 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Mumwe wevatambi vemutambo wenhabvu vakashongedzwa zvikuru munhoroondo yeUnited States, Bentt akahwina mikombe mina yeNew York City Golden Gloves, mishanu yeUnited States Amateur Boxing Championships nemenduru nhatu dzegoridhe dze New York State Empire State Games. Pashure pokunge akunda menduru yebronze paWorld Amateur Boxing Championships muna 1986uye Mitambo yePan American ya1987 akaisa nzvimbo yechipiri inopokana pa1988 United States Olympic Trials uye Box-offs kuOlympics yeSeoul pakupedzisira Gold Medalist, Ray Mercer. Vanyori venhau dzemitambo vaiwanzokanganisa kunyora zita rake rechipiri, vachinyora kuti Bent kana kuti Bennet pane kuti Bentt, uye pashure pokunge akunda Tommy Morrison, Larry Merchant anogadzira purogiramu yeHBO akashora nenzira yokuti pakupedzisira aifanira kuwedzera T yechitatu kuzita rake. 