How many former heavyweight champs would Jones have beat in their primes?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lewis was being trained by an idiot when he wa beat by McCall, he was far better in the rematch, hence the different result.
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I wasn`t saying that, I just feel a counter puncher like Jones wouldn`t do as well v a fighter who firstly thought of defense with his feet everytime a punch is thrown, I feel it would be a negative chess match like the first Griffin bout, Montell was also a counter puncher, and Jones couldn`t have blown Tunney out in a couple of rounds either.
     
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  3. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He definitely is overrated at heavyweight. He only had 1 fight against the average Ruiz. And Ruiz was fighting the worst fight of his life, giving Roy way too much respect.Jones does not have the chin to be a good heavyweight or even cruiserweight. He was a great fighter from middlweight to lightheavyweight
     
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  4. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The different result was because McCall should never have been passed fit to fight and had a breakdown in the ring.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, Lewis was wide open throwing his right hands loopy v Bruno and Tucker a flaw Stewart studied and trained McCall to time.
     
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  6. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis became great with Steward. Overall I certainly don't see him as the best heavyweight of the 90s, he was more of a late 90s-early 00s champ and he was incredible then!

    I put Bowe, Holyfield, and early-to-mid 90s Foreman over him pre-Steward. I think both Foreman and Bowe would have caught the one-handed Lewis much like both McCall and Hasim did, total crushing knockout.

    I put Lewis overall just below Holy on my top ten ATG's.
     
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