*was studying..and again met him at the Barcelona Olympics he was a special invitee and finally got a picture taken with him and the other great Felix Savon.Teofilo..an inspiration to many Boxers..siempre the best..The Cuban school always brings out great amateurs..Savon,Horta,Aldama ,Balado,Espinoza..julio..etc.and etc

Unbelievable athlete, he was a perfect heavyweight specimen, height,size, reach ,speed, power and fundamentals to go along with his physical gifts. Could have been a serious problem if turnt professional.

My late father who was a boxer in the 50's often spoke about Teofilo Stevenson and what a great fighter he was.

This one was special for me because I remember seeing him fight as a kid and I always wondered what happened to him. Another great job Rich! Bravo!! 💪😃🎉🐜

The best Amateur Boxer to date.I was at the Moscow Olympics when he won his 3rd Olympic Gold.I fought in the 57kg for The Seychelles.The Cuban team were AWESOME.met him in Cuba at the Playa Giron..in Cienfuegos where I wad studying

TEOFILO STEVENSON THE GREATEST AMATEUR BOXER OF ALL TIME GEAT DOCUMENTARY RICH THANK YOU 🔥 🔥 🔥

I can't believe you did a doc on Teofilo. This is great 🥊 Not a lot of people know of him

Another excellent mini documentary, Rich. I'd seen all of Stevenson's Olympic victories, when I was a kid & always wondered what would've happened had he turned pro. It was great to hear you had the English commentary with Harry Carpenter at the 76 Olympics. It's a shame the 84 Olympics were boycotted by Cuba, as Stevenson may have stood alone as a 4 time champ I really appreciate the back story as I knew little of it. Bless up bro 👊

Greatest Heavyweight never to turn professional

Damn Rich. You did it again. This must be the first documentary I ever saw abt Teofilo. Good job

He was a professional fighter fighting amatures...

I honestly thought that was about 10/15 minutes not 30? Brilliant 👏 Thanks again Rich. 👍

Great athlete and a elegant yet devastating boxer to watch..Obviously he had the amateur boxing political elite protecting his reputation and record but boy what a puncher he was, you still can’t argue against the great equaliser when his right hand lands, and that was a show of greatness with his knockout of Biggs considering that his best years had passed. Who knows what would of happened if he turned pro and personally I believe it’s very honourable that he viewed personal achievement and love from his nation and supporters above chasing the dollar (Some will argue him being misguided and used though) but it may of been to late and be unable to adjust and develop into a professional boxer by the time he was being offered the pro fights. Great documentary Rich, you are so good at doing this, I’m very appreciative, thanks. Viva Cuba 🇨🇺and God bless America 🇺🇸

A true legend. One of boxing finest.

Thank you again. I've always loved watching this man fight. Stayed true to his country. What a loss for the pro's.

I'm not old because I remember Teofilo Stevenson. I'm old because I remember John Tate and Duane Bobick. When I forget them, I'm gonna be really old.

Damn I never knew he beat Or fought Tyrrel Biggs. Impressive for sure. Especially he was so much older at the time. And Biggs was no Joke and pretty much the Top American Olympic Heavyweight at that time

A peoples champion all-around nice dedicated good guy I think the sports world needs more people like him. RIP champ

The voice of our Harry Carpenter always soothes me. Thanks Rich 🙏

Yessss the Cubans are some of my favorite boxers ever!! There rare and highly skilled amazing fighters but are so held back and economically chained down that there boxing lure/history is shrouded with a blanket of oppression I wonder how many Cuban champions and great fighters we would have known if it wasn’t for this ..teofilo and Felix Savon viva Los cubanos

This the guy that won the Olympic gold medal three times!? Incredible record!

Muy orgulloso de el, soy descendiente de West indies second generation, en Cuba nos llamaba a todos pichon de jaimaquino. Mis tios son del central delicias y la otra parte de la familia de Solas camaguey mi tio el mas pequeno crecio con el, ya que su papa era de Barbado Como el papa de Stevenson. Pocas gente saben que el ingles fue su primera lengua de ahi su problema al hablar espanol

Man I cant keep up. Excellent work again Rich, and thanks for the rush of content lately! I know its impossible to keep up, but you're really killing it!🤙

Один из небожителей этого прекрасного вида проявления настоящей мужской силы...

A very good video Rich! Thank you! I always loved Stevenson as an amateur but I could imagine him doing very well as a pro. He hung around the sport long enough to face some really young undeveloped fighters and by knocking them out , he rose to the top of the amateur world. Having said that, he had great power in his right and he was very good at setting that punch up. Thanks for giving a window into his life outside the ring. I knew very little about that side of him.

2.23 Peter Hussing from West Germany who won the bronze medal and was 16 times amateur champion of his home country, won 4 medals at European championships.

Muchas gracias por honorar a nuestro campeón, ni la télévision nacional cubana ha hecho un mejor trabajo que este que acaba de hacer usted,

Coming from a die hard boxing fan, you have the best channel I’ve ever seen. I hope it picks up more traction. It’s well done, and I can tell you love the sport. You are quite the historian.

I was wondering what happen to this guy,He was a hell of a boxer!! Great Documentary

Thank you for this documentary. Many people wondered what became of him after his Olympic triumphs.

Remember Cubans could not go pro the only way they could go pro is if they left the country of Cuba

Deontay Wilder with elite footwork & boxing skills.

Been waiting for this one , thanks so much🥊🥊

As always, TOP box doc ! Thanks again, Rich !

Thanks for another winner, rich

One of the best right hands ever. Speculation with how he would have fared as a pro is interesting I suppose. He was composed and patient. A well balanced athlete with excellent timing. The comparisons with Lennox Lewis's right hand make sense. I'm a huge Lewis fan but I think that the right hand of Stevenson was more natural and quicker. Incredible knockout ratio for an amateur. He was content with his life it seemed. Politics aside there is a lesson to be learned there. Great work Rich! Thank you once again.

Thank you Rich!

Thanks for the video Rich

Look at the American pride back in 1980 both white and black in Charlotte North Carolina. We are all on Jimmy Clark side. Look how far we have went back in the last 50 years. So sad!

Excellent documentary! Great fighter and clearly a decent man. Thanks a lot, Rich!

Imagine how much this beast could've impacted the heavyweight division in the 70s and 80s.

Jimmy Clarke has some heart boy. Stevenson was a MONSTER...wish I could've seen a Tyson match.

Great job Rich and I never thought you make a video on an amateur legend in Teofilo Stevenson. The fighter he beat in the 1976 Olympic Heavyweight Finals Mircea Simon beat Trevor Berbick in the earlier rounds and I wonder what happens had Berbick beat Simon, then in other rounds before facing Stevenson. I bet Berbick would be another victim of Stevenson's knockout punches as bad as Tyson destroy Berbick in the pros. I wonder how many amateur knockout records that Stevenson scored and I bet he may scored over 200. Keep it up Rich.

Thank you again for another brilliant boxing documentary

Thanks for this amazing history lesson! What an interesting boxer as well as a personality!

Had Castro allowed Stevenson to compete professionally or Teofilo defected from Cuba, I have no doubt that with the right training he would have become a top contender.

Teofilo Stevenson Amature career record: 302-22-8 = 332 matches. - Olympic Order Award 1987. - 3x Olympic heavyweight gold medalist: 1972, 1976 & 1980. - 3x World Championship heavyweight gold medalist: 1974, 1978 & 1986. = Total of International medals: 17 gold medals + 2 bronze medals = 19 medals. # Stevenson is the first man ever to win 3 Olympic gold medals in the heavyweight class. Only fellow Cuban Felix Savon have repeated that feat (1992, 1996 & 2000). Stevenson was not allowed to compete in the 1984 & 1988 Olympic games due to political issues that made Cuba boycoting the Olympics. Something that many means stole 2 medals away from his career, with the 1984 games likley to have been his 4rd straight gold medal. Stevenson had already won a match against eventual super heavyweight gold medal winner Tyrell Biggs. In 1988 it would IMO likley have been a bronze medal due to advanced age. Ray Mercer won in heavyweight and Lennox Lewis in the super heavyweight class.

Great video coverage Rich 💯 Telifimo Stevenson had a great career HOF 🥊🥊💯💣💥

I remember him. Too bad Castro would not let him fight Ali. As all things Socialist, the truth of how good he actually was, is hard to discern. Great video.

Rich, this was excellent. I remember my dad talking Stevenson up a lot. With that size and power, one can only wonder what he would’ve done in the pros.

Could have fought Ali or Frazier, Foreman, Holmes for millions but wouldn't . Not saying he was scarred but he and Castro weren't going to risk his stature as a Cuban Hero .

Very good Rich!! I saw a lot of Stevenson fights back in the day....

A man of character

I remember the Clark-Stevenson fight. That referee...wow.

Stevenson stopped my old roommate in the gym Big John Tate he could hit Big John won the Bronze Medal then turned professional and won the World Heavyweight Championship as a professional. A damn good fighter and a better man.

Rich, you are the best!!

I remember him too I am 63 he was one of a kind

He was essentially an old pro boxer fighting young Amateurs.

Great documentary thank you so much.

I've never seen one punch power like that. My lord!

Well, if the right hand didn’t get you, the refs and judges damn sure would. Great fighter but had officials on the take for him.

I THOUGHT HIS FAMILY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM JAMAICA.

Looking forward to this one!!! Imagine if he had have gone pro!!!

Thank you for this great podcast love from Canada bro.

Great video Rich, it was good to hear the back story of the legend that was Stevenson.

17:02 vs Clark. It is Definitely a knockdown if he would have fallen if not for the ropes, and he would have. At least he got that one right.

I was talking too much on here with personal recollections. Rich, highly well prepared documentary that remains as close to Stevenson's origin as anyone could know. you missed nothing, if anything, I thank you for such a well prepared documentary.

The best Cuban 🇨🇺 boxer ever in my opinion. Too bad he wasn't allowed to go pro. Imagine what could've been, if Stevenson was in the pro ranks 🤔🤔🤔??? Ali would've beat Stevenson.That legendary voice of Howard Cosell ...I remember him on ABC Wide World of Sports 👍... ."Pops"#truschoolsports🥊🥊

The biggest jump in sports is going from amateur boxing to professional boxing. Certainly no guarantee Stevenson would be a pro champion

Lol @ the ref in the Jimmy Clark fight

I remember in the early 70s people talked about the possibility of him and Ali going head to head but with the political situation that would never materialise. Wow, that would have been a fight.

Good video 👊🥊🙏

Stevenson didn't turn pro, but his skilful attacks, especially his right hand, lethal.

The ref gave Jimmy Clark a raw deal in 3rdbout as Jimmy had him figured out clearly. I remember watching thinking what bullshit the ref was causing and Cosell calling it as it was. Later on, Tony Tubbs told me Stevenson was highly talented, however, very protected in tournaments, if you didn’t KO him, they would halt the action to give him a break when he got caught with counters. Nevertheless, one of greatest amateurs ever.

Well another great job Rich. I'm going to hold out on my thoughts this time everyone has hit on my views so I will keep quiet. Thanks for this video buddy

One of my favorite amateur boxers.

He was one of my favorite heavyweight boxers. 😉

I MET HIM IN 1986 AT THE WORLD AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

You always do some super dope shit this here is unprecedented doc...

4:02 - PLATINUM HUMILITY! Stevenson was loyal to the country he boxed for, and Cuba was loyal to him. AND TO THIS DAY, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY CASTRO WAS SO VILIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES. So far, every negative thing I've heard people say about him, I could pick a US President who was no different and, OR worse.

Huge talent

I remember watching that fight w/ Jimmy Clark hoping the crowd would not let the referee out of that ring w/o getting an ear full !!!!!!! Those olympic ref's have been known to CHEAT !!!!!!!!

Thanks Rich.

I learned so much! Thanks!

It was a golden age of professional boxing during his prime. He should've turned pro.

So Underrated Him and Felix Savon Hold the best amateur records. The Cubans ran the Boxing Olympics because they were not allowed to go pro at the time

His left hand was strong, too. He would been an excellent pro in America.

This guy,if he had turned pro, would have been one of the greatest World Champion for sure. This is what George Foreman said about him. George Forman all respect to the man. He gave credit where due. Ref- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j65katt5q5q3k30.html

Excellent like always

Спасибо автор всегда было интересно про этого боксера🙏💪

Have to being the taller fighter tip tap ya don't stop just keep pumping em out , extremely tough the Cubans, looking forward to this nice one Richie 👍

I believe that when trying to assess how he would of fared as a professional, one should remember the following: * He never faced any amateur with the punching 👊 power of a Shavers, Norton, or Foreman as an amateur * Stevenson never faced anyone who had the type of left hook as a Frazier or the speed of an Ali * Ali is correct about what would he have done when a fight went into the later rounds * a particular flaw in his fighting style was how he often stood straight up in a more rigid style. For example, could he bob and weave effectively? As for him not wanting to turn professional, he already was a professional. All Soviet Bloc athletes were professional. Their athletic activities and livelihoods were subsidized by their country. The difference between Stevenson and someone like Ali was that Stevenson sold his athletic skill cheaply and not at fair market value.

Rich. One word = FANTASTIC!

really enjoyed this one, I never knew he destroyed Tyrell so easily, sad he died so young.

He was fighting "tomato cans". What would he do against top level pro fighters? I think well but he would find it much tougher sledding.

imagine if this guy was given more opportunities in the heavyweight division

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Well I didn't know he fought so long he knocked out Alex Garcia wow he was really something man had Dynamite not right hand

Duran stated to Castro that Clay will kill him if they fought

I saw an interview of him in his late years, he sadly showed a deteriorated speech. So much so that the commenters on the video assumed he was straight up drunk.