Upsets - How Big Were The Following

[Russell]

And what were your reactions to them at the time?

Morrison vs. Bentt

Angel Manfredy vs. Courtney Burton

Purrity vs. Wlad

Laing vs. Duran

[TBooze]

Morrison vs. Bentt: I laughed at the time, Morrison pretty much had a Lewis bout in the bag and was using this bout as a homecoming. A few in the know (thus not me) figured Bentt for the upset, but the most shocking part was the quickness.

Angel Manfredy vs. Courtney Burton: Manfredy was pretty much damaged goods, it was not much of an upset.

Purrity vs. Wlad: East Europeans were not taken seriously and a lot of people were saying I told you so when Wlad was upset.

Laing vs. Duran: Huge, huge upset; Duran, New Orleans or not, still had that aura, and anyone who had seen the Laing/Jones fights knew Kirkland did not stand a chance. No one could quite believe it when it happened, least of all Laing, who literally went missing for a year.

[unitas]

morrison vs bentt: cant put muscles on a chin.

manfredy vs burton: not much of a reaction. i knew manfredy was done.......so not really surprised he got whooped.

puritty vs wlad: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHH

Laing vs duran: roberto, stop drinking, start training.

[Woddy]

Tyson beating Peter McNeeley was a monumental upset.

[TBooze]

Tyson beating Peter McNeeley was a monumental upset.

Yeah; up there with Bruno/Gardner, not to mention the often forgotten Hagler/Caveman Lee.;)

[john garfield]

Morrison vs. Bentt: I laughed at the time, Morrison pretty much had a Lewis bout in the bag and was using this bout as a homecoming. A few in the know (thus not me) figured Bentt for the upset, but the most shocking part was the quickness.



Your mention of Morrison, TB, brings this incident to mind:

Tommy Gallagher trained Yuri Vaulin, a tall, light-hitting Russian cruiserweight.

Vaulin was matched with Tommy Morrison, who was on track for a title fight, in a main event on national TV. It was supposed to be no more than tune-up for Morrison.

From round one through four, the Russian surprised everyone, out jabbing and out boxing Morrison.

The crowd and Gallagher sensed an upset -- the big money for Vaulin was in grasp.

Suddenly, in the 5th round, Morrison caught the Russian with a left hook to the body. He crumpled to the canvas and couldn’t beat the count.

The TV announcer jumped into the ring and shoved a mic in Gallagher's face while he ministered to the Russian.

"Tommy! Tommy! your kid was so close to being a contender. What happened?"

"The cocksucker quit!" Gallagher said coast-to-coast.

[TBooze]

Your mention of Morrison, TB, brings this incident to mind:

Tommy Gallagher trained Yuri Vaulin, a tall, light-hitting Russian cruiserweight.

Vaulin was matched with Tommy Morrison, who was on track for a title fight, in a main event on national TV. It was supposed to be no more than tune-up for Morrison.

From round one through four, the Russian surprised everyone, out jabbing and out boxing Morrison.

The crowd and Gallagher sensed an upset -- the big money for Vaulin was in grasp.

Suddenly, in the 5th round, Morrison caught the Russian with a left hook to the body. He crumpled to the canvas and couldn’t beat the count.

The TV announcer jumped into the ring and shoved a mic in Gallagher's face while he ministered to the Russian.

"Tommy! Tommy! your kid was so close to being a contender. What happened?"

"The cocksucker quit!" Gallagher said coast-to-coast.

Lol, Tommy had a point... But to be fair to Vaulin himself and then Zolkin began the Eastern European Heavyweight Revolution IMO.;)