Is the 1984 U.S Olympic team the greatest of all time?

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  1. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    106: Paul Gonzales - Gold Medal
    112: Steve McCrory - Gold Medal
    119: Robert Shannon - 3rd Round
    125: Meldrick Taylor - Gold Medal
    132: Pernell Whitaker - Gold Medal
    139: Jerry Page - Gold Medal
    147: Mark Breland - Gold Medal
    156: Frank Tate - Gold Medal
    165: Virgil Hill - Silver Medal
    178: Evander Holyfield - Bronze Medal
    201: Henry Tillman - Gold Medal
    +201: Tyrell Biggs - Gold Medal

    That's 9 Gold Medals out of a possible 12. All the guys in bold went on to be world champions (winning a WBO, WBA, IBF, or WBC world title). Gonzales, McCrory, Tillman and Biggs all went on to challenge for world titles in their pro careers.

    Has there been a more successful, or talented Olympic team than this? :think
     
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  3. GazOC

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    anthony jr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Which countries boycotted these games though if any did think I have read it some were. Still an awesome crop of talent
     
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    HitmanHatton Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Soviets did didn't they??
     
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  6. Scottrf

    Scottrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Soviets probably the most notable in boxing terms.

    [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics_boycott[/ame]
     
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  10. Moe Greene

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    Montreal '76

    106: Louis Curtis, Washington, D.C.
    112: Leo Randolph, Tacoma, Wash. (1st)
    119: Charles Mooney, Army (2nd)
    125: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash.
    132: Howard Davis Jr., Glen Cove, N.Y. (1st)
    139: Ray Leonard, Palmer Park, Md. (1st)
    147: Clinton Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.
    156: Charles Walker Jr., Mesa, Ariz.
    165: Michael Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. (1st)
    178: Leon Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. (1st)
    +178: Johnny Tate, Knoxville, Tenn. (3rd)

    :think
     
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  11. GazOC

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    The 76 team can't match the numbers but had Ray Leonard, Mike Spinks, Leon Spinks, John Tate and the oft forgotten Leo Randolph and was generally considered to be the best ever American boxing team prior to 1984.
     
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  13. Moe Greene

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    See above.......Davis:fire
     
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  14. Olympicdettori

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    Biggs and co weren’t real champs......... he beat Lewis as the junior world champion that’s about it.
     
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  15. Joan_Guzman

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    Yeah, because Cuba wern't in it.
     
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