Lennox Lewis - Was He Ever Hurt To...

Ray Mercer gave him a couple of hard digs if I remember rightly.

 

Not that i remember. There is not really any evidence that superheavyweights take punches to the head better than heavyweights, but i've never seen any superheavyweight hurt by bodyshots*.






*Outside of Golota smashing Bowe's balls

 

What does a regular heavyweight getting stopped on a bodyshot have to do with it?

 

Not everyone can take a shot to the liver like Shane MacGowen.

 

You're the first person i've ever heard making the claim that a 6'3 225lbs fighter is a superheavyweight. I think you should be at least 6'5 and over 230lbs without fat or in your late 30's to qualify as one. Krasniqi does neither. If you want to see a superheavyweight, watch his opponent Dimitrenko.

 

Who claimed it to be?

 

There are no set qualifications for a super heavy. I think following trifecta defines a super heavyweight. 6'3" and over. 230+ pounds and over. 78+" reach and over.


A 6'3" 225 pound man with a long reach could qualify if his reach is say 80" or more.

 

For the trivia point...

The only stoppage loss Lewis suffered in the amateurs was from a body shot.

Lewis was fighting I believe a Russian opponent whose name sadly slips me at the moment. In the third round Lewis threw a punch, and in the middle of it got caught with a counter right uppercut to the gut, knocking the wind out of him and down to one knee.

I think this was around 1987...not 100% certain.

In the pro ranks, I'm sure he took quite a few rib-rattlers in his time. Gary Mason whacked in some very meaty hooks for one. But he didn't seem unduly bothered by them.

 

i think if anyone gets hit with a good body shot there going down

 

I've seen hundreds of great body shots landed and rarely have they gone down.

 

i mean if someone gets hit in the right place ( like hatton vs castillo) anyone will go down

i've seen good body shots and people not going down but i have neber seen someone be hit there and not go down