Re-examining The Record of Lennox Claudius Lewis - Is The Lion Being Overrated?

I also saw a video with Vitali Klitchko saying he had been training hard for the last year at his chance for the world championship, he was as ready as he would ever be, his skin werent.

 

Getting old is generally accepted as a decent excuse

 

Lewis's comp ****s all over Wlad's. Give it a rest.

 

Exactly. On the one hand you take away from Lewis' achievements by saying Tyson and Holyfield were past it. Lewis was older than both when he fought Vitali and you don't seem to accept amybe he was past it.

Level the playing field

 

90s was one of the weakest eras in history. Blown up cruiserweight dominated most of the decade. Even 46 years old foreman managed to win two thirds of HW title.

 

No, he's not overrated.

Had he beat McCall and Rahman at the first time of asking I think he'd very clearly be number 3 all time at Heavyweight (and has an argument anyway).

I also think at his motivated best he could beat any heavy in history head to head.

 

Erm...no

 

Oh God CST, don't be one of those Klit****s. Please!!!

This is fact:

LEWIS WENT IN UNDERMOTIVATED, UNDER THE WEATHER, UNDERTRAINED and TKO'D A PRIME 32-1 VITALI KLITSCHKO!!!

 

thats true. tyson wasnt a good win at all lets be honest, just a big name, the fighter was 17 years removed from his peak.
holyfield wasnt what he was but it was an okay win. grant was a hype job, but lewis destroyed him.

id say povetkin, haye, ibragimov were better wins than those 3 wins.

Lewis never fought a slick, elusive, speedy fighter. If he beat byrd his resume would look much better and increase his stock. Wladimir has fought far more styles than lewis, wladimir has beaten almost every style. lewis fought 3 decent short heavyweights who could punch and tough, tua,mason,mercer, they were all plodding and predictable. alot of lewis' opponents were statues there to be hit, he never had to go looking for a byrd,chambers,haye - he may of had trouble.

However Lewis fought Big men Big punchers, the decade of the SHW Sluggers. And he defeated most of them easily. He beat every man he fought, he wasnt worried about mccall or rahman one bit. they had his titles on loan. Lewis knew he was the daddy of the Era. Wladimir is only starting to believe he is the daddy. Because he had some help from his brother and he wasnt as assured as lewis. Wladimir beating wilder and fury, two young huge athletic fighters with boxing ability, if he beats them, you have a major case for ranking him above lewis.