Ones to Watch

The young pros chasing world titles, and the amateurs tipped to make it big when they turn over.

These are the young pros moving up the rankings, and the Olympic and amateur stars about to turn pro. Things move quickly at this level, so we update the list after each big night and major tournament.

Young pros on the rise

Young pros being moved towards world title fights. Most are still unbeaten.

From the amateurs & Olympics

Olympic medallists and top amateurs who haven't turned pro yet.

The Golden Gloves

America's amateur tradition — where the legends started.

Dreamed up by Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward in the 1920s and run as a national tournament since 1962, the Golden Gloves is the most storied amateur competition in American boxing — the proving ground where teenagers turn into contenders. Win a Golden Gloves title and you've announced yourself.

Fighters who came through it

Joe Louis Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier Sugar Ray Leonard Oscar De La Hoya

Cassius Clay — the future Muhammad Ali — won his first Golden Gloves title at just 14, and six national and local titles in all.

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