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  • Jdasilva2012
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    #1

    Beating the odds

    Please mention the fighters that come to your mind when talking about beating the odds multiple times or coming on top most of the time on 50/50 fights. Forget about early state of their career and focus after the fighters have gained recognition.

    If you have statistics info please bring it on.

    To my mind come:

    1. Ali
    2. Manny Pacquiao
    3. Tim Bradley
    4. Danny Garcia

    I think these facts create some separation between good fighters and the great fighters.

  • Eff Pandas
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    #2
    I'd love to see actual betting odds for something like this. It would be interesting as fook to dork out on.

    My guess is a guy like Josesito Lopez & those not tip top guys but more fringe contenders types would be all highly considered with several upset & 50/50 fight W's simply cuz they are quality & get put into those types of fights far more often than the average big name guy does.

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    • boliodogs
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      #3
      Originally posted by Jdasilva2012
      Please mention the fighters that come to your mind when talking about beating the odds multiple times or coming on top most of the time on 50/50 fights. Forget about early state of their career and focus after the fighters have gained recognition.

      If you have statistics info please bring it on.

      To my mind come:

      1. Ali
      2. Manny Pacquiao
      3. Tim Bradley
      4. Danny Garcia

      I think these facts create some separation between good fighters and the great fighters.

      Garcia is not a great fighter and neither is Bradley. They are good fighters not great fighters. They both won a couple of fights they deserved to lose. Garcia has been the underdog twice at welterweight and did not beat the odds and lost to both Thurman and Porter and I think he will lose again to Spence. I doubt anyone thinks Bradley ever really beat Pacquiao.

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      • Bain01D
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        #4
        Sam Eggington, so many times he has been the away fighter and won. I think when you mentioned names like Bradley, they are elite level so always in with a chance. There some Eastern European, maybe Bakhtov? His name escapes me, but they keep bringing him over to the uk to fight these prospects and pad their record and he keeps upsetting the odds! Those are who you should be looking at not pac, Bradley etc. Although you could argue pac recently again Broner etc

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