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This past weekend Carl Froch gave us an exciting upset against undefeated super middleweight boxer Carle Bute. With Timothy Bradley looking for a similarly shocking result against Manny Pacquiao on June 9, we look at the top 10 upsets in boxing history.
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Randy Turpin vs Sugar Ray Robinson (1951): Sugar Ray Robinson, considered the best boxer of all-time by many critics, entered the ring against middleweight champion Randy Turpin as a heavy favorite. Robinson, who had only lost once in a 135 fights, was beaten resoundingly by Turpin. Robinson would get his revenge five years later as he took the title from Turpin.
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Cassius Clay vs Sony Liston (1964): Long before Cassius Clay became the legend that is Muhammad Ali, he shocked the world by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964 despite being blinded temporarily during the fight. The victory over Liston, who had dominated his two previous fights with first round KOs, heralded the beginning of one of the most dominant careers in boxing history.
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Hasim Rahman vs Lennox Lewis (2001): Lennox Lewis had come unprepared to the match in South Africa against American contender Hasim Rahman. Regardless, the brutal KO by the 20-1 underdog remains one of the most shocking victories in boxing history. Lewis would get his revenge with an equally brutal KO in what became an unlikely rivalry between the two boxers.
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Corrie Sanders vs Wladimir Klitschko (2003): Corrie Sanders had come out of retirement to fight Klitschko, a fight to pass the time as the Ukrainian tried to find a tougher opponent. Instead, Sanders gave the boxing worlds one of its biggest upsets when it not only defeated Klitschko but in ruthless fashion with a round 2 KO.
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Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman (1974): Muhammad Ali entered the rumble in the jungle off after losing to Ken Norton and Joe Frazier in his last title fight. Foreman came from destroying those two fighters in second round knockouts. Ali would shock the world again as he won the heavyweight title for the second time in his career.
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Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali (1978): Past his prime and clearly unprepared, Muhammad Ali would lose his title defense against Leon Spinks, who only had seven professional fights under his belt. It would be the only world title in Spinks career; he was knocked out in his other two title fights.
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Antonio Tarver vs Roy Jones Junior (2004): Antonio Tarver almost pulled off the upset the first time he met Roy Jones Junior, with the favorite winning by decision in 2003. The second time around in 2004, he didnt leave it in the judges hands. He scored a shocking 2nd round knockout after Jones dominated the first
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George Foreman vs Michael Moorer (1994): Way past his prime, 21 years after winning his first heavyweight title, 46-years old George Foreman defeated Michael Moorer with a 10th round knockout. The legend had been beaten around for the first nine rounds before landing the right hand punch that would bring down Moorer.
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Frankie Randall vs Juio Cesar Chavez (1994) Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez was undefeated in 90 fights and a 15-1 favorite against a younger Frankie Randall in 1994. Randall, who was already past his prime due to drug and legal problems, managed to knock down the legend for the first time in his career en route to a split decision win in 12 rounds.
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This past weekend Carl Froch gave us an exciting upset against undefeated super middleweight boxer Carle Bute. With Timothy Bradley looking for a similarly shocking result against Manny Pacquiao on June 9, we look at the top 10 upsets in boxing history.
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