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All time Olympic (super) heavyweight boxing tournament...?

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All participants are +81 kg, as they were at the time they won the Olympic gold (for multiple winners, pick the games of your choice).

Single night elimination tournament, all 3 round x 3 minute bouts...

FIRST ROUND:

1. Teofilo Stevenson vs George Foreman

2. Wladimir Klitschko vs Odlanier Solis

3. Lennox Lewis vs Joe Frazier

4. Felix Savon vs Alexander Povetkin

SEMI FINALS:

Winner 1 vs Winner 2

Winner 3 vs Winner 4

Winners progress to the FINAL MATCH...

Who takes it and why?

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  • teodor
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Stevenson wins over Foreman (points)

    Solis wins over Klitschko (points)

    Lewis wins over Frazier ( points )

    Savon wins over Povetkin ( points )

    Stevenson wins over Solis (RSC)

    Savon wins over Lewis (points)

    Stevenson wins over Savon ( RSC)

    Among the amateur standouts mentioned, Stevenson was the most accomplished and had the best optimum use of his physical attributes, skills, power and experience. Stevenson emerged at the time when the US still had among the best and strongest amateur boxing programs in the world as evidenced by its production of many Olympic winners and eventual world pro boxing champions.

    I see Stevenson winning by RSC over his compatriots because of their gameness and also because of the more powerful style of Cuban amateur boxing during his time. Cuban fighters in his time always go for the quick finish especially to avoid the complications of the Olympic scoring system

  • 8 years ago

    1- Teofilo Stevenson will outbox Big George Foreman in 3 rounds. Big George always has a puncher chance but 3 rounds isn't long enough for him to get lucky.

    2- Wladimir Klitscho is a better professional fighter than Odlanier Solis but as an amateur Solis was better. He beat such notable like Felix Savon, Sultan Ibragimov, Kubrat Pulev....Odlanier will outbox the then mechanical Wlad.

    3- Lennox Lewis has such great reach and height advantage over Joe Frazier that I have to pick Lennox to win this one by decision.

    4- Alexander Povetkin was a good amateur but Felix Savon was a great amateur. Felix will win an easy decision.

    Semi Finals

    1- Teofilo Stevenson will use his reach and good jab to keep the fight in the middle of the ring and win a close decision with a flash knockdown in the second round.

    2- This will be a close fight but I feel that Lennox was a great professional but Felix was a better fighter as an amarteur. Felix win a close decision.

    Finals

    Great fight between two greatest heavyweight amateurs of all time. Felix Savon has a better record so I will go on a limb and pick him to win a close decision. He seems to be just a little quicker than Stevenson. Both has 3 gold medals at the Olympic but at the Pan American games Felix has 3 golds to Stevenson 2 golds and at the world amateur championship Felix has 6 golds to Stevenson 3 golds. Felix Savon won this tournament.

  • 8 years ago

    My god there are some total retards here...

    FIRST ROUND

    Foreman would destroy Stevenson, why do you think he never turned pro?

    Klitschko jab and grab to an easy victory.

    Lennox Lewis destroyed Tyson so Frazier would be easy.

    Povetkin is ****, Savon takes it.

    SEMI FINALS

    Klitschko with a headguard on is safe from Foreman's power, jab to victory

    Pavon gets destroyed by the greatest heavyweight of all time according to George Foreman

    FINALS

    I would have to say that Klitschko could probably beat Lewis at amateur due to his bigger reach and his worse chin being protected.

  • 8 years ago

    stevenson - far more experience thean foreman

    solis - cuban more suited to amateur style

    lewis - too big for frazier

    savon

    stevenson

    savon

    battle of the cuban triple gold medalists - savon to edge it due to his height and reach advantage

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