Amateur rules were a bit different when these great Cubas fought, but how do you see it go? Any stylistic edges? Also, who of the Cubas would you consider greater, or better head to head against the field ?
Imo Stevenson was the greatest, dont know a great deal realy, but Stevenson has the edge on Savon imo
I like in order: 1. Stevenson--best amateur prospect I have seen. 2. Savon--may have had jaw problems, but great talent with enough power to take Tua out with one punch. 3. Povetkin--well below Stevenson and somewhat below Savon as a prospect.
Stevenson was the best I have seen left hand right hand, but Povetkin may have been more effective, hard to say, Savon was also a great amatuer, all of these men dominated there era's..Savon had his 1 punch 1st rd Ko over Tua and beat a number of top pro's today...Stevenson Ko'd Bobick after losing there 1st fight and KO'd John Tate in 1 rd....he eventually got beat by Franchesco Damiani...Povetkin beat his share of good fighter as well..Axexander is not a big guy like the other 2 but was impressive and methodical but effective
I know he beat Briggs(stop) and I think he split with Chagaev but beat Sultan Ibrag...he could box and punch....his Ko over Tua was wicked...but Stevenson had that pole axe right hand also
Stevenson and Savon were both on a different level than Povetkin was (as amateurs), but that was primarily due to the fact that they fought their entire careers as amateurs. I'm really not highly impressed by these two's dominance over the HW amateur ranks...because most of the time it was something like a 28-year old Savon vs. a 18-19 year old prospect.
I saw Briggs vs Savon on YouTube a few months ago, and it was interesting to see that the macho man Briggs quite clearly was gunshy and intimidated by his Cuban opponent. No real surprise there if you consider how much more experienced, older and faster Felix was, but still. It reminded me a bit of how i did against an experienced amateur some time ago. :!: Chagaev's victories over him are quite impressive, the first when he was 19, the second when he was 21. He lost the third match. Too bad he's so inconsistent as a professional. He's fought only once since he beat Valuev against an overmatched opponent and recently got sick again and had to re-schedule the Valuev rematch.
This is how I see it. I do think neither Stevenson or Savon liked pressure fighters, and Povetkin is a pressure fighter with little fear and a top chin. In a three fight series, I think Povetkin could win 1 vs each guy.
