Viktor Savchenko, Two-Time Russian Olympian

[williefromrichmond]

VIKTOR SAVCHENKO

Born September 17, 1952

5’ 8” 156-165

1974

Mch. 23 - V. Dolgov W dec
Mch. 25 - Oleg Tolkov L dec
Soviet Union 71kg participant (lost in second series of the competition); Izhevsk, Russia.

1975

June - Svetomir Belic (Yugoslavia) W 5-0
June - Alexandru Tirboi (Romania) W 5-0
June - Mihaly Rapcsak (Hungary) W 5-0
June - Wieslaw Rudkowski (Poland) L 1-4
European 71kg finalist; Katowice, Poland.

Nov. 28 - Keith Broom (USA) W rsc 1
Nov. 29 - Tim Taylor (Canada) W 5-0
Dec. 1 - Luis Felipe Martinez (Cuba) W rsc 2
Pre-Olympic Tournament 71kg champion; Montreal, Canada.

1976

Jan. 24 - Keith Broom W ko 1
Soviet Union vs. USA; Moscow, Russia.

Mch. 24 - Leonid Shaposhnikov L rsc 3
Soviet Union 71kg participant (lost in second series of the competition); Sverdlovsk, Russia.

July - John Odhiambo (Ghana) W w/o
July - Pierangelo Pira (Italy) W ko 2
July - Alfredo Lemus (Venezuela) W ko 2
July - Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) L 2-3
Olympic 71kg semifinalist; Montreal, Canada.

1977

Jan. 29 - Clinton Jackson W rsc 2
Soviet Union vs. USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. “Savchenko caught Jackson with a straight right to the right eye in the second round. Jackson turned his back and held his eye. Referee John Radison of the United States, gave Jackson a standing eight-count, but when it was apparent Jackson could not continue, he stopped the fight at 1:45 of the second round and awarded the victory to Savchenko. The loss was the 15th in 173 fights for Jackson. Savchenko, a teacher, raised his record to 112-8” (Reno [Nevada] Gazette-Journal 1-30-77:13).

Feb. 3 - James Rayford W ko 2
Soviet Union vs. USA; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. “Savchenko had to weather an early flurry by Rayford , but then scored in the third round with savage rights which left the 1976 Navy champion unconscious for several minutes” (Ruston [Louisiana] Daily Leader 2-4-77:13).

Feb. 5 - Rusty Rosenberger W ko 1
Soviet Union vs. USA; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Mch. 15 - Alexey Shakhsinov W rsc 1
Mch. 17 - V. Kuznetsov W rsc 1
Mch. 20 - V. Lushnikov W rsc 2
Mch. 22 - Alexey Kruts ((Kyrgyzstan) W dec
Soviet Union 71kg champion; Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.

May - Vasile Didea (Romania) W rsc 2
May - Zheljo Stefanov (Bulgaria) W w/o
June - Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) W 5-0
June - Markus Intlekofer (West Germany) W ko 1
European 71kg champion; Halle, Germany.

1978

May - George Kabuto (Uganda) W w/o
May - Erol Keloglu (Turkey) W rsc 1
May - Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) W ko 1
“A powerful right cross by Savchenko caught Rybicki on the chin, sending him down to the canvas. Rybicki was out cold as ring doctors rushed to his assistance in an effort to revive him. Doctors gave him oxygen and then after a few brief moments, he weakly rose to his feet” (European Stars and Stripes 5-20-78:25).
May - Luis Felipe Martinez (Cuba) W 3-2
World 71kg champion; Belgrade, Serbia.

1979

Jan. 27 - Jeff McCracken W dec
Soviet Union vs. USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Feb. 1 - Poncho Carter W ko 1
Soviet Union vs. USA; Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

May - Ulf Therkildsen (Denmark) W ret 1
May - Vasile Girgavu (Romania) W ko 1
May - Markus Intlekofer (West Germany) W w/o
May - Miodrag Perunovic (Yugoslavia) L 2-3
European 71kg finalist; Cologne, Germany.

1980

Jan. 26 - Jose Cruz W ko 1
Soviet Union vs. USA; Moscow, Russia.

May 5 - V. Smagin (Kazakhstan) W dec
May 8 - Alexandr Belayev (Russia) W dec
May 9 - Vladimir Gorbunov W dec
May 11 - Anatoliy Koptev (Russia) W dec
Soviet Union 75kg champion; Rostov, Russia.

July 24 - Damir Skaro (Yugoslavia) W rsc 3
July 27 - Robert Pfitscher (Austria) W rsc 2
“Savchenko delivered a [left] hook to the body that ... bent Pfitscher over like an open jacknife ... and led to a standing eight-count in the first round. Later in the round, Savchenko knocked Pfitscher down with two left hooks and stopped him at 2:53 of the second round after landing two more crushing hooks” (Gettysburg [Pennsylvania] Times 7-28-80:11).
July 30 - Manfred Trauten (East Germany) W rsc 2
July 31 - Jerzy Rybicki (Poland) W rsci 3
Aug. 2 - Jose Gomez (Cuba) L 1-4
Olympic 75kg finalist; Moscow, Russia. “Gomez was at his best in this bout. He did everything right, met Savchenko’s aggression with superior aggression, floored him three times and took the decision and the gold medal. Savchenko did well not to be knocked out and how he managed to recover from the first knockdown is still a surprise to many. Gomez caught him with a hard right to the head and he went down like a log, but he fought his way up and was able to protect himself after the mandatory eight-count and actually kept himself in the picture” ([Kingston, Jamaica] Gleaner 8-24-80).

[williefromrichmond]

Some dates to plug into this record:

1978 Savchenko and Rybicki met on May 18.

1979 Savchenk and Therkildsen met on May 6

1979 Savchenko and Girgavu met on May 9.

1979 Savchenko and Intlekofer met on May 10

1979 Savchenko and Perunovic met on May 12.

Some results to plug in:

1980 Savchenko defeated Pfitscher W rsch 2 instead of W rsc 2

1980 Savchenko defeated Trauten W rsci 2 instead of W rsc 2

1980 Savchenko defeated Rybicki W rsci 3 instead of W rsc 3

[Vladimir5555]

Great Soviet amateur.

[Nile4000]

But could he have beaten Alex Ramos?

[ABC BOXING]

Great Soviet amateur.

NO HE WOULD OF NEVER BEAT ALEX RAMOS! ALEX TURNED PRO 11-8-80 KO'D 12-3-0 STEVE ARVIN, 2-8-81 HIS FIFTH FIGHT TKO'D 22-7-1 MARCIANO BERNARDI, IN HIS 12TH FIGHT 11-14-81 HE WON UNANAMUIS DECISION OVER 20-1-0 NORBERTO SABATER. WHILE YOUR TOP RUSSIAN AMATEURS WERE STAYING AT HOME STILL TAKEING ORDERS FOR AMATEUR CLASSES.
NO COMPARASION TO ALEX RAMOS. WHO I HELPED TRAIN IN HIS LATER YEARS.

[Vladimir5555]

Shin beat Alex Ramos in World Cup 1979.