Craig Payne
Encyclopedia
Craig Payne is a former US-American boxer best known for winning the National Golden Gloves in 1983.
http://web.archive.org/web/20091026224120/http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/tyson.html.
Payne also defeated Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson
.
Payne's pro career was disappointing largely because he was completely out of shape often coming in at 300 lbs.
His only notable success was a KO of previously undefeated Samson Po'uha
.
Amateur
Payne won the National Golden Gloves in 1983 beating a young Mike TysonMike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
http://web.archive.org/web/20091026224120/http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/tyson.html.
Payne also defeated Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson
Teófilo Stevenson
Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón....
.
Pro
After his first fight in 1985 he paused for a couple of years before returning in 1991.Payne's pro career was disappointing largely because he was completely out of shape often coming in at 300 lbs.
His only notable success was a KO of previously undefeated Samson Po'uha
Samson Po'uha
-Amateur:As an amateur, Po'uha was a National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion in 1991 and United States amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992.-Pro:After turning pro in 1992, Po'uha showed good power, but was often out of shape ....
.