Ayo, the G-Men victory Sunday had me thinking of the greatest sports upsets of all time. SOHH the kid compiled a list and heeeeere we go!
5. No. 8 Nuggets Eliminate No. 1 Super Sonics
Maan, I'll never forget the image of Dikembe Mutombo lying on his back with the ball in his hands screaming like the f**king Lion King after his Nuggets pulled off the upset of Seattle. The eighth-seed Nuggets won the last three games of this series. Peep the :22-mark of this clip.
4. Broadway Joe Namath Guarantees VictoryBefore Plaxico did it, it was Joe Namath. The finger pointing up, before running into the tunnel. That was ill, man! Classic. I love when peeps come through on their promises.
3. 1980 Miracle on Ice: U.S. Beats Soviet UnionI think this is the first time hockey is being mentioned in SOHH Sports (and maybe last time), but this has to be part of the list. After all, them Soviets lived on the ice. It was second nature to 'em. SOHH to beat them at their own game was siiick!
2. Giants Defeat Undefeated Patriots (18-1)
What more can I say? The Giants punched the Patriots in the mouth, when everyone and their mamas thought it would be the other way around. Don't F**K WITH ELI!
1. Busta Douglas KOs Iron Mike TysonAs fresh as the Giants win over the Patriots is in my mind (Shoot, it was only on Sunday), I haven't lost my senses. To me the greatest sports upset of them all is a no brainer - Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson. This was when Mike was Iron Mike. Black shorts, black boots, no socks ... raw Bk. Dude was running through boxers like rappers ran through Superhead. But yet on this night Buster beat Mike like he stole something from him. He had the night of his life!
Aight, there's the list. What's your greatest sports upsets!?
The AP reports that team sources say the Heat have traded Shaq Diesel to Phoenix for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. I realize Shaq gives the Suns an inside presence they don't have, but at this stage in his career ... I don't know.
Good trade or bad trade? Why? Holla at me!
I agree with Buster over Tyson as the greatest upset. I was totally expecting a first round KO then Buster lasted to the second round, then Buster started getting some momentum, then Buster started turning the tides, then Mike Tyson gets knocked the F@CK out! Numbers 2 and 3 should be flipped IMO cuz if you were watching the Patriots from the beginning of the season to the end you could tell after a under .500 Eagles (I think) gave them a good run for their money they were never the same again. Also the Giants peaked at the right time and everyone knows that thats all it takes to win any given Sunday--but Props to the Giants.
i think its a good trade, because the Suns can continue to run but they need that down low presence for the playoffs and it kills them every year when they dont have it. You have to remember the man is still shooting 58 percent with an average of like 11 shots a game. They would not be able to double him and amare...
good post. To answer ur question, one of the greatest upsets would be the Knicks ranked #8 at the end of the season, makin' it to the NBA finals, but I don't remember da year, I'll let u refresh my mind !!! see ya !!!
I don't know about that Shaq trade. It would def help the Suns down low, but at the same time Shaq is old and keeps getting injured. Don't know how to feel about it. We just gotta see how it turns out.
Biggest UpSet To Me Was When The Giants Beat The CowBoys...Cuz When The C'Boys Lost....I was UPPPPPSET!..
I Think Although It Was No Championship Game, When The Warriors Beat The Mavs Last Year Was Pretty Nasty..
I Think The Suns Won On This Trade.. With Zo & Shaq Gone The Heat Have NO Presence In The Paint.. And Shaq & Amare In The Paint Together Is Gonna Be Sick...
So Really SHAQ Comes Out Winning On This Trade...
Lakers vs Suns Western Confrence Championship...WAAAATTTTCCCHHHHHH...
WHATABOUT WHEN THA WARRIORS KNOCKED OUT THE MAVS IN LAST YEARS NBA PLAYOFFS. GOLDEN STATE SNUCK IN THE OFFS HAD NO CHANCE AND A TEAM FULLA FELONS AND THE MAVS HAD THE BEST RECORD IN THA LEAGUE AND THA WARRIORS GOT UM. SHAQ TRADE HE HAD TO GET OUT MIA AFTER THE DIVORCE I THINK IT MAKES THE SUNS WEAKER CAUSE SHAQ AINT THE SAME
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I gotta say when the #8 seeded Knicks eliminated the #1 seeded Heat then damn near won it all, well, not really, but they shocked everybody making it 2 the Finals
5. No. 8 Nuggets Eliminate No. 1 Super Sonics
Maan, I'll never forget the image of Dikembe Mutombo lying on his back with the ball in his hands screaming like the f**king Lion King after his Nuggets pulled off the upset of Seattle. The eighth-seed Nuggets won the last three games of this series.
Yeah, Mutombo looked like he had the world in his hands, lookin' like a black Schwarzenegger
THE NUGGETS OVER THE SONICS IS NOT THAT BIG ANYMORE NOW THAT GOLDEN STATE DID IT TO DALLAS IN RECENT TIMES.
5. BROADWAY JOES GUARANTEE TO WIN.
4. RED SOX OVER YANKEES AFTER BEING DOWN 0-3.
3. BUSTER DOUGLAS OVER TYSON
2. MAVERICKS WIN 67 GAMES AND GET ELIMINATED IN THE FIRST ROUND.
1. AFTER RUNNING THE TABLE DURING THE 08 NFL SEASON, THE PATRIOTS LOSE IN THE SUPERBOWL TO THE GIANTS, TOTALLY ELIMINATING THE SEASON THEY HAD AND THE RECORDS THEY BROKE AND WHAT THE SOX DID TO THE YANKEES.
Man, There should be a New Blog for Sports like EVERY 2 days if not daily..Its so much going on in sports: Duke vs N.C-A HUGE rivarly game (college Basketball), Shaq being traded to the suns (NBA)..This blog is worthless b/c its always a story behind..
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Man, There should be a New Blog for Sports like EVERY 2 days if not daily..Its so much going on in sports: Duke vs N.C-A HUGE rivarly game (college Basketball), Shaq being traded to the suns (NBA)..This blog is worthless b/c its always a story behind...
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This Aint Really Sports But The Biggest Upset In History To Me Was When I Found Out Vanilla Ice Was A STUDIO GANGSTER...
Shaq to phoenix is dumb. They run all night long and we know he can't keep up.
Chea...yo mama's worthless. did u ever stop to think that dude that does this blog prolly has a full-time job? unlike u and ur mama.
now...about the trade. pull the trigger. it's a good one. phoenix don't need marion.
Shaq is washed up, and Thats a stupid ass trade. Aint shaq always injured. the suns lost a great player, cause the boy Marion is a beast. on another note, that Giants whoppin the Patriots is the biggest upset 2 me.
The Pat's lost is #1 all time, no contest. But an honorable mention would be Division I-AA Appalachian State beating No 5 Michigan in the Big House. Who saw that comming? No I
Where do they stack up? I thought you'd never ask. The Giants stack on the bottom of me, and the Patriots on top.
Nah, I have to put the Giants sonning the hell out of the Pats as the #1 upset. The made history with that game, in more way than one. Those plays the giants made between Eli, Tyree, and Plaxico, the way the were tackling Brady and had him on the ground in shock...classic!
Google Sport News Reported Today That BROWNS QB DEREK ANDERSON will Be Replacing TOM BRADY In The PRO BOWL...
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BLOG WRITER, I KNOW YOU'RE FROM NEW YORK BUT GIANTS BEATING THE PATS SHOULD BE LAST.AND THE JETS BEATING THE COLTS IN THE VERY 1ST SUPERBOWL NEEDS TO BE MOVED HIGHER ON THE LIST.ITS NOT LIKE THE GIANTS WERE A COMPLETELY SORRY TEAM.PEACE!
There are no monumental upsets in Baseball or the NBA, because the best team ALWAYS wins a best-of-7 series. For the purpose of my list, an upset occurs in a single sporting event which determines a championship. And they are:
(5) Villanova over Georgetown, 1985 NCAA Final.
(4) U.S.A. over U.S.S.R.
Olympic hockey final.
(3) Patriots over Rams
Superbowl XXXVI
(2) Houston over UCLA
1972 NCAA Final.
(1) Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson
1990 Undisputed world heavyweight championship.
Damn you people don't know shit about sports. Anybody who thinks that the Giants winning the superbowl is the biggest upset ever is either, (A) a giants fan still on cloud 9 and feeling yourself a little too much , ( which is unterstandable), or (B) under 16 years old. The Giants win was big time and I loved it personally because I hate the Pats, but it wasn't really hard to see it coming, if you knew what to look for. These 2 teams played each other a month before the superbowl and the Giants gave them all they could handle, lost by 3, and would have won if not for a coaching blunder. The Giants pass rush was murder, they were more physical at the line of scrimmage and they got hot. Fast forward a month to the superbowl, and Brady is limping on his right ankle & New England has an injured left tackle who had to deal with Justin Tuck. This was really not that big of an upset. I picked New England by less than a touchdown, but I was not at all shocked that NY got over on them.
shaq won't fit in the suns offense, hes washed up, maybe on defense, but only if he agrees not to score, marion is dumb as fuck for having wanted this trade, d-wade will still shoot the lights out
for the record, it was 1999 when the knocks made it to the finals being a #8 seed
that's a good list i def got douglas over tyson and giants over pats as my top 2 but i called it i told everybody giants by 3 and i'm in vegas and didn't bet dayummmm!!!
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as a giants fan im the most happiet person nothing can ruin this year all u doubters and non believers are eating all the negative words you ever spoke or written about the superbowl winning giants lol.
No Duke over UNLV?
Y'all MUST be kidding me...biggest choke/upset is the 01 yankees up 3 games vs the red sox and then blowing it all in the alcs....
This Giants upset is by far, greatest of all time.
And the Shaq trade is just what PHX needed. They've been sent home w/tails tucked, for the past 15 seasons...why?
*NO HALF-COURT GAME
*NO INTERIOR, even half-decent, DEFENDER
*NO ONE TO RALLY AROUND
...ALL of that is over now!