Lennox Lewis had an Iron chin

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  1. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    He took some decent shots from Tua also :yep
     
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  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Tua caught Lewis with single shots, but not often. I can mind on the bell at the end of a round he caught Lewis. Against Mercer and Klitschko he was getting hit more often, and passed the test.
     
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  5. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    I agree 100% :good
     
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  6. dan-b

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    The losses are regrettable & hurt his legacy nonetheless. Just to digress slightly I was thinking how unfortunate it is that he never got to fight Bowe for the undisputed title & how different heavyweight history could have been had he won the fight as I think he would have done. We wouldn't have had a splintered title & we would have had a young Lewis as champion with everyone having to come through him.
     
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  7. Max Molyneux

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    Lewis's chin was underrated.

    Rahman caught him while he was out of shape and he recovered from the McCall one before that BS stoppage.
     
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  8. Robbi

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    Exactly, underrated.
     
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  9. BodyBlaster

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    Against Rahman he was knackered, and got forced backwards then nailed.
    Against McCall, got beaten to the punch.

    Lewis had a decent beard however, but did also get badly staggered by Briggs and Vitali, from punches looking less than murderous.
     
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  10. Robbi

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    Marvin Hagler, Oliver McCall, Wayne McCullough. Those fighters come under the iron category.
     
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  11. dan-b

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    Wayne McCullough is in a league of his own. That mans chin is unreal.
     
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  12. KobeIsGod

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    coming from a lennox fan. no way he had an iron chin. an iron-chinned fighter doesn't lose by 1 punch ko's to average hws. and saying he's wasn't motivated is just a pretense. i think he just became a tougher fighter over time. he took a lot of punishment against mercer and fought back when hit. Same thing against klitschko though vitali had him buzzing on a few occasions. actually, his chin was best at the end of his career. a case can be made for good but not great.
     
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  13. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lewis' chin is below average, both times he was knocked out, came form one punch from above average journeymen fighters. Lewis' always had a problem with his chin, Vitali, Bruno, Briggs almost knocked him out as well. He certainly didnt have the worst chin, but it was far from iron in his day.
     
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  14. barneyrub

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    In fact in his early career his chin was good, and he was very confident in his chin as seen against Mason and Tucker in this different clip.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=GvCS5RhLXl8
     
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  15. Robbi

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    Yep. He took Hamed punches no problem. And he took Morales bombs at super-bantamweight, which was when Morales' power was at it's most lethal. Harrison could also punch with authority, and the size difference between them both when they shared a ring was evident.
     
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