Teofilo Stevenson

[PhantomOnTour]

Didn't even know it but this great Cuban boxer has passed away.
He died on June 11 at age 60 of a heart attack.

3 time Olympic gold medalist (Munich-Montreal-Moscow) and won 301 of 321 fights.
The big one vs. Ali never happened though.

What a fighter

[thaskalos]

A class act in and out of the ring.

When he was offered millions to defect to the United States and turn pro, he replied:

"What is money compared to the love of 8 million Cubans?"

[ArlJim78]

I also missed that news. What a giant he was, a true boxing legend.

[horses4courses]

Shame he never turned pro.
He really would have been the icing on the cake for the heavyweight division.
Just think of all those guys.....man....... :cool:

Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Shavers, Foster, and plenty more fighters who could be top of the class in the past few decades.
A vintage era....... :ThmbUp:

[ElKabong]

I can still remember the video ABC did for him in the Olympics to Blood Sweat and Tears' "what goes up...must come down", and showed him flooring his opponents...he was a hitter