Here is your chance to convince me lennox lewis is a top 10 heavyweight of all time

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    I am open ears......He currently rates # 11 on my all time heavyweight list. here is your chance to convince me why I should move him into my top 10. start............NOW
     
  2. JohnThomas1

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    You shouldn't need convincing. Beside the fact you've already seen the best efforts of Dop and Pontius. If those two have not yet convinced you this threads a dead end. It cannot be done any better than those two have already done it.

    Sorry mate, but it's the truth.
     
  3. PowerPuncher

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    Your bias against Lewis is extreme Suzie, you've been schooled on this enough times.

    Who else has fought 15 rated contenders in the world, beating them all? About 10 of these contenders were top5 fighters. Who else fought as many fighters with 1 punch KO power and beat them all? Who else beat every man they faced, ducking no one? How many others can have a claim to be a number 1 in the world for 11 years?

    Holyfield - rated 1-2 in the world, 2 years off his best win and many have him as top. As near to his prime as Charles was against Marciano

    Tyson - still top3 in the world with Lennox and Wlad. Dominated, Tyson looked in great form 2years earlier against Golota

    Vitali - beat future ring champ at 37years of age, 3 months from his 38th birthday

    Golota - rated no1 in the world by many after he beat up on Bowe. KO'D IN 1

    Rudduck - top3 in the world, destroyed in 2

    Tua - new Tyson, maybe the hardest left hooker ever, shutout

    Bruno - top 5 fighter, Lennox was having a tough time but ko'd him

    Rahman - came back from a KO loss at 35 to destroy Rahman

    Morrison - ex WBO champ, big hitter, fresh off beating Rudduck, top 10 fighter, dominated

    Tucker - unbeaten since Tyson, ex IBF champ and top 10 operator dominated

    McCall - avenged the loss making Oliver cry

    Mercer - toughed it out to win a tough decision against a tough style, Mercer was a top5 fighter at this time

    Briggs - linear champ, destroyed in 4

    Grant - the heir apparent destroyed

    Gary Mason - top5 fighter, 35-0, beaten into retirement

    Lewis can't help it Prime Bowe and Prime Holyfield and '96 Tyson ducked him, he beat everyone else
     
  4. SuzieQ49

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    Well considering I have never read Dop and Pontius's "Best efforts", perhaps its time to lay them out for me.
     
  5. SuzieQ49

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    Yawn...........................................
     
  6. JohnThomas1

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    They've been laid out countless times, and if you haven't read em i'd be shocked.
     
  7. PowerPuncher

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    I'll give you a challenge, answer these Qs:

    How many HWs have beat more top 5 HWs than Lewis? (seperate contenders/champs at HW)

    How many HWs have beat more top10 rated contenders than Lennox?(seperate contenders/champs at HW)

    How many HWs have beat more top15 rated ATG HWs than Lennox? (seperate champs at HW)

    How many HWs have beat every HW they've faced?
     
  8. SuzieQ49

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    well how would you know I read them mate? They have some kind of mind reading computer devices down in australia? :lol:
     
  9. SuzieQ49

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    This is impressive stuff. Ill take these points into consideration
     
  10. JohnThomas1

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    Well considering they have been directly aimed toward you and written in great length i would hope you've read em!
     
  11. SuzieQ49

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    What near prime top 15 ATG heavyweights did he beat? evander holyfield was about as gone vs lennox as joe louis was when he faced marciano. both were 37, both were coming off good victories over walcott and tyson a couple years back but both had visibly declined.....and leading into the lennox and marciano fights louis had beat more top 10 contenders than holy did in the past couple years. both were still dangerous top contenders, but no longer great fighters
     
  12. SuzieQ49

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    ingemar johannson. this certainly won't help your case.
     
  13. JohnThomas1

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    He's obviously talking of the day.
     
  14. Scorpion

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    Out of top 10 is a bit unreasonable IMO but I dont see him top 5 though.
     
  15. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    So far this is the only Constructive arguements I have gotten that helps lennox's case vividly "Who else has fought 15 rated contenders in the world, beating them all? About 10 of these contenders were top5 fighters. Who else fought as many fighters with 1 punch KO power and beat them all? Who else beat every man they faced, ducking no one? How many others can have a claim to be a number 1 in the world for 11 years?"



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