Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson: Plan is Foolish, But Olympic Amateurs Might Beat Pros

[LA_2_Vegas]

I could definitely see that happening, especially to the slow starters who like to take fights to the late rounds.. guys who like to invest to the body and make it a war of attrition. Conversely we could see a lot of promising AM's career derailed once the pro has his pride tested and has to fight back to win

[MisanthropicNY]

The amateurs put an emphasis on point scoring and speed, where as the pro game tends to favor power more than anything else. Also take a professional at the championship level, where you're used to fighting for 12 rds and he's used to pacing himself for 12, and now he's fighting 4, he's not used to that. It's like a marathon runner competing in a 100 meter dash, it's not the same. If he's not prepared for it, he'll get beat.

The pro game tends to favor power? What pro game are you watching? The pro game tends to favor clinching and creating low output fights that's the difference...in the Olympics you win by scoring points by landing shots...in the pros you win by creating no-action.

[MisanthropicNY]

Khan with headgear = beast mode...

[Khalid X]

Tyson is right.

Guys like Rigo and other cuban fighters have no choice but to stay in the amateurs (unless they defect).

Then you have a lot of the foreign fighters like GGG, Lomo who stay amateurs well into their 20's due to national pride. I watched both when they were in the amateurs and I have no doubt they could have beaten several pros even back then.

Even american fighters like Wilder, Russell Jr, and Warren could have beaten pros as they fought well into their 20's before turning pro.

So yeah as far fetched as it sounds, I could definitely see some of those guys beating pros.

[b Murphington]

The amateurs put an emphasis on point scoring and speed, where as the pro game tends to favor power more than anything else. Also take a professional at the championship level, where you're used to fighting for 12 rds and he's used to pacing himself for 12, and now he's fighting 4, he's not used to that. It's like a marathon runner competing in a 100 meter dash, it's not the same. If he's not prepared for it, he'll get beat.

[megas30]

not a chance, if that's the case, why are they still in thr AM?

Lomo and Rigo just became Pro. They were dominating to the AM. Look at how many fights they have. They didn't just became this good, they were good all along. A pro running into Rigo or Loma would have serious problem.

[hectari]

Its true, Amateurs can beat Pros its an entire different style, Ams will throw flurries and get out and score points, Pros are accustomed to breaking guys down, conserving energy and doing damage.

[Luilun]

Well there was one 17 year old who beat Pacquaio up during sparring Jose Benevedes so Mike is probably right

[SouthPawHitman]

not a chance, if that's the case, why are they still in thr AM?

Do you even amateur boxing bro?

[WesternChamp]

Hahahaha.....i would be laughing my drunk @ss off at this. Seeing a pro run into someone like Rigo, GGG or Loma.

not a chance, if that's the case, why are they still in thr AM?