what if Felix Savon had turned pro?

[paul750]

meaning less victories
none of those guys proved to be a force themselves
never seen much of mercer
but he dont seem like nothin special
tua was completely untested
golotas golota
and johnson is johnson

i dont think he woulda done much had ghe turned pro
as weve seen amatures is way diff from the pros

yes but they were top contenders, top 10 fighters, and golota has given most of the top heavyweights problems, i do however agree that the amatures and pro ranks are very different, but i still think he had a great chance

[paul750]

also you have got to remember that mercer was a gold medal champion himself, and gave holyfield and lewis a very tough fight [he possibly beat lewis that night]

[paul750]

i think he knocked Tua out cold, and Tua was out for ten minutes, but he was just a teenager then

[Fareastwarrior]

You could say that Savon perhaps could beat several serious top contenders, but the big question is how good is his chin. That chin has never been tested before, as far as I know Savon was knocked out once during his amateur career.

[paul750]

You could say that Savon perhaps could beat several serious top contenders, but the big question is how good is his chin. That chin has never been tested before, as far as I know Savon was knocked out once during his amateur career.

i don't think you always have to have a great chin to succeed, if your boxing ability is very good sometimes it dosn't matter, look at RJJ and lennox lewis

[Fareastwarrior]

Sure Roy Jones JR and Lewis has achieved a lot of success in their career, but don't forget how they went down once in their career , with a weak chin and everybody will talking more about their defeats then what they achieved.

[paul750]

Sure Roy Jones JR and Lewis has achieved a lot of success in their career, but don't forget how they went down once in their career , with a weak chin and everybody will talking more about their defeats then what they achieved.

yes but they are still considered all time great fighers by many, the question was could he have done well, so if he could do as well as lewis then that means yes

[Super_Lightweight]

lol

with a weak chin and everybody will talking more about their defeats then what they achieved.

Not true. Roy's chin was tested vs Ruiz and Tarver in their first fight and he did well. Only after getting punched in the back of the head by Tarver in the 1st fight and getting slow did he get hit by a punch that probably would have KO'd anyone. Roy's equilibrium was messed up by losing muscle mass.

Also, the only reason people talk more about the losses is because they just happened recently...that's not Roy's legacy, period.

[paul750]

Not true. Roy's chin was tested vs Ruiz and Tarver in their first fight and he did well. Only after getting punched in the back of the head by Tarver in the 1st fight and getting slow did he get hit by a punch that probably would have KO'd anyone. Roy's equilibrium was messed up by losing muscle mass.

Also, the only reason people talk more about the losses is because they just happened recently...that's not Roy's legacy, period.

the fact is if your a truly great boxer like RJJ you don't have to have a geat chin anyway, you can rely on your reflexes, and overall boxing ability, and most of the time you don't get hit flush anyway, thats the point i'm making about savon

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

the fact is if your a truly great boxer like RJJ you don't have to have a geat chin anyway, you can rely on your reflexes, and overall boxing ability, and most of the time you don't get hit flush anyway, thats the point i'm making about savon

Truth be told, I know very little about Felix Savon's style, I just kno about his great record and that he is from CUba.