Unexpected/strange amateur fights and wins..

[TheBigLug]

Following on from the Porter beating Usyk thread, i thought it might be a fun thread to make one about fights you can't imagine now that actually took place in the amateurs.

I heard Nonito Donaire beat James Kirkland as an amateur.

Also Calzaghe stopped Chris Byrd as an amateur around 1992.

[_Rexy_]

Mike Tyson losing twice to Henry Tillman.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Ryan Farrag beat Luke Campbell, not too long before Campbell won Olympic gold. Pretty Sure Juergen Braehmer knocked out Ricky Hatton inside a round also

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Paddy Gallagher beat Callum Smith as well, and Vijender Singh beat both Derevyanchenko and Badou Jack

[mlac]

Joseph Parkers trainer Kevin Barry beat Evander Holyfield for olympic Silver medal on some BS technicality.

[yngwie]

Ivan Calderon beat Miguel Cotto
Francisco Bojado fought Edwin Valero and Rocky Juarez
Shawn Porter also fought Daniel Jacobs, James DeGale, Shawn Estrada and Dominic Wade
Gary Russell beat Sadam Ali
Tyson Fury lost to David Price
Oscar Dela Hoya beat Robert Garcia
Keith Thurman lost to Demetrious Andrade
Gerald McClellan beat Roy Jones
Michael Grogan beat Evander Holyfield, Virgill Hill and Michael Nunn
Tommy Hearns beat Aaron Pryor and both of them lost to Howard Davis
Mario Kindelan beat Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto, Felix Trinidad, Felix Diaz, Somluck Kamsing (olympic champion) and Frankie Gavin
Andre Berto fought Vanes Martirosyan and Austin Trout
Amir Khan stopped Victor Ortiz
Terence Crawford lost to Yordenis Ugas
Stevie Johnston faced Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest and Shane Mosley
I have plenty more and a list of fighters that fought each other both as pros and amateurs.

[Eff Pandas]

I believe Todd Foster beat Chris Byrd during the 88 Olympic Trials.

The 139lb US Olympic Trials was nuts, not so much unexpected, but deep with talent. It had Shane Mosley (future 3-division champ), Vernon Forrest (future 2-division champ), Terron Millett (future 140lb champ) & Stevie Johnston (future 135lb champ) in the final 4.

Forrest beat Mosley
Johnston beat Millett

Forrest beat Johnston in the finals & the boxoffs.

[mlac]

Ivan Calderon beat Miguel Cotto
Francisco Bojado fought Edwin Valero and Rocky Juarez
Shawn Porter also fought Daniel Jacobs, James DeGale, Shawn Estrada and Dominic Wade
Gary Russell beat Sadam Ali
Tyson Fury lost to David Price
Oscar Dela Hoya beat Robert Garcia
Keith Thurman lost to Demetrious Andrade
Gerald McClellan beat Roy Jones
Michael Grogan beat Evander Holyfield, Virgill Hill and Michael Nunn
Tommy Hearns beat Aaron Pryor and both of them lost to Howard Davis
Mario Kindelan beat Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto, Felix Trinidad, Felix Diaz, Somluck Kamsing (olympic champion) and Frankie Gavin
Andre Berto fought Vanes Martirosyan and Austin Trout
Amir Khan stopped Victor Ortiz
Terence Crawford lost to Yordenis Ugas
Stevie Johnston faced Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest and Shane Mosley
I have plenty more and a list of fighters that fought each other both as pros and amateurs.

Why is that strange? Kindelan is one of the GOAT Cuban amateurs ?

what's strange is he lost to a 17 year old Amir khan.

[Eff Pandas]

iirc Floyd dropped a decision to Augie Sanchez. Believe they had quite the rivalry as amateurs, but Floyd won all their fights (4 or 5 total iirc) except the one.

[Eff Pandas]

Floyd beat Eric Morel, who'd later go on to make the 96 US Olympic team.