08-14-2007, 06:18 PM
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Journeyman
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Re: Lennox Lewis' longevity...not that much better than Tyson's!
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Originally Posted by Jinx
Lewis didn't become the undisputed champ until he beat Holy at the end of '99...he ended with Vitaly in '03, so thats a champ reign of 3 yrs. 5 mons...in-between that time he beat Grant, Botha, Tua, split with Rachman, and Tyson...
Tyson became undisputed champ when he beat 35-0 Tucker in '87...his reign ended in '90 when he got starched by Douglas, so thats a champ reign of 2 yrs. 6 mons...in-between that time he beat Biggs, Larry Holmes, Tony Tubbs, Spinks, Bruno, and Carl Williams...
so Lewis' REAL reign was only a year longer than Tyson's, with Tyson beating the better overall quality of opponents...so based on that i have Lewis and Tyson about even in terms of their reigns as champs... 
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Spin it anyway you want but Lewis owns Tyson.
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