Eight months ago, Julius Indongo was virtually an unknown fighter, heading into the toughest assignment of his career and a 7/1 underdog vs. Eduard Troyanovsky. On Saturday night, he’ll fight Terence Crawford for all four recognized junior welterweight world titles. Crawford is a -1600 favorite, meaning you’d have to bet $1,600 in order to win $100, while Indongo is a +800 favorite (you’d win $800 if you wager $100 on Indongo to win). “We never heard of Indongo and we never saw him fight other than the fight he had in Russia,” Crawford said this week during a conference call. Here are three reasons why Indongo could beat Crawford and, in the process, upend the boxing world.

Source: Forbes August 19, 2017 12:22 UTC