Can Fury surpass Lennox

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  1. Boxlight

    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    in all time greatness?
     
  2. ButeTheBeast

    ButeTheBeast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes.

    Fury's unbeaten.
     
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    gold Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He can't because the division is too weak.
     
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    gold Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He would probably beat Lennox though
     
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    Dont be bloody stupid, your deluded comparing Fury to Lewis is like comparing Lidl to Mark's and Spencer's.
     
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    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He’s got a lot of work to do
     
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    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I doubt it, simply because he's said he only has a few fights left in him. He'll rematch Wilder, probably beat AJ and then have a farewell fight and probably retire.

    While that would secure his place as a great of the sport I don't think it's enough when you consider what Lewis did. Wins over Holyfield, Tyson, Golota, Ruddock, Tua, Mercer, Vitali, Bruno etc. His resume is just deeper and his reigns would have been for longer with more title defences.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Fury has better head movement and rode Wilder`s right hands better than Lewis rode Rahman`s and McCall`s because that wan`t a skill Lennox had in his locker at all.
     
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    Fury is a 2 x Champion... With ZERO defenses. He is nowhere near Lewis
     
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    Fury has no power , he beat up a 15 stone one hit wonder, he couldn't knock out a real heavyweight like Klitschko, when he fights Joshua we will see how powerful he is .
     
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    Two of Lennox's top wins came over old versions of Tyson and Holyfield. If Fury beats Joshua, Whyte and Usyk then he would've beaten the top heavyweights of his day when they were in their PRIME ,something Lennox did not accomplish, which would make him the greater fighter IMO
     
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    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't know. Lennox fought everyone and had a long reign. Fury looks like he is not the type to have a long reign, so he will have to build a legacy on his resume.
     
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    Exactly who did Fury fight after he beat Klitschko and who will he fight after he beat Wilder ? Nobody he will go home and fight bums and retire .
     
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    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    No, but through no fault of his own. He's beaten one of the only two men really worth beating. Other than AJ, who else is there? Usyk? Whyte? Parker? Ruiz? Meh.

    Lewis was able to prove his worth among one an all-time great heavyweight division, where even the marginal contenders were bangers.
     
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    Lennox resume is vastly overrated...

    I rate Wlad's at least on the same level.

    Vitali Klitschko is his best win in a very close contest. And thats about it.
     
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