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5 6 dollars against eight heavyweight title the

“What is one million
same way he did in
the amateurs.”
In the mid-60s, Stevenson is millions Cubans who ...............................
love me?”
was discovered by considered one of ...............................
Andrei Chervonenko, the greatest boxers of
coach of Russian all time, never having
boxing sent to Cuba fought in professional 8
by the USSR to boxing. Although on 7
implement on the several occasions All experts agree
island Soviet tech- they tried to organize The Foreman him- that Stevenson could
niques. In addition a fight between him self declared in an have won gold in Los
to the three Olympic and Mohamed Ali, interview that : “Ste- Angeles 84, and in
golds he won three this was not achie- venson was better Seoul in 1988.
other golds in many ved. Asked once why than all of us. He But Cuba did not
other World amateur he rejected many took his time like a participate.
boxing and 2 golds millions of dollars pro. He had the best .............................
and a bronze in 3 for the fight, right hand in amateur
Panamerican Games Stevenson replied history. He never tur-
.............................. with one of his most ned pro ... a shame.
famous phrases: He’d have kept the

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He won the Stevenson died on
heavyweight gold in June 11, 2012 victim
three consecutive of ischemic heart di-
Olympics (in 3 cities sease. He was 60.
beginning with ‘M’): ..................................
Munich, Montreal and
Moscow
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