Is George Foreman the most successful Amateur ever ?

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  1. The Spider

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    I have the 'Pound for Pound' biography of Sugar Ray sitting right here in front of me and with all due respect I believe it ahead of your opinion :good
     
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  2. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amateur Achievements

    Amateur Record: 85-2 with 69 KOs (40 in the first round)
    April 11, 1938 won the New York Metropolitan AAU Open Boxing Championship at bantamweight vs Ed Cappelli.
    Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
    New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at featherweight vs. Armand Dascenza
    Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament at featherweight vs. Tony Ancona
    New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament at featherweight vs. Louis Valentine
    Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
    New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at lightweight vs. Jimmy Butler
    Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament at lightweight vs. Tony Ancona
    New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament at lightweight vs. Andy Nonella
    View: Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record
     
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  3. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  4. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thats cool, but some reports also say this but others like boxrec do not.


    Also he definitley lost fights as walker smith , I remember guys talking about that
     
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  5. Invictus

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    He could be.

    Are there any other amateurs out there who won Olympic gold in less than 22 fights?

    I think many of the replies have missed the point.
     
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  6. Tuavale

    Tuavale Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is it true that Foreman never lost as an amateur?
     
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  7. Tuavale

    Tuavale Well-Known Member Full Member

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    George was a raw boned, natural born destroyer in the Liston mold.
     
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  8. lefty

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    Yeah that's really quite incredible for someone to win a gold medal with only 22 fights, I've never heard of anything else like that.

    The 2008 gold medallist and val barker trophy winner Vasyl Lomachenko has apparently had over 300 amateur fights with only the one loss. The loss was to a fighter in the final of the World Championships which he avenged in the rematch at the olympics.
     
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  9. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Guys Foreman had 25 fights but 22 wins !
     
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  10. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    listed with 5 losses see first page
     
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  11. Imperial1

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    Maybe to win the 2 I say yes ..Hell James Toney had a hell of an amateur record but no Gold medal ..
     
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  12. lefty

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    Didn't Toney only have 20 or so fights without really doing anything significant?
     
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  13. DDDUUDDDEE

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    Khan deserves a mention, an Olympic medal at 17 and stoppage win over Ortiz. Mayweather has an impressive amateur career too from what I've heard... not really very knowledgeable about Amateur boxing though if I'm honest.
     
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  14. MAG1965

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    87-0?? I didn't know that. And Breland really was not made to be a professional obviously.
     
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  15. DigMona

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    Didn't Robinson lose to Pep in the ams? Or did I just dream it?
     
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