Greatest Amateur fighters

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  1. Dustaine

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    Breland the best ever?

    Tszyu and Khan???? Please, dude, please.

    Guillermo Rigondeaux (374-12)

    2 times Olympic Champion, 2 times World Champion, 1 Pan-american Champion, 2 times World Cup Champion


    Roberto Balado (122-9 till he died at 25)

    1 time Olympic Champion, 3 times World Champion, 1 Pan-american Champion, 1 Central American and Caribbean Champion. Winner of Val Barker Trophy in Barcelona 1992.


    Mario Kindelán (358-22)

    2 times Olympic Champion, 3 times World Champion, 2 times Pan-american Champion, 2 times Central American and Caribbean Champion. Amateur wins over Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, and some more. Some say he was a true pro fighting amateur.


    Besides the previously mentioned Savón, Stevenson, Papp.

    One thing, Roberto Balado had the potential to be a better HW than Stevenson and Savón. He had the speed and movement of a lightweight.
     
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  2. atberry

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    Khan beat Kindelan at 17 years old. In terms of ability, that's insane.

    Tszyu's dominant clinic against Vernon Forrest (world-ranked #1) was amazing.
     
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  3. Dustaine

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    That says nothing, Juan Hernández Sierra gave Tszyu a nice clinic beating, 11- 2, and he was 4 times world champion, once 2nd place, 2 silver medals in Olympics... And I don't see him in your list.

    Khan never beat Kindelán in the amateurs. Khan beat Kindelán in a probably arranged fight after Kindelán came out of retirement for that one fight.
     
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    Olympic Gold Medalist
     
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  5. My2Sense

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    Good call on Nino.

    I think Emile Griffith, Johnny Saxton, and Kid Chocolate deserve consideration as well.
     
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  6. Dustaine

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    Chocolate's amateur record is in doubt. He was a great pro, nevertheless.
     
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  7. atberry

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    What about the Cuban Solano in terms of great aggression as amateur
     
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  8. Dustaine

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    Orestes Solano was a brawler with a great chin and mediocre defense. He would let you hit him just to hit you back. Definitely very very exciting, I never missed his fights. He was all over the opponent and I don't recall ever seeing him buzzed or shocked.
     
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  9. Dustaine

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    Here is a Solano fight vs Sven Ottke.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRvbae3MCeY[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fKwUzMUWIY[/ame]
     
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  10. kolcade4

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    I dont have a fight per fight account .I'll dig around , all I am for of is he was 189 -18 110 kos 72 first rd kos
     
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    Also, the guy in my avatar were incredible amateurs.
     
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