Was Nadal's Loss the Biggest upset in Sports History?

Champ2399 · 06-29-12, 12:59 AM

I'm remembering Jim Courier about 20 years ago losing in the first round...early 90s? I'm thinking he had just won the French and then lost at Wimbledon to a qualifier. Someone ranked about #300 in the world.

GunShard · 06-29-12, 03:39 AM

I wonder if anyone bet that 57 to 1 odds.

LT Profits · 06-29-12, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by gummo

Stanford over USC was the first thing I thought of. What was Chaminade over Virginia with Ralph Sampson?

There was no line on the game, Chamainade was a Division III team at the time and Virginia was ranked #1 in the country. Sampson was like 7-foot-4 and I don't think Chaminade has any player taller than 6-foot-6

Sportsbetting123 · 06-29-12, 06:39 AM

I would say maybe top 20 ever.

stevenash · 06-29-12, 06:50 AM

Wasn't Buster Douglas +4450?

Boscoe · 06-29-12, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by beefcake

I think a book in the Valley Elah had David at 1,000-1 to beat Goliath.A few goat-herders threw down a few bucks on him and then retired to a nice Villa on the Red Sea..

phillistine bookmakers lost their asses that day.

LT Profits · 06-29-12, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

Wasn't Buster Douglas +4450?

Still less than Rasol's close at Bookmaker and 5 Dimes

TheCentaur · 07-01-12, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by Boscoe

phillistine bookmakers lost their asses that day.

No way, philistine books made a killing. It's well known philis loved betting chalk and half the nation had Goliath in a parlay