Why didn't Mayweather avenge his 9 defeats in the amateurs like Lomachenko avenged his one???

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  1. Daggerz

    Daggerz Member banned Full Member

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    If Mayweather is so unbeatable like his fans claim. Why couldn't he avenge all his many amateur losses? like the Amateur GOAT Loma did with his single loss to Albert Selimov which he avenged twice.

    Lomachenko's amateur record = 394-1 Mayweathers amateur record = 84-9

    Mayweathers Losses:
    Serafim Todorov (at the Olympics), Augie Sanchez (in the Olympic trials), Noureddine Medjihoud (in the World Championships), Tigran Uzlyan, Juan Carlos Ramirez ,Carlos Navarro, Martin Castillo, Arnulfo Bravo ( and one more)
     
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  2. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think you get to choose who you fight as an amateur.
     
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  3. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    I doubt Floyd fans care, he has a greater legacy than Lomachenko
     
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  4. SomeFella

    SomeFella Member Full Member

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    Assuming he could choose, it's because the ams don't really matter too much.
     
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  5. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp Refs Need To STOP Helping The Chiefs Full Member

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    Of course they matter. It’s just a different style/format but it’s still boxing. The World Championship’s and Olympics are two of the biggest prizes in the sport.
     
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  6. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Mayweather fought in a better era of boxing, both Amateur and Professional.
     
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  7. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Correct.

    In the amateurs, Mayweather had to fight men his own size and around his own age, not smaller guys (like Jesus Chavez, Robert Guerrero, and Juan Manuel Marquez) or old faded guys (like age 40 Shane Mosley). Mosley in his prime would have easily beaten Mayweather.
     
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  8. mirexxa

    mirexxa Heavyweight Champ Full Member

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    Mayweather wasn't as good in the amateurs as he was in the pros
     
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  9. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't think he wanted to spend all his time down there in the ams that is.
     
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  10. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Pro legacy > AM
     
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  11. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Not completely true, but usually true in practice.
     
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  12. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What that mean?
     
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  13. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Thought Mayweather beat Augie Sanchez and Navarro after his defeats to them.

    Mayweather turned pro after the Olympic defeat by Todorov, who turned pro himself in 98 but had only one pro bout by time Mayweather had achieved his first world title, and Todorov never got anywhere near a pro title fight.
     
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  14. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Probably no money in it
     
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  15. Daggerz

    Daggerz Member banned Full Member

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    Only because of lack of opportunities. If he'd have been handed everything on a plate like mayweather with promoters/tv deals etc in the USA, strong chance he'd have been a top pro.
     
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