Lennox Lewis (Seoul 1988) vs Wladimir Klitschko (Atlanta 1996)

Any version of lewis stops any version of either klitschko.

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Lewis had the tools even back then to bomb him right out, and i still think Wlad is a very good fighter. But that was before he knew that his chin was no good and he fought with it way up in the air and would even be aggressive a lot when he was younger. Lewis was the much more fluent/looser boxer as well, and would you imagine Lewis straight power shots on the chin of a charging Wladimir? Lights out!

 

Different rules. They changed the amateur rules after 88.

But Lewis is the best.

 

Anyone know why Lesin never turned pro? He seemed to be a good prospect.

 

he did and lost to maskaev?

 

This is simply the the 100%, unadulterated truth.

And it is backed up by the fact that the worst version of Lewis stopped the best version of Vitali.

 

wow wlad was pretty sloppy there and now he's sharp as it gets for a heavy....makes me think there might be hope for joshua yet.

 

You're thinking of Aleksandr Miroshnichenko who fought Bowe in '88 and dropped him twice with body shots before Bowe came back to win.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdX5Qc2bfEQ[/ame]

 

just checked it! it was Alexander Miroshnichenko. don't know about lesin

he was ko'd by audley in sidney maybe thought he would win gold then turn pro after olimpics got ko'd and decided not too!

 

yes you are right!

 

if lewis ever backs up wlad then wlad will be finished shortly.

 

Course he would back him up. All you need to do against Wlad to back him up is throw, he backs up from smaller opponents

Imagine what happens when Wlad tries to back up from Lennox with greater reach

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Nothing. Lewis wasn't the kind of boxer who blindly stumbled after fighters who back away.

 

No not blindly stumble, follow up with lethal rights, catch them pulling back and take half their face off

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Ala Vitali

Ala Golota

Ala everybody else he backed up