How would you rate Lewis

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  1. BoxingFan2010

    BoxingFan2010 Boxing Addict banned

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    Lewis to me was an excellent boxer who showed he had what it took to be on top. 2 loses, revenged both because he got the rematch. On my list I would have him 11th or 12th on the ATG list. I would not have him in the top ten. Do you agree with this listing, or do you think he would make your top ten list and why? Thanks for any input you may have on this.
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    BoxingFan2010, Jul 13, 2010
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  2. Swarmer

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    he is in my top 10 heavies and my top 20 p4p

    he has to be. his resume is great. plus even a fat untrained lewis owned quitali quitschko.:good
     
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  3. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you idiot.

    give credit where credit is due.
     
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  4. robpalmer135

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    It should be "How DO you rate Lewis"
     
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  5. sir axeman

    sir axeman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 10 ATG...just look at his record - how many world title fights and how many wins. He has to be top 10 ATG based on what the record books alone say. Say you compare a Foreman or Fraziers world title fights to Lewis's...Lewis has more world title fights and won more also. And to me as good as Marciano was for example and Dempsey they wouldn't IMO have had a chance against Lewis. To small, and especially in Dempseys case no real skills comparitively. His skills back then were primitive.
     
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  6. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Yeesh. Top 10 HW for sure, possibly even top 5, but top 15 all-time P4P? That's ludicrous.
     
    Brickhaus, Jul 13, 2010
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  7. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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  8. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    it depends to me he is top5 hw all time. im not sure which positon

    when you take into consideration p4p you have to rate their opponent they beat. title reign and also how there fighting style would come into place against other fighters etc

    id rate him in top 30 for sure.
     
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  9. Kalasinn

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    Definitely top 10 ATG at Heavyweight.

    IMO top 5 in terms of "Peak H2H ability".
     
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  10. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    liston is in your top ten?

    are you serious he was strong as hell but who did he beat.:hi:
     
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  11. Ilesey

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    Top ten without question. IMO he doesn't break into the top 3 nor does he deserved to be ranked at 10.
     
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  12. HEADBANGER

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    just my opinion, some might ask who did tyson beat?

    pushing the top 10 would be dempsey, frazier, walcott, vitali, bowe imo
     
    HEADBANGER, Jul 13, 2010
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  13. Muchmoore

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    Top 7 without a doubt imo.

    He's in my top 5 and a case can be made to put him at 3. One of the deepest resumes out there.
     
    Muchmoore, Jul 13, 2010
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  14. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams, Patterson, and Valdes were all awesome fighters and he clobbered all of them. Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, and Leotis Martin to name a few had good names too. Sonny Liston was indeed a bad mofo. He ranks very high IMO.

    Lewis ranks bottom half of top 10 ATH's
     
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  15. KO KIDD

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