Lou Savarese - Revision history

Slugger at 03:14, 11 March 2020

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	==Career==		==Career==
	'''Lou Savarese''' was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		'''Lou Savarese''' was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

John at 21:05, 17 March 2019

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	==Career==		==Career==
	'''Lou Savarese''' was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		'''Lou Savarese''' was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

Reenthelawman: Adding IBA champions category

2019-03-17T20:58:14Z

Adding IBA champions category

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	== Career ==		==Career==
	Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		'''Lou Savarese''' was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

	Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]], in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by stopping former heavyweight champion [[James (Buster) Douglas]] in the first round. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]]. Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] and retired. He came back a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round.		Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]], in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by stopping former heavyweight champion [[James (Buster) Douglas]] in the first round. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]]. Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] and retired. He came back a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round.
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	== New York Golden Gloves Champion ==		==New York Golden Gloves Champion==
	'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped (RSC-2) [[Jonathan Hill]] of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated [[Alex Stewart]] of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion [[Riddick Bowe]] but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.		'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped (RSC-2) [[Jonathan Hill]] of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated [[Alex Stewart]] of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion [[Riddick Bowe]] but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.

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Michael at 21:26, 10 February 2012

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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

Nonoman at 16:19, 10 February 2012

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Slugger at 19:55, 4 August 2011

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			== Career ==
	Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

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	== ~~'''~~New York Golden Gloves Champion~~'''~~ ==		== New York Golden Gloves Champion ==
	'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped(RSC-2) Jonathan Hill of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated Alex Stewart of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.		'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped (RSC-2) [[Jonathan Hill]] of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated [[Alex Stewart]] of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion [[Riddick Bowe]] but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.
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Delisa at 21:57, 3 November 2008

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	Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating ~~the talented~~ [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

	Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]]~~, another top contender~~, in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by ~~KOing~~ former heavyweight champion ~~of the world~~ [[James (Buster) Douglas]] in the first round~~. Douglas had won all of his previous comeback fights and was supposed to beat Savarese, much like Foreman did~~. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]] ~~(later to be named "Goofi")~~. Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] ~~(who was widely considered the top contender at the time)~~ and ~~retire~~. He came back ~~from retirement~~ a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round ~~in a bizzare fight due to Tyson's actions~~.		Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]], in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by stopping former heavyweight champion [[James (Buster) Douglas]] in the first round. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]]. Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] and retired. He came back a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round.

	Savarese was out for another year, but returned to "set the record straight" and has reeled off three straight wins--one over the respected [[David Bostice]], who earned the fight by looking good in dropping a controversial decision to [[Francois Botha\|Frans Botha]].		Savarese was out for another year, but returned for several more bouts.

	== '''New York Golden Gloves Champion''' ==		== '''New York Golden Gloves Champion''' ==

Rowdytimothy at 12:12, 6 April 2008

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	Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating the talented [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.		Savarese was an excellent amateur who won the New York Golden Gloves tournament, beating the talented [[Alex Stewart]] in the finals. Savarese turned pro and was brought along very slowly during the beginning of his career. After his break-through bout with [[Buster Mathis Jr.]] in 1996, an impressive TKO win, Savarese's management put him in with the best the division had to offer.

	Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]], another top contender, in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by KOing former heavyweight champion of the world [[Buster Douglas]] in the first round. Douglas had won all of his previous comeback fights and was supposed to beat Savarese, much like Foreman did. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]] (later to be named "Goofi"). Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] (who was widely considered the top contender at the time) and retire. He came back from retirement a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round in a bizzare fight due to Tyson's actions.		Savarese first challenged heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]], dropping a close decision. Then he was TKO'ed by [[David Izon]], another top contender, in the fifth round. "Big Lou" rebounded soon after by KOing former heavyweight champion of the world [[James (Buster) Douglas]] in the first round. Douglas had won all of his previous comeback fights and was supposed to beat Savarese, much like Foreman did. Next Savarese rose from the canvas to defeat undefeated KO puncher, [[Lance Whitaker\|Mount Whitaker]] (later to be named "Goofi"). Savarese dropped a decision to [[Michael Grant]] (who was widely considered the top contender at the time) and retire. He came back from retirement a year later to fight [[Mike Tyson]], losing in the first round in a bizzare fight due to Tyson's actions.

	Savarese was out for another year, but returned to "set the record straight" and has reeled off three straight wins--one over the respected [[David Bostice]], who earned the fight by looking good in dropping a controversial decision to [[Francois Botha\|Frans Botha]].		Savarese was out for another year, but returned to "set the record straight" and has reeled off three straight wins--one over the respected [[David Bostice]], who earned the fight by looking good in dropping a controversial decision to [[Francois Botha\|Frans Botha]].

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	== '''New York Golden Gloves Champion''' ==		== '''New York Golden Gloves Champion''' ==
	'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped(RSC-2) Jonathan Hill of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated Alex Stewart of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.		'''Lou Savarese''' won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped(RSC-2) Jonathan Hill of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated Alex Stewart of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe but Savarese was injured and could not box. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.
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