17 year old Erickson Lubin beats Olympic bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo of Cuba!

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  1. rvk2007

    rvk2007 He's Back! Full Member

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    http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/F...ist-as-5-US-Boxers-Advance-to-the-Finals.aspx
     
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  2. Rigondeaux

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    Great win! USA boxing team needs to step it up. An only 17? ****ing nice, bet kid is the proudest mother ****er in the world right now.
     
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  3. rvk2007

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    i imagine so. i dont really follow amateur boxing that much but i read this and thought it was very impressive.
     
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  4. conraddobler

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  5. conraddobler

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  6. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    So when will he debut as a pro?
     
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  7. conraddobler

    conraddobler Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    turned pro today on his 18th birthday.

    on the Scene.
     
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  8. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    see this is a big reason why the US aren't winning as many medals. A lot of our best amateurs decide to go pro early
     
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  9. DoktorSleepless

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    Is there video?
     
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  10. conraddobler

    conraddobler Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Those guys are good but this Lubin kid is better. I see a showdown with Errol Spence in the future.
     
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  11. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Atta boy Erickson! :happy:bbb
     
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  12. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    that is quite impressive
     
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  13. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    I know a lotta folk here see the ams as a joke - kinda like - go out there and make some money, kid, you're 18 now. Thing is 9 outta every 10 of these amateur talents ends up chewed up and spat out after a few years - winning early bouts, but lacking the seasoning that several years in the ams can bring.

    This Kid Sounds like real quality by how much the US boxing team want him, but in the longer run, he'd probably do himself a favour by staying am - specially as the ams are now heading towards a more pro style, get the seasoning, get used to the big stage (Olympics, World championships) - even learn to lose in an environment where losing ain't fatal to your career.

    Throwing an 18 y.o into the pros is like Darwinian selection - the 'fittest' may rise to the top, but it's the scrap heap for the majority who don't make the cut. By the time they find out in the pros tho, it can be too late for other options.

    That said, the pitiful state of the US amateur program isn't exactly an encouragement to stay there either.
     
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  14. Vysotskyy

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    Read an article that said Lubin won National Golden Gloves at 152lbs, Toledo fought at the Olympics at 132lbs so what weight did they fight at 141?
     
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  15. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    Team USA have him down as 141.

    http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LU/Erickson-Lubin

    Unusual to go down in weight at that age though, mis-print p'haps?
     
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