse than his dad when he got put on his back on that one :lol1:.
Rigo vs Donaire to me not so much because I knew Rigo had it in him also Gonzales putting Mares away was a pretty good watch. What makes upsets great to me is being completely surprised by a fighter I had no idea had it in em to beat the favorite, but Broner molestation was great just because karma .
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Forgetting the fact that this is an obvious suck-off thread for Algieri, I'd say Brook-Porter and Froch-Bute were the most satisfying upsets for me recently.
Another air head who doesn't know what an upset means.
Everybody picked Bute to knock Froch out. Nsb, the bookies, you name it.
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Maidana vs Broner, and let me tell you something watching that fight at the Alamodome where the crowd was absolutely rabid(including myself) will probably make it my all-time favorite upset.
Forgetting the fact that this is an obvious suck-off thread for Algieri, I'd say Brook-Porter and Froch-Bute were the most satisfying upsets for me recently.
Another air head who doesn't know what an upset means.
Forgetting the fact that this is an obvious suck-off thread for Algieri, I'd say Brook-Porter and Froch-Bute were the most satisfying upsets for me recently.
bute/froch was that much of an upset? great fight for sure
Forgetting the fact that this is an obvious suck-off thread for Algieri, I'd say Brook-Porter and Froch-Bute were the most satisfying upsets for me recently.
Another guy completely oblivious to what an upset means.
Josesito-Ortiz was cool because Lopez killed the Canelo vs Ortiz farce.
But the problem was they used it as an excuse to make the Canelo-Josesito farce.
Forgetting the fact that this is an obvious suck-off thread for Algieri, I'd say Brook-Porter and Froch-Bute were the most satisfying upsets for me recently.