Why are gold medalist so bad in the pros?

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Olympic gold medalists are BUSTS

The thread is a bust, knowledge is useful before posting them .

[Stokely]

The thread is a bust, knowledge is useful before posting them .

Your threads are busts, all you talk about is the heavyweight divisions just like a dumb casual.

[Larry the boss]

Am's are nothing like the pro's

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Your threads are busts, all you talk about is the heavyweight divisions just like a dumb casual.

Well I'm unaware of who you are so what alt is this one? I do notice posters with October join date of 2018 seems to get badly schooled on here but maybe you didn't read everyone's replies to you because you would quickly see the mugging you took on it. .Ha

[satiev1]

Olympic Gold Medalists As Professionals

2000
Brahim Asloum: 24-2 (10 KOs), 1x champion with no title defenses

Muhammad Abdullaev: 21-4 (14 KOs), lost in his only world title shot

Audley Harrison: 31-7 (23 KOs), never put himself in position to challenge for a world title

2004
Alexander Povetkin: 34-2 (24 KOs), lost in his two biggest fights; Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua

2008
Zou Shiming: 9-2 (2 KOs), lost in his only world title opportunity, soon retires after getting knocked the f**k out in just his 11th fight

Félix Diaz: 20-3 (10 KOs), mostly known for QUITTING against Terence Crawford

Rakhim Chakhkiev: 26-3 (19 KOs), had one world title opportunity against Glowacki and got TKO’d

2012
Robeisy Ramirez: 0-1 (0 KOs), just lost in his pro-debut

Luke Campbell: 21-2 (16 KOs), split decision loss to Jorge Linares, has another chance at glory against Vasyl Lomachenko, will most likely lose that fight

Ryōta Murata: 15-2 (12 KOs), competing for minor world titles, already two losses on his resume


Egor Mekhontsev: 13-0-1 (8 KOs), accomplished nothing in his career, retires after 14 lousy fights

There have been 44 boxing Olympic gold medalists from 2000 to 2012 and only Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Andre Ward, Vasyl Lomachenko, James DeGale, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua can say they’ve had successful careers. That’s only 6.2% of them. WOW!

1. DE LA HOYA - GOLD MEDAL
2. MAYWEATHER - BRONZE MEDAL ROBBED OF GOLD
3 MOSLEY - GREAT AMATEUR CAREER
4. LEONARD - GOLD MEDAL
5. ROY JONES JR - GOLD MEDAL - ROBBED
6. WHITAKER - GOLD MEDAL
7. LENNOX LEWIS - GOLD MEDAL
8. Andre ward - GOLD MEDAL

You're mentioning the ones that failed but don't realize all the ones that were great had medaled. Most all time greats all had amazing amateur records. Most current future hall of famers all had great amateur records. You're wrong.

[satiev1]

Gold Medalists are one of the best bets in boxing. Your odds on being a legend go up drastically if you win that gold medal. And I bet there aren't any better amateur titles that convert into a pro title at a higher percent that Olympic Champions.

Whitaker
Leonard
Ali
Frazier
Spinks
Foreman
Oscar
Loma
Usyk
Rigo
Dre Ward

Sure not everyone is gonna be a success, but look at the failure rate for silver & bronze medalist or National Golden Glove champs or US or World champs or w/e.

EXACTLY. OP IS A MORON. There's thousands of non medalists who failed in boxing much more than gold medalists who succeeded.

[Stokely]

1. DE LA HOYA - GOLD MEDAL
2. MAYWEATHER - BRONZE MEDAL ROBBED OF GOLD
3 MOSLEY - GREAT AMATEUR CAREER
4. LEONARD - GOLD MEDAL
5. ROY JONES JR - GOLD MEDAL - ROBBED
6. WHITAKER - GOLD MEDAL
7. LENNOX LEWIS - GOLD MEDAL
8. Andre ward - GOLD MEDAL

You're mentioning the ones that failed but don't realize all the ones that were great had medaled. Most all time greats all had amazing amateur records. Most current future hall of famers all had great amateur records. You're wrong.

Lol you have to go all the way back to the 80s to find gold medalists who succeeded in the pros. Only 6.2% of gold medalists from 2000-2012 have/had great careers.

[Guest]

Lol, now post all the Olympic Gold Medalists who were champions.

While this thread is indeed terrible, lots of old school people lament the way scoring changed in the amateurs.

Btw, I actually saw in person Lomachencko's 2007 loss in the world Amateur Championships and to me it honestly looked like he won. The scoring was weird af.

[Lomadeaux]

While this thread is indeed terrible, lots of old school people lament the way scoring changed in the amateurs.

Btw, I actually saw in person Lomachencko's 2007 loss in the world Amateur Championships and to me it honestly looked like he won. The scoring was weird af.

Had to be a lot of talent there.