OK, let's see...WHO is the sharpest poster here??

[Chase8400]

Obviously but the difference is that Marciano fought and lost in the amateurs after he had turned pro. Marciano's 49 straight victories in a row is a legendary record in boxing so when it comes up that he had actually lost a boxing match after turning pro, it's going to be talked about.

Of course it's ultimately meaningless because no records are ever going to be changed nor should they but it's a subject for debate.

I'd imagine that there would be some controversy if Calzaghe had lost amateur fights after turning pro, for example.

Naw, it would be like losing in sparring. Who cares when there is nothing at stake? That's the difference. I'm sure that allot of fighters have lost in sparring but won in the fight they were sparring for. See the relativeness?

[TheGreatA]

Naw, it would be like losing in sparring. Who cares when there is nothing at stake? That's the difference. I'm sure that allot of fighters have lost in sparring but won in the fight they were sparring for. See the relativeness?

I wouldn't compare an amateur fight to sparring, maybe an exhibition contest which were popular up until the Ali era.

[Dye]

Can anyone answer all these ??

Questions:
1- Who is Kent Green and what is his claim to fame??
2- Who is Robert Salters and what is his claim to fame?
3- Who is Anthony Ivy and what is his claim to fame?
4- Who is Al Evans and what is his claim to fame?
5- Who is Bernardo Comas and what is his claim to fame?
6- Who stopped Larry Holmes as an amateur?
7- Who is Mike Johnson of Ohio and what is his claim to fame?
8- Who is Darryl Anthony and what is his claim to fame?
9- Who is Terry Christianson and what future world champion does he hold an amateur win over?
10- Who is Mike Brown from Idaho and what is his claim to fame?
11- Who is Andy Leibling of Germany and what is his claim to fame?
12- Who is Kwak Kwi-Keun of South Korea and what is his claim to fame?
13- What connection do Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard have with the singer Ray Charles? (NO, it is not that they are all named Ray)
14- Who is Roberto Perez and what is his claim to fame?
15- Who is Coley Wallace and what is his claim to fame?
16. Who is Eric "The Energizer" ***an and what is his claim to fame?
17. Who is Pete Rademacher and what is his claim to fame?
18. Who stopped Meldrick Taylor as an amateur?
19. Who is Rudy Cisneros and what it his claim to fame?
20. Who is Felix Nance and what is his claim to fame?
21. Canada's Egerton Marcus fought for both the 1988 Olympic gold medal (he lost in the finals to gain the silver medal) and the IBF world title as a professional. What unusual fact did these two fights have in common?]
22. Who is Donald Sample and what is his claim to fame?

Bonus Question: Who is Clinton Mitchell of Brooklyn, N.Y. and what is his claim to fame?

Robert Salters Beat Rid**** Bowe in the 88 Trails, I've got that fight on tape.

[Chase8400]

I wouldn't compare an amateur fight to sparring, maybe an exhibition contest which were popular up until the Ali era.

Even still, exibitions apply too. They don't really count toward a professional record and they shouldn't.

[Mr. Philadel]

Can anyone answer all these ??

Questions:
1- Who is Kent Green and what is his claim to fame?? he stopped Ali in the first round in the amateurs
2- Who is Robert Salters and what is his claim to fame? he stopped Bowe in the '88 US Championships (Amateur)
3- Who is Anthony Ivy and what is his claim to fame?
4- Who is Al Evans and what is his claim to fame? KO'd Tyson in '82 (Amateurs) that was easy!
5- Who is Bernardo Comas and what is his claim to fame?
6- Who stopped Larry Holmes as an amateur?
7- Who is Mike Johnson of Ohio and what is his claim to fame?
8- Who is Darryl Anthony and what is his claim to fame? I think he's the ONLY guy to beat Mark Breland in the amateurs
9- Who is Terry Christianson and what future world champion does he hold an amateur win over?
10- Who is Mike Brown from Idaho and what is his claim to fame?
11- Who is Andy Leibling of Germany and what is his claim to fame? he beat Roy in the amateurs (easy!)
12- Who is Kwak Kwi-Keun of South Korea and what is his claim to fame? stopped Michael Moorer in the amateurs
13- What connection do Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard have with the singer Ray Charles? (NO, it is not that they are all named Ray)
14- Who is Roberto Perez and what is his claim to fame?
15- Who is Coley Wallace and what is his claim to fame?
16. Who is Eric "The Energizer" ***an and what is his claim to fame? the first boxer to beat that dude from Hawaii named Brian Viloria......***an also beat Chad Dawson in the amateurs(did you know that Ice?)
17. Who is Pete Rademacher and what is his claim to fame?
18. Who stopped Meldrick Taylor as an amateur?
19. Who is Rudy Cisneros and what it his claim to fame? stopped Cintron in the 2000 Olympic Trials
20. Who is Felix Nance and what is his claim to fame?
21. Canada's Egerton Marcus fought for both the 1988 Olympic gold medal (he lost in the finals to gain the silver medal) and the IBF world title as a professional. What unusual fact did these two fights have in common?] I think he lost BOTH fights to Henry Maske.....not sure though!
22. Who is Donald Sample and what is his claim to fame?

Bonus Question: Who is Clinton Mitchell of Brooklyn, N.Y. and what is his claim to fame? besides the Hopkins win, he was good amateur.....I think he lost to Andrew Maynard in the finals of the '86 Olympic Trials

some of them I know I know.......but my brain aint cooperatin'

[dondi330]

Who ever has that much time on their hands..my heart goes out to you...lol

[Mr. Philadel]

Who ever has that much time on their hands..my heart goes out to you...lol

read the question......then answer it!......maybe 5 minutes max......they aint that hard if you're REALLY a follower of the sport!

[dondi330]

read the question......then answer it!......maybe 5 minutes max......they aint that hard if you're REALLY a follower of the sport!

That would be ok if we weren't on the internet and all you have to do is cut and paste into google bar.
So it proves nothing to answer the questions.
One more thing, there are many serious fans that probably couldn't answer one of those questions, it takes nothing away from their love of the sport.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Robert Salters beat Rid**** at the 88 Trials but Bowe reversed that in the box-off and made the team...his real claim to fame, though -I was there for it- was when he STOPPED Bowe at the 1988 US Championships

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

I wouldnt say it is a pointless thread...if you love boxing I think it is interesting and believe me some of this stuff is not "googable" LOL...and why would u want to google for answers? Either you know or you do not.

As for headgears, they became mandatory in the early 80's...I know as late as 1983 Mark Breland fought an international meet without headgear, I have the photo