The Greatest Upsets in Boxing History

[석수]

upset을 만들어 내다

upset 충격적인 혼란, 변화, 변혁

언더독이 업셋을 만들었다

The underdog made an upset.


What does underdog upset mean?

An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset.



Americans love underdogs but hate losers. And we really love upsets because they turn reality inside out and generally make the mighty look weak.


미국인들은 약자를 사랑하지만 패자는 싫어합니다. 그리고 우리는 약자들이 현실을 뒤집어 강자를 약하게 보이게 하기 때문에 역전을 정말 좋아합니다.


So when anyone demands a prediction, I try to hide because I always remember some races that didn’t quite go the way the experts reckoned: the 1954 Sebring 12 Hours, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, the start of the 1958 Race of Two Worlds at Monza (not the whole race, but the start sure was a great moment for sports car types).




The Greatest Upsets in Boxing History

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It’s incredible how tables often turn in the boxing arena. You’ll see a boxer on an all-conquering spree felled to the floor by his challenger, written off by all in a matter of minutes.

Yes, that’s boxing, where stunning upsets have had bookies laugh all the way to the bank. There have been, and there will be many boxers capable enough to get the better of their more fancied opponents. We bring you what we consider are some of the biggest upsets boxing has ever seen; those that had the sports page headlines screaming the following morning. 

 
1. Mike Tyson’s Loss against Buster Douglas in 1990


The one to blame for this truly sensational upset is none other than Tyson himself. Mike Tyson was at the peak of his form and earned the nickname ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet.’ He was so confident that he didn’t even bother to train for the bout in Tokyo. 

Tyson’s overconfidence saw him partying during the build-up to the fight, and he arrived for it relatively unprepared. Douglas, written off at a 42/1, went groggy after a crushing uppercut from Tyson. However, he managed to gather himself and, after landing a barrage of stinging blows on Tyson, had him crash to the floor. After the match, Tyson had admitted that he did not see Douglas as a threat. He did not bother watching any of Douglas’ fights. Thus, his behavior led to him losing, which now is considered as the most unpredictable defeat in history.  


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2. Sonny Liston Goes Down to Cassius Clay in 1964


Liston’s complete domination of the boxing ring saw hardly anyone giving Clay, who later became Muhammad Ali, any hope of pulling it off against Liston. However, Ali had a surprise up his sleeve. His ‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’ mantra came to the fore in this fight as he demolished the ‘Grizzly Bear’ Liston. Sonny ended up slumped on his stool after the eighth round drew to a close. 


3. Lennox Lewis Loses to Hasim Rahman in 2001


Lewis paid scant regard to Rahman and paid the price. He chose to stay back in America to redo his cameo appearance in Ocean’s 11, the Hollywood blockbuster, rather than arriving at South Africa early for acclimatization. The fallout: Lewis arrived completely unprepared to take on neither the man nor the environment and simply fell apart in the fifth round itself- a defeat hard to digest.


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upset 

noun (CHANGE)



[ U ]

confusion and problems:

How much upset will the new monitoring procedures cause?

 

[ C ]

an occasion when someone beats the team or player that was expected to win:

It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.

누군가 승리할 것으로 예상되었던 팀이나 선수를 이길 수 있는 기회:

우승 후보가 승리하지 못하면 상당히 화가 날 것입니다.


■ upset : 기분이 안 좋은, 속상한, 언짢은, 삐진, 화난, 슬픈, 우울한


My girlfriend got upset because I forgot our anniversary.
내 여친은 내가 기념일을 까먹어서 삐졌다.

Hey, is he okay? He looks a bit upset.
쟤 괜찮아? 기분이 안 좋아 보이는데

Dwight is upset that someone scratched his car.
드와이트는 누군가 그의 차에 기스를 내서 기분이 안 좋다

I got upset because my best friend lied to me.
내 베프가 내게 거짓말을 해서 기분이 안 좋다