Who would have been on the 1980 USA Olympic team?

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  1. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Self explanatory thread. I believe the USA boycotted the 1980 Olympics because of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
    Who would have been on the 1980 team?
    The only fighter I can think of and I maybe wrong is Marvis Frazier.
     
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  2. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Here is the team:
    106: Robert Shannon, Edmonds, Wash.
    112: Richard Sandoval, Pomona, Calif.
    119: Jackie Beard, Jackson, Tenn.
    125: Bernard Taylor, Charlotte, N.C.
    132: Joe Manley, Army
    139: Johnny Bumphus, Nashville, Tenn.
    147: Donald Curry, Fort Worth, Texas
    156: James Shuler, Philadelphia, Pa.
    165: Charles Carter, Yakima, Wash.
    178: Leroy Murphy, Chicago, Ill.
    +178: James Broad, Army
     
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  3. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would have been an interesting matchup, Broad-Stevenson.
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    wait, wasn’t Bobby Czyz on that 1980 team too ?
     
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