Amateur Pedigree

Amateur Daze

A boxer’s legacy is indelibly connected to his professional record – certain fighter’s records are as much a part of their identity within the sport as their ring names or even nationalities. 49-0. Yeah we all know who that is, right? Has a far better ring to it than 9-4; yet that was Rocky Marciano‘s record in the amateurs. A logical progression, for me at least, is to ask what were some of the great fighter’s records as amateurs?

Acceptable in the 80s

• Sugar Ray Leonard (145–5) or (165-5) [sources differ]
• Marvin Hagler (55-1)
• John Mugabi (195-5)
• Azumah Nelson (50-2)
• Ray Mancini (43-7)

British Beef

• Nigel Benn (41-1)
• Chris Eubank (19-7)

Heavyweights

• Cassius Clay (later Ali) (100-5)
• George Foreman (22-4)
• Mike Tyson (24-3)
• Evander Holyfield (160-14)
• Vitali Klitschko (195-15)
• Wladimir Klitschko (134-6)
• Jean-Marc Mormeck (13-2)
• Floyd Patterson (40-4)
• Ingemar Johansson (61-10)
• Michael Spinks (93-7)
• Leon Spinks (181-9)
• Joe Louis (50-4)
• Michael Moorer (48-16)
• Nikolai Valuev (12-3)
• Rocky Marciano (9-4)
• Ezzard Charles (42-0)

Modern Pound for Pound Elite

• Pernell Whitaker (201-14)
• Oscar De La Hoya (223-5)
• Ike Quartey (50-4)
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. (84–6)
• Zab Judah (110-5)
• Erik Morales (108-6)
• Marco Antonio Barrera (56-4)
• Juan Manuel Marquez (44-2)
• Diego Corrales (105-12)
• Meldrick Taylor (99-4)
• Felix Trinidad (51-6)
• Hector Camacho (75-4)
• Antonio Margarito (21-3)
• James Toney (20-2)
• Roger Mayweather (64-4)
• Virgil Hill (250-11)
• Mike McCallum (240-10)
• Kennedy McKinney (214-13)
• Terry Norris (291-4)
• Jeff Lacy (209-12)
• Naseem Hamed (62-5)

All-Time Pound for Pound Greats

• Sugar Ray Robinson (85-0)
• Carlos Monzon (79-7)
• Alexis Arguello (58-2)
• Tony Zale (87-8)
• Willie Pep (62-3)
• Wilfredo Gomez (58-2-1)
• Henry Armstrong (58-4)

5 Responses to “Amateur Pedigree”

1. Jan Lary Lubek says:

   February 14, 2012 at 2:08 pm

   ROCKY’S REAL AMATEUR RECORD is 9-4, 8-4, IT’S USUAL MISTAKE!
   YOU CANF FIND MORE INFO ON IT HERE:
   encyclopediasupreme.org/rockymarcianoamateur94, it’s great story, lots of info, like story within story, from upcoming book: Sweet Science II, classic boxing!

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   • Orangutat says:

     February 14, 2012 at 2:08 pm

     COOL, GREAT INFO!!!!!

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2. Mike Johnson says:

   February 14, 2012 at 4:54 pm

   AUTHOR DID NOT EXPLAIN ROCKY’S AMATEUR RECORD RIGHT, find out more here from upcoming book: Sweet Science II, classic boxing!!!
   encyclopediasupreme.org/rockymarcianoamateur94

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3. Jan Lary Lubek says:

   February 24, 2012 at 3:32 pm

   GLAD U MENTIONED RALPH PISCAPO, I COVERED IT ALL:
   YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE FROM THE UPCOMING BOOK SWEET SCIENCE, CLASSIC BOXING:

   encyclopediasupreme.org/rockymarcianoamateur94

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   • Misa says:

     February 27, 2012 at 2:54 pm

     Ralph Piscopo didnt show up, n people say rocky had 12 fights, that’s bs, if one doesnt show up, too bad, he loses, after all opponent was waitin!

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