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Olympic Gold 1992, 1996 and 2000.
Pan Am Gold in 1987, 1991.
World Champion 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1993.
Amateur record of 358-17.
Defeated pros Ray Mercer, Michael Bentt, Shannon Briggs, Danell Nicholson, David Tua, David Izonritei, Kirk Johnson and Andrew Golota.
Shannon Briggs fought Savon at the 1991 Pan Am Games. "I'll give Savon his credit," said Briggs. "He won the fight. But I think he took advantage of the system. He was a man fighting kids. That's the case with a lot of these Cuban fighters. They're 28, 29, 30 fighting kids, 19, 20, 21. That's a big advantage physically and mentally."
There has been much debate over what kind of pros Savon and Stevenson would have made. Don King once offered Savon $10 million to turn pro. His response was, "What do I need $10 million for when I have 11 million Cubans behind me."
What kind of pro do some of you guys think Savon would have made? i think Briggs had a point with his age remark.
Pan Am Gold in 1987, 1991.
World Champion 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1993.
Amateur record of 358-17.
Defeated pros Ray Mercer, Michael Bentt, Shannon Briggs, Danell Nicholson, David Tua, David Izonritei, Kirk Johnson and Andrew Golota.
Shannon Briggs fought Savon at the 1991 Pan Am Games. "I'll give Savon his credit," said Briggs. "He won the fight. But I think he took advantage of the system. He was a man fighting kids. That's the case with a lot of these Cuban fighters. They're 28, 29, 30 fighting kids, 19, 20, 21. That's a big advantage physically and mentally."
There has been much debate over what kind of pros Savon and Stevenson would have made. Don King once offered Savon $10 million to turn pro. His response was, "What do I need $10 million for when I have 11 million Cubans behind me."
What kind of pro do some of you guys think Savon would have made? i think Briggs had a point with his age remark.
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