Not really. His speed and power might have been but he became a much smarter and seasoned fighter as he got older.
No, Lewis improved significantly under Steward after this fight just like Wlad improved under Steward after he got blitzed by Corrie Sanders
No shame in that. McCall modern day warrior. One of the handful of men in boxing history with genuine titanium chins.
Nope, Lewis became a complete fighter when he teamed up with Steward so his prime came a few years after the first Mccall fight.
Physically probably close to being in his prime, mentally and technically he was still a few years from hitting his prime.
McCalls chin is top five ever imo. Tested several times by Tyson in sparring...with and without the helmet.
Prime refers to the athletic prime, the period their body is at it's highest peak. Skill doesn't change a athletic prime...
True but lots of people refer to prime in boxing as when a boxer is at his best. And prime itself can refer to the most success in a persons life. Some styles aren't fully relied on physical ability unlike most sports so a 35 year old version of a fighter with more skill and experience can be far better than a 25 year old version of that same fighter. Lewis was in his physical prime thats true but most don't say prime because he got much better after the Mccall loss.
This. You could say Pacquaios physical prime was the first Barrera and Marquez fight. But he was best at boxing in the Cotto fight even though he was slower by that time.
Yes. The only reason Lewis is considered by some as not prime, is because he lost this fight. Sometimes great fighters lose in their primes it happens.
He was 29 so you could argue he was in his physical prime. But afterwards he put on several lbs of muscle and become a bigger more physical heavyweight under Steward so I'd argue even physically he wasn't prime as he would go on to be a bigger, stronger heavyweight. Either way he hadn't peaked yet and wouldn't until 97.
