Greg Page (October 25, 1958 – April 27, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2001, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1984 to 1985. He was also a regular sparring partner for Mike Tyson, famously knocking down the then-undefeated world champion during a 1990 session. Amateur career Page, after a brief stint with a Southern Indiana trainer, started amateur boxing at age 15 under the tutelage of Leroy Emerson at the Louisville Parks Department gym in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood. He first came to the public's attention by sparring several rounds with the iconic Muhammad Ali. In 1976, at the USA–USSR Duals at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Page scored a major victory when he defeated Igor Vysotsky, a top-ranked heavyweight amateur boxer in the world, who never has been knocked down, the big punching Russian who twice beat the legendary Cuban and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Teofilo Stevenson. Page also beat James Tillis, Tony Tubbs, Mitch Green, and Marvin Stinson. By that time he was the #1 ranked amateur heavyweight in the United States. At the USA vs. socialist countries duals held in 1977-1978 Page defeated Polish Antoni Kuskowski on points (3–0), lost a 1–2 points decision to Cuban Angel Milián, stopped Romanian Mircea Șimon in the third round, defeated East German Juergen Fanghaenel on points. Page won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1977. The following year, he repeated as the National AAU Heavyweight Champion and won the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship. Amateur highlights 1975 National Golden Gloves Quarterfinalist, losing a decision to John Tate. 1976 Ohio State Fair Champion, upsetting National AAU Champion Marvin Stinson. 1976 National Golden Gloves Semi-Finalist, losing a decision to Michael Dokes. 1977 National AAU Heavyweight Champion, defeating Woody Clark. Page avenged an earlier loss to Clark, and was named the tournament's outstanding boxer. 1977 National Golden Gloves Finalist, losing to Jimmy Clark. 1978 National AAU Heavyweight champion. 1978 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, stopping William Hosea at 2:38 of the second round Defeated Igor Vysotsky, the man who twice beat Cuban legend Teofilo Stevenson. Defeated Tony Tubbs six out of seven times while in amateurs. Finished amateur career having 105 fights under his belt, with a record of 94–11. Professional career Early years Page turned pro in February 1979, knocking out Don Martin in two rounds before a crowd of 7,500 at the Commonwealth Convention