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Light Flyweight (106 pounds)
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Paul Gonzales, 1984
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Flyweight (112)
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Leo Randolph, 1976
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Bantamweight (119)
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Kennedy McKinney, 1988
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Featherweight (126)
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Meldrick Taylor, 1984
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Lightweight (132)
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Howard Davis, 1976
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Light Welterweight (140)
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Ray Leonard, 1976
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Welterweight (148)
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Mark Breland, 1984
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Light Middleweight (156)
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Roy Jones Jr., 1988
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Middleweight (165)
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Floyd Patterson, 1952
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Light Heavyweight (179)
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Muhammad Ali, 1960
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Heavyweight (201)
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Joe Frazier, 1964
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Super Heavyweight (unlimited)
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George Foreman, 1968
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If featherweight world champion Richardo Juarez (right) and his teammates live up to their potential, the U.S. could have one of its best boxing teams ever. It will be hard-pressed, however, to match the 1976 squad, which won five golds and produced three of the 12 fighters on SI's alltime U.S. Olympic boxing team (adjusted for historical changes in weight classes):
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