How many southpaws did Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson fight ?

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    This might be the truth.

    Southpaws are a b!tch. Lots of great fighters didn't fight them, or fought few.
     
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  2. Azzer85

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    The pool of southpaw fighters tends to be generally much smaller than orthodox fighters, so findings a world class southpaw is no easy task.

    The only world class southpaw from the 90s that comes to mind was Moorer.

    The 2000s had Sanders, Ibragimov and Byrd.
     
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  3. Unforgiven

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    This is true.

    Holyfield fought 3 of those 4 you mention.
    He lost to all of them (though he also beat Moorer, and he was way past his best for Byrd and Ibragimov).

    Joe Hipp I think was a southpaw. 1990s Fringe contender.

    Is Tony Thompson a southpaw ?
     
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  4. Azzer85

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    Sorry I didn't consider Hipp. I never thought much of him, but I like his role as Conan in the 89' film Tango and Cash.

    Yeh Thompson is a southpaw.

    Holyfield did lose to all the southpaws he fought...i don't think there's any coincidence there though.
     
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  5. JohnThomas1

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    Lewis - Greg Gorrell
     
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  6. HerolGee

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    which klitshcko excuse is this a thread for? -


    1. superheavy Vitali getting beaten by a middleweight/lightheavyweight guy OR

    2. prime SHW Vitali getting his face ripped off in half time by old retiring lewis OR

    3. prime WLad getting easily killed in seconds by retired failure corrie sanders.
     
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  7. latineg

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    Herol is all about the Klits.
     
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