Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
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keithmoonhangover
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Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Ali beat Patterson, Frazier, Foreman and Spinks.
Any advance on four?
Any advance on four?
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
I’m pretty sure Ali holds the recordkeithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026, 18:02 Ali beat Patterson, Frazier, Foreman and Spinks.
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keithmoonhangover
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
It's pretty amazing that he beat a 1952 gold medalist and also a 1976.Controversial wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026, 18:23I’m pretty sure Ali holds the recordkeithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026, 18:02 Ali beat Patterson, Frazier, Foreman and Spinks.
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
It's not more, but it is interesting to note that Evander Holyfield beat the Heavyweight Gold Medalist Henry Tillman whenever he was the Light Heavyweight Bronze Medalist from those same Olympics.
He also beat Ray Mercer who was the 1988 Gold Medalist.
Does anybody else even have 3?
He also beat Ray Mercer who was the 1988 Gold Medalist.
Does anybody else even have 3?
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Ambling Alp II
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
This is a fun trivia question. Can't think of anyone else with 4.
Besides Holyfield, Larry Holmes had 3-Ali, Leon Spinks, and Mercer. Gold medalists from 1960, 1976, and 1988!
Besides Holyfield, Larry Holmes had 3-Ali, Leon Spinks, and Mercer. Gold medalists from 1960, 1976, and 1988!
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So Larry Holmes is 2nd place.
Does anybody that's not a Heavyweight match that? There aren't a hell of a lot of guys that have wins over 2 of them even. So it's definitely a pretty rare achievement.
Does anybody that's not a Heavyweight match that? There aren't a hell of a lot of guys that have wins over 2 of them even. So it's definitely a pretty rare achievement.
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Holmes would be tied with Holyfield for 2nd with 3.
Holyfield had Foreman, Tillman and Mercer.
Off of the top of my head, the only other guy I can think with even two is Terry Norris Norris had Leonard and Meldrick Taylor.
I'm sure there are others.
Holyfield had Foreman, Tillman and Mercer.
Off of the top of my head, the only other guy I can think with even two is Terry Norris Norris had Leonard and Meldrick Taylor.
I'm sure there are others.
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Trinidad has De La Hoya and Whitaker so that's another with 2.Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026, 22:28 Holmes would be tied with Holyfield for 2nd with 3.
Holyfield had Foreman, Tillman and Mercer.
Off of the top of my head, the only other guys I can think with even two is Terry Norris and Bernard Hopkins. Norris had Leonard and Meldrick Taylor. Hopkins had de lay Hoya and a way past it Jones.
I'm sure there are others.
I forgot to even include Foreman as one of the Gold medalist for Holyfield. He also has the win over the Silver Medalist in Bowe so he came as close as you could without matching Ali's achievement.
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Mike Tyson beat three, Biggs, Spinks and Tillman
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Joshua has 2, Povetkin and Wlad.
Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Bobby Czyz has two (Maynard and Slobodan Kacar); Buddy McGirt defeated Howard Davis and Patrizio Oliva; Virgil Hill beat Maske and Frank Tate.
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Jimmy mcClarnin beat Fidel Labarba and Jackie Fields.
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
That's a good one! 
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Thanks Gents.
I can’t remember where I left my car keys but I remember Fields and Labarba were gold medalists
I can’t remember where I left my car keys but I remember Fields and Labarba were gold medalists
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Re: Who Beat The Most Olympic Gold Medalists..... As A Pro?
Felix Trinidad not only beat Whitaker and De La Hoya, but also beat David Reid, se he has three wins.
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locoxelbox wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026, 13:23 Felix Trinidad not only beat Whitaker and De La Hoya, but also beat David Reid, se he has three wins.
Nice catch. I had forgotten that David Reid was a Gold Medalist honestly.
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Loma beat Rigondeaux and Luke Campbell
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Lennox Lewis beat Biggs and Mercer in his long career, avenging an amateur defeat to Biggs. Julio Cesar Chavez defeated Meldrick Taylor, along with the Italian Giovanni Parisi. Hector Camacho beat Howard Davis and Leonard.