Lennox Lewis with an iron chin

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    If he fighting 15 rounders? Then yes, he would lose at some point.

    Remember he needed to take breathers in 12 rounders even in his prime.

    Also, he nearly lost to a past prime Mercer, so his chin wasn't the only issue.
     
  2. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He had a good chin, he just switched off and got caught cold when he got ko’d the first time he walked onto it and it was timed perfectly, he took plenty of big punches off of Vitali and never wobbled, took big punches off Mercer too
    I strongly believe that Lewis is the best h2h of all time at heavyweight, that Lewis when switched on and at his best would best everyone, yes including prime Tyson, Ali, Holmes, Louis, even the great Primo Carnera
     
  3. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would say yes, he still would have lost.

    Mainly because though usually well prepared, he did show an arrogant streak where his preparation wasn't always the greatest in one or two instances.
     
  4. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He would've KO'd at some point.
     
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  5. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    I think a prime focused Lewis as is was exceptionally hard to beat .. with an iron chin , tougher but the men who would beat him to me weren't knocking him out any but outboxing and fighting him like a prime Ali, Holmes an maybe a young Holyfield .. of course a prime Louis too ..
     
  6. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    He was out of shape.
     
  7. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    He was in poor condition. Lewis would have been worn down by the 9th or 10. Lennox just wasn't sharp. Rahman was sharp that nite.
     
  8. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Besides having the size, had good basics but somewhat lackluster, average performer

    His true test would have come against Riddick Bowe who, I believe would have ended Lewis' reign
     
  9. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well Bowe didn't seem to think so.
     
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  10. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Not a Lewis fan at all. I think hes overrated. A portion of that opinion is his chin. So yes I would place him higher but not undefeated
     
  11. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In 1992 sure. After...I doubt it.
     
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  12. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    What is that belief based on?
     
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  13. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    THEE most overrated HW ever even in a world where "Prime Tyson" and "Modern Rocky" exists "Focused Manny Lennox" is the king.
     
  14. salty trunks

    salty trunks Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah I dont think Lewis had a bad chin, he just couldnt fight inside. I had Mercer beating him by one point, and how did he do that? He outfought him inside. Mercer wasnt even the greatest infighter. If Lewis had faced some of the guys he beat past their best like Holyfield Tyson, and had he faced a prime Bowe, I dont see him having a legacy like he did. Those guys at their best, forced guys out of their comfort zone, and Lewis enjoyed fighting from the outside at his pace and tieing up on the inside.
     
  15. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    My ### he is