Comparing Tyson and Lewis' competition

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  1. 2smart4u

    2smart4u Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol: JOES isnt close and in fact JOE never beat someone as good as VITALY his whole carreer or for that matter as good as MIKE either ! And Im laughing because of the VITALY thing you said !
     
  2. barneyrub

    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bruno did not almost ko Lewis early on.
     
  3. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I do remember Lewis getting rocked, I know he did against Briggs too.
     
  4. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well I would disagree with that comment if anything it's the other way around. One poster even suggested that Ruddock was brutalizsed so bad by Tyson that he considers the Lewis blowout as meaning next to nothing. Then of course the comments about Lewis beating an old washed up Holyfield keep coming back.
     
  5. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yes he did
     
  6. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    This statement is foolish. Tyson fought Frazier well before becoming a champion and the fight was hyped on the fact that Marvis was the son of Joe Frazier.
    Seldon was the WBA champion and Tyson was fighting Seldon for his title.
    Lewis faced plenty of fighters with far less accomplishments of Bruce Seldon.
    How about the 14-19 Melvin Epps that Lewis faced around the same point in his career that Tyson was when he faced Frazier and was fighting his way up the ladder of contention?
     
  7. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    And they were still bums ..Holding a title and being a champion are 2 diffrent things !!But your right he did fight a bum in Melvin Epps ...He was no where near the caliber of fighter of the great Peter McKneely ..Yup your right Lennox fought the lesser opponents ..I don't see how anyone can compare these 2 resumes whats next comparing Holyfield's to Tyson ??
     
  8. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Im glad you see the light.:good

    Don King could have put Tyson in with Mia St John on his comeback fight after prision and everyone would have still bought it. Kind of like Lewis fighting Justin Fortune after getting knocked out against Mcall right?

    As far as Holyfield, he certainly fought better competition, but his win loss percentage is far worse. :hi:
     
  9. TheGreat

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    No if you recall you said the 90's were so much better than the 80's, I simply stated that he didn't fight 2 of the best guys from the 90's, Holy wasn't establised yet in the 80's as for Witherspoon he had already lost repeatedly to fighters Tyson beat.
     
  10. TheGreat

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    :lol: :rofl :lol: Joe had 25 straight title defenses beating Walcott, Conn, and Schmeling and other champs who I consider better than Vitaly Who never beat anyone in his overrated career. All he did was win a vacant belt against golfer Sanders and defend it once against journeyman williams, FFS the highlight of his career in getting his face destroyed by LL.
     
  11. box03

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    Even the fact that Vitali was overrated he is still the tougher brother out of the two, and mental strength beats physical strength every night of the week.
     
  12. TheGreat

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    True he is mentally stronger but Wlad has accomplished more in his career making him the better fighter IMO as he is more skilled, talented, faster and a better athlete.
     
  13. 2smart4u

    2smart4u Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :patsch And none of those guys would have beaton VITALY ! BUM OF THE MONTH CLUB anyone !:hi:
     
  14. Cojimar 1945

    Cojimar 1945 Member Full Member

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    Louis accomplished more in his era than Lewis did in his.
     
  15. El Bombasto

    El Bombasto Ask yo momma Full Member

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    Lewis kicked Tyson's ass, end of story.