Michael Dasmariñas doesn’t realize it but he is on the cusp of scoring boxing’s second-biggest upset of all time.
The Filipino mandatory challenger battles Japanese Naoya “Monster” Inoue tomorrow in Las Vegas with a victory giving Dasmariñas two world bantamweight titles and ensuring immortality
Inoue is a massive 22-1 favorite to repulse Dasmariñas challenge in a fight ringsiders feel won’t go the full route.
If victorious, Dasmariñas’ feat will likely place it highly among boxing’s most staggering upsets in the modern-day era.
The 10th-round knockout by James “Buster” Douglas of Mike Tyson in February 1990 in Tokyo ranks as No. 1.
Tyson was a whopping 42-1 favorite versus Douglas more than 30 years ago.
The Inoue-Dasmariñas pairing is said to be so lopsided that according to oddsmakers, those betting on Inoue need to shell out a ludicrous $2,200 just to win $100.
Those leaning towards Dasmariñas, meanwhile, stand to collect quite a lot since a paltry $100 would win $1,200 in case he wins.
Other earth-shaking triumphs include Evander Holyfield’s stoppage of Mike Tyson in 1996 when Iron MIke was a 25-1 bettors’ pick, Muhammad Ali’s knockout of George Foreman in Zaire in 1974 and Leon Spinks’ decision ove Muhammad Ali in 1978.
Meanwhile, the official weighin for the Inoue-Dasmariñas tiff is set today with both fighters not allowed to exceed 118 lbs.
