Would Anyone Ever Put Fury Above Lennox Lewis?

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  1. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Hoylfield was slightly past his peak but still good. Either way, the version Lewis beat was a significantly bigger h2h threat than anyone Fury beat and had a phenomenal resume.
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't see a case as things stand.
     
  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good point,John.
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I'm with you there Stevie.
    Can definitely edge in for second best, not sure many other Brits will ever be as successful or highly regarded as Lennox.
     
  5. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    If he takes all the major titles after Usyk n has several defenses I think an argument should b had.



    I don't think Bowe should b rated highly just bcuz he was able to beat Holyfield multiple times. Are we gonna do that for Vernon Forrest beating Mosley? Ofc not. Outside of that his resume doesn't impress me.
     
  6. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well in my case, given I place Holyfield only below Ali, Louis, and Holmes as ATG yes Bowe's wins are quite notable imo.
     
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  7. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Where in my post did I mention Bowe?
     
  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beating Usyk and AJ would help.
     
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  9. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury ISN'T above ANYBODY...

    he is 2nd/3rd Rate period!
     
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  10. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Fair enough but I don't see them past beating Holyfield. Imho its his style n size that ppl glamor over more than his wins. Not saying you.

    My bad just speaking in general.
     
  11. Mod-Mania

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  12. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    No. I'm a Fury fan but I don't think he can reach Lennox Lewis' level of greatness, although he can be a top 10 heavyweight all time if he beats Usyk and Joshua IMO.
     
  13. Fergy

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    Just out of interest, if Fury did indeed beat the two, where would you place him, all time?
     
  14. Melankomas

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    I think around the 8-10 spot on the all time heavyweight list would be fair. His resume is good enough to be there, but there are still a lot of heavyweights that are greater.
     
  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Yep, totally get you there.
    The thing with Fury I'll say, is maybe with out the pandemic thing s might have been different, get a few more fights in, plus his giving up the belts after Wlad.