Anyone notice how Lennox Lewis never fought south paws?

He gave voluntary defenses to lesser fighters, some of them like the Zagreb grocer he went life and death with. Sanders was almost mandatory but lost a close fight to Rahman. If you'd read my post you *** you'd have seen that.

 

so basically Sanders was never a mandatory?

Then there's your answer.

And while Lewis fought Macrovic or whatever his name was, shall we have a look what Sanders was doing?
he was beating up a former MW by the name of Bobby Cyz.

Stop hyping Sanders into something he never was.

 

Pac fought Zombie De La Hoya. I wouldn't consider Pac's victory over the corpse of Oscar any indication of how a healthy orthodox fighter would fare against the first southpaw he fought. Besides, most fighters get southpaw sparring partners before they face a southpaw in a sanctioned fight.

 

what world class southpaws were around in the 90s?

 

That Zagreb grocer was the undefeated European champion and far more worthy than Sanders at any time during Lewis' career. He was also the WBC's number 1 contender something Sanders never achieved during Lewis' reign.

Also that fight was hardly life or death, he struggled to KO him but barely lost a round. He won 9 out of 12 rounds on 2 judges scorecards and only lost 1 round on the third judges scorecard. It was a dominant performance but not an impressive one as everyone expected him to blow Mavrovic out in a few rounds.

In fact Mavrovic with his iron chin would have probably walked through anything Sanders threw then outlast him and stop him like Vitali did.

Sanders did nothing during Lewis reign apart from beat Wlad. Prior to that he was a fringe contender at best he was never seen as a viable or decent opponent for Lewis, Bowe, Holyfield, Moorer or even Foreman, he was basically a nobody and would have been viewed as a soft opponent for any champion at that time.

 

Other than Byrd, what southpaws were out there for Lewis to fight?

 

Sanders best win was......Michael Sprott.

He had beaten nobody of note and had lost to Rahman, the only live fighter he fought, then he went and knocked Wladmir the **** out so Klit****s hype him up to be more than he was.

Sanders was a southpaw, Lewis had one of the best right hands in the business. Lewis would take him out and early

 

There was none

Well there was Moorer but he was taken out of the equation when Holyfield beat him and then Lewis beat Holyfield .

 

Pernell Whitaker?

:huh

 

Life and death with mavrovic. lol you aint seen the fight then.

 

Exactly, style wise Sanders was no threat. Lewis' right hand would have ended him and Lewis himself was open to right hands not left hands which was Sanders big weapon.

Worst case scenario it ends up like the Briggs fight. Lewis gets complacent gets caught early but then turns it around and KO's him inside 6 rounds. But it's more likely Lewis would just crush him inside 3 or 4 one side rounds.

 

:deal

Morrer was essentially a non factor after getting KO'ed by Foreman, Holyfield and Tua.

 

Yep based on Klit**** logic losing 3 rounds is life and death. :nut

That must mean Wlad went life and death with Ibragimov.