National Amateur Super Heavyweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing
Super Heavyweight
(AAU
) Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur super heavyweight champion. The Super Heavyweight division is contested at a weight class of 201+ pounds.
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
Super Heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
(AAU
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
) Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
USA Boxing
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Boxing Association , who sets its rules....
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur super heavyweight champion. The Super Heavyweight division is contested at a weight class of 201+ pounds.
- 1981 - Tyrell BiggsTyrell BiggsTyrell Biggs , is an American heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division, after gaining bronze the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games....
, Philadelphia, PA - 1982 - Tyrell BiggsTyrell BiggsTyrell Biggs , is an American heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division, after gaining bronze the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games....
, Philadelphia, PA - 1983 - Warren ThompsonWarren Thompson (boxer)Warren Thompson is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career.-Professional career:Nicknamed "Chico", Thompson turned pro in 1985 and was upset by also debuting Mike Hunter...
, Baltimore, MD - 1984 - Nathaniel FitchNathaniel FitchNathaniel Fitch is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career.-Professional career:...
, US Army - 1985 - Wesley WatsonWesley WatsonWarren Thompson is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career.-Professional career:...
, US Army - 1986 - Alex Garcia, San Fernando, CA
- 1987 - Carlton Hollis, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 1988 - Robert Salters, US Army
- 1989 - Ed DonaldsonEd Donaldson-Amateur:As an amateur, Donaldson was a United States amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992.-Pro:Donaldson, a full time police officer, turned pro 1992 with first round knock out of Ben Green. His next fight he went the distance decisioning a tough Warren Williams whom sported a decent record...
, US Marines - 1990 - Edward Escobedo, McKinney, TX
- 1991 - Larry DonaldLarry DonaldLarry Ali Donald is a professional heavyweight boxer, who competed for the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Professional career:...
, Cincinnati, OH - 1992 - Samson Pou'ha, Kearns, UT
- 1993 - Jo-el Scott, Albany, NY
- 1994 - Lance WhitakerLance WhitakerLance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata...
, Northridge, CA - 1995 - Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, CT
- 1996 - Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, CT
- 1997 - Willie PalmsWillie Palms-Amateur career:Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997.-Professional career:Palms turned pro in 1997 and won his first nine bouts, before losing a decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron in 2001...
, Jersey City, NJ - 1998 - Dominick GuinnDominick GuinnDominick Alexander Guinn, , is an American professional boxer with a record of 33-6-1, with 22 KOs. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields...
, Hot Springs, AR - 1999 - Calvin BrockCalvin BrockCalvin Vance Brock is a retired professional heavyweight boxer.Following his loss to fellow American Eddie Chambers, Brock was forced to retire from the sport of boxing, after receiving retinal damage in his right eye.- Biography :Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his...
, Charlotte, NC - 2000 - T. J. WilsonT. J. Wilson (boxer)T. J. Wilson is an American heavyweight who won the US Amateur Super Heavyweight championship in 2000.-Amateur:Tall southpaw Wilson had a stellar amateur career...
, Tulsa, OK - 2001 - Jason EstradaJason EstradaJason Moses Estrada is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games....
, Providence, RI - 2002 - Jason EstradaJason EstradaJason Moses Estrada is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games....
, Providence, RI - 2003 - Jason EstradaJason EstradaJason Moses Estrada is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games....
, Providence, RI - 2004 - Mike WilsonMike Wilson (boxer)Mike Wilson is a US-American pro boxer. He is a former two-time amateur super heavyweight champion...
, Central Point, OR - 2005 - Mike WilsonMike Wilson (boxer)Mike Wilson is a US-American pro boxer. He is a former two-time amateur super heavyweight champion...
, Central Point, OR - 2006 - Jonte WillisJonte WillisJonte Willis, was born in Memphis, Tennessee and is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning the US championships at super heavyweight in 2006.-Background:...
, (Mike Wilson tested positive) - 2007 - Michael HunterMichael Hunter (American boxer)Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...
Las Vegas - 2008 - Lenroy ThompsonLenroy thompsonLenroy Thompson is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight...
, Lenexa, KS - 2009 - Michael HunterMichael Hunter (American boxer)Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...
Las Vegas - 2010 - Lenroy ThompsonLenroy thompsonLenroy Thompson is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight...
, Lenexa, KS