For those who haven't seen Tua getting ko'd by Savon.

Cuba ****ing rules.

 

Wow. Rare footage.

Thax for sharing.

 

Wow, it didn't look like he hit david that hard. Odd.

 

Yep very surprised, fast too! When was this bout, it even must have been in a time Felix was already past his prime I guess?

 

no I believe it took place in 91 and Felix was 24 while Tua was 18 still surprising.

 

Was that guy only 24 in '91?! :shock: I always thought he was way, way older!

 

I thought it was a very good well timed punch and with Tua's forward momentum it made it even better.

 

This was the semi-final, I'm looking for footage of the final for a while now against my countryman Vanderlyde. The verdict (Savon by points) was highly controversial as far as I remember. Always wanted to see if that was correct, because Arnold got beaten to a pulp in the other 2 bouts.

 

Savon was in his prime in those years. He really was a beast it wasn't about if he was gonna win it was about when was he gonna knock the guy out with his right hand. He strated to slip in 97 but before he was almost unbeatable(of course he did lose some but very not much) he had an aura of fear around him just like Tyson had pryor to the Douglas loss.
Robney in the final Savon did beat Arnold but he was smart and moved a lot to avoid Savon's power.

 

Thanks for sharing this northend, great find.

That was a short, crisp right hand. Very underated punch that does a lot of damage. Savon was a beast.

 

That's a boy of 18-19 facing a man of 25

 

I think Tua has a lot sturdier chin now than during that time. But Savon is really one of the few amateurs that didn't turn pro who could have dominated the HW division had he decided to turn pro.

 

Savon is a legend without even going pro. Not many can say that.