Why didnt aly get bronze

While some of the best professional boxers have won gold, like Muhammad Ali in Rome during the Olympics, other top fighters gained stardom without the Olympics, specifically Rocky Marciano. Out of the seven who won medals, there were three gold-medal winners, one silver, and three bronze.

So, from these results, we can conclude that an Olympic medal is not a prerequisite to becoming a pro champion. I chose to gather data from the past four summer Olympics , , , and and, from that, draw some conclusions.

Below, I have organized my results by each Olympics. The first striking piece of data that can be seen throughout the four Olympics is the low percentage of medal-winning Olympians who chose to become professional boxers. The last Olympics, , seems to have an unusually low percent of professional boxers; the reason behind this data is that many of these Olympians are now participating in the games and will turn pro afterward.

His most famous quote, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", was delivered in , before he won his first belt from Sonny Liston. His boast was well-deserved as Ali had a unique style for a boxer of his size.

He was quick and danced around his opponents, jabbing at them from unexpected angles. His win over Liston was considered a huge upset at the time, propelling the year-old to global fame. He was then the youngest contender ever to win the heavyweight title. That record was later beaten by Mike Tyson, who won it at age Skip to main content.

More Sports. Boxing great Muhammad Ali: 7 stories behind the man. As befitting a man nicknamed 'the Louisville Lip', Muhammad Ali soon began making his presence felt around the Olympic village, becoming a hugely popular figure.

In his first bout at the Rome Olympics against Belgian Yvon Becaus , the referee had to stop the contest in the second round, fearing a brutal knockout. His quarter-final opponent was Russia's Gennady Shatkov , a man who had won Olympic gold in the middleweight division four years earlier.

Despite his impressive pedigree, he was no match for the American - who swept to a triumph on points. Although Muhammad Ali had to dig deep at times, he had made it through to the light heavyweight Olympic final. Pietrzykowski was stronger and vastly more experienced than his rival, and Ali initially struggled to adapt to his rival's southpaw style. The year-old Pole edged the first two rounds, but in the final round, Muhammad Ali came to the fore. With his superior stamina and quick combinations, the American left his rival in a battered - but still upright - state by the final bell.

Garside, a year-old Victorian who includes ballet as part of his training , fits the bill on so many fronts. Harry Garside right takes on Cuban Andy Cruz. Credit: Getty Images. He had higher hopes and wanted a spot in the gold medal match before being outclassed by the excellent Cuban Andy Cruz on Friday, who won every round and forced a standing count in the third. There was disappointment afterwards, as well as a commitment to fight again in Paris in , possibly mixing some professional outings with his amateur status as is now allowed under the current rules.

At these Games, he sported painted nails in a challenge to the gender stereotypes of his macho sport and at one point, he considered wearing a dress to the opening ceremony.