Whats the best win in boxing history?

[RussB23]

Long before my time but i agree with Duran beating Leonard and Ali beating Foreman and Liston, but i'm only basing that on what i've seen and read.

The Ali ones are the first that spring to mind though because there's a lot of footage out there that we have all seen many times of people giving him no chance before the fight.

Alis own corner thought he was going in to be executed during the walkouts lol

[RussB23]

My friend Douglas was a 31 to 1 underdog if that is not a great win than the sky isn't blue after all.

Thats not what i meant, i know he was a massive underdog. But nobody knew until years after how bad tyson really was at that point. Thats when tysons out of control actics started and he was out partying and doing coke the night before the fight.

He even got dropped in sparring before the fight. He wasnt the same anymore. Its just a huge upset not really a super great win to me.

[jri9d0]

This is the biggest upset in a big fight I'm aware of. Douglas was like a 42-1 dog at the sportsbooks that even offered lines for the fight. Douglas wasn't even considered a serious contender to most boxing fans & hadn't much of a history to get excited about that most would think he'd be capable of this sorta greatness.

How encouraging to see someone on these forums who actually know their boxing history and thus have a boxing IQ.

[*TonyMontana*]

I agree that it's probably Ali vs Foreman. People were actually worried about Ali's health going into that one, and it was extremely impressive. Duran/Leonard was a great win too, but rightly or wrongly it's overshadowed by Duran quitting in the rematch. Leonard/Hagler is up there too but that's very debatable as a lot of people (including myself) still think Marvin should have won to this day.

Randy Turpin beating Sugar Ray Robinson when he was 128-1 is up there as well. As is Salvador Sanchez knocking out Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez who was 32-0-0 with 32 knockouts at the time. Pernell Whitaker outboxing JC Chavez the way he did was very impressive too even though they robbed him and called it a draw.

Have you watched when we were kings
They were going on like it was Ali's death penalty

[louisneo7]

Ray Leonard vs Hagler!

[JK1700]

Have you watched when we were kings
They were going on like it was Ali's death penalty

I'll have to check it out and get back to you on that one mate.

[*TonyMontana*]

I'll have to check it out and get back to you on that one mate.

WHAT
You gotta watch it bud
Should be on youtube

[Metho_4u]

Was gonna list duran over leonard as well, he went in and beat the golden boy and roughed him up.

Yeah, but made him quit the next time, don't you think that takes away from that first win?

[Sp0rty Cr@ig]

Douglas / Tyson

Biggest shock of all time

[RussB23]

Yeah, but made him quit the next time, don't you think that takes away from that first win?

Not really, he still beat him the first time. Plus duran got overweight after the first fight and barely got down in weight for the rematch.