A southpaw heavyweight, born in 1973. If he went pro, how would his career have panned out? Amateur Accomplishments 1993 competed as a Heavyweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. Lost to [url]Felix Savon[/url] in the quarter-final. 1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunesia as a Superheavyweight, defeating [url]Vitali Klitschko[/url] in the final. 1994 won the Goodwill Games in Sankt Petersbug, Russia, defating [url]Nikolay Valuev[/url] and [url]Lance Whitaker[/url]. 1995 won the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, defeating [url]Vitali Klitschko[/url] in the final. 1995 2nd place at Military World Championship in Ariccia, Italy. Lost to [url]Vitali Klitschko[/url] in the final. 1996 won the European Championships in Velje, Denmark, defeating [url]Wladimir Klitschko[/url] in the final. 1997 competed at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Lost to [url]Alexis Rubalcaba[/url] in the quarter-final. 1998 won the European Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Defeated [url]Sinan Samil Sam[/url] in the Semifinal. 2000 won the European Championship in Tampere, Finland, defeated [url]Paolo Vidoz[/url] in the final.
He would've been pretty good and could've won a title. He beat Wlad, Vitali AND Povetkin (in 2003, when Lezin was clearly past his best). That says a lot about his abilities. Great amateur.
