Lucas Browne won the minor WBA or whatever it was against shot-fat Chagaev. I guess this proves that if you have a big punch you can beat Olympic gold medallists when they run out of gas.
Well, guys like Algieri are a abit of a grey area. He was a world class kickboxer before turning to boxing. So, not really a complete newbie.
Dillian Whyte only had 7 amateur fights and won the WBC Interim Champion title, in a competitive division.
Yeah when you have someone like Rodney Berman cooking the cards and cherrypicking opponents it's definitely possible.
Live sparring is bull****, you can`t get nothing but prep from a sparring session that`s what it`s for it`s just practise, nothing like an olympic amateur bout, your sparring partner will usually be a pretty low level boxer.