Was Lennox Lewis an underrated hard puncher?

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  1. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    He was a KOs specialist but other boxers are considered to having had much power than him. For this can be said he was an underrated hard puncher?
     
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  2. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why underrated? He is recognized as a good puncher
     
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  3. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think just a little bit.
    He was a huge puncher.
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

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    I think he's in-between Wlad and Bowe for power

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  5. Boxing2019

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    I read various classifications of hardest punchers in which Lewis comes after Tyson, Foreman, Shavers, Tua, Klitschkos..could he have been instead even more devastating than these or not?
     
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  6. steve1990

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    He considered one of the hardest hitting punchers of all time.
     
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  7. THE BLADE 2

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    I rank him behind Shavers and Foreman.But he is ranks up there with the others.
     
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  8. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I got him about even with Bowe. Lewis had the bigger right hand but Bowe had a better left hook.
     
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  9. ETM

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    Lewis is one of great punchers in Heavyweight history. He happened to be able to box as well. He was a better more explosive puncher then Bowe and Wlad by a good margin as well.
     
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  10. janitor

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    He is up there with anybody!
     
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  11. HOUDINI

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    Everyone is aware he was a huge puncher. His one punch KO of Rahman tells everything anyone needs to know.
     
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  12. Seamus

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    I guess it's a one punch KO for those who can't count over one.

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    Left was what is termed window dressing to make a clear opening for the KO blow which was the right hand. It was a one punch KO.
     
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  14. JohnThomas1

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    I've never seen anyone claim others "had much (more) power than him". Having said that some do underrate his power a bit. Not me.
     
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  15. The Senator

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    Lennox was an ATG puncher, no question about it. I think his power sometimes gets somewhat underrated because he had more refined technique than a lot of his fellow top shelf punchers, but no doubt about it, he packed dynamite.
     
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