Lennox Lewis vs Oleksandr Usyk

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Who wins

  1. Lewis Knockout

    70.5%
  2. Lewis Decision

    20.5%
  3. Usyk Decision

    9.1%
  4. Usyk Knockout

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Who'd win this fight at heavyweight? Does Lewis jab him and take him out or does Usyks style cause him problems
     
  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Christ Almighty.
     
  3. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I suggest watching Lewis fight before asking these questions.
     
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  4. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Ima go with a solid Lennox Lewis KO
     
  5. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm a huge fan of Uysk's but I'm not picking him over an ATG like Lewis at Heavyweight. I am looking forward to watching him fight Joshua or Fury but until he proves himself at least on that level,any talk of beating Lewis is a no go for me.
     
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  6. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unfortunately it’s impossible to know at the moment, since Lennox didn’t fight Byrd. It would’ve answered questions about how Lennox responded to fighting a southpaw.

    As for Usyk he still needs to fight a few of the top guys to see if he is able to neutralize and beat guys like Joshua, Fury, etc.. for him to be in the conversation with Lewis.
     
  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis by decision or late KO
     
  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lewis kills him !
     
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    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    A lot is riding on Usyk- he may redeem 6ft3 210-220 HWs honour.
     
  11. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Exactly.
    The man is talented, no doubt. But also very unproven at heavyweight. A lot more needs to be seen of him to even make this matchup viable.
     
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  12. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed. I will say that the guy is as talented of fighter as I have seen in the upper weight classes in a long time. He is a very well schooled guy does a lot of things really well.

    Another interesting thing about this match is Lewis never faced a southpaw. I have always found that odd that he fought as long as he did and never faced one. Moorer, Byrd, Sanders are the only elite ones that come to mind that were around when Lewis was fighting. With that said, Lewis certainly gets the benefit of the doubt from me at least until Uysk beats a Joshua or Fury. Than we can start talking about this fight.
     
  13. Kamikaze

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    Moorer had not a very good shot at beating of beating Lewis in my eyes. Sanders well... You never know and Byrd can beat or at least frustrate almost anyone on the right night.
     
  14. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    We will have a much better idea after Joshua Usky.
     
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    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Will it happen?
     
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