UNDERDOGS 20 Long Shots That Shocked Sport

The True Stories Behind Impossible Victories, Unlikely Champions and the Greatest Upsets in Sporting History

von Matt Robson

170 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The favourites had the records, the reputations and every sensible reason to win.They lost.UNDERDOGS tells the true stories behind twenty of the greatest shocks in sporting history - the long shots, outsiders and unlikely champions who overturned predictions and produced results nobody saw coming.From Buster Douglas dismantling the seemingly invincible Mike Tyson and Leicester City turning 5,000/1 odds into a Premier League title, to Michelle Payne making Melbourne Cup history, the Miracle on Ice, Japan stunning South Africa and Steven Bradbury somehow remaining upright while everyone else hit the ice, these are extraordinary victories from across the sporting world.But the famous result is only the end of the story.Go behind the scorelines to discover the preparation, tactics, injuries, innovations, mistakes and occasional pieces of outrageous luck that made these upsets possible. Why were the favourites considered so formidable? Why were the eventual winners dismissed? And what happened when sporting certainty finally met reality?Covering boxing, football, horse racing, Formula One, ice hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, wrestling, basketball, American football and more, UNDERDOGS is narrative sports history for anyone who has ever enjoyed watching the script fall apart.Twenty true stories. Twenty extraordinary long shots.The favourites still had to play the game.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798176307580
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published