Great amateurs you wish turned pro

Erislandy Savon

Felix Savon Teofilo stevenson Mario Kindelan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzWx-QONt4 Without a doubt these two men. They would have lit up the division in their respective eras. Undisputed clamps I'm sure

Robeisy Ramirez - A natural star. Hopefully, he's taking his suspension O.K., and not lose passion for boxing. Interesting that his rival Marcos Forestal was really the one who ended up defecting after Ramirez was replaced by Forestal on the Domadores. Pretty sure his suspension is over, he's training with the team at least, was chatting to him last week in the airport in Havana. Superb boxer and also a real nice kid. His passion for boxing seems to be intact, he very eagerly showed me all his photos from London 2012 in his laptop and was just a real cool guy

Felix Savon Teofilo stevenson Mario Kindelan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzWx-QONt4Awesome power those two had...

Teofilo Stevenson is an amateur boxer I would've LOVED to see go pro. People keep talking that Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight not happening, but the greatest story NEVER told in the ring was Ali and Stevenson. They were both men of convictions (Ali exempting himself from the Vietnam Conflict & Stevenson not going against his socialist philosophies). http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article879174.ece/alternates/s615/Boxing%20legend%20Muhamad%20Ali%20(L)%20and%20Cuban%20boxing%20legend%20Teofilo%20Stevenson%20(R)%20spar%20jokingly%20in%20the%20Roberto%20Balado%20box%20ring%20in%201996 I thought Brim-Jonathan Butler in his new book about Rigo provided a interesting look into Stevenson's last days (Butler was Stevenson's last interviewer before he passed away). He turned down millions to fight Ali, but when he got old, he didn't want to do an interview with Butler without a bottle of vodka and $100. Pretty sad that Stevenson seemingly died broke and addicted to alcohol. But Stevenson stated that he didn't want to make "Sophie's Choice" (read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell)... He also thought that Rigo was a traitor to Cuba. Mario Kindelan was also an awesome amateur. But as far as CURRENT ACTIVE AMATEUR BOXERS go? I wouldn't mind seeing these guys turn pro: Albert Selimov - Dude gave Vasyl Lomachenko a hell of a run in Vasyl's amateur career. Julio Cesar la Cruz - He schooled the HELL out of that Azeri in the WSB finals. He got some sick feints too. Roniel Iglesias - Gritty fighter with a lot of power. He gets called "the (Un)Cuban." Robeisy Ramirez - A natural star. Hopefully, he's taking his suspension O.K., and not lose passion for boxing. Interesting that his rival Marcos Forestal was really the one who ended up defecting after Ramirez was replaced by Forestal on the Domadores.

That Tua KO looked like a clash of heads to me though, i'm still skeptical to this day about it and Tua even states in some interview I remember seeing he thinks it was a clash of heads. Looked like a right to the jaw if you ask me. Not to take anything away from Tua because he was always one of my favorite heavyweights to watch but here he was probably very overmatched.

That Tua KO looked like a clash of heads to me though, i'm still skeptical to this day about it and Tua even states in some interview I remember seeing he thinks it was a clash of heads. Meaning that right was so fast he didn't even know wtf hit him either since their head is well protected. :lol1: I love in the replay in slow-motion you can see it clearly catch him square on the button on the chin as he was coming in which made it worse no legs after that . Like Stevenson He had incredible power on his right people didn't know til they got hit.By the 5: 45 mark Lamon Brewster is doing the booty dew and getting knocked the fk out This is my favorite by the 1 min mark. Poor Davarryl got hit so hard his brain had to reboot.Even Felix rushed back to help the dude he got hit so hard.

That Tua KO looked like a clash of heads to me though, i'm still skeptical to this day about it and Tua even states in some interview I remember seeing he thinks it was a clash of heads.

Felix Savon Teofilo stevenson Mario Kindelan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzWx-QONt4 I met Savón last week BIG tall guy for 91kg

not the ams but I was interested in Harry Simon. His is more comparable to big Ike though since it was self inflicted

Ariel Hernandez- The offensive Rigo. 2 olympic golds, 2 golds at the worlds, 7 Cuban national titles. He destroyed Sven Ottke several times, Chris Byrd, Hernandez Sierra (another outstanding Cuban) the list is endless. What a tremendously talented boxer. Easily among the best technical boxers I've personally ever seen. 45.15 Majestic. This was great work by Hernandez. Thanks for uploading Dan.

Mario fycking Kindelan!

Still remember seeing that Savon vs Tua fight for the first time and being all head f*cked as to why he was stopped. I didn't even see the short right in real time. It looks like a phantom punch it happens so fast but when they slow it down you can tell how much power that sh*t had, and why Tua was asleep on his feet.

Still remember seeing that Savon vs Tua fight for the first time and being all head f*cked as to why he was stopped. I didn't even see the short right in real time.

Harry Mallin is the greatest Amateur boxer, of all times!! 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Jk theres no tape on him so I wouldn't know He had 300 losses though :lol1:

Felix Savon Teofilo stevenson Mario Kindelan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epzWx-QONt4

My brother in law was a good amateur. He lost his first fight in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Busted his ear drum pretty bad which ruined his chances of going pro. Couldn't stay in the Army either. Then he ass dialed my sister while he was trying to bang some chick over there and that ruined his marriage. So basically the Olympics ruined his life.

Harry Mallin is the greatest Amateur boxer, of all times!! 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Jk theres no tape on him so I wouldn't know

Stephen Beets was a very accomplished amateur himself.