Bigger puncher: AJ or Lennox Lewis?

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Who hits harder?

Poll closed Mar 15, 2025.
  1. AJ

    21 vote(s)
    24.7%
  2. Lennox

    64 vote(s)
    75.3%
  1. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree with everything except ^this^. Although Lewis has a better amateur career, are you aware that Joshua won the Olympics?
     
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  2. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Take out the two fights with Andy "Snickers" Ruiz and that stat might flip on it's head lol.
     
  3. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah Wlad did display shocking one shot power, I've come around to the idea he's a bigger puncher than Lewis. Lewis still have better punch variety as Wlad never had an uppercut but Wlad's right hand and left hook had more raw power than's Lewis'.
     
  4. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Both about the same.
     
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  5. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I’ve got to disagree with you. I also think saying the 90s sucked shows a seriously lack of appreciation for the sport.
     
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  6. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    Heres AJ and a very lean, young looking Zhang.

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  7. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua probably hits harder, but Lewis connected better, which would give him extra power.
     
  8. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    I dont think that is necessary. But I did it anyway:

    239.25 was the average weight of Joshuas opposition since first Championship fight minus Ruiz.

    But then Joshuas KO % also goes up to 71.5%
     
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  9. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis never cold KO'd a 0-1 boxing novice in two rounds the way AJ did.

    Also Lewis would have gone twelve with Joey Twelve too. Everyone goes twelve with Joey Twelve.

    *Except big Joe Joyce
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Another awful post from you so you think the likes of Zhang, Hrogivic, Parker, Fury, Joshua, Wilder........

    Are more skillful than the likes of Holyfield ? Bowe ? Lewis ? Tyson ? Moorer ? Ibeabuchi ?

    Have a day off.....
     
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  11. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Think at this point he’s just trolling, putting him in the ignore setting is probably best.
     
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  12. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You seem to have a strange obsession with Parker, are you still recovering from his victory over Wilder?
     
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  13. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That’s right, AJ did very well for himself in the amateurs.
     
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  14. SmackDaBum

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    I just went thru all title fights since Lennox made his title debut for all of WBC, WBA and IBF. He held all 3 of these major belts.

    During 93 to 03 Lewis heavyweight division averaged a weight of 231.4 for title bouts Lewis included.

    I did the same thing from 2014 til today, the so called end tail of Klitschko era combined with the new era to also have 10 years. Since Wlad vs Leapai in 2014-04-26 the average weight for a heavy weight in title bout is 241.8 pounds.

    So that is an increase of more than 10 pounds since the start of Lewis title era compared to today.
     
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  15. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    No apparent lack of confidence and self belief back then.

    The gung-ho of youth eh?


    ;)
     
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