I ask this because Irish mentioned that Povetkin won gold, making him a good a opponent for wald pussy. I was about to reply "yeah, but Povetkin didn't beat anyone good to win gold". A true statement... but then I thought, who has? Most gold medalists beat zero future accomplished pros at the Olympics, no? Lewis beat Bowe. Abdullaev beat Cotto if memory serves. My Olympic boxing knowledge is pretty limited beyond who won gold. What are the greatest Olympic wins by gold medalists in retrospect?
Roy Jones & Gerald McClellan Beat EACH OTHER, but those Bouts Took Place in National Golden Gloves Finals, if REED's Not Mistaken...Evander Holyfield Beat Mike Tyson???... REED's Struggling w/the EXACT Criteria for this Thread???.... REED:kidcool:
Those fights didn't happen at the Olympics. I'm talking about a win over a future great/very good pro at the Oylmpics on the way to a gold medal.
DUH!!!... Nevermind....Tyson & Tillman Obviously DIDN'T Fight in the Olympics...REED's Bad... REEDff:
Excellent shout. Wayne went onto secure major, serious honours as a Bantamweight, dropping a split decision to Zaragoza, and decisions to Hamed and Morales. He also gave it loads when way past his best versus guys like Scott Harrison. In fact, he probably had bigger defeats than Casamayor had wins. :: Obviously, Golds won by Russian HW's count for less, naturally, of course.
Wlad beat Paea Wolfgramm for the gold in Atlanta in 1996, then kicked fuck out of him in the pros too. :: Jirov beat Tarver in the same Olympics, winning the Val Barker award too, in Muricas backyard. HELL YEAH.
Floyd Patterson was first Olympic gold medalist to win the undisputed HW crown against ATG Archie Moore
Steve_Dave confused me with the thread title, bich Biggs beat Damiani for the SHW gold Breland beat Genaro Leon (who then went on to KO Danny Garcia) for WW gold
Ed Sanders beat future Heavy Champ Ingemar Johansson for his Gold Medal in 1952. Ingo was DQed for "not fighting"
It won't be that difficult. Just start naming Cuban and Eastern Bloc oly champs and look at the bitch ass americans they picked off. Inevitably, those american olympians go on to win pro world titles.
Indeed, the topic would be far more interesting if we had to name Olympic Gold medalist who turned pro and who beat a future great or very good pro in their olympic run..
