American Olympians: Life after London

[East Side Boxing]

Twitter: @boxingroundup – Historically the U.S has always featured heavily on the medal podium in men’s Olympic boxing. The American athletes have provided some of the most memorable performances in Olympic rings down through the years. The United States enjoyed immense success between the ropes from as far back as Helsinki 1952 until as recently as Seoul 1988. However there has been a noticeable decrease in number of times The Star-Spangled Banner has echoed across boxing medal podiums since the Korean Games. Many of the American Olympic medal heroes went on to have illustrious professional careers. Take Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman for example, each man captured gold in the 1960’s and went on to become a household name in professional boxing. However history also illustrates that the door to success for a fighter’s professional career does not hinge solely on Olympic success. Take for example the 1996 USA Olympic team which featured names like Eric Morel, David Diaz and Fernando Vargas, all of whom enjoyed successful professional careers despite returning empty handed from the Games. Vanes Martirosyan represented the USA in Athens 2004 and although he missed out on the medal stages of the competition he too […] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?i=dzZezgzZVUY:xP2IvKtwNxo:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?d=qj6IDK7rITs

 

 

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