In the game of life, we consider many people underdogs. We do not expect them to win any competiton, or any event. Unlike them are the Top dogs. They are popularly considered to win every event. If an underdog wins an event, then it is considered an upset. One can find many famous people, who were considered underdogs, and they turned out to be the true winners.

Some Famous Underdogs

Underdogs At War

The first most example that we think of when anyone uses the term Underdog is David, the Biblical bright young man who slew the giant Goliath. There are the people of Rhodes who resisted the blockade forced upon them by King Demetrius from Macedon. We can think of the Parthians who defeated the Romans, even though they were outnumbered four to one, in the famous war of Carrhae.Finland, who gave a fierce reply to Russia on the warfront of the winter war.

Sporty Underdogs

We can think of many sportsmen in the context of the term Underdogs. They are boxer James J Braddock (Cinderella Man), Muhammad Ali, Chuck Wepner, and New York Mets defeating the hugely popular Baltimore Orioles, Billy Mill, and Munster Rugby defeating the popular All-Blacks.

Underdogs In Politics

When we think of politics, we know that there are numerous underdogs involved. There is Harry Truman, the US president, Paul Wellstone, senator of Minnesota, John McCain, etc. Infact, these underdog political parties try to gain the sympathy and favor of the general public opinion. That is how we hear of underdogs winning in an election campaign.