Lewis is the greatest of all time

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  1. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    That was 3 consistent tweets on his top 2, marciano and louis. Yes Foreman is fickle on alot of things, but of that, he's not.
     
  2. dinovelvet

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    Wlads best wins - Haye , Byrd , Chambers , Povetkin , Igbramov , Chageav.. All average to small sized HWs.

    When Lewis fought a top SHW he won , when Wlad fought top SHWs he lost.
     
  3. mcvey

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    Wlad's quality of opponents does not compare to Lewis'
    Wach unranked
    Austin unranked
    Thompson2 unranked
    Rahman unranked
    Leapai unranked

    LL
    Golota 5
    Ruddock4
    Jackson8
    McCall Champ
    McCall 6
    Holyfield Champ
    Holyfield Champ
    Tucker5
    Ackinwande7
    Briggs7
    Vitali 5
    Tua 5
    Grant 3
    Tyson 2
    Rahman 9
    Rahman Champ


    Correction Briggs was number 5!
     
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  4. VVMM

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    Moreover ! Haye,Byrd,Chambers,Povetkin,Ibragimov,Chagaev didn't prove (Basically did nothing remarkable. ) big talent after the klitschko loss. But Bellew debunked Haye's and Joshua debunked Povetkin's correct value.
    Byrd wasn't only small he was fat,featherfisted and no to mention he was easy to hit (The slow Ibeabuchi proved this.)
     
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  5. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Briggs weighed in at 228 pounds correctly.
     
  6. mcvey

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    Yes you're right, I misread it thanks.
     
  7. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Povetkin would probably be favored over anyone Lewis fought bar Vitali. Better competition according to whom?
     
  8. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Also some of these ratings seem pretty dubious. I can't see any case for Phil Jackson being a top 10 and I see very little case for Briggs. There is no way Mike Tyson deserved a number 2 ranking based on his recent form though he might fit in the lower top 10.
     
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  9. jdoro63

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    I once thought this but no way...no way is Lennox the greatest of all time. That would be Joe Louis for heavyweights, and Sugar Ray Robinson P4P. Lewis does crack the heavyweight top 10, however.
     
  10. mcvey

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    The Ring rankings.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    LOOK THEM UP.Then come back and say yes you are right!
    All we get from you is "probably" ,"might be" ,"seems"


    Briggs was 30-1-0 and had beaten the lineal champion George Foreman just 4 months earlier ,why wouldn't he be ranked no 7?
    Jackson was also 31-1-0 and hadn't lost a fight in 2 years he was number 8.
    Tyson was number 2 whether you like it or not.
    Speaking of liking, I don't think I've seen a post from you that wasn't totally negative about the subject of the thread.
    Do you actually like boxing or just come here to expend your excess vitriol?
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    Casting pearls you are Mac :D
     
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  13. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was not the greatest. He had a big size advantage which helped him win, but his defense was average at best.
     
  14. mcvey

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  15. mcvey

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    Tucker. Same height and weight
    Golota. Same weight
    Grant. Taller and heavier
    Vitali .Taller
    Bruno. Heavier
    Ruddock. Heavier
    Ackinwande .Taller
    Mason .Heavier
    Butler .Heavier