Would Corrie Sanders Have Been A Very Dangerous Opponent For Lennox Lewis ?

No.

 

I mean, of course.

I think Lewis would have won. You always go with the proven great in a fight like this. But a big, hard-punching southpaw with fast hands is a potential disaster for anybody.

Change the title to anyone in boxing history, even someone who beat Sanders, and the answer is still "yes." He had a very unpredictable skillset that got exponentially better when he actually trained.

 

Yes Lewis would have to survive the initial onslaught of hand speed, even Vitali who was known for having a great chin got staggered by him

 

Lewis himself said to Sanders that he wasn't too keen on facing him and that his team had 'concerns' about fighting Sanders. Now that doesn't mean that he didn't think he'd win, but it did mean that Sanders was a particularly dangerous opponent to face. So the answer to the question is 'yes'.

And anybody who has watched Sanders' career will understand why. He was an opponent with particularly hard and fast hands, who liked to unload in combination and whose straight left was an unusual and deadly weapon. Lots of his opponents complained that they simply couldn't see the punches coming in time. Nobody really wants to face a guy like that unless they have to.

 

Substantially more dangerous than John Ruiz, though I'd still favour Lennox.

Aside from being a southpaw, I think the Lewis opponent that most resembled Sanders in terms of attributes and standard, was Briggs.

I agree with catchwtboxing & Themessiah, Sanders would have been a danger to Lennox, particularly early, but I'd favour Lewis clearly.

 

Not at all mate, just expressing a genuine opinion.

Agreed Sanders would be dangerous early, as would Lennox. Sanders would become less dangerous, whilst Lewis more dangerous, the longer the fight goes.

 

And whether they had any weakness to the southpaw's nemesis, the straight right, given Lennox's wasn't bad.

Lewis would have been a nightmare style match up for Byrd. Given the huge differences in height & reach, Byrd couldn't outbox Lennox at range, he couldn't outmuscle him in close and wouldn't have been a 1-punch KO threat. I suspect best case scenario for Byrd, who I think is underrated P4P, would be a fight that resembled his vs Wlad.

Moorer & in particular Sanders at least had the speed & power to pose a danger to Lennox, though I wouldn't give either more than a punchers chance.

 

Agree with all of that.

 

You’d assume Sanders would’ve lose to Wlad but in reality… I think he’d have a punchers chance just like he did with Wlad.

 

Of course he’d be a huge threat to Lewis. I wouldn’t even try to pick a winner. Obviously Lewis is the greater fighter. So you can say Lewis but that’s why the fights are made.

 

Sanders was a dangerous opponent for pretty much anyone ...............for 3-4 rounds