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Re: teofilo Stevenson rip
RIP legend.
" I prefer the affection of 8 million cubans" When offered 5 million to trn pro and fight Ali
" I prefer the affection of 8 million cubans" When offered 5 million to trn pro and fight Ali
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....and countless others around the world. Rest in peace x
TheMackemMawler- Posts : 2606
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Rest in Peace. He was a legend in his time
bhb001- Posts : 2675
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Cuba didn't go to the LA or Seoul Olympic games as Cuba didn't participate. He was still young enough being born in 1952 that he could have won 4 if not 5 gold medals.
A true gent and great sportsman.
RIP
A true gent and great sportsman.
RIP
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Probably the greatest amateur boxer ever. Never forgot when he hit Big John Tate so hard Tate went to sit in the Cuban corner after the bell.
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Anthony Ogogo was tweeting it this morning. RIP.
Good article from AP via TSN:
http://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=398190
Good article from AP via TSN:
HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanour, has died. He was 60.
"The Cuban sporting family was moved today by the passing of one of the greatest of all time," said a statement read on the news Monday night. He died of heart disease, it added.
Earlier a sports official, speaking on condition of anonymity lacking authorization to pre-empt an official announcement, said Stevenson had a heart attack.
Considered by some to be the most accomplished amateur boxer in history, Stevenson first won gold in 1972 in Munich and followed that up in 1976 at Montreal.
"The Olympic Games in Munich and Montreal are the fondest memories I have from my life, the best stage of my career," he told The Associated Press earlier this year.
In 1980, he won his third Olympic title in Moscow, becoming the second boxer to win gold at three separate games after Hungarian Lazlo Papp. Felix Savon, Stevenson's countryman, accomplished the feat in 2000.
Known affectionately on the island by the nickname "Pirolo," Stevenson was famous for his punishing right, polished technique, deft hand and footwork, and his sportsmanship.
Stevenson was born March 29, 1952, to a family of modest means, in Las Tunas province in eastern Cuba. He fought in his first match at the age of 14, and two years later won his first international title in the Central American and Caribbean championship.
As his accomplishments grew, boxing fans began salivating over the prospect of a "fight of the century" pitting him against Muhammad Ali. But Cuba insisted that he not lose his amateur status, and the bout never took place.
After Stevenson won his first world title in 1974, Sports Illustrated ran the headline: "He'd Rather Be Red Than Rich."
Stevenson won world amateur titles again in 1978 and 1986, and was forced to pass up a shot at a fourth Olympic gold when Cuba did not attend the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. He retired in 1988 after Cuba decided to skip the Seoul Olympics as well.
Stevenson passed up millions by not leaving Communist-run Cuba to turn pro, but expressed no remorse.
"I prefer the affection of 8 million Cubans," he once said.
In January, Stevenson spent 15 days in intensive care after doctors detected a clot in an artery near his heart. He was released in early February and was surprised at the outpouring of media reports that his condition was grave.
"People called me from all over Cuba, from other parts of the world, even from Miami," Stevenson said.
In his later years, Stevenson served as vice-president of Cuba's boxing federation and at the island's national sports institute. He had two children.
http://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=398190
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Re: teofilo Stevenson rip
Sad news, once again.
RIP
RIP
Rodney- Posts : 1974
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Re: teofilo Stevenson rip
Fists of Fury wrote:So then, Ali vs Stevenson, who wins?
Ali, no contest!
The Cubans were overrated, for the most part they were grown men fighting boys. There's too much myth surrounding the Cuban amateurs and there's no way of really telling how Stevenson or Savon would have coped for 12/15 rounds rather than 3/4 rounds or how well they would have dealt with fighting fully fledged pros rather than young men learning their craft. Gomez, Solis are examples of Cuban heavyweights with talent but examples of me too lazy for the pro game.
Anyway, RIP to Stevenson. To win three Olympic Golds is a mighty accomplishment nonetheless.
Super D Boon- Posts : 2078
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rip, one of the great amateurs.
If he enjoyed the affection of 8 million cubans no wonder he had a heart attack.
If he enjoyed the affection of 8 million cubans no wonder he had a heart attack.
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Re: teofilo Stevenson rip
RIP a great fighter. Being ten years younger than Ali a late 70's matchup would've been interesting.
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