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 Felix Savon in the quarter-final. 1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunesia as a Superheavyweight, defeating Vitali Klitschko in the final. 1994 won the Goodwill Games in Sankt Petersbug, Russia, defating Nikolay Valuev and Lance Whitaker. 1995 won the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, defeating Vitali Klitschko in the final. 1995 2nd place at Military World Championship in Ariccia, Italy. Lost to Vitali Klitschko in the final. 1996 won the European Championships in Velje, Denmark, defeating Wladimir Klitschko in the final. 1997 competed at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba in the quarter-final. 1998 won the European Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Defeated Sinan Samil Sam in the Semifinal. 2000 won the European Championship in Tampere, Finland, defeated Paolo Vidoz 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.
