Larry Holmes vs Lennox Lewis

ha ha yea landed quite often too throughout the fight

 

I have a feeling we would see a Lennox Lewis here who had doubts whether he could outbox Larry over 12, and come out with bad intentions and imposing himself very early with left hook right cross combos like what KOd Rahman landing at will from distance Larry maybe sneaks a round or two early till one bomb too many lands from Lewis about round 4 let Lewis finishing skills never be underestimated I think a long tall big punching Lewis beatsd Holmes

 

lewis by clean ko, holmes showed that he could be hurt and you would not need to be lennox lewis to do it. lewis was better than spoon in every single department and holmes was in the battle of his life against spoon, lewis did hit just as hard as shavers but was bigger, stronger and much better finisher with better stamina,lewis would finish the job.Yes, i know that some people will mention the jab also they will mention the ray mercer fight as example etc but to me it is not enough, larry holmes was static of legs, he was not exactly a prime ali and he did not have his chin either. Holmes had a big flaw , sometimes he forgor that he was not a puncher and traded with big bangers i think that he would pay it with lewis.
On the other hand lewis could get stopped by a single shot from a big puncher, holmes was not a big puncher.
Lewis wins it, 2 great fighters simply one of them is bigger,stronger and hits harder capable to stop his rival here.

 

This would be a great fight and I would not discount a TKO either way.

But I think it comes down to points. Holmes who was faster than Holyfield, and just as skilled has a two punches that bothered Lewis.

The jab ( Lewis had issues with jabbers in Mercer and Klitschko ) and a good enough right hand.

But above all else, Holmes like Lewis was a very smart fighter with elite level stamina for the later rounds. I think he'd take a 9-6 type of decision

 

In a nutshell: Holmes was more skilled, Lewis had the size and the guts to shift up a gear if he was getting outboxed and turn it into a brawl that he would win. While Holmes wasn't a featherfist by any means, the guys Lewis came unstuck against could all bang hard.

 

TKO6 says otherwise. If Lewis had stayed in boxing mode Vitali would have KO'd him without shadow of a doubt. Instead Lewis went on the warpath with a stronger, younger fighter and managed to open up THAT cut. He had plenty of guts.

 

Holmes could certainly hit about as hard as Mercer, McCall, Holyfield, and Rahman. He had more knockouts than any of them, and a higher knockout percentage in his prime. With the exception of Holyfield, Holmes' high knockout percentage came against better opposition, as well. Furthermore, although Lewis certainly has the size to turn it into a brawl (which would most likely be to his advantage), I am not sure he had the guts to do it against a confident and skilled operator like Holmes. In his fights against Mercer, Holyfield, and even a shot Mike Tyson, for example, Lewis was extremely cautious. Overcautious in my opinion. (And, judging from the way Manny Steward was screaming at Lewis to pick up the pace, in his opinion, as well) If Lewis plays a chess match in the ring with Larry waiting for the perfect opening, he will lose. I pick Larry to win on points or possibly late stoppage if he could get Lewis to fight out of his comfort level and wear down.

 

1) I disagree with you on the punching power. Holmes was an accumulation puncher that built up a win.
2) Your scenario of a cautious Lewis is certainly plausible. If he fought that sort of fight against Holmes, Larry would polish him with the jab all night for a fairly easy win. Lewis desnt have the skills to get cute with Holmes. IMHO, of course.

Good thread.

 

jesus what a bunch of garbage

 

I agree that a cautious Lewis likely gets washed on the cards. But he really had a way of stepping up the attack against the guys who seemed most dangerous... Ruddock, Golota, Grant, Rahman II, Vitali.... And while Holmes is certainly more clever defensively than any of those, he also could be a bit lackadaisical about what was incoming.

Great match-up.

 

I am a massive lennox fan and he is one of the greatest heavy weights of all time. But so is Holmes and Larry has a better chin and recovery powers than lewis.
In what would be a great fight I would have to say Holmes would win

 

Holmes does have more knockouts and a higher knockout percentage in his prime than all of those men I mentioned. Those are simply facts. And, I never said he had crushing power like Tyson, Louis, Foreman, or Shavers (Or, even Lennox Lewis for that matter). But, he hit plenty hard. In my opinion, just as hard as Mercer, Holyfield, Rahman, and McCall. If you would like to explain your opinion with examples of those men scoring numerous highlight reel type knockouts against top level opponents, I am all ears. But, I watched the better part of all of these fighters' televised fights, and I stand by my assertion that none of those men were significantly better punchers than Holmes.

 

good night

 

I apologize for the oversight. I did not realize that you do not have sufficient language skills to respond with more than one sentence fragment at a time.

 

actually i have the skill enough to reply anything , the point is that i don't spend my time debating with anyone who does not know the basic