Heavyweights Have Always Sucked

I laugh at Ali not being able to beat Marciano. And to assume that Lewis couldn't beat some of the greats of the past is preposterous.

 

John L Sullivan whoops them all.

 

I think Lewis was really skilled but yeah HTH id pick him over any past champ.

 

I read an old Philippine sports magazine from the early-mid 1970's and there was an article there of local boxing experts talking about who's the greatest heavyweight of all time.

Ali was there, Frazier, Dempsey, Louis, etc.

But it was a consensus. Sonny Liston is the greatest of all time.

 

Licks.

Licks them all.

 

Lennox Lewis would get knocked out against Smoking Joe. That long reach is perfect for Joe to roll under and come up with that famous left hook! That's what I was hoping Tyson would do, but Tyson was way past it by then.

 

You're visualizing the Rahman KO punch, right?

Lewis pawed around too much, that's why he got caught.

Plus I think he was busy being a part time actor around the time of the fight.

"Oceans 11" I think?

 

Very true. But I was also thinking of the Tyson fight. I understand that Lewis had that one in the bag, but that lazy jab and slow motion right hand had me wondering when we would see some old school Tyson side-to-side slippage, and it be nighty-night for Lennox. Unfortunately it never came. Same with the Vitali fight. Punches lost their snap. However, I would still take a prime Frazier over prime Lewis because Lewis is exactly who Frazier was built/trained for.

 

Argh. I get annoyed remembering that fight.

I was rooting for Tyson.

 

Same here. No denying that Lewis was great, but I never really liked him until he retired. I hated hearing him say "pugilist specialist". It was like nails on a chalkboard for me.

 

Co-Starring Wladimir Klitschko... Lennox was in a couple movies since...

 

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Yeah, closest we ever got to that fight...