Send in your 1900-1949 heavyweight to KO prime Lennox Lewis

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Who would you send in? Patsy Perroni? Red Burman? Luis Firpo?
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Louis has the best chance but even so, it's not very good.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Not very good?? Are we thinking of the same Louis?
     
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    Not to forget Lou Nova and his cosmic punch.
     
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    Max Baer maybe. An angry Jack Johnson.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I never said Louis wasn't very good. I said his chances weren't.
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis, he steps in with a left hook
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Louis knocked out Lewis sized opponents.
     
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    Lol.
    Yes who can forget... scary.
     
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    Louis is the only logical choice. Maybe Dempsey but I doubt it.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I think Lewis' beats Louis, so I don't see anyone beating Lennox in that time.
     
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    Marvin Hart would **** him up within 2 rounds.
     
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    Louis would probably do it but I don’t rate him the safest bet among the Heavies of this period. Dempsey is your best bet to flatten Lewis. The absence of a measured attack will be to his considerable advantage.
     
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    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Can’t see Lennox being perfect for the entirety of a fight against Louis
     
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    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Louis is the guy with the best chance, he has the best style to do so, I see it as a sort of puncher’s chance, but more than Marciano’s for example because he’s more defensively minded, which he needs to be considering the weight he’s giving away. He should look to catch Lewis when he switches off, either when he gets overconfident with his offense, or if he misjudges the distance as he did against Rahman.
    He should keep it low volume with the intention of making Lewis switch off, because he’s not beating Lewis on the outside IMO, and it’d also be a bad idea to try to pressure Lewis weighing 40lbs or so lighter.
     
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