lennox lewis is the best heavyweight ever!

not bad

 

I have Lewis in my top 3 all-time HW. The only man who would beat Lewis would be a PRIME Mike Tyson. Not the one he faced but the freak of nature he once was. He'd put pressure on him from round one, bob and weave through LL jab and eventually land one of his bombs on lewis for a KO victory.

 

I agree, all-time great, especially at HW...I'd give hima 50/50 chance at beating a prime Tyson during his prime...he beat everyone he's everfaced.

 

Explain how you have him waiting 13 -15 years to fight Tyson.


And Where would Tyson's prime be?

He was at prime for Douglas , a fighter who was not intimdated by him, just as Lennox would not have been.

Prime Lennox versus Prime Tyson.

Lennox by UD or late stoppage.

 

No.

Not even close.

 

He's top 10 in my book

 

Bull****. Ali was the greatest because he said he was a million times.
P4p ali might've been better than LL. But if 67' cassius clay fought
2005 LL. Ali would've been lucky to make the final bell. Lewis was too
technically and mentally sound to let ali take him out of his game, coupled with LL size and skillset. There's no way muhammed would've beat lennox. I agree with the poster. Lennox lewis was the greatest
heavyweight of all time.

 

Ali wouldn't try to take Lennox out of his game. Even if Lennox was very game, IN his game, and at the TOP of his game, he did not have the tools to deal with Ali's speed and skill.

Liston and Foreman were scarier characters than Lewis and Ali was unfazed.

This one ends in a UD for Ali.

 

Liston was scary if you're 6'2" and 215. But LL is 6'5" 245 and very
cerebral. Foreman. LL would've beaten him with the jab. LL had ALL
the tools to deal with Ali. Seriously my friend. No disrespect to the greatest known boxer off all time. However, just being objective I'm
sure lennox bests Ali. He's just too big for ali with the perfect style
to beat ali.

 

If you back up this thread a bit, you can see that I hold Lennox in high regard (third or fourth alltime depending on where you put Foreman).

But I don't think he can deal with Ali's speed. I don't think he can hit him cleanly enough, enough times .

Watch Ali's fights from 1964-67. At that point he was practically unhittable and lost almost no rounds.

We can agree, I think, to differ on this one.

 

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best hw ever...?! atsch:rofl:rofl:rofl
He doesnt even make my top 10.

 

What about Ali, Holmes or Liston. They'd all have a good chance, one or two more as well- perhaps?

 

:rofl

Utter nonsense. Lewis called Tyson out as early as '96 but for whatever reason (nothing to do with Lewis camp) the bout was never sanctioned. Tyson instead took on the supposed easier option- Holyfield. We all know what happened there. You can say whatever you wish about Lewis but he sure didn't duck fighters.

The words "Riddick Bowe", "belt" and "trashcan" also come to mind here

 

People who say Lewis fought a weak era are delusional.

Lewis' resume is only behind Ali's.

I have Lewis at #3 greatest HW all time.

 

And Shaver, Lyle, and Zora Foley.