Buster Douglas vs Lennox Lewis

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  1. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    What do you guys think? Does Lewis stand a chance against THE LEGENDARY Buster Douglas?
     
  2. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    a better question is does your mum smell like tuna but taste like chicken ?
     
  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    It's pointless to make fun of you because it's gonna take you the rest of the day to figure it out. :yep
     
  4. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    i respect your opinion of me/ but my opinion of myself differs from yours / im very ok with me
     
  5. UFC2015

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    The buster douglas who showed up in Tokyo was literally not scared to die that night. He would be a handful for even lenni. Heck if he can land that lucky one big shot to the face, he might even get this over with much quicker compared to the hard work Tyson made him do.
     
  6. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Size played a big role in the Douglas-Tyson fight. It wouldn't be the case against Lewis and and a focused Lewis feasted on these type of fighters.
     
  7. UFC2015

    UFC2015 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    On that night there was no body more focused and fearless of dying than buster douglas.

    Given the excuse used for lennis defeats to McCall and Rahman, perfectly reasonable to assume he might make the same mistake against douglas ie take him lightly
     
  8. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    maybe, although Buster was winning rounds vs Tyson from the get go so that certainly helped his confidence, if he cant solve Lewis who knows how his focus would of played out :think
     
  9. Unforgiven

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    Buster Douglas was a mediocre fighter but he'd probably beat the extremely overrated Lennox Lewis.
     
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  10. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, it's very reasonable to assume Lewis would lose to Douglas because he lost to Rahman and Mccall because l always look at 2 out of 44 events when l make predictions. That's why l'm so rich, because l have a PH.D level of understanding when it comes to stats.
     
  11. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    What a nonsense
     
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  13. Rumsfeld

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    I wouldn't rule out Tokyo Douglas against prime Lewis.

    Would love to have seen Tokyo vs the Lewis from late 97/early 98.
     
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  14. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis blasts him out early or stops him late after a competitive fight, all this rubbish of Douglas not being afraid to die...
     
  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I think that's more likely than a Buster win, still.

    But the death of a loved one can sometimes result in a prolonged enhanced emotional state that can often bring out both the best and the worst in people. I think that's what largely enabled him to perform at a level he had never achieved before or since.

    By no means do I think he was invincible, and I won't comment on what he was or was not afraid of. But I maintain that version of Douglas is a tough fight for anyone who doesn't catch him cold early.
     
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