Fights between Olympic gold medalists.

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  1. Englund

    Englund Warrior Full Member

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    When have we seen two Olympic gold medalists fight in the pros?

    I remember Lewis vs. Mercer and Ali vs. Foreman. Are there any other fights between two Olympic gold medalists that I'm forgetting?
     
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  2. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Ali vs Frazier
     
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  3. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Ali vs Patterson.
    Wlad vs Mercer.
    de la Hoya vs Whitaker.
     
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  4. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    Wladimir Klischko vs Ray Mercer

    EDIT: Damn got beaten to it

    EDIT 2:

    Ali vs Spinks
     
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  5. LancsTerrible

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    Howard Davis Jr. vs Meldrick Taylor.
     
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  6. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Foreman-Frazier
     
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  7. Englund

    Englund Warrior Full Member

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    I guess that also includes Foreman vs. Frazier.
     
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  8. Englund

    Englund Warrior Full Member

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    Damn, beat me to it!
     
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  9. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    Wait, Ali fought 4 gold medalists ?
     
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  10. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    he isnt top 5 of all time for nothing:deal
     
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  11. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    I once took a more serious look into his resume but did not realize he had fought four Olympic gold medalists.
    The man truly is a great.
     
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  12. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Yeah, that's actually why Ali fought Spinks - not because he'd earned it or was viewed as a particularly good fighter but Ali thought the prospect of him beating a fourth gold medalist would be a good hook to get people interested.

    Of course, when he beat Spinks in the re-match, the historical talking point was that he became the first three-time Heavyweight champ rather than beating another gold medalist.
     
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  13. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :good

    edit: Also with Ali, he's a great fighter and his competition was amazing. Boxing was more popular in the US back then and oour amateur system was a lot better and we were getting more gold medalists
     
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  14. Englund

    Englund Warrior Full Member

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    These are some great finds, keep them coming!
     
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  15. Thread Stealer

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    Lewis-Biggs
     
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