Heavy amateur young

Crucially, these men are keen to meet each other - and when the best fight the best, there is still no spectacle quite like it. There are important fights coming up in the next few weeks. Who knows, we may even get Fury vs Anthony Joshua at long last before the end of Such is the influence of the sanctioning bodies in the sport, which sadly often defy logic to push their own agendas, it has never been an easy task to impartially rank the heavyweights. Fury is not only still unbeaten, but now unquestionably unrivalled at the top of our rankings after that brilliant performance to stop Dillian Whyte in six one-sided rounds at Wembley Stadium on April Fury - almost a stone lighter than he had been for the trilogy vs Deontay Wilder - boxed beautifully to befuddle Whyte.

On February 25, , year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. The fleet-footed and loquacious youngster who would later become known as Muhammed Ali needed less time to make good on his claim—Liston, complaining of an injured shoulder, failed to answer the seventh-round bell. A few moments later, a new heavyweight champion was proclaimed. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He started boxing when he was 12 and by age 18 had amassed a record of over wins in amateur competition. In , he won the International Golden Gloves heavyweight title and in a gold medal in the light heavyweight category at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome.

As an amateur , Beterbiev won a silver medal at the World Championships , gold at the World Championships , as well as gold at the and European Championships , all in the light-heavyweight division. He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the Olympics. Beterbiev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, having won all of his professional fights by knockout or stoppage. Beterbiev competed as a light-heavyweight and heavyweight in his amateur career. He beat Egor Mekhontsev but lost to two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko in

Did you know that boxing is one of the oldest sports known to date? Similar to the same concept as modern boxing gloves, fighters used a soft, thin leather strap for protection which was braided around their fists and forearms. As religion began to spread and society grew, these deathly fist fights came to an end and disappeared for several centuries. Boxing returns to the forefront of sports bringing champions from all around the globe together, looking for title shots, fame, and glory.