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[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

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[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

PS...I will add some more rare onces when I can...

[cotto16]

<< NYCGG

<< NYCGG

<< OLYMPIC BOXING

<< Terry Christianson decisions Gerald McClellan , 1986 National Golden Gloves

<<< NGG Champions

<<< 1984 NYC Golden Gloves Mark Breland vs. Antonio Ratliff

<<< 1982 Junior Olympics Dan Vassar vs. Johnny Tapia

<<< Mark Breland: The Greatest Amateur Of All-Time?

<<< 1983 North American Championship Payne v. Teofilo Stevenson

<<< 1984 Olympic Trials Rickey Womack vs. Evander Holyfield Pt.2

<< MELANIE LEY ARCHIVES

Yeah got to agree brealand was the best amature, also tony ayala jr has got to be worth a mention never lost amature fight from the age of 8, at 16 beats the feared big puncher lamont kirland in the golden gloves final. Also donald curry was a class act

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Yeah got to agree brealand was the best amature, also tony ayala jr has got to be worth a mention never lost amature fight from the age of 8, at 16 beats the feared big puncher lamont kirland in the golden gloves final. Also donald curry was a class act

Actually, Alex Ramos and Ayala split two fights as amateurs

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Actually, Alex Ramos and Ayala split two fights as amateurs

Ayala also turned pro young...didnt have big international career... he is nowhere near the top of all time amateurs.

[cotto16]

Ayala also turned pro young...didnt have big international career... he is nowhere near the top of all time amateurs.

He is the best i have seen besides brealand and curry. Also forgot to mention roy jones

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

yea, but what about Taylor, Whitaker, Paul Gonzalez, Teo Stevenson, etc etc??? I dont think Ayala rates with any of them. He ws good, dont get me wrong. but not of their amateur caliber

[Left2body]

I started seeing a few Amateur gems due to Scully. I was amazed when I saw the post of Hearns vs Pryor. It was a hell of an Amateur fight.

Scully after looking at some of those old fights I was wondering if Amateur boxing is even a good indicator or prolonged training ground anymore for a pro-boxer? It seems that amateur and pro-boxing have a widening gap.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Amateur boxing -with the implementation of computer scoring and four two minute rounds, has STOPPED being a solid breeding ground for professinals... it is something barely resembling boxing now....amateur boxing in the 1970's and 1980's was something similar to pro boxing...you could see some GREAT fights but now under the new rules the most accomplished amateurs are guys who very easily wouldnt even make a dent in the pro game...if you look at a national tournament line up dont always look to the gold medalists as future champs...look at a tough kid who got outboxed on the ridiculous scoring earlier on..a kid who doesnt want to play tag

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Amateur boxing -with the implementation of computer scoring and four two minute rounds, has STOPPED being a solid breeding ground for professinals... it is something barely resembling boxing now....amateur boxing in the 1970's and 1980's was something similar to pro boxing...you could see some GREAT fights but now under the new rules the most accomplished amateurs are guys who very easily wouldnt even make a dent in the pro game...if you look at a national tournament line up dont always look to the gold medalists as future champs...look at a tough kid who got outboxed on the ridiculous scoring earlier on..a kid who doesnt want to play tag

Another bump up for you posters who havent been able to check these out!