The Greatest Upsets in Boxing History

Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson in Tokyo 1990 stands as the measure of all upsets, a 42-1 underdog knocking out the unbeaten destroyer. Schmeling knocking out Joe Louis in 1936 shocked the world.

Cassius Clay against Liston in 1964 was 7-1 against. Michael Spinks outboxing Larry Holmes in 1985 and Hasim Rahman knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 join the list.

Upsets prove the essential truth of boxing: one punch can erase any odds, which is why the sport never dies..