Lennox Lewis vs Zeljko Mavrovic round 7

Mavrovic didn't have the power to throw a final punch that would have knocked Lewis down or knocked him out...

 

my thoughts exactly. I saw Lewis asked if he thought he’d have been able to beat Usyk, and he said exactly this. “If that had been me throwing those…”

 

I don't think Lewis is as unbeatable in hypothetical fights as people say to be honest.

 

Mavrovic had a remarkable chin but he lacked power.

 

Usyk got hit by those uppercuts because Fury used his feet, stepped back and made Usyk chase. It's much easier to pepper a guy lunging in at you. I don't think Lewis would have been landing as many because he'd give Usyk more of an opportunity to use his lateral movement. I do agree that Lewis' uppercut is a brutal punch and better than Fury's.

 

Lewis stepped back against Holyfield when he landed this uppercut.
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Usyk usually tries to hold the center of the ring when he uses angles he isn't like Ali

 

I remember watching this fight live, my expectations were very low. But Mavrovic really impressed me by going the distance and winning a couple rounds along the way. I think this was his last fight, and when you really think about it, not a bad way to go out.

 

Good round, especially the ending. Mavrovic was a tough fighter, and his left hook managed to shake Lewis towards the end of the seventh round.

Croatia has produced some pretty good fighters: Mavrovic, Hrgovic, Parlov, and I think Fritzie Zivic also had Croatian roots.

And not to forget the aforementioned Jelena Balabanic. Mavrovic seems to be a lucky guy. They apparently stayed married. A beautiful woman who apparently even has a Ph.D.