Espn's showing of the good prospects.

[El Kabong]

There is a HUGE difference between amateur and the pros as people like Audley Harrison and Amir Kahn have found out

[Taeth]

WATCH THEIR FIGHTS, There wasn't a huge difference when Teofilo used to be an amateur... there was no headgear and Felix Savon fought in 92 omypics when the amateur program was still strong.

Audley Harrison and Amir Khan are nothing like either of these two.

[El Kabong]

Yes I know when they fought and I have seen them there is still a huge difference in amateur boxing and professional boxing.

Stevenson and Savon were great boxers but great AMATEUR boxers and there is a difference. They both fought in the amateurs until they were 30 some years old meanwhile guys who are 18-20 years old are competing vs them. I am not going to say they would totally suck as professionals but they wouldn't beat the best competition that was out there at the time.

Do you see Stevenson beating: Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Norton?

Do you see Savon beating: Lewis, Bowe, Holyfield, Tyson

[Taeth]

I honestly do.

I see Teofilo who was so big and fast giving anyone in the history of the sport a difficult time, Ali wasn't great against awkward boxers(Norton) and Foreman was too slow and would be outboxed.

Felix Savon, his power and size, and boxing ability make me think he would handle Holyfield and Tyson extremely well, I think he would have difficulties with Bowe even though he would stop him early, and I think he would give Lewis all he could handle.

They weren't always 30 years old by the time they fought at the highest level of the sport, both of them were in their early 20's when they won their first gold medals

[El Kabong]

I guess by not ever trying their luck in the pros their upside is immeasurable but they did LOSE to amateurs is all I am saying. You can take the gold medalists from the Bejing Olympics and put them in with Wladimir Klitschko and they would get hammered no doubt about it and that is what I am saying about Stevenson and Savon.


Also Stevenson won in 1980 when the US boycotted the Moscow Olympics but he also could have fought in the 1984 Olympics but the Commies boycotted that one