david tua knocked out in the amateurs

[Phantasm]

Second best amateur heavyweight of all time IMO, the amateur equivalent of a Joe Louis. Judging by what I've seen, I took a personal preference to Teofilo Stevenson, but getting KO'd by Savon is nothing to be ashamed of at all.

I agree...I think Stevenson was a better amateur than Savon. I wonder how he would have translated to the pro fight game. I think he would have been in the same league as the heavyweights of that era, ie. Ali, Frazier, Norton, Foreman.

[Phantasm]

Coz its a dictatorship over there, shame loads of ACE AM boxers! Savon was a beast, ive seen that KO many times now but bare in mind Tua was just a pup! Savon woulda gave any1 hell!

Yup. The government banned professional athletes, which is why most fighters defect to join US leagues. Baseball and boxing, to be more specific. Casamayor had to defect to fight pro and imo is one of the greatest fighters to ever come from the island, considering what he has done at such a late age in his life. Remember all the hype when Orlando 'Duque' Hernandez came to the Yankees after defecting. Its the only chance those guys have of making any money.

[Ted The Bull]

Nope, no shame at all.

Arguably the best amateur heavyweight of all time.

Or Stevenson

[paul750]

OMG...i thought Tua was supposed to be iron chinned. He got knocked down with a nothing punch.
Was Mike Tyson ever knocked down like that in the Amatuers?

He does have an iron chin. He was just a kid fighting one of these best amatuer boxers ever. He would have taken many many harder punches as a professional.

Regarding the Ibeabuchi statement: Ike showed he had all the qualities to be a great heavyweight, and he done it as a pro. There's no comparison at all