Lewis isn't even the best fighter of the era in which he competed - that's Holyfield. He never fought any of the top guys of his era (Holyfield, Tyson, and Bowe) when they were even near their peaks, and he didn't even fight Bowe at all. Oh, and then there's that little matter of getting starched twice in the early rounds by ham and eggers - the only HW champ that's happened to when he held a belt. :nod
The right hand of a prime motivated Lewis has nothing on the overall skills and natural ability of a Prime Motivated Golota.
Bowe didn't fight Lewis at all. He'd already been koed by him with headgear on so he opted to throw his belt in the trash instead.
I'd say Lennox is both overrated by a lot of people and underrated by a lot of people. He was a decent champ and a somewhat strong time in the division. I always thought he was a **** when he became champ with his attitude, but he had some skills, just never was a "really" exciting guy to watch most of the time, he got real lazy at times.
Oh, puh-leez. When will you kids learn that amateur boxing has NO bearing on the pros. None. Oh, and neither does sparing, btw! I love that one too!atsch Bowe ditched that belt because they were trying to make him fight Lewis before the fight would have been financially attractive enough to make it worthwhile. Oh, and he was all set to fight him in early '95, but then Lewis went and got starched by McCall.:hey
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl You guys repeat the Lewis camp propaganda like it's fact. What rubbish. Like boxing fans can read a fighter's man. It's all irrelevant anyway - fact is, Lewis didn't face him, and he faced faded versions of Holyfield and Tyson. Holyfield, on the other hand, faced a prime Bowe, and still formitable Tyson. And he was never KTFO by second raters!:-lol: