Is 2018 the year of the underdogs?

[Floyd is TBE]

Since we're handing out participation awards and all.. Pedraza deserves some credit for making Lomachenko look average. The supposed "best fighter in the world" once again failed to live up to expectations against subar competition.

[rickJen]

Is Caleb Plant the underdog in the Uzcategui fight?

[rickJen]

A lot of underdogs won their fights in 2018.
In addition to the ones that were mentioned:

Donaire vs burnett
Hooker vs saucedo
Brant vs murata
Patera vs ritson (big underdog)
Mwakinyo vs eggington (big underdog)
Berto vs alexander
Allen vs webb
Fielding vs zeuge
Random ramirez vs zlatanican (big underdog)

And much more.

Lara vs Hurd is another one.

[rickJen]

I enjoyed the Thurman vs Lopez fight.
Was always on the edge of my seat waiting for Lopez's moment.
It made my day.

Told you guys.
You don't have to wait for best fighting the best to enjoy boxing..

Next stop is Davis vs Mares.
I've written off Mares in this fight,
but I'm changing my prediction.
Mares will surprise everybody.

[rickJen]

It is because the so called "top" fighters really are not as good as they are perceived to be..The gap is not that big

Yeah, that's what I've been sensing. I mean,
if you have Danny Garcia and Porter as 2 of the leaders in the division,
and have close fights with the top guy,
then it's pretty much a weak division.
Spence and Crawford have yet to be tested.

[Bullrider]

Yeah, that's what I've been sensing. I mean,
if you have Danny Garcia and Porter as 2 of the leaders in the division,
and have close fights with the top guy,
then it's pretty much a weak division.
Spence and Crawford have yet to be tested.

We'll see how they perform in their upcoming fights, Khan and Mikey, respectively.

[rickJen]

We'll see how they perform in their upcoming fights, Khan and Mikey, respectively.

No reason why Crawford vs Spence can't happen
before the end of the year if they both win their respective fights.