In this modern boxing era, with more careful matchmaking and promoters/networks looking to protect their multi-million dollar investments, it’s getting increasingly difficult to predict a big fight upset. Those fans who bet on boxing are finding it harder and harder to score big on an underdog victory. But some boxing truths are universal and there are still plenty of … [Read more...]
The Fistic Flashback: Frankie “The Surgeon” Randall Shocks the World, 1994
It’s considered by many to be one of the greatest upsets in boxing history. The night a 15-1 underdog met a seemingly invincible and undefeated champion and shocked the boxing world. Frankie “The Surgeon” Randall and Julio Cesar Chavez met on January 29th, 1994 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada to contest for Chavez’s WBC light welterweight championship. Chavez at the … [Read more...]