Frank Bruno: Tyson beats Lewis 7 days a week!

rydersonthestorm · Jan 23, 2009

DINAMITA said: ↑

I disagree. Bruno himself probably had more success against Lewis, but that doesn't mean Tyson was a better fighter h2h. Bruno had one good spell against Tyson in their first fight, but he was much pretty much petrified of Iron Mike and received savage beatings. Bruno was very good against Lewis for most of their fight, and then was broken down and stopped later. So I can see why he would believe Tyson to be the superior fighter h2h - though I have learned through the propaganda, spin and outright lies of people like the Calzaghes never to trust what anyone involved in boxing ever says publicly, because there's always another agenda than genuine opinion/telling the honest truth. Bruno probably resents Lewis for becoming the triumphant British hero that he tried and failed to be (Lewis's dubious British-ness probably adds to this chagrin), and so he is doubly reluctant to give Lewis any plaudits.

However, this is not to say that I have a firm belief that Lennox would beat a peak Tyson. I do not think Lewis would beat Tyson 7 days a week, and I do not think Tyson would beat Lewis 7 days a week either.

Who would win between them really is a difficult question IMO. Really difficult.

I think they are two of the top five heavyweights ever h2h.

I think peak Lewis was the Lewis of the year 2000. The guy who blitzed Michael Grant in 2 rounds, dispatched Frans Botha in the same time, and almost shut out peak David Tua. Lewis was in a vintage year here, he was exuding confidence and experience having asserted his superiority over Evander Holyfield the previous year, and showed stunning power v Grant and Botha, and good defence, skills and chin v Tua. Of course, Lewis got complacent the next year and paid the price v Rahman, but the Lewis of the Tua fight was not complacent at all as he knew he was facing a fearsome puncher. For me, this was peak Lewis.

I think peak Tyson was the Tyson of 1987-88. Tyson's most impressive all-round performance for me was against Pinklon Thomas in May '87. Tyson did not fight like a wild wreckless animal against Thomas, he showed poise, skill and defence, yet still produced a devastating finish against a very good heavyweight. The next year we saw more of his raw brutality side as Tyson obliterated Holmes, Tubbs and Spinks. Like Lewis though, pride came before a fall as the Douglas fight was not far off, but for me this was prime Mike.

So who would win between these two?

The 35-year-old Lewis, undisputed champion, 6'5" and 235-250lbs

vs

The 22-year-old Tyson, undisputed champion, 5'10" and 215-220lbs.

Tyson had the power to KO Lewis, but I think Lewis had the power to KO Tyson. Both guys have better chins than they are often credited with, but both had bombs in their gloves. I don't think the fight would go the distance. I think Tyson would want the fight at close-range, and the minute Lewis had his first taste of Mike's speed and power when infighting, Lennox would know he had to try and bomb Mike out of there. I don't mean this in an insulting way, but I think Tyson's early ferocity would scare Lewis, and Lewis would ditch the plan to outbox Tyson in the way he did Tua because Mike's speed was making this too risky and painful. I can see Lewis on the back foot trying to lash Mike to the floor, moving backwards to open up angles and then trying to fire shots at Tyson's head before Mike can get inside.

The crux of the matter is whether Lewis would be accurate enough to catch Mike, or whether Mike's head movement would be good enough to get around Lewis's punches and up close enough to cause damage.

I can easily envisage both scenarios playing out, I think if these two guys fought 10 times the score would definitely be something like 6-4 and not (as Frank suggested) a whitewash for either man.

However, if pushed, I think Lewis would win more often than he would lose. Peak Lewis was 35 and had years of experience behind him. Peak Tyson had never fought anyone as big or as skilled or as powerful as Lewis. The biggest man he had fought as a world champion was Tony Tubbs (238lbs and 6'3"), and Lennox was considerably bigger and better.

As I said, if they fought 10 times I could see Mike winning 4 by stoppage, but I think Lewis would win 6 by stoppage, and if pushed to give the most common result, I'd go with Lewis by knockout in round 5.

JMO :good
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A very good post, one question i have though do you think tyson beat any great fighters in his prime, not including the lhw spinks or the aged holmes ?

sir axeman · Jan 23, 2009

1989-02-25 218 Frank Bruno 228 32-2-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 5 12
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Richard Steele | judge: Jerry Roth 40-35 | judge: Omar Minton 40-34 | judge: Rodolfo Maldonado 40-34 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
Bruno penalized one point in the 1st for holding and he was also dropped in the 1st.

1988-06-27 218¼ Michael Spinks 212¼ 31-0-0
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 12
~ time: 1:31 | referee: Frank Cappuccino | judge: Eva Shain | judge: John Stewart | judge: Rocky Castellani ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1988-03-21 216¼ Tony Tubbs 238¼ 24-1-0
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan W TKO 2 12
~ time: 2:54 | referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Larry Rozadilla 9-10 | judge: Ken Morita 10-10 | judge: Masakazu Uchida 10-9 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1988-01-22 215¾ Larry Holmes 225¾ 48-2-0
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 4 12
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Charley Spina 29-28 | judge: Nicasio L. Drake 30-27 | judge: Rudy Ortega 29-28 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1987-10-16 216 Tyrell Biggs 228¾ 15-0-0
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 7 12
~ time: 2:59 | referee: Tony Orlando | judge: Al Wilensky 60-54 | judge: John Stewart 60-54 | judge: Frank Brunette 60-52 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1987-08-01 221 Tony Tucker 221 35-0-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Mills Lane | judge: Julio Roldan 118-113 | judge: Phil Newman 119-111 | judge: Bill Graham 117-112 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1987-05-30 218¾ Pinklon Thomas 217¾ 29-1-1
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 6 12
~ time: 2:00 | referee: Carlos Padilla | judge: Dalby Shirley 49-46 | judge: Gordon Volkman 50-44 | judge: Harry Gibbs 49-46 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~

1987-03-07 219 James Smith 233 19-5-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Mills Lane | judge: Lou Tabat 120-106 | judge: Dalby Shirley 119-107 | judge: Jose Juan Guerra 119-107 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~

1986-11-22 221¼ Trevor Berbick 218½ 31-4-1
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 2 12
~ time: 2:35 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Harry Gibbs 10-8 | judge: Dave Moretti 10-9 | judge: Rudy Ortega 10-9 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
Berbick knocked down twice in round 2. After trying to rise from the second knockdown he fell another two times.

1986-09-06 221½ Alonzo Ratliff 201 21-3-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 2 10
~ time: 1:41 ~

1986-08-17 213 Jose Ribalta 211½ 23-3-1
Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 10 10
~ referee: Rudy Battle ~
Ribalta down in 2nd, 8th, and 10th.

1986-07-26 217 Marvis Frazier 210½ 16-1-0
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 0:30 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

1986-07-11 219¾ Lorenzo Boyd 198¼ 14-5-0
Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, New York, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:43 | referee: Sid Rubenstein ~

1986-06-28 217 William Hosea 215 12-3-0
Rensselaer P.I., Troy, New York, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:03 | referee: Harry Papacaralambolous ~

1986-06-13 217 Reggie Gross 218 17-4-0
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 1 10
~ referee: Johnny LoBianco ~

1986-05-20 215¼ Mitch Green 225 16-1-1
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Luis Rivera | 8-2 | 9-1 | 9-1 ~

1986-05-03 215 James Tillis 207¾ 31-8-0
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Bernie Friedkin 6-4 | judge: Al Reid 6-4 | judge: Tony Moret 8-2 ~
Tillis down in 4th.

1986-03-10 220½ Steve Zouski 210 25-9-0
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States W KO 3 10
~ time: 2:39 | referee: Arthur Mercante ~

1986-02-16 217 Jesse Ferguson 211¾ 14-1-0
Rensselaer P.I., Troy, New York, United States W TKO 6 10
~ time: 1:19 | referee: Luis Rivera ~
Ferguson, while down in 5th, was disqualified for excessive holding. However the official result given by the New York State Athletic Commission is a TKO.
1986-01-24 215 Mike Jameson 236¼ 14-9-0
Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 5 8
~ time: 0:46 | referee: Joe Cortez ~
Jameson down in 4th and 5th

1986-01-11 217 David Jaco 210 19-5-0
Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York, United States W TKO 1 10
~ time: 2:16 ~
Jaco was down three times, triggering the three knockdown rule

1985-12-27 219 Mark Young 206¾ 8-6-0
Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States W TKO 1 10
~ time: 0:50 | referee: Sid Rubenstein ~

1985-12-06 215 Sammy Scaff 250 13-6-0
Felt Forum, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 1 10
~ time: 1:19 | referee: Fred Ucci | judge: Bill Graham | judge: Bernie Friedkin | judge: Eva Shain ~

1985-11-22 221 Conroy Nelson 216 15-7-2
Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States W TKO 2
1985-11-13 219 Eddie Richardson 212 10-2-0
Ramada-Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States W KO 1
~ time: 1:17 | referee: Barry Yeats ~

1985-11-01 221 Sterling Benjamin 227 4-6-1
Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States W TKO 1
~ time: 0:54 ~

1985-10-25 217 Robert Colay 224¼ 8-5-1
Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 8
~ time: 0:37 | referee: Ted Pick ~

1985-10-09 215¾ Donnie Long 215¾ 15-3-0
Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 1 6
~ time: 1:28 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~
Long down three times

1985-09-05 219½ Michael Johnson 196 11-5-0
Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 6
~ time: 0:39 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

1985-08-15 213½ Lorenzo Canady 203½ 3-0-0
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 6
~ time: 1:05 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

1985-07-19 217¼ Larry Sims 217 3-16-3
Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States W KO 3 6
~ time: 2:04 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

1985-07-11 215¾ John Alderson 226½ 3-0-0
Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 2 6
~ referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

1985-06-20 217 Ricardo Spain 184½ 1-0-0
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 6
~ time: 0:39 | referee: Joe O'Neil ~
Spain down twice

1985-05-23 212 Don Halpin 212 9-18-0
Albany, New York, United States W KO 4 4
1985-04-10 214¼ Trent Singleton 198½ 1-3-0
Albany, New York, United States W TKO 1 4
1985-03-06 214 Hector Mercedes 199¾ 0-3-0
Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York, United States W TKO 1 4
~ time: 1:47 | referee: Luis Rivera ~
Pro debut for Tyson

sir axeman · Jan 23, 2009

boxer: Lennox Lewis
Global ID 1853
sex male
birth date 1965-09-02
division heavyweight
nationality United Kingdom
alias The Lion
residence London, United Kingdom
birth place West Ham, England
birth name Lennox Claudius Lewis
stance orthodox
height 6′ 5″ / 196cm
reach 84“ / 213cm
won 41 (KO 32) + lost 2 (KO 2) + drawn 1 = 44
rounds boxed 225 : KO% 72.73
biography

bouts
Lb St Kg date print

date Lb opponent Lb W-L-D last 6 location
2003-06-21 256½ Vitali Klitschko 248 32-1-0
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 12
~ time: 3:00 | referee: Lou Moret | 56-58 | 56-58 | 56-58 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~
Fight stopped due to a Klitschko cut.

2002-06-08 249¼ Mike Tyson 234 49-3-0
The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, United States W KO 8 12
~ time: 2:25 | referee: Eddie Cotton | judge: Alfred Buqwana | judge: Anek Hongtongkam | judge: Bob Logist ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~

2001-11-17 246½ Hasim Rahman 236 35-2-0
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 4 12
~ time: 1:29 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman 30-27 | judge: Dave Moretti 30-27 | judge: Dalby Shirley 30-27 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~

2001-04-22 253½ Hasim Rahman 238 34-2-0
Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa L KO 5 12
~ time: 2:32 | referee: Daniel Van de Wiele | judge: Dave Parris 39-37 | judge: Valerie Dorsett 39-37 | judge: Thabo Spampool 39-37 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~
2001 Upset of the Year - Ring Magazine

2000-11-11 249 David Tua 245 37-1-0
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Jerry Roth 117-111 | judge: Dave Moretti 119-109 | judge: Chuck Giampa 118-110 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~

2000-07-15 250 Francois Botha 237 40-2-1
New London Arena, Millwall, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 12x3
~ time: 2:39 | referee: Larry O'Connell | judge: Chuck Williams 10-9 | judge: Roy Francis 10-9 | judge: Al Bennett 10-9 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~

2000-04-29 247 Michael Grant 250 31-0-0
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W KO 2 12
~ time: 2:53 | referee: Arthur Mercante Jr. | judge: Melvina Lathan 10-7 | judge: Anek Hongtongkam 10-6 | judge: Steve Weisfeld 10-6 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ IBO heavyweight title ~

1999-11-13 242 Evander Holyfield 217 36-3-1
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Mitch Halpern | judge: Chuck Giampa 116-112 | judge: Bill Graham 117-111 | judge: Jerry Roth 115-113 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~
~ vacant IBO heavyweight title ~

1999-03-13 245 Evander Holyfield 215 36-3-0
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States D PTS 12 12
~ referee: Arthur Mercante Jr. | judge: Stanley Christodoulou 116-113 | judge: Eugenia Williams 113-115 | judge: Larry O'Connell 115-115 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
~ WBA heavyweight title ~
~ IBF heavyweight title ~

1998-09-26 243 Zeljko Mavrovic 214¼ 27-0-0
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Frank Cappuccino | judge: Tom Kaczmarek 119-109 | judge: Franco Ciminale 117-111 | judge: Bob Logist 117-112 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1998-03-28 243 Shannon Briggs 228 30-1-0
Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 5 12
~ time: 1:45 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
Briggs down 3 times.

1997-10-04 244 Andrew Golota 244 28-2-0
Caesar's Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 12
~ time: 1:35 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Marty Denkin | judge: Chuck Hassett | judge: Barbara Perez ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1997-07-12 242 Henry Akinwande 237½ 32-0-1
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States W DQ 5 12
~ time: 2:34 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Terry Smith 40-35 | judge: Larry O'Connell 40-35 | judge: Dalby Shirley 38-37 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1997-02-07 241 Oliver McCall 237 28-6-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 5 12
~ time: 0:55 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Anek Hongtongkam 40-36 | judge: Larry O'Connell 39-36 | judge: Dalby Shirley 40-35 ~
~ vacant WBC heavyweight title ~

1996-05-10 247 Ray Mercer 238 23-3-1
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Arthur Mercante Jr. | judge: George Colon 96-94 | judge: Luis Rivera 96-95 | judge: Melvina Lathan 95-95 ~

1995-10-07 241 Tommy Morrison 227 45-2-1
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 6 12
~ time: 1:22 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Frank Brunette | judge: Al DeVito | judge: Eugene Grant ~
~ International Boxing Council heavyweight title ~

1995-07-02 246 ****** Fortune 216 11-2-1
The Point, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 4 10
~ referee: Roy Francis ~

sir axeman · Jan 23, 2009

1995-05-13 248 Lionel Butler 261 22-10-1
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States W TKO 5 12
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Marty Denkin | judge: Angel L. Guzman | judge: Chuck Hassett | judge: Larry O'Connell ~
WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator

1994-09-24 238 Oliver McCall 231¼ 24-5-0
The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L TKO 2 12x3
~ referee: Jose Guadalupe Garcia | judge: Franz Marti 10-9 | judge: Giuseppe Ferrari 10-9 | judge: Jae-Bong Kim 10-10 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1994-05-06 235 Phil Jackson 218 30-1-0
Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 8 12
~ time: 1:35 | referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Bob Logist 70-63 | judge: John Stewart 69-62 | judge: John Keane 69-64 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1993-10-01 229 Frank Bruno 238 36-3-0
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom W TKO 7 12x3
~ time: 1:12 | referee: Mickey Vann | judge: Tony Castellano 57-57 | judge: Jerry Roth 57-57 | judge: Adrian Morgan 55-59 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1993-05-08 235 Tony Tucker 235 49-1-0
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Jerry Roth 117-111 | judge: Harry Gibbs 116-112 | judge: Mickey Vann 118-111 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
Tucker was down in 3rd and 9th rounds

1992-10-31 227 Donovan Ruddock 231½ 26-3-1
Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 12x3
~ time: 0:46 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Chuck Hassett | judge: Franz Marti | judge: Tom Kaczmarek ~
~ Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title ~
Eliminator for WBC Heavyweight Title
Ruddock down once in 1st, twice in 2nd
Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him

1992-08-11 233 Mike Dixon 207 10-5-0
Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:03 | referee: Rudy Battle ~

1992-04-30 230½ Derek Williams 233 19-4-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 3 12x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell | judge: Roy Francis | judge: Dave Parris ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~
~ Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
Lewis wins the Lonsdale Belt outright

1992-02-01 225 Levi Billups 228 16-5-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Richard Steele | judge: Art Lurie 99-91 | judge: Dave Moretti 100-90 | judge: Bill Graham 98-92 ~

1991-11-23 230½ Tyrell Biggs 231 19-4-0
The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, United States W TKO 3 10
~ time: 2:47 | referee: Frank Santore Jr. ~
Biggs knocked down three times in the third round.

1991-09-30 231 Glenn McCrory 221 28-6-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 12x3
~ referee: John Coyle ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~

1991-07-12 225 Mike Weaver 215 35-15-1
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States W TKO 6 10
~ referee: Vic Drakulich ~

1991-03-06 227 Gary Mason 235 35-0-0
The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W TKO 7 12x3
~ time: 0:44 | referee: Larry O'Connell | judge: John Coyle | judge: Mickey Vann ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~

1990-10-31 224 Jean Chanet 206 24-10-0
National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, United Kingdom W TKO 6 12x3
~ time: 0:16 | referee: Franz Marti ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~
Stopped on cuts

1990-07-11 228 Mike Acey 235 11-4-1
Superstars Nite Club, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada W TKO 2 8
~ time: 1:34 | referee: Harry Davis ~

1990-06-27 224 Ossie Ocasio 229 22-9-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell 80-77 ~

1990-05-20 230½ Dan Murphy 211 25-4-1
City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom W TKO 6 8x3
~ referee: Ron Hackett ~
Murphy was a substitute for Phil Brown

1990-05-09 232½ Jorge Alfredo Dascola 223½ 14-3-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 8x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell ~

1990-04-14 233½ Michael Simuwelu 229 18-2-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 1 8x3
~ time: 0:58 | referee: Roy Francis ~

1990-03-22 233 Calvin Jones 243¼ 13-4-0
Leisure Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom W KO 1
~ time: 2:34 | referee: Arnold Bryson ~

1990-01-31 234 Noel Quarless 221 19-11-0
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 6x3
~ referee: Roy Francis ~

1989-12-18 226½ Greg Gorrell 202¼ 21-7-0
Kitchener Auditorium, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada W TKO 5 8
~ time: 0:51 | judge: Chuck Williams | judge: Bob Bell | judge: Frank Bullard ~

1989-11-05 230¾ Melvin Epps 193¾ 14-19-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W DQ 2 6x3
~ referee: Tony Walker ~

1989-10-10 232 Steve Garber 224 13-10-1
City Hall, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom W KO 1
1989-09-25 234 Andrew Gerrard 225 11-30-5
National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, United Kingdom W TKO 4 6x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell ~

1989-07-21 233 Bruce Johnson 192 5-10-1
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 2
1989-06-27 231 Al Malcolm 215 11-12-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 6x3
~ referee: Roy Francis ~
Pro debut for the 1988 Super Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist Lewis

DINAMITA · Jan 23, 2009

hotti_killer said: ↑

A very good post, one question i have though do you think tyson beat any great fighters in his prime, not including the lhw spinks or the aged holmes ?
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He did not beat any great fighters in his entire career, never mind his peak years. Michael Spinks was a great fighter, but not a great heavyweight. Larry Holmes was a great heavyweight, but not by the time Mike got to fight him. I do believe Tyson was a truly great heavyweight h2h anyway, but I take your point.

DINAMITA · Jan 23, 2009

sir axeman said: ↑

1995-05-13 248 Lionel Butler 261 22-10-1
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States W TKO 5 12
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Marty Denkin | judge: Angel L. Guzman | judge: Chuck Hassett | judge: Larry O'Connell ~
WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator

1994-09-24 238 Oliver McCall 231¼ 24-5-0
The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L TKO 2 12x3
~ referee: Jose Guadalupe Garcia | judge: Franz Marti 10-9 | judge: Giuseppe Ferrari 10-9 | judge: Jae-Bong Kim 10-10 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1994-05-06 235 Phil Jackson 218 30-1-0
Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 8 12
~ time: 1:35 | referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Bob Logist 70-63 | judge: John Stewart 69-62 | judge: John Keane 69-64 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1993-10-01 229 Frank Bruno 238 36-3-0
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom W TKO 7 12x3
~ time: 1:12 | referee: Mickey Vann | judge: Tony Castellano 57-57 | judge: Jerry Roth 57-57 | judge: Adrian Morgan 55-59 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~

1993-05-08 235 Tony Tucker 235 49-1-0
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Jerry Roth 117-111 | judge: Harry Gibbs 116-112 | judge: Mickey Vann 118-111 ~
~ WBC heavyweight title ~
Tucker was down in 3rd and 9th rounds

1992-10-31 227 Donovan Ruddock 231½ 26-3-1
Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 12x3
~ time: 0:46 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Chuck Hassett | judge: Franz Marti | judge: Tom Kaczmarek ~
~ Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title ~
Eliminator for WBC Heavyweight Title
Ruddock down once in 1st, twice in 2nd
Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him

1992-08-11 233 Mike Dixon 207 10-5-0
Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:03 | referee: Rudy Battle ~

1992-04-30 230½ Derek Williams 233 19-4-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 3 12x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell | judge: Roy Francis | judge: Dave Parris ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~
~ Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
Lewis wins the Lonsdale Belt outright

1992-02-01 225 Levi Billups 228 16-5-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Richard Steele | judge: Art Lurie 99-91 | judge: Dave Moretti 100-90 | judge: Bill Graham 98-92 ~

1991-11-23 230½ Tyrell Biggs 231 19-4-0
The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, United States W TKO 3 10
~ time: 2:47 | referee: Frank Santore Jr. ~
Biggs knocked down three times in the third round.

1991-09-30 231 Glenn McCrory 221 28-6-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 12x3
~ referee: John Coyle ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~

1991-07-12 225 Mike Weaver 215 35-15-1
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States W TKO 6 10
~ referee: Vic Drakulich ~

1991-03-06 227 Gary Mason 235 35-0-0
The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W TKO 7 12x3
~ time: 0:44 | referee: Larry O'Connell | judge: John Coyle | judge: Mickey Vann ~
~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~

1990-10-31 224 Jean Chanet 206 24-10-0
National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, United Kingdom W TKO 6 12x3
~ time: 0:16 | referee: Franz Marti ~
~ EBU (European) heavyweight title ~
Stopped on cuts

1990-07-11 228 Mike Acey 235 11-4-1
Superstars Nite Club, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada W TKO 2 8
~ time: 1:34 | referee: Harry Davis ~

1990-06-27 224 Ossie Ocasio 229 22-9-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell 80-77 ~

1990-05-20 230½ Dan Murphy 211 25-4-1
City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom W TKO 6 8x3
~ referee: Ron Hackett ~
Murphy was a substitute for Phil Brown

1990-05-09 232½ Jorge Alfredo Dascola 223½ 14-3-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 8x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell ~

1990-04-14 233½ Michael Simuwelu 229 18-2-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 1 8x3
~ time: 0:58 | referee: Roy Francis ~

1990-03-22 233 Calvin Jones 243¼ 13-4-0
Leisure Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom W KO 1
~ time: 2:34 | referee: Arnold Bryson ~

1990-01-31 234 Noel Quarless 221 19-11-0
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 6x3
~ referee: Roy Francis ~

1989-12-18 226½ Greg Gorrell 202¼ 21-7-0
Kitchener Auditorium, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada W TKO 5 8
~ time: 0:51 | judge: Chuck Williams | judge: Bob Bell | judge: Frank Bullard ~

1989-11-05 230¾ Melvin Epps 193¾ 14-19-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W DQ 2 6x3
~ referee: Tony Walker ~

1989-10-10 232 Steve Garber 224 13-10-1
City Hall, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom W KO 1
1989-09-25 234 Andrew Gerrard 225 11-30-5
National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, United Kingdom W TKO 4 6x3
~ referee: Larry O'Connell ~

1989-07-21 233 Bruce Johnson 192 5-10-1
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 2
1989-06-27 231 Al Malcolm 215 11-12-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 6x3
~ referee: Roy Francis ~
Pro debut for the 1988 Super Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist Lewis
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Why the hell are you wasting all this space with this? I'm sure anyone can click into boxrec if they want to see their resumes. Pointless, and proves nothing in this h2h discussion.

rydersonthestorm · Jan 23, 2009

DINAMITA said: ↑

He did not beat any great fighters in his entire career, never mind his peak years. Michael Spinks was a great fighter, but not a great heavyweight. Larry Holmes was a great heavyweight, but not by the time Mike got to fight him. I do believe Tyson was a truly great heavyweight h2h anyway, but I take your point.
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I agree h2h he is abit of a monster as is lewis, in temrs of tyson i could see him taking out guys such as louis who imo was twice the fighter tyson was.

BoxingFanNo1 · Jan 23, 2009

toffeejack said: ↑

Was in the company of big Frank last night and he was asked a question on who would win prime for prime between Tyson and Lewis and he stated that without a doubt in his mind that Tyson wins every time!

I was glad to hear that coming from him because I've always believed the same.
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Never rated hm as a Heavyweight I sure as hell am not going to rate his comments.

A peak Tyson couldn't put a dent and looked awkward against Bonecrusher Smith, Big and strong just like Lewis but without the tools. That Tyson is going to beat Lewis?? Don't make me laugh.

PH|LLA · Jan 25, 2009

Lewis beats Tyson all day every day

BUDW · Jan 25, 2009

Lewis beats the over rated tyson every time.

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