Which Fighters From The Past, Would Lennox Lewis Have Struggled With?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Who are the worse fighter s for Lennox Lewis, iyo?
    Lennox, at his best, would not be an easy man to defeat, their either getting out Boxed or getting crushed.
    So who, and why please?


     
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  2. FastLeft

    FastLeft Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i think many fighter from past would beat him Lennox Lewis
    & Lewis will beat many fighter from past
     
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  3. Fergy

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    Good all round answer!
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Ok then, iyo, the best fighter he could beat do you think?
    And one that beats him?
     
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Joe Louis eats his soul.
     
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  6. AwardedSteak863

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    I think a big physically strong aggressive heavyweight like a 70's George Foreman would give him the best test. Sonny Liston is another one because of his physicality. Outside of those two, Ali and Holmes with their speed and outside boxing ability could maybe win decisions against Lewis but when I think of the two fighters that did beat Lewis (McCall and Rahman) I think Foreman and Liston have the best chance because they do not fight backwards and have the physical strength to push Lewis back.
     
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  7. Fergy

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    Unless Louis s right hands protect his soul!
     
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    Foreman is one of the those guys, that I would not be confident for Lennox to trade with.
     
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  9. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep! Prime Foreman has all of the tools to beat Lewis. The most important one is the physical strength and the fact that he was hard to push back. When I think of guys that had success against like McCall, Rahman the were physically strong guys that fought moving forward. Even Ray Mercer who lost a close decision to Lewis gave him trouble with his physical strength.
     
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  10. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali and Holmes.
     
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  11. FastLeft

    FastLeft Well-Known Member Full Member

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    the best be can beat? Riddick Bowe might be! & Floyd Patterson &
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    Muhammad Ali must beat him.
    & Joe Louis
    2 example
     
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  12. Fergy

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    Ali beats him. Big tick there. Not every one agrees with that but I see peak Ali too nimble, just a little always in front.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Yes Holmes could beat him. I rate him highly.
     
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  14. billyb71

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    Ali and Liston for sure.
     
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  15. ThatOne

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    Frazier is an interesting choice but I wonder if the size difference becomes insurmountable for Joe.
     
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