Which of the below fighters would be most likely to land a lottery punch vs Lennox Lewis?

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Which of the below fighters would be most likely to land a lottery punch vs Lennox Lewis?

  1. Corrie Sanders

    28 vote(s)
    66.7%
  2. Michael Moorer

    3 vote(s)
    7.1%
  3. Ernie Shavers

    11 vote(s)
    26.2%
  1. Aston Villa

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    He could bang heavy with the right BIG, his delivery was the problem
     
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  2. Aston Villa

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    :dunno
     
  3. Aston Villa

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    Agreed mate
     
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  4. Aston Villa

    Aston Villa Active Member banned Full Member

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    Off topic mate and wrong thread, your opinion, how does the Fury Wilder rematch go ??
     
  5. mcvey

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    I said "nearly", Lewis was a career high weight of 256.5lbs and had trained for a challenger who was 6'2" ,5 inches shorter than Vitali. Stop embarrassing yourself!
     
  6. BCS8

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    Big, fast, hard-hitting southpaws aren't healthy to fight?
     
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  7. ForemanJab

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    Sanders looks like the right kind of fighter to pull an upset on Lewis. Quick hands, knockout power, southpaw, and an otherwise disappointing career which might get Lewis to not take him seriously enough.
     
  8. 2piece

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    Sanders' speed, height, and reach make him most likely to land said punch.
     
  9. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Certainly are.
     
  10. Mendoza

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    Interesting results so far, but none for Moorer.
     
  11. BCS8

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    1) I don't think Moorer hit quite hard enough
    2) His own chin was much worse than Lewis'. How much time would he have to land that punch?

    I'm not knocking Moorer as a fighter, he was excellent, but Lewis is the last kind of guy that he should be fighting.
     
  12. PernellSweetPea

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    I see Shavers landing more. Moorer never and Sanders? Not if Lennox fights a fight where he knows what Sanders has. Although one could say the same for Shavers, but I give Shavers more credit for making the punch happen than Sanders.
     
  13. Beremith

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    Sanders is the obvious answer here. I believe Steward didn't like the idea of Lewis facing Sanders so it never happened.
     
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  14. Contro

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    Not saunders because:

    A southpaw left hand has further to travel than an orthodox straight right giving Lewis more time to react since he is usually the guy on the back foot so not Sanders. His speed would be evident early and Lewis would be cautious.


    Not shavers because:

    Shavers right hand would be like tuae left hook. Lewis would be aware of it's presence and danger at all times, no way hes gonna get complacent. Shavers chin is also not good enough to keep him in the game long enough to land late.


    So probably moorer. Unlike other southpaws his weapon was the right hand not he left and he was devastating with the right uppercut. If Lewis leans in to grab him like he did with other smaller men, moorer could sneak it in. Moorers power, and offensive arsenal with combinations is underrated.
     
  15. BCS8

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    Sanders said that Lewis told him that he and his team had been apprehensive about facing him. Now whether this is the truth or whether it was just something Lewis told Sanders to fire him up before the Wlad bout only Lewis himself knows, I guess.