If Lewis went pro in 1985.

He defeats everyone until a championship fight with Tyson who would be the champion because he developed faster....Lewis is called a bum thereafter since we all know Tyson only beat bums!:roll:

 

tyson by 1987 would have knocked lewis out ...... perhaps even tim witherspoon kos lennox ...lennox only fought guys after their prime with the exception of golota and horrible shannon briggs ...tyson was a walking corpse in 2001...holyfield wasnt the real deal at 37 he was the old deal ...ray mercer was 36 yrs old ...ruddock was 28 yrs old but those two brutal wars with tyson broken rib and broken jaw took ruddock and made him a shell. mike weaver was beyond ancient...if lewis turned pro in 85 ...MIKE TYSON WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BUSINEES...perhaps lennox would have fought a prime tony tucker and lost instead of fighting an old coked out tucker in 93 ..........................TRUTH HURTS = LENNOX FOUGHT GUYS AFTER PRIME .

 

Tyson vs. Lewis in the late eighties is a wet dream.

 

Wow...thing is, does Lewis have access to Steward at this time? If not, who is his trainer?

 

He was, no argument there. I watched that fight for the first time in ages last night and Tyson was shot to hell.
But what's interesting is that Lewis looked worse than I remember as well. He was slow and ponderous.
Both were well past their best, Mike just more so.

 

He probably would have ended up like Biggs - rushed into a fight with Tyson and career destroyed

Lewis was brought around slow and smartly. His career wouldn't have turned out as well if he turned pro at 19.

 

He would've been another name mixed in with Tyson's wins. Probably on the upper end, but not regarded as a great fighter.

 

True, and going pro that early means a lot more time swimming with the sharks in open water before linking up with Emanuel Steward, who brought his refinement to a point where he could be his best self.

 

Why do folk always say things like its good he stayed in the amateurs to refine his skills? That statement is not correct at all, you refine your skills in the pro game. What it does do is protect you from dangerous fights.

 

It depends. As in all matters, temperance is the key.

A very extensive amateur career taking on consistently world class international competition does provide invaluable experience to be carried into the pro game.

Too much of a good thing, however, is always the risk, as some amateur greats are incapable of shaking habits that don't translate well into the pro game...and/or they end up wasting critical portions of their prime.

 

He probably remains undefeated until he runs into Tyson. How he does against Tyson then relies heavily on when he faces Tyson. Tyson started to decline in 89 as his focus was not 100% on boxing anymore and by 90 he was ready to be taken.

If Lewis faces him in 89 he gets KO'ed, Tyson was still very good and this Lewis without Steward would make mistakes and not know how to clinch Tyson.

If Lewis faces Tyson in 90 in Tokyo he beats Tyson much like Douglas did, though probably sooner as he was a bigger puncher.

Whatever happens Lewis would come back and likely pick up a title again in the 90's as Tyson is imprisoned and Lewis was too talented and too good even without Steward to not win a title at some point.

 

"TRUTH HURTS"

who exactly are you hurting with your truth