Did lennox lewis fight vs the most iron chins?

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  1. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Of any other heavyweight.
    He fought Evander Holyfield x2
    Ray mercer
    Vitali klitchko
    David tua
    Oliver McCall

    These are some of the very best chins of any heavyweight era.

    I think if lennox lewis KTFO of any of these guys his stock would be out of the roof.
     
  2. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's also fought the most confirmed roid users:
    Klitschko
    Botha
    Holyfield
    Briggs
    Morrison
    Fortune
     
  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    :lol: Lewis is the GOAT
     
  4. Jennifer Love Hewitt

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    :good
     
  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Single handedly Wach makes up for all of them:deal:hi:
     
  6. The Mongoose

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    Another Lewis sucker thread.

    Joe Louis and unlike Lewis he actually knocked them out:

    Uzudun=never dropped or knocked out before Louis
    Max Baer=never dropped or knocked out before Louis
    Tony Galento=never dropped or knocked out before Louis.
    John Henry Lewis=never dropped or knocked out before Louis.
    James Braddock=never dropped or knocked out before Louis.

    ..etc.
     
  7. lepinthehood

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    those bums are not comparable to mccall, holyfield and tua. Look at the knockouts they suffered after. Louis was the first good fighter they faced and they got smashed.

    Holyfield had been in with tyson twice, bowe thrice, old foreman. what a resume to have before you reach lewis.

    ah well just read that henry lewis had only been stopped the once and that was vs louis, good points but i dont think they faced the same oppositon of the late 80s and 90s, these were a different breed of 220-250lb heavyweights all punched very hard.

    This isnt a lewis fanboy thread, Mccall is probably known for having the best chin of all times. Never been ko'd and fighting at the age of 49, sparring partner of tyson, never dropped.

    Tua dropped once fighting at 41years old, never stopped.

    Ray mercer never dropped before facing lewis, and it took 6 years after the lewis fight before he got stopped. when he was 41years old.

    Even tony tucker went the distance with prime Mike tyson, and was properly ko'd by herbie hide as a 39year old, he was a cokehead for most of his career.

    And then finally Vitali Klitchko possibly the best chin of the 21st century, a top 5 chin in the history of heavyweight division. never dropped never stopped in proffesional boxing.

    Yes Lennox Lewis fought the Toughest iron jawed fighters out of any heavyweight boxer.
     
  8. BOMB SQUAD

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    But don't you see by that time Holy was past prime when Lewis met him? Just like most of Lewis' opponents.
     
  9. CST80

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    In 2 tries Lewis couldn't KO half assed Holyfield even after he'd been beaten senseless:nut twice and stopped by Riddick.

    Lewis' power was overrated.
     
  10. madballster

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    You forgot iron-chinned warrior Zeljko Mavrovich. Lewis battled this jaw-of-granite for 12 action packed rounds.
     
  11. RememberingC.S.

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    Rid**** Bowe hit Holyfield so hard he had him literally drooling like a re**** before stopping him.

    Dereck Chisora had Vitali rocked to the bone and barely standing. Sanders made Vitali do the Khan escape with a single punch.

    Oliver Mccall? In no way can that farce of a fight be considered a legitimate victory.

    Ray Austin? Good chin, but how is it exactly granite? May as well have included The Legendary Bread Hustler.
     
  12. Jennifer Love Hewitt

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    ^ does not know the difference between Ray Austin and Ray Mercer
     
  13. STB

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    Lennox Lewis stopped PRIME...

    Andrew Golota
    Donovan Ruddock
    Francois Botha
    Shannon Briggs.

    In under 12 rounds...COMBINED.
     
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  15. Furey

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    :lol: