What amateur match-ups occured between later pro stars?

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  1. Action

    Action Active Member Full Member

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    There are numerous significant amateur matches that occured in national tounaments, international tournaments, Olympic trials and the Olympics between future pro stars.
    List a few and their results.

    For example :
    Aaron Pryor beat Thomas Hearns
    Joe Calzaghe beat Chris Byrd
     
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  2. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    I'll start this off with one that immediately comes to mind...

    Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis
     
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  3. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Ivan Calderon defeated Miguel Cotto in the amateurs too
     
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  4. IsaL

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    Shane Mosley was 15 years old Won vs De La Hoya 13 years old

    Kostya Tszyu Won vs Vernon Forrest
     
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  5. jimmy1991

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    oscar beat Ivan Robinson
     
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  6. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Abdullaev beat Cotto.
    Jirov beat Tarver.
     
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  7. hitman6616

    hitman6616 Active Member Full Member

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    Holyfeild beat tyson
     
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  8. Relentless

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    taylor beat pavlik
    tarver beat jones
     
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  9. Relentless

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    no he didn't.
     
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  10. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats not right:huh
     
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  11. Relentless

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    that cant be true, at the age of 13 miguel cotto was 159lb according to jim lampley.
     
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  12. "He's gone!"

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    Relatively recent, Odlanier Solis beat David Haye.

    Possible professional rematch in the near future?
     
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  13. Action

    Action Active Member Full Member

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    Henry Tillman beat Tyson in the Olympic Trials. Tyson whacked him in 1 as a pro.
     
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  14. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bowe lost to Jorge Luis Gonzalez as an am (as did Lewis), but beat the **** out of him as a pro.
     
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    Taylor beat Sturm (Adnan Catic)
    Casamayor beat Wayne mccullough
    Diosbelys Hurtado beat Casamayor (in Cuba)
    Howard davis beat hearns
    Forrest and tszyu were 1-1 in the ams
    Sven Ottke beat Juan carlos Gomez
    Juan carlos Gomez beat Tarver
     
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