I was going to say Michael Bentt was British (which he was) and not eligible but he was raised in Jamaica, Queens.
Good guess but not the answer I was looking for. He was the only four time NY Golden Gloves champ though.
A little background on him:
[edit] Amateur career
Bentt won four New York Golden Gloves titles and five USA Amateur Boxing championships. Both accomplishments remain unequaled. After having won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was placed a controversial second in the 1988 US Olympic Trials to the eventual 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist, Ray Mercer.
As both his mother and father are Jamaican citizens, he won the right to fight on the Jamaican Olympic Boxing Team after stopping the island nations top amateur heavyweights in the 1988 Jamaican Olympic Trials. But, he refused when confronted with the provision that he'd have to relinquish his U. S. citizenship in order to accompany the team to Seoul.
Bentt is regarded as the most decorated boxer in the history of American amateur boxing never to have competed on a US Olympic Boxing Team. <SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-0>[1]</SUP>
Other Amateur Boxing highlights include: 1981 New York City Police Athletic League Champion, 1980 NYC Kids Gloves Champion, Three time Empire State Game Heavyweight champion (201 lb, 1982, 1983, 1984) three time selected member of the United States All American National Boxing Team (1985, 1986, 1987), captain of the 1986 U.S.A Goodwill Games Boxing Team and the 1987 US Pan-Am Boxing Team. Was a bronze medalist in each of those competitions. Also received the Bronze medal at the 1985 World Amateur Championships(Seoul,Korea) and the Gold Medal at the 1985 North American Championship(Beaumont, TX).
In 1985, was the recipient of the 'Sugar' Ray Robinson Award as the most outstanding boxer in the New York City Golden Gloves tourney that year. Also named the USA All-American Amateur Boxing Team three times.
One the greatest moments of his amateur boxing career include avenging an earlier defeat suffered at the hands of the then 3 time World Amateur Heavyweight Champion, Alexander Yagubkin, at the 1986 World Championships in Reno, Nevada.
Prior to the loss to Bentt, Yagubkin had been victorious over every American heavyweight he encountered during a three year period. This included a Moscow decision win over Michael's older brother Winston, himself a member of the US National Team.
Michael remained undefeated domestically for a four year period before being denied an Olympic Team berth at the 1988 U.S.A Olympic Trials.
As an homage to Stephan Johnson, a former amateur teammate at the Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant) Boxing Association who succumbed to injuries suffered in a professional boxing match in Atlantic City, Michael privately presented Stephan's mother with a pair of his own New York City Golden Glove championship medallions.
Bentt declined serving as an Alternate on the 1988 Olympic Boxing Team.
Good guess but not the answer I was looking for. He was the only four time NY Golden Gloves champ though.
A little background on him:
[edit] Amateur career
Bentt won four New York Golden Gloves titles and five USA Amateur Boxing championships. Both accomplishments remain unequaled. After having won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was placed a controversial second in the 1988 US Olympic Trials to the eventual 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist, Ray Mercer.
As both his mother and father are Jamaican citizens, he won the right to fight on the Jamaican Olympic Boxing Team after stopping the island nations top amateur heavyweights in the 1988 Jamaican Olympic Trials. But, he refused when confronted with the provision that he'd have to relinquish his U. S. citizenship in order to accompany the team to Seoul.
Bentt is regarded as the most decorated boxer in the history of American amateur boxing never to have competed on a US Olympic Boxing Team. <SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-0>[1]</SUP>
Other Amateur Boxing highlights include: 1981 New York City Police Athletic League Champion, 1980 NYC Kids Gloves Champion, Three time Empire State Game Heavyweight champion (201 lb, 1982, 1983, 1984) three time selected member of the United States All American National Boxing Team (1985, 1986, 1987), captain of the 1986 U.S.A Goodwill Games Boxing Team and the 1987 US Pan-Am Boxing Team. Was a bronze medalist in each of those competitions. Also received the Bronze medal at the 1985 World Amateur Championships(Seoul,Korea) and the Gold Medal at the 1985 North American Championship(Beaumont, TX).
In 1985, was the recipient of the 'Sugar' Ray Robinson Award as the most outstanding boxer in the New York City Golden Gloves tourney that year. Also named the USA All-American Amateur Boxing Team three times.
One the greatest moments of his amateur boxing career include avenging an earlier defeat suffered at the hands of the then 3 time World Amateur Heavyweight Champion, Alexander Yagubkin, at the 1986 World Championships in Reno, Nevada.
Prior to the loss to Bentt, Yagubkin had been victorious over every American heavyweight he encountered during a three year period. This included a Moscow decision win over Michael's older brother Winston, himself a member of the US National Team.
Michael remained undefeated domestically for a four year period before being denied an Olympic Team berth at the 1988 U.S.A Olympic Trials.
As an homage to Stephan Johnson, a former amateur teammate at the Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant) Boxing Association who succumbed to injuries suffered in a professional boxing match in Atlantic City, Michael privately presented Stephan's mother with a pair of his own New York City Golden Glove championship medallions.
Bentt declined serving as an Alternate on the 1988 Olympic Boxing Team.
Interesting article and interview on Bentt here if you want further info:
http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Newman/Newman112305.htm
http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Newman/Newman112305.htm
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