FWIW Savon lost to Chagaev in the final of the 1997 AIBA World Championships. (Chagaev was later disqualified because he had two pro fights before the tournament.) Savon enthusiasts dispute the decision, but Savon didn't outclass Chagaev in that fight by any measure. And Chagaev didn't really become a pro HW great...
Here are the amateur records of some of your favourite professional fighters.
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Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, World Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest level of competition for the sport.
In that 2003 World Boxing Championship, GGG beat Matvey Korobov, Andy Lee, Lucian Bute, Yordanis Despaigne and Oleg Mashkin.Comment
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I don't believe it either.Comment
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