Gold medalists who were terrible pros?

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  1. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Berger may have only had the 5 pro fights. But it sounds like he gave the vastly experienced Philadelphia Jack O'Brien a scare in one of them.
     
  2. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes the poster child for Olympic boxing is WAAAAYY OVERATED:deal...

    Henry who??? best known for lasting about 55 seconds against Tyson in 1990, Tyson's sparring partners could have knocked that guy cold...
     
  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Could not of made a worse start to his pro career!
     
  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    He was probably journeyman level as a pro and not too bad a journeyman at that. Just wasn't world class material. Plenty of other Olympians who did worse in the pros.
     
  5. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Raedemacher .

    Surpraizd hi woz not menshend sow far.
    Audley woz not det teribel , jast not klows 2 gr8 .
    Michael Grant woz gud end Audley autdid him vs Guinn
    Olso hi avenjd his stopej los 2 Sprott wiz e stopej end avenjd hiz SD los 2 Danny Williams wiz e stopej.
    Ol of dis wail bi'ing older dan ol d neims menshend in dis post sow far bering Rademacher.
    Meibi not e top 100 HW OAT , bat not teribel or klows 2 Teribel .
     
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Disagree. Rademacher had a late start and didn't turn pro until he was almost 30, so already he was behind the eight ball. In his pro debut he decked the champion and was thrown in with Folley in only his second bout. From that point he went 13-1-1 in his next 15 fights and beat Chuvalo, Clark, and a good prospect in Nitzschke. Overall it wasn't a great career for a former gold medalist, but Rademacher was hardly the worst in that category
     
  7. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Rafael Iglesias, Ed Sanders, Pete Rademacher.
     
  8. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, they were really really high on Maynard for a while. So was I. He looked unbelievable in his first few pro fights and I thought that this kid is going to have a heck of a career.
    Then, the next thing you know....
     
  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Andrew Maynard was actually very talented. If memory serves he had some stamina problems and maybe even a shaky chin. Good boxing ability though. Outstanding amateur and good enough for the prospect levels of the pros.