Lennox Lewis did NOT have a glass chin

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  1. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His chin was good,he stood up to lots of huge punchers,but he could be vunerable at times like most fighters..
     
  2. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who claims he had a glass chin? The opponents who knocked him out were huge punchers.
     
  3. Lopetego

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    I'd classify his chin as pourcelain, harder than glass but weaker than normal bone and very far from iron
     
  4. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Google spell is your friend. Use it. :yep:good
     
  5. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    McCall and Rahman never laid anybody out like that before or since Lewis. Their reputation as huge KO punchers stems from those fights. Their only other big KO wins came from hammering on exhausted fighters like Seldon, Sanders, and Meehan. Lewis getting dropped like that from single shots was shocking and will always leave him with a chinny reputation.

    That said, Lewis took good shots from above average hitters like Vitali, Grant, and Holyfield, and while clearly rocked was able to recover well enough.
     
  6. dellboi94

    dellboi94 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In reality his chin was no worse than Tyson's but his chin is "great" apparently.
     
  7. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Never seen Tyson sparked out with one punch.
     
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  9. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol:

    I like Lenny, but clinch free? :rofl
     
  10. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Um.....he was NEVER "KO'd COLD"....not once, let alone twice.

    You can hate LL and Lucian Bute, and all the other "Glass Jawed" fighters you want, but FACT is that like Wladimir, and like Tyson, LL, nor Lucian Bute were ever KOd cold.:huh
     
  11. The Mongoose

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    If the Rahman KO isn't cold..I don't know what is. One punch left a standing, smiling Lennox Lewis on his back, relieved of his senses, and unable to make the count.

    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/07/article-1327481-003C57E300000258-732_468x318.jpg
     
  12. The Mongoose

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    Douglas beat Tyson all night with combinations until he finally went down late in the fight.

    Holyfield beat Tyson all night with combinations and was stopped on his feet.

    Tyson took flush power shots from Holmes, Bruno, Ruddock, Tucker, and Bonecrusher without going down. As a shorter pressure fighter, Tyson had to absord the occassional fully leveraged power shot no matter how much he moved. Enjoying a long reach and height, Lewis could and often did win fights wihtout getting touched. No question, one fighter was more durable and had to rely on the ability to take a punch more often.
     
  13. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol::rofl

    Are you comparing Lucy Bute to Tyson,Lennox and Wladimir?????
    Lennox was SPARKED OUT by Rahman.
     
  14. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson could take a punch.

    His was obviously much better than Lennox, imo.
     
  15. Overhill

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    Define "ko'd cold".

    Bute wtf.. :lol: