Amateur Daze!! (tonnes of ama records)

[Azteca]

pernell whitaker was 201-14. some highlights include:

1982 United States Golden Gloves Champion -- Lightweight
World Championships in Munich, West Germany -- 2nd Lightweight
Lost decision in Final to Angel Herrera (Cuba)
1983 Pan-American Games -- 1st Lightweight
1984 Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, TX -- 1st Lightweight
U.S. Olympic Boxoffs Joey Belinc L Dec
Joey Belinc W Dec

Olympic Games in Los Angeles: Gold Medal Lightweight (132 lbs.)
Opponent Country Result
Mendez Nicaragua W Dec
Nyedo Uganda W Dec
Reiner Gies West Germany W Dec
Chil-Sung Chun South Korea W Dec
Luis Ortiz Puerto Rico TKO 2 (2:57) Wins Gold Medal

[Dye]

john scully had a great amatuer career

[Azteca]

kosta tszyu was 270-12. some highlights include:

1990 Goodwill Games Gold Medalist, defeats Aleksander Banin
1991 World Amateur Championship, defeats Vernon Forrest to capture the gold.

[Azteca]

julio cesar chavez was 14-1.

[Azteca]

prince naseem hamed was 62-5 (18 kayo's).

[Crazy Dude]

I'd have thought Morrison's experience in the Toughman contests would prevent him from having any amateur career. Don't they get a paid for that?

[Dye]

I'd have thought Morrison's experience in the Toughman contests would prevent him from having any amateur career. Don't they get a paid for that?

tommy did not fight amatuer when he was fighting in toughman
he boxed in the amatuers form ages 7-12 and toughman from 13-19 and then at age 19 came back and won the Kansas city Golden Gloves and won some more tournaments and fought Ray mercer at concord in the olympic trails and then turned pro on November-10- 1988 with a First round tko win over Willaim Muhammed

[Dye]

and yes you get paid for winning a toughman

[Dye]

trust me i am Tommy's biggest fan

[Crazy Dude]

Thanks for the info Dynamite Dye. I thought the way it worked though is after his first paid competition he couldn't go back to the amateurs.