greatest amatuer ever...

[IceJohnScully]

Originally Posted by jonesjrp4p1

srr 85-0 with like 70 kos and 40 something in the 1st round.......not sure exact #s right now.......feel free to tell the real #s

i read in a magazine that sugar shane won 250 am. fights

Not true. Sugar Ray himself says in his autobiography that he lost to Billy Graham. Also, SRR fought in an era when there were no international fights, etc etc

[BodyBlaster]

Originally Posted by alex-boxer42

I heard about a guy from scotland that was suppose to be the best back in the 60's or soemthing...

Probably Dick McTaggert.

[Luigi1985]

Felix Savon
Nino Benvenuti
Mark Breland
Jesse Valdez
Teofilo Stevenson
Eric Griffin

[AmazingHook]

Kostya Tszyu was a beast and considered by many to be one of the best amateur boxers of all time. Sugar Shane Mosley was amazing, the same thing with Oscar De La Hoya. Both Sugar Shane and Mosley very impressive amateur records.

Antonio Tarver, Roy Jones jr and of course Felix Savon and the list goes on

[bandeedo]

teofilo was given a good chance against ali by many boxing analysts back when they were both fighting. thats saying a lot about an amateur

[Ted Stickles]

That Courage Shabalaba was like 88 and 0 with like 70 ko's or something ridiculous like that...............Truth be told he never really got hit and we all know what happened when he did in the pro's

[Robbi]

Donald Curry deserves a mention.

[jonesjrp4p1]

Originally Posted by IceJohnScully

Not true. Sugar Ray himself says in his autobiography that he lost to Billy Graham. Also, SRR fought in an era when there were no international fights, etc etc

really? i read the sugar ray robinson book an autobiography about him and thats what he said but maybe

[left hook 75]

In recent times Odlanier Solis.Correct me if I'm wrong but he actually beat Savon 2 out of the 3 times they met and didn't he stand down from the Cuban 2000 Olympic team,just so Savon could have a chance to go and win gold in his final Olympics?

[Dr Gonzo]

Kostya had an amazing amateur career - im sure thats why his transition to pro was so smooth and successful

[beatdown]

Originally Posted by Andrey

Kostya Tszyu was a pure badass!!

Still is a pure badass.

But other then that I heard every single one of Freitas amateur fights ended in KO.
Don't know much else.


Andrey

I agree, him and Mark Breland were a class above the rest

[dmille]

Laszlo Papp
1948 olympic middleweight champion
1949 european middleweight champion
1951 european light middleweight champion
1952 olympic light middleweight champion
1956 olympic light middleweight champion

[dmille]

Teofilo Stevenson
1972 olympic heavyweight champion
1972 val barker cup
1974 central american & caribbean heavyweight champion
1974 world heavyweight champion
1975 pan-american heavyweight champion
1976 olympic heavyweight champion
1978 world heavyweight champion
1979 pan-american heavyweight champion
1980 olympic heavyweight champion
1982 central american & caribbean super heavyweight champion
1986 world super heavyweight champion

[dmille]

Felix Savon
1985 jr world heavyweight champion
1986 central american & caribbean heavyweight champion
1986 world heavyweight champion
1987 pan-american heavyweight champion
1987 world cup heavyweight champion
1989 world heavyweight champion
1989 world championship challenge heavyweight champion
1990 central american & caribbean heavyweight champion
1990 world cup heavyweight champion
1990 world championship challenge heavyweight champion
1990 goodwill heavyweight champion
1991 pan-american heavyweight champion
1991 world heavyweight champion
1992 world championship challenge heavyweight champion
1992 olympic heavyweight champion
1993 central american & caribbean heavyweight champion
1993 world heavyweight champion
1994 world cup heavyweight champion
1994 world championship challenge heavyweight champion
1994 goodwill heavyweight champion
1995 pan-american heavyweight champion
1995 world heavyweight champion
1995 world championship challenge heavyweight champion
1996 olympic heavyweight champion
1997 world heavyweight champion
1998 central american & caribbean heavyweight champion
1998 world cup heavyweight champion
1998 goodwill heavyweight champion
2000 olympic heavyweight champion

[dmille]

Originally Posted by BodyBlaster

Probably Dick McTaggert.

Dick McTaggart
1956 olympic lightweight champion
1956 val barker cup
1958 commonwealth lightweight champion
1960 olympic lightweight bronze medalist
1961 european lightweight champion