Could Sanders have beat Lewis?

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  1. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely. Sanders was a much more dangerous man than Rahman for example. But Lennox would have won the rematch if there was one. Lennox would win 8 of 10 fights.

    But Sanders was a very very dangerous man.
     
  2. ingredientity

    ingredientity Active Member Full Member

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    A very slim possibility, I suppose.
     
  3. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Could he have, well sure hes a quick handed hard hitting awkward lefty

    But 9 out of 10 he would lose
     
  4. Vergilius

    Vergilius Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A puncher's chance - no more.
     
  5. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rahman KOd Sanders
     
  6. He could beat him, but probably wouldn't.

    I think we'd see Lewis impose himself on Sanders like he did Golota, would be an early finish.
     
  7. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    Actually Rahman and McCall are arguably better fighters than Sanders, they sure accomplished more. Plus Lewis took both Oliver and Hassim lightly when he fought them the first time, as evidenced by him utterly destroying them in rematches
     
  8. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    I don't recall Lewis being brutally KO'd by Oliver McCall, I remember him being somewhat controversially stopped on his feet. If you consider that a brutal KO, then you need to watch more boxing.

    Sanders was a bit too crude to stop Lennox IMO. It takes a timed, clean shot to crack Lennox's chin, Sanders didn't really have those facets to his game. He was quick, yeah, but his shots were a bit....slappy, his punching form wasn't great. He looked incredibly lethargic against Rahman, tired quickly and just folded by the end. Lewis would give him a better workout, he'd keep him on the end of his jab and pepper him with the right. If Klitschko's punch resistance wasn't so poor, he'd have done a similar thing.
     
  9. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    lewis never fought a southpaw he avoided them all- even gave away belts to do so#

    that is very suspect
     
  10. Verbalkint

    Verbalkint Member Full Member

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    Yes he would of had a slim chance against the Lewis that fought Rahman or Mccall, even Audley Harrison would of had a slim chance against an Unmotivated Lewis...
     
  11. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    Sanders could definetly knock him the **** out, worse than Rahman did



    Lewis didn't do **** to McCall in the rematch, McCall beat himself
     
  12. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah he did. How is he not as dangerous as Sanders, who never proved himself in same level Rahman did?
     
  13. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would say that prime Briggs and old Tyson are more dangerous early on than Sanders is
     
  14. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Funny you say that when Rahman KO'd Saunders quicker than Vitali could and had a much better career and we all saw what Lewis did when he was fit. Saunders was a fast, hard hitter so maybe if Lewis was outa shape but please shut the **** up you know nothing ******.
     
  15. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    And which southpaws did Lewis avoid? Go on, tell us of the fearsome Chris Byrd, because he would have destroyed Lennox, wouldn't he?

    Chris Byrd :lol: