Any version of Lenny from 1989-2003 vs the Tyson finishing combination (round 3) in Tyson-Bruno 2

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This is by far the best and most scary combination i believe Tyson ever threw in his entire career. Watch from 0:40 to 2:27 where he threw a total of 13 punches. If you watch it without the replay you can't even see a single punch at a time on tv let alone the other fighter facing it.

We all know that Lewis was a master specialist at fighting big where he imposed his height, reach, weight and prevented boxers from getting close to him and keeping them at range. Tyson when he was in his prime and for 1-2 years out of prison from 1995-97, was a master at getting inside taller, bigger, heavier guys with lengthy reaches and once he got inside he would be renowned for closing the show very very quickly.

The Tyson that fought Lewis in 2002 was just unrecognizable, in fact he looked like a disgraceful imposter. Fat, over weight, slow as ****, throwing just one punch, stationary target whereas Lewis was still closer to his prime.

The question is would any version of Lewis from 1989 to 2003 would have been able to deal with the Tyson 13 punch combination which finished Bruno in 1996? Tyson was 220 pounds in this fight and his hand speed was like the handspeed of old. Don't forget Bruno was 248 lbs in this fight and Lewis was 249 lbs in the 2002 fight. Would Lewis's weight and clinching tactics have been enough to neutralize Tyson's 13 punch combination of the 1996 Bruno fight? Would Lewis's chin have been able to withstand these punches? Would Tyson have been hurt, discouraged by Lewis's punching power and upper cuts as he tried this 13 punch combination against Lewis?

Thought i would post this to invite an interesting debate

 

The question is would Lewis's face have survived this combination from Tyson? Big question marks over a guy who got ko'd from single shots to the face from D level fighters

 

This is riddiculous, Tyson at his best would definately have got that combo in against any fighter in history let alone Chinny girly Lenni.

 

I find it funny that Lenny nut huggers attribute his losses to Mccall and Rahman simply down to a lack of preperation and focus but do not give the same leeway to Tyson against Douglas, Holyfield and Lewis.

In the Mccall fight lewis came in very good shape and he looked pretty well conditioned. In the Rahman fight he did appear to be struggling with the altitude but cmon he did not take any punishment at all before that shot to the face.

Tyson against Douglas, Holyfield and Lewis was struggling for air, for gas, he was fatigued but still kept taking punches and some serious murderous punches late into the fight.

Lewis has not faced anyone with Tyson's speed, power and if the same combination in 1996 which finished Bruno landed on him, i am sorry there is no evidence his chin would have held up given that he never faced a finisher like Tyson.

I personally feel Tyson made a blunder by opting for Holyfield in 1996, he should have accepted the fight with Lewis albeit for less money because he still had decent hand speed and power back then which was enough to get the job done against Lewis in the early rounds.

 

How so exactly? You are again making excuses for Lewis's defeats that he wasn't prepared while you are discounting the fact that Tyson was not prepared for his defeats either. It is on record that Tyson was not prepared for Douglas. He had only trained for like 10-14 days for the first Holyfield fight and he came into training camp in Hawai a month before the Lewis fight at 300 lbs where there were photographs of him smoking Marijuana at the beach.

Exactly what do you base a Lewis victory over a 1985-88 at his best with his footspeed, handspeed, dangerous KO power in both hands, finishing skills on the inside or even the 1989-91, 1995-97 Tyson?

Tyson beat Bruno both times in a way more convincing fashion, its funny how people give Lewis so much credit for defeating Bruno where he was outboxed for 6 rounds but dismiss Bruno as a bum given that Tyson beat him twice in devastating fashion. Mercer apart from his chin with all due respect was a very limited boxer, he was in even worse shape in the Lewis fight (who was in much better shape compared to his opponent) as compared to the Larry Holmes fight, Mercer in fact was robbed against Lewis. Lewis got extremely lucky to win on cuts against Vitali. It is on record that Lewis twice did not come back from that one big shot to the face twice from D level fighters.

When Tyson threw his combinations, you could not even count the punches live, you needed a replay to count how many punches he threw exactly. I am sorry but a guy who got ko'd twice by single shots to the face, to put a bet on him surviving those 10-15 punch combinations is a kin to burning your money. Sorry but there is no convincing argument that Lewis will easily survive Tyson's fast and furious combinations.

That was the worst version of Tyson. There is no doubt in a rematch, he would been another Tyson Ko victim. And for the record Tyson actually won that fight where Douglas got a 13-14 second count.

 

If the likes of Frank Bruno, Vitali, Briggs and many other fighters can wobble Lewis, Tyson being the legendary finisher that he was, the moment he sees a sniff will finish him in devastating fashion.