How good was Khan's amauteur competition?

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How good was Khan's amauteur competition?

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Well???
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Who did he fight agian. A korean that he KO'd, Kindelan... who else was there in the olympics (I assuem its the olympics you mean?)
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Wales wrote:Who did he fight agian. A korean that he KO'd, Kindelan... who else was there in the olympics (I assuem its the olympics you mean?)
The Bulgarian he beat was pretty good.
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Re: How good was Khan's amauteur competition?

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Did he beat Victor Ortiz too (although I think Ortiz is a year younger)
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Didnt think so, although cant be sure - are you talking olympics or throughout his junior am career too. He only had 12 odd senior amateur bouts didnt he.

Wasnt the bulgarian the euro champ at the time? Or at least in the top 3?
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I don't think he fought Ortiz in the Olympics, but heard he fought him somewhere. I was just trying to establish how good an amateur Khan was. Was he top class, or did he get a bit luck with the draw and a weak division etc.
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He fought Ortiz in a US tournament, PN, I think. Possibly Junior world champs.
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He didn't win a senior ABA title so his opposition cannot be considered top class.
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he didnt complete one either, he fought and beat watson then dropped out citing ticketing issues...
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Roco wrote:He didn't win a senior ABA title so his opposition cannot be considered top class.
Winning an Olympic silver makes him top class
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Aduley Harrison won gold. I guess that makes him "top class".
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