If Lennox's last defense were against Wladimir?

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  1. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How differently would Lennox Lewis' last defense if it were against Wladimir Klitschko? Was Lennox ready to go? or could he have gone a couple of more years? Vitali took some brutale shots with Lewis, I not so sure if Wlade would have pushed Lennox so far.
     
  2. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    lennox was his worst own enemy in training. he was out of shape for vitali and was lucky he got out of there with a win. he did the same in the first rahman fight and suffered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history. i think if lennox trains properly, he had enough left in the tank to beat wlad.
     
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    Wlad would have a better chance at cracking Lennox on the button with one shot and Rahmanning him. But he'd also have a bigger chance of getting blitzed than Lennox would, so, ...I don't know, what was I saying? Oh, yeah. Free Herbzg.
     
  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Similar. Leonnox would stop Wlad but Wlad would be up on points. Wlad´s the slightly better boxer than Lennox but at this point Lewis was out of shape, unmotivated that Lennox would struggle big time with Wlad. In the end he would turn it around by turning it into a fight instead of a boxing match and there he is vastly superior to Wlad. This would win him the fight.
     
  5. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    of the 2 brothers which one is the least boring ??
     
  6. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don´t think either one is really boring. But then I´m used to watch fighters like Maske and Ottke without finding them boring. :good
     
  7. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lennox would do what Sanders did because Lennox called Sanders and told him to rush Wlad before they fought
     
  8. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    why didn't he do that to vitali?i think if lewis fights the way he did against vitali,he gets knocked out in one or two.remember slow vitali was hitting him with right hands in the opening rounds,wlad would land for sure,and we all know wlad hits much faster and harder than his brother
     
  9. p.Townend

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    Lennox was landing some big shots against Vittali,I dont think Wlad would have taken them as well as his brother.Wlad is probably better with the jab and may have been able to get a decent points lead up against a faded Lewis but at some point Lennox would land and I think he would be able to stop Wlad late on.
     
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    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    yes but it was vitali who started landing first,lennox got better later in the fight,but if he was eating wlad right hands,he wouldn't have a chance to turn the fight in his way like he did against vitali.
     
  11. janitor

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    Interesting.
     
  12. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis would have been showered,changed and drinking champagne within the hour. Wlad would not have taken some of the shots vitali took especially that uppercut
     
  13. PowerPuncher

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    To be fair Sanders pretty much jumped on everyone, but Lennox liked to jump and rush bigger men himself and clearly saw this as the way to beat Wlad.
     
  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He probably wouldn´t have landed most of those punches on Wlad, he is more mobile, quicker and has a better defence than his brother. Hell, he is just a much better boxer. That fight would have looked much different, even when Lewis stepped it up. I pick today´s Wlad to beat that Lewis. The Wlad back then would lose.
     
  15. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    and lewis would have take wlad punches?