Lennox Lewis' longevity...not that much better than Tyson's!

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  1. Sonny's jab

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    You mention the 3 belts, but I suspet your "recognition" of "Undisputed" has nothing to do with holding the 3 belts, since Lewis gave them up almost immediately.
     
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  2. Sonny's jab

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    Longevity is a little bit overrated anyway.
    It's important but it shouldn't overshadow all concern with activity/inactivity.

    Of course, Lewis and Tyson have fine records by any reckoning.
     
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  3. Jinx

    Jinx Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson beat:

    Tony Tucker 35-0 and IBF champ

    Pinklon Thomas 29-1 and former WBC champ

    Trevor Berbick former WBC champ

    James "Bonecrusher" Smith former WBA champ(KOed Witherspoon in 1)

    Bruce Seldon former WBA champ


    this list looks better than Briggs, Golota, Botha, Akinwande, etc...
     
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  4. Shotgun

    Shotgun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holy ****, this is the first time I've EVER seen someone list Bruce Seldon in as a resume booster :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  5. Sonny's jab

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    Yeah, Bruce Seldon must've been a Freudian slip, (or should that be "dive" :yep )
     
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  6. Stewbear

    Stewbear Active Member Full Member

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    Lol this is a classic post:lol:
     
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  7. nulty

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  8. Jinx

    Jinx Well-Known Member Full Member

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    now this is a much better effort than your first try, i give you props...

    Lewis 21-0 when he fought Ruddock, no way that's an arrival of a reign...

    if you wanna play that way tho, i can say Tyson arrived on the scene when he beat Trevor Berbick for the WBC title in 1986...he actually fought for that title, no one vacated it to him like a birthday gift...after Berbick, from 1986-1996 Tyson fought 20 times...15 of those fights were for major world titles...he went 13-2-0 in those title fights...that's 10 consecutive years in which Tyson competed in the upper echelon of the division, with jail time included...:hi:

    please play again Shotgun, this is fun...:D
     
    Jinx, Aug 14, 2007
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  9. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I prefer the word stupid
     
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  10. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bruce Seldon???????????? Bruce Seldon???? :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

    My god..you settled the whole issue with one post..AGAINST TYSON..even he probably won't admit he fought Seldon. hahahahahaha
     
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  11. tryggve

    tryggve New Member Full Member

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    Common link with those fighters is Don KIng same promotor as Tyson they got payed well and didnt show much in the fights.
     
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  12. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson TRULY unify the title with Spinks. Spinks beat Holmes who was the man ete. So in order for Tyson to be the REAL champ. He had to beat Spinks. Lineal has to play some role in unify the title. Other wise you get cases like Shannon Briggs and Foreman.
     
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  13. Jinx

    Jinx Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol: but Briggs is just as laughable as Bruce Seldon...Foreman whipped his ass in his grillin days!
     
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  14. Shotgun

    Shotgun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :tired

    This is either an attempt at trolling or a declaration of mental ******ation. But either way, Tyson had a near six year gap between title fights in that timeframe.

    I guess it's a saving grace for Tyson fans though. It allowed the myth of Tyson to be perpetuated the whole time he was away. If he hadn't been locked up he would've been disposed and had the Tyson myth shattered by Holyfield in 1991 instead of 1996
     
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  15. Drexl

    Drexl Your Hero Full Member

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    Wrong.

    He had to unify those belts to be recognized at the undisputed champ. The fact that Don King's politricks took them away from him without a punch being thrown did nothing to his ranking as the recognized Undisputed Champ.
     
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