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Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
The Cuban boxing team won three gold medals, their first in Olympic boxing history, as well as one silver and one bronze. The Munich games established Cuba's dominance over the amateur sport that was to last decades. It also established Stevenson as the world's premier amateur heavyweight boxer.
Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; [3] as well as the undisputed ...
He is the first American of Mexican descent to own a national boxing promotional firm, and one of the few boxers to take on promotional responsibilities while still active. [7] In 2018, he began promoting MMA matches as well, beginning with a 2018 trilogy bout between long-time rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz , [ 8 ] with the inaugural ...
He ran in marathons (including the New York City Marathon [15] and Boston Marathon) all over the world until the mid-1980s. In 1985 he completed the Stockholm Marathon. During the 1990s, Johansson and Patterson would attend boxing conventions and also sign their autographs on boxing memorabilia.
Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics (289 P) Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics (195 P) This page was last edited on 24 August 2016, at 13:07 (UTC). Text is available ...
He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers as Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks. [1] He turned professional after the Olympics and went on to compile a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 knockouts. He retired in 1996 ...
American boxing Olympic medalist stubs (43 P) Pages in category "Olympic boxers for the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total.