Isiah Thomas (boxer)
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Isiah Thomas is an American boxer best known to win the first ever Junior World Boxing Championship for the United States at the 2005 Cadet World Championships on October 18 in Liverpool, England.
:""I have a kid who will be the next big thing - Isiah Thomas," says Steward. "I don't have to teach him much, he's a gifted athlete. I haven't seen anyone as good since Mays."
His amateur career however stalled somewhat as his two losses against compatriots in 2006 and his loss to Deontay Wilder
at the 2007 National Golden Gloves attested.
Amateur
Southpaw Thomas had his first bout in 2002 and kept winning becoming a two-time junior Olympic national champion and easily grabbing the world championships in 2005 drawing high praise from Emanuel StewardEmanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward is an American boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.-Life and career:...
:""I have a kid who will be the next big thing - Isiah Thomas," says Steward. "I don't have to teach him much, he's a gifted athlete. I haven't seen anyone as good since Mays."
His amateur career however stalled somewhat as his two losses against compatriots in 2006 and his loss to Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning two major national titles in 2007 and for being the only American boxer to win a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
at the 2007 National Golden Gloves attested.