Lennox Lewis Top 15 ATG..

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Certainly one of the best heavyweights in the history of professional boxing. Top 5, top 10? Doesn't really matter, he's up there and will be remembered.
     
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  2. Blake Rayne

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    :deal
     
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  3. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :thumbsup

    Also, the poster describing those other HW's is obviously picking out and exaggerating their weaknesses and neglecting their strengths. If you want to go down that route, you could also say Lewis got knocked out by two below world class fighters, retired without giving Vitali a rematch, didn't beat prime Tyson Holyfield etc. But we have enough of those idiots on here already. I think its agreed widely that a case can be made for Lewis anywhere from about 3-15, the most convincing probably placing him in the middle of both extremes imo
     
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  4. pirao666

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    :rofl Name your 12-15 better HWs, please, I need a laugh.
     
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  5. Azzer85

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    LL is top 5 dead or alive
     
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  6. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ali beat 1 top 10 ATG HW, while being down 6-1 on the cards.
    If Foreman wouldve simply slowed down and waited for the KO rather than relying on his killer instinct......well, we all know why and how Ali won that fight.

    Frazier would be battered by Byrd. Liston couldnt beat anyone once the mafia released him. Patterson would get KTFO by Enzo. H Cooper was a journeyman. Chavulo was a tough nut to crack but never beat a single Blevel fighter.

    H2H, Lewis would run through all the 60s, 70s, 80s HWs except maybe Foreman, Ali, 85-88 Tyson, Holmes, Shavers.

    But anyone who bet against him at 1/1 would be a fool.:deal
     
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  7. dyna

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    Top 5 heavyweight.

    I don't know where to put Ezzard Charles he has a monster of a resume.
     
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  8. Maximus

    Maximus TKO6 Full Member

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    H2H he has a strong shout at No 1, on accomplishments and resume top 5.
     
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  9. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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  10. dyna

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    I agree.
     
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  11. nostir a

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    anyone else think that if (providing bowe wasnt so stupid and had a decent manager) bowe fought lewis after his 1992 fight with holyfield, which is the time it would/should of happened, then bowe would of beat lewis. this was the lewis that was getting beat by bruno and later got ko'd by mccall. opinions?
     
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  12. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    :lol: Still bitter over the Holyfield fights huh poofy?
     
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  13. bronx

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    I think he is at HW
     
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  14. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's behind Bowe.

    Bowe and Lewis both fought in 1988 games it was Lennox's 2nd Olympics

    Bowe was undisputed champ 4 years later


    It took Lennox 9 years to achieve the same feat. Soon as he did it he ducked the mandos.
     
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  15. FrochFan

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    Bowe was a ****ing vegetable at 29 years old.

    He has no career to compare to Lewis.
     
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