Better Olympic class in the pro ranks- 1996 or 2004?

1996

 

Other names: (titleholders)

1996: Bebis Mendoza, Daniel Reyes, Alberto Rossel, Eric Morel, David Diaz, Sergei Dzindziruk, Markus Beyer, Zsolt Erdei, Brian McGee, Ruslan Chagaev

2004: Carlos Tamara, Toshiyuki Igarashi, Juan Carlos Payano, Juan Manuel Lopez, Argenis Mendez, Jean Pascal, Andy Lee

Pretty close...:think

 

2004 definitely but honorable mention goes to PBT - pretty boy todorov for his awesome clear cut victory in 96 Olympics

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2004.

96 is being carried by Floyd and Klitschko.

Otherwise this thread wouldn't have been created.

 

1996.

Had Klitschko and Mayweather. Enuff said.....

 

1948 Pascual Perez, Laszlo Papp
1952 Floyd Patterson
1956 Laszlo Papp
1960 Giovanni Benvenuti, Muhammad Ali
1964 Joe Frazier
1968 George Foreman
1972 Alfonso Zamora
1976 Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, John Tate
1980 John Mugabi
1984 Pernell Whitaker, Evander Holyfield, Meldrick Taylor, Virgil Hill
1988 Roy Jones Jr, Michael Carbajal, Ray Mercer, Lennox Lewis, Rid**** Bowe
1992 Oscar De La Hoya, Chris Byrd, Felix Savon, and Joel Casamayor
1996 Floyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko, Vassiliy Jirov
2000 Guillermo Rigondeaux
2004 Gamboa, Rigondeaux, Khan, GGG, Dirrell, Ward, Solis, Povetkin
2008 Vasyl Lomachenko
2012 Anthony Joshua

 

Don't forget Kindelan in 04.

04 was stronger

Rigondeaux, Golovkin, Kindelan, Ward, Khan, Gamboa, Dirrell, Povetkin

Mayweather, Klitschko, Tarver, Vargas, Jirov, Savon

 

Counting only those who turned pro (which means excluding Felix Savon, Vincent etc)?

If that was the case, then 1996:

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Fernando Vargas
Serhiy Dzyndzyruk
Zsolt Erdei
Daniel Santos
István Kovács

2004:

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Jean Pascal
Odlanier Solis
Juan Manuel López

Overall top 5:

1. Wladimir Klitschko (1996)
2. Floyd Mayweather (1996)
3. Guillermo Rigondeaux (2004)
4. Andre Ward (2004)
5. Antonio Tarver (1996)

Hard to pick, but the quantity leans towards '04 despite Klitschko and Mayweather being the top 2 guys overall.

 

1996

 

84 was a great year

 

jesus you aient wrong

 

2004 probably especially since they theoretically have several more years to rack up accomplishments as well. 1996 was obviously no slouch with some big names (Erdei, Jirov, Vargas, Dzinziruk) beyond just the top two.

Who would have guessed that Mayweather and Wladimir would be #1 and #2 on The Ring Magazine Pound for Pound List a full 18+ years after the Olympics (not that I personally agree Wlad is #2, but still close)... Incredible.