Was the 1984 U.S Olympic boxing team the greatest ever?

[BoxingGenius27]

with honorable mentions going to the 1988 team.

1984 Olympic team had:

Meldrick Taylor
Pernell Whitaker
Mark Breland
Virgil Hill
Evander Holyfield
Henry Tillman
Tyrell Biggs

Compared to 1988's:

Michael Carbajal
Kennedy McKinney
Roy Jones
Ray Mercer
Rid**** Bowe

[DLT]

96 was pretty good also

106: Albert Guardado, Topeka, Kan.
112: Eric Morel, Madison, Wis.
119: Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, Pa.
125: Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Mich.
132: Terrance Cauthen, Philadelphia, Pa.
139: David Diaz, Chicago, Ill.
147: Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif.
156: David Reid, Philadelphia, Pa. (1st)
165: Rhoshii Wells, Riverdale, Ga.
178: Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Fla.
201: Nate Jones, Chicago, Ill.
+201: Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Conn

[shogunn]

2000 was pretty good also

106: Albert Guardado, Topeka, Kan.
112: Eric Morel, Madison, Wis.
119: Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, Pa.
125: Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Mich.
132: Terrance Cauthen, Philadelphia, Pa.
139: David Diaz, Chicago, Ill.
147: Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif.
156: David Reid, Philadelphia, Pa. (1st)
165: Rhoshii Wells, Riverdale, Ga.
178: Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Fla.
201: Nate Jones, Chicago, Ill.
+201: Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Conn

this looks like the 1996 team

[Thread Stealer]

1976 is up there, and featured two ATGs in M. Spinks and Leonard just like the 1984 team did in Whitaker and Holyfield, but the 84' team is deeper beyond those two ATGs.

[DLT]

this looks like the 1996 team

sorry, thats what I meant

[Mr. Fantastic]

WOW! Just imagine if a lot of people didn't go try to join the NBA/NFL, those two rosters would look more impressive huh?

[Danny Gunz]

96 was pretty good also

106: Albert Guardado, Topeka, Kan.
112: Eric Morel, Madison, Wis.
119: Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, Pa.
125: Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Mich.
132: Terrance Cauthen, Philadelphia, Pa.
139: David Diaz, Chicago, Ill.
147: Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif.
156: David Reid, Philadelphia, Pa. (1st)
165: Rhoshii Wells, Riverdale, Ga.
178: Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Fla.
201: Nate Jones, Chicago, Ill.
+201: Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Conn

Get some

[DeadLikeMe]

WOW! Just imagine if a lot of people didn't go try to join the NBA/NFL, those two rosters would look more impressive huh?

Imagine if America went socialist and demanded all those fighters plus several thousand others devote every year of their existence to being boxing champions or their mothers' get shot, they'd really be champions like the Klitschkos then!

[RINGG]

76 team was the greatest. Ray Leonard, the Spinks bro's, Howard Davis etc

[Check]

None of those teams that you guys listed were the greatest. The greatest team ever sent to the Olympics was in 1952. The team was led by Floyd Patterson and went to Helsinki and collected 5 gold medals.