Top Amateur Heavyweight turns pro

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  1. Lennoxian

    Lennoxian Active Member Full Member

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    Óscar Rivas Torres (born June 6, 1987)who lost 5:9 at the Olympics to Champion Cammarelle will turn pro. A hard-punching Colombian.
     
    Lennoxian, May 30, 2009
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    Shattered Glass Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Damn, I was hoping it would be Cammarelle. That guy is really, really good.
     
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  3. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not much I can dig up on this guy. He's 6'1" and doesn't look fat.
     
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  4. BoxingFanBG

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    That guy beat my countryman - Kubrat Pulev in the OG.
    From what I remember from the fight Torres started with powerful bombs that shook Pulev and took an early lead 6-1 or something, then he went on Jawn Ruiz mode and won 11-5 despite being knocked down.
    He can punch and was in shape during the Olympics. He can make some noise in Latin America and get one or two title shots.
    BTW: Rivas was Panamerican HW champion, he won against the Cuban HW champ...not bad for 21 year old.
     
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  5. Lennoxian

    Lennoxian Active Member Full Member

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    No , he lost to Alfonso but was 19 then.
     
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  6. MonsterX

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    Cammarelle always came second place or thirth after Povetkin for years.... Cammarelle is descent but not better than Tor Hamer for example.
     
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    I know Povetkin was the best... but he is pro now anyway...
     
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  8. MonsterX

    MonsterX Active Member Full Member

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    Just trying to let you see Cammarelle's chances in the division, mate...
     
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  9. AVFCMagicMan

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    Well, that's a start when you consider todays HW's.
     
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  10. Odo

    Odo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I very much doubt that Camarelle will ever turn pro!



    Fury,Price,Dinu,Ciocan-some of the lesser known young guns have turned pro in the meantime.

    Torres will turn pro,too!

    Heavy weight 's future starts to look brighter all of a sudden.

    Solis,Koeber,Boytsov,Kretschman,Hammer,Helenius,Pala-there
    are already some very young promising rising heavies.
     
    Odo, May 31, 2009
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