Who was P4P the greatest amateur boxer ever?

[kiDynamite92]

Outside of the heavies Mark Breland was one of the few amateurs I saw knock guys out cold consistently...Usually you see referee stoppages in the amateurs but Breland was scoring legitimate 10count KO's...

Gotta look this guy up more.

[kiDynamite92]

George Foreman should get an honourable mention, I mean he decimated his opposition all the way to an Olympic gold in like 30 fights! Insane.

[Suckmedry]

Theres big similarities between Lomachenko and Tszyu in the ams. They used a lot of great angles and were adept at countering while being offensive i.e.: moving forward and still being in a position to attack. Breathtaking fighters.

[f15bone]

Tszyus fight vs Forrest at the world championships is one of the greatest displays of skill I've seen in boxing, am or pro.

I have seen vids of Tszyu as an amateur & he was no joke...Many of his fellow fighters have commented in the past on his prowess as an amateur...

[Dynamite76]

I'm going with Mark Breland, only lost 1 of over 110 fights.Howard Davis Jr. was great, but he only won 2 National Titles, and even then, got knocked down a lot.Teofilo Stevenson was great, but somewhat overrated, never solved Igor Vysotsky, and would've lost to Page and Frazier had he fought them in 78 and 80, respectively.

[Chrismart]

An old thread bump I know, but I thought I'd reply to an old thread as opposed to making a new one.

I've just been reading a Boxing News magazine article, there top 15 goes like this:

15. Harry Mallin (UK)
Olympic Gold x2, European gold

14. Valeri Popenchenko (Soviet Union)
Olympic Gold, European gold x2

13. Boris Lagutin (Soviet Union)
Olympic Gold x2, European x2

12. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine)
Olympic Gold x2, World gold x2

11. Zbigniew Pietrztkowski (Poland)
Olympic Silver, Olympic bronze x2

10. Cassius Clay (USA)
Olympic Gold

09. Wilbert McClure (USA)
Olympic Gold, Pan-American gold

08. Ray Leonard (USA)
Olympic Gold, Pan-American gold

07. Ronnie Harris (USA)
Olympic Gold

06. **** McTaggart (Scotland)
Olympic Gold, Olympic bronze, European gold

05. Pascual Perez (Argentina)
Olympic Gold

04. Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba)
Olympic Gold x3, World Gold x3

03. Jerzy Kulej (Poland)
Olympic Gold x2, European gold x2

02. Julius Torma (Czech)
Olympic Gold, European gold

01. Laszlo Papp (Hungary)
Olympic Gold x3, European gold x2

[travestyny]

Apparently Ray Robinson was 85-2 (the two loses coming under his given name) with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round.

Pretty damn good for the GOAT.


---Edit---
Actually, a win total that is likely higher than 85, considering that I don't know how many wins he had under his given name. Only that he apparently lost 2 under that name.

[QueensburyRules]

An old thread bump I know, but I thought I'd reply to an old thread as opposed to making a new one.

I've just been reading a Boxing News magazine article, there top 15 goes like this:

15. Harry Mallin (UK)
Olympic Gold x2, European gold

14. Valeri Popenchenko (Soviet Union)
Olympic Gold, European gold x2

13. Boris Lagutin (Soviet Union)
Olympic Gold x2, European x2

12. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine)
Olympic Gold x2, World gold x2

11. Zbigniew Pietrztkowski (Poland)
Olympic Silver, Olympic bronze x2

10. Cassius Clay (USA)
Olympic Gold

09. Wilbert McClure (USA)
Olympic Gold, Pan-American gold

08. Ray Leonard (USA)
Olympic Gold, Pan-American gold

07. Ronnie Harris (USA)
Olympic Gold

06. **** McTaggart (Scotland)
Olympic Gold, Olympic bronze, European gold

05. Pascual Perez (Argentina)
Olympic Gold

04. Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba)
Olympic Gold x3, World Gold x3

03. Jerzy Kulej (Poland)
Olympic Gold x2, European gold x2

02. Julius Torma (Czech)
Olympic Gold, European gold

01. Laszlo Papp (Hungary)
Olympic Gold x3, European gold x2

- -Indeed, Lazlo #1, but your list devolves into caca thereafter.

[ron davis]

What was Armstrongs, Amber's, and Sammy Angott's amateur records?

Thank you.