Had Lennox Lewis not lost those two fights..

then going by your logic tyson is some kind of a god because he won many fights by big ktfo without preparation...

 

The loss to McCall motivated to improve Lewis.
The loss to Rahman, is somewhat inexcusable. Lewis should have won that fight. He failed to be a professional, failed to properly prepare for the environment, and it cost him.

As for the manner in which he lost, I think getting caught with a big shot is better than being thoroughly out-boxed or pummeled for 12 rounds. If you are out-boxed, it means the opponent was without a doubt better than you on that night. In that regard, other great fighters have worse loses on their record than does Lewis. The various losses of Holyfiled or Klitschko, Ali's loss to Spinks, Tyson's loss to Douglas are some examples.

 

Correct :good

 

Then he should have been considered at the same level as Louis or Ali... but he lost these two fights, so he simply isnt at the same level, its clear

 

In the Cus/Rooney years Tyson was always well prepared.

 

Those losses don't meat **** to me. I consider Lennox #1 ATG.

 

Now you're talking about the difference between an ATG fighter and an ATG career.
As a fighter Lewis would be in the All-Time Top 3, as a career he would be somewhere towards the middle of the All-Time Top 10 and I wouldn't hold it against you if you put him #1 All-Time H2H.

 

Maybe not a god, but 1 of the most raw talent fighters of all time...........................yes. Tyson was a 1 of a kind.

 

I don't think it hurts him at all. He avenged both losses, so he really has beaten every opponent he's faced. Those losses were learning experiences for him which resulted in him becoming a much better fighter (and picking up a much better trainer).

 

The **** are you talking about? Where exactly did I state that?

 

dont follow your logic - why is lewis below Holyfield? Holyfield lost a lot more than lewis - to worse oppentents that lewis, shamfully duck lewis for years before finally fighting him and getting soundly beaten - only to be saved by one of the most high profile robberys of recent times. and then lost the rematch to lewis.

 

i seem to remeber manny pacquiao lost a couple times and never even rematched them

lewis beat every fighter he ever faced at the end of the day

 

....this thread never would have existed.

 

yeah we all want to see pacquiao rematch those Cambodian prostitutes dont we?

yeah forget pac-floyd lets see that!

 

Probably around 7-9.