Felix savon: best amateur boxer

[Ironside]

Savon is the greatest amateur of all time. If only he had gone pro, he most likely would have dominated the division for a loong time.

[AntonTheMeh]

He beat David Tua, Shannon Briggs,Sultan Ibragimov, Davarryl Williamson and many more............out of 362 fights he only lost 21. Too bad he never was able to turn pro because of the government in Cuba. Look him up on youtube, he knocked most of these guys out with that killer right hand.

deez you made that sig?

[AntonTheMeh]

felix savon vs shannon briggs

[jabsRstiff]

Understand that while Savon was excellent, he at times was a man facing boys.....same with Teo Stevenson.
You really can't gauge how he'd have done as a pro, against seasoned & physically matured fighters.



My choice is Mark Breland, as the best amateur of all time. He was incredibly dominant, & was a KO artist.....this without some of the advantages the MEN like Savon, Stevenson, & Abdullaev had.

[AntonTheMeh]

Understand that while Savon was excellent, he at times was a man facing boys.....same with Teo Stevenson.
You really can't gauge how he'd have done as a pro, against seasoned & physically matured fighters.


My choice is Mark Breland, as the best amateur of all time. He was incredibly dominant, & was a KO artist.....this without some of the advantages the MEN like Savon, Stevenson, & Abdullaev had.

WHAT ADVANTAGES?BRELAND WAS A SIX FOOT WELTERWEIGHT IN THE AMATEURS.

[jabsRstiff]

WHAT ADVANTAGES?BRELAND WAS A SIX FOOT WELTERWEIGHT IN THE AMATEURS.

He still weighed 147lbs, didn't he ? Being that skinny isn't always an advantage....

Savon & Stevenson were MEN facing boys, as I said.
Abdullaev, defeated Cotto in the Olympics, partly because he was able to manhandle the kid. When they fought as pros, Cotto was the stronger fighter.

[AntonTheMeh]

He still weighed 147lbs, didn't he ? Being that skinny isn't always an advantage....

Savon & Stevenson were MEN facing boys, as I said.
Abdullaev, defeated Cotto in the Olympics, partly because he was able to manhandle the kid. When they fought as pros, Cotto was the stronger fighter.

dude height is an advantage

[NAPO]

but this is the weird thing cubans are amazing amateur boxers they are the best but when is about profesional at least the ones that we have heard are not that great WHY??

[Ironside]

but this is the weird thing cubans are amazing amateur boxers they are the best but when is about profesional at least the ones that we have heard are not that great WHY??

Because I don't think they allow people from Cuba to turn pro. Most that go pro are the ones that were born in Cuba but fight outside of Cuba.

[NAPO]

Because I don't think they allow people from Cuba to turn pro. Most that go pro are the ones that were born in Cuba but fight outside of Cuba.

but why they are not as successful as in their amateur days that's my question..do u think because they trained differently because they are not in cuba??