MAJOR UPSETS IN BOXING HISTORY Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson, Tokyo, Japan (1990) Tyson, the destruction machine gets KO’d by lightly regarded Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in the 20th Century. Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2019) New York: Ruiz Jr. knocked down Joshua four times en route to a seventh-round TKO, becoming the unified world heavyweight champion. James Braddock vs. Max Bear (1935) Braddock, a contender with a modest ledger pulls out a 15 round unanimous decision to upset Bear at the Madison Square Bowl in Long Island City – a venue where not one champion ever defended his belt successfully. Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. (2004): Tarver ended Jones’ impressive run with a second-round TKO. Tarver had previously lost a disputed 12 round decision and was not going to be denied again. Lamon Brewster vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2004): Brewster knocked out Klitschko in the fifth round to claim the WBA heavyweight title. Corrie Sanders vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2003): Sanders knocked down Klitschko four times in the second round for a TKO victory. Frankie Randall vs. Julio César Chávez (1994): Randall ended Chávez’s 89-fight winning streak with a split decision victory. Randolph Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1951): Turpin defeated Robinson, one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers, by decision. Max Schmeling vs. Joe Louis (1936): Schmeling’s victory over Louis had significant socio-political implications. Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman (1974): Ali’s knockout of Foreman in the eighth round is one of the most famous upsets in boxing history. Kirkland Laing vs. Roberto Durán (1982): Laing scored a decision victory over the lackluster Durán, who at the time was starting to lose fights he would have never when he was lightweight champ. Fritzie Zivic vs. Henry Armstrong (1940): Zivic defeated Armstrong, who had reeled off eighteen straight defenses of his world welterweight championship. Honorable mention Cassius Clay Vs Sonny Liston (1964) Mike Rossman TKO Victor Galindez (1978) and Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott (1951)