{"id":45536,"date":"2015-07-07T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=45536"},"modified":"2015-07-07T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T12:44:07","slug":"top-10-shocking-upsets-in-boxing-history-6th-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=45536","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Shocking Upsets In Boxing History 6th-4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

6. Corrie Sanders vs Wladimir Klitschko<\/h2>\n

\u201cLet the next era begin\u201d<\/h3>\n

\"Corrie<\/p>\n

When Former heavyweight world champion<\/strong> Corrie Sanders<\/a> was shot and killed back in 2012 in his native country South Africa, two of the first men to issue a statement of regret and condolence were the Ukrainian brothers who have ruled the boxing world for the best part of the decade, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will remember Corrie as a great person both inside and outside the ring. He was a great fighter with a big heart who always positively represented the sport of boxing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Corrie Sanders and we want to express our sincere condolences to his family,\u201d they stated on Fightnews.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

There was no doubt that the news of Corries Sander\u2019s death hit the two heavyweight brothers hard because he helped define both brothers, both in a negative and positive sense, in and outside the ring.<\/p>\n

WBO heavyweight world champion<\/h3>\n
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“ Remember Corrie as a great person both inside and outside the ring ”<\/p>\n

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Back in 2003, WBO heavyweight world champion<\/a> Wladimir Klitschko, looking for high quality opponents<\/strong>, was supposed to beat Sanders in this match up. Sanders just came out of retirement where he had been working as a golf player in his native South Africa. The 20 to 1 underdog looked very out of shape and aged. Klitschko had defended his WBO heavyweight title five times<\/strong> before stepping into the ring with underdog Sanders.<\/p>\n

That made it all the more startling when the unsung fighter beat current prodigy Klitschko around the ring for a 2nd round knockout. Wladimir was left face down on the canvas and contemplating how it had all gone so wrong. The fight was named: The Ring Upset of the Year 2003<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2004 Corrie Sanders<\/strong> showed how truly brave he was when he agreed to fight Wladimir\u2019s tougher brother how had recently won the WBC world title belt from Lennox Lewis<\/strong>. Vitali regained the honour of his family when he stopped Sanders in the 8th round via TKO.<\/p>\n