United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion

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Amateur Boxing Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

Super Heavyweight Super heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and competitive bodybuilding. Boxing In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms (200 pounds). Introduced for th ...

( 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 USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which sets its rules. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, USA Boxing i ...

, 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 four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the

National Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States, where they are awarded a belt and a ring. And the title of nations champion is awarded. The Golden Gloves is a term used to refer to the Nationa ...

Tournament, which crowns its own amateur super heavyweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. The Super Heavyweight division is contested at a weight class of 201+ pounds. *1981 -

Tyrell Biggs Tyrell Biggs (born December 22, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1998, and challenged once for the undisputed heavyweight title in 1987. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, havi ...

, Philadelphia, PA *1982 -

, Philadelphia, PA *1983 - Warren Thompson, Baltimore, MD *1984 -

Nathaniel Fitch Nathaniel Fitch Sr. (born October 31, 1956) is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career. Early years "Years ago I was at a Boys Club and some guys took my bike and my brothers went to retrieve it and ...

, US Army *1985 -

Wesley Watson Wesley Page Watson Jr. (born September 16, 1962, in Bristol, Tennessee) died January 4, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware). He was an American heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career. Early years Watson, former Howard ...

, US Army *1986 - Alex Garcia, San Fernando, CA *1987 - Charlton Hollis, Fort Lauderdale, FL *1988 -

Robert Salters The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, US Army *1989 -

Ed Donaldson Ed Donaldson (born January 1, 1959 in Mobile, Alabama), was a professional boxer. Amateur As an amateur, Donaldson was a United States ( National AAU) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992. Pro Donaldson, a full-time police officer, turned p ...

, US Marines *1990 -

Edward Escobedo Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

, McKinney, TX *1991 -

Larry Donald Larry Ali Donald (born January 6, 1967) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur boxing, amateur he won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight division at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 1991 World Championships and ...

, Cincinnati, OH *1992 -

Samson Pou'ha Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

, Kearns, UT *1993 - Jo-el Scott, Albany, NY *1994 -

Lance Whitaker Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur in the super heavyweight division, he won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known ...

, Northridge, CA *1995 -

Lawrence Clay-Bey Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey (born December 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. As an amateur he was a two-time winner (1995 and 1996) of the United States National Championships as well as a bronze medalis ...

, Hartford, CT *1996 -

, Hartford, CT *1997 -

Willie Palms William L. Palms (born October 6, 1972), known as Willie Palms, is an American professional boxer. Amateur career Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997. Professional c ...

, Jersey City, NJ *1998 -

Dominick Guinn Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall. Known as the "Southern Disaster",Gerbasi, Thomas (2013)Domin ...

, Hot Springs, AR *1999 -

Calvin Brock Calvin Vance Brock (born January 22, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. He was ranked as the world's No.9 heavyweight by BoxRec at the conclusion of 2005. Calvin Brock was trained by Tom Yankello. In ...

, Charlotte, NC *2000 - T. J. Wilson, Tulsa, OK *2001 -

Jason Estrada Jason Moses Estrada (born November 30, 1980) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2015. As an amateur, he competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. He also won the gold medal at the 2003 ...

, Providence, RI *2002 -

, Providence, RI *2003 -

, Providence, RI *2004 - Mike Wilson, Central Point, OR *2005 - Mike Wilson, Central Point, OR *2006 -

Jonte Willis Jonte Willis (born October 18, 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee - death January 4, 2022 Tacoma, Washington) is a former American heavyweight boxer best known for winning the US amateur championships at super heavyweight in 2006. He retired with a nega ...

, (Mike Wilson tested positive) *2007 - Michael Hunter Las Vegas *2008 -

Lenroy Thompson Cam F. Awesome (born August 6, 1988 in Uniondale, New York), formerly known as Lenroy Thompson, is an American amateur boxer best known for winning the US title in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 and the Golden Gloves in 2009, 2011 and 2013 at super he ...

, Lenexa, KS *2009 - Michael Hunter Las Vegas *2010 -

, Lenexa, KS *2011 -

Jonathan Hamm Jonathan Hamm (born October 14, 1985) is a former standout amateur boxer, actor, football player, and current mixed martial artist. Hamm was the #1 Super-Heavyweight Amateur boxer in the United States in 2011 after winning the 2011 U.S. National ...

, St. Paul, MN *2012 -

Isaac Boes Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was th ...

, Grand Rapids, MI *2013 -

Stephan Shaw Stephen Shaw (born September 20, 1992) is an American professional boxer from Florissant, MO. Amateur career As an amateur he was a four-time national champion and had a record of 51–9 before turning professional. Professional career Shaw ...

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