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What are your biggest upsets in individual sports?
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:31 am
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:31 am
We talk about team upsets a lot, but what about individual. You can even include things with a field of competitors like golf or racing or track, etc.
I know Buster Douglas over Tyson is an obvious. I keep going back to John Daly winning the 91 PGA. Dude wasn’t even in the original field, rolled into town late, and put it together for 4 rounds. Instantly an overnight sensation.
I know Buster Douglas over Tyson is an obvious. I keep going back to John Daly winning the 91 PGA. Dude wasn’t even in the original field, rolled into town late, and put it together for 4 rounds. Instantly an overnight sensation.
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Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:32 am to TexasTiger08
YE Yang over Tiger
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:41 am to TexasTiger08
Holly Holm beating the hell out of Rousey
Rahman knocking out Lennox Lewis
Rahman knocking out Lennox Lewis
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:41 am to TexasTiger08
Rulon Gardner beating Karelin
Soderling beating prime Rafa in the French
Soderling beating prime Rafa in the French
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 8:44 am
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:44 am to TexasTiger08
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At Wimbledon, the 15-year-old Capriati stunned nine-time champion Martina Navratilova, defeating her in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[6]
This won’t move the needle for most, but I remember Capriati breaking onto the scene as a 13yo, and beating Martina at 15 was a huge deal.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:55 am to TexasTiger08
Matt Centrowitz winning the 1500 gold in Rio 2016 is up there for me
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:57 am to Pedro
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Matt Centrowitz winning the 1500 gold in Rio 2016 is up there for me
That was a classic case of a collective action problem. Can show that on tape in econ class.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:58 am to TexasTiger08
Larry Owings over Dan Gable.
Soderling over Nadal
Soderling over Nadal
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:59 am to Honest Tune
Serena was going for a calendar slam one year and some Italian junkballer beat her at the U.S. Open. It was in the semis, though.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:00 am to boston vol
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Holly Holm beating the hell out of Rousey
Rousey was a tomato can that hadn’t fought anybody. She got exposed more than upset
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 9:02 am
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:01 am to Bunk Moreland
I remember that. She change paced Serena to a W.
ETA: Vinci was 43rd and Serena was obvi 1.
ETA: Vinci was 43rd and Serena was obvi 1.
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:05 am to TexasTiger08
Michael Chang as a 15 seed and 17 years old defeating No. 1 seed Ivan Lendl in the French Open, and then defeating No. 3 seed Edberg to win the tournament.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:13 am to Schmelly
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Rousey was a tomato can that hadn’t fought anybody. She got exposed more than upset
In hindsight, yes. But Rousey was like -1250 to win. It was a gigantic upset.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:32 am to TexasTiger08
Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:35 am to usc6158
The tactics in that race were definitely something
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:11 am to boston vol
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Rahman knocking out Lennox Lewis
Lewis was maybe the best pure boxer of all the heavyweights of that time. He was also the owner of a glass jaw, terrible preparation at times and he ducked Riddick Bowe. Strange cat that could both beat anyone and lose to anyone depending on his focus and that jaw.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:22 am to TexasTiger08
Thunderlips over rocky
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:28 am to TexasTiger08
LSUpride87 once lost to a handicapped make-a-wish kids in a charity tennis match at U-high
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 10:29 am
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:30 am to TexasTiger08
Secreteriat over Sham. Any other year Sham would have easily won the Triple Crown.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:43 am to TexasTiger08
Didn’t Daly also win the British?
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