Lennox Lewis: the Clever Con-Artist

oh my ****ing god lol, you posted that with such confidence didnt you.

 

Not only is Holyfield's resume better, it's CLEARLY better. Unlike Lewis, he actually fought the top champs of the 90s when it mattered. He won impressive victories over Bowe and Tyson when these men were either at their best (Bowe) or close enough for it to matter( Tyson).

Lewis faced old versions of Tyson and Holyfield himself, and didn't face Bowe at all. And he got taken out early twice by mediocre fighters when he held the title. You never saw Holyfield blasted out early by guys like McCall or Rahman. Not once, even when he was washed up.

Lewis is absurdly overrated by some boxing fans. He's not even the best HW since Holmes (that's Holyfield) let alone top 5, or better than Ali. :nut He's borderline top ten at best.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

You fail. atsch

 

What a supremely ******ed thread.

 

Because Lewis was a smart businessman, he knew that if he turned down the initial offer and let Tyson face Seldon, then demand for a match would go up considerably (See Wlad-Haye), meaning even more money for Lewis (including the 4 million he received to step aside).

Lewis agreed to step aside for money as long as he got Tyson next, it's even right there in the link:

"Lewis then accepted $4 million from King to step aside and allow Tyson to fight Seldon, with the proviso that Tyson, assuming he beat Seldon, would fight Lewis next"

 

Its posts like this that restores my faith in there being some knowledgeable posters left on ESB :good

 

Lewis was offered a career high payday to fight Tyson right then and there no questions, he refused.

He was also set to make a career high payday against Bowe in 1993 no questions asked, of course Lewis refused.

 

What, big george as in completely full of shite big george ?

 

All of Rocky Marciano's big fights were against past prime ex champions and Louis leftovers, the top contenders during the 50's were also weaker than during the 90's, that's pretty much regarded as a fact by anyone not completely bias.

Marciano's win over Louis is also just as deplorable as Lewis' over Tyson's.

You can contort any fighters resume anyway you like, to suit your distorted view.

 

Resume is not just about wins. Hoylfield has losses to:

Valuev, Ibragimov, Larry Donald:rofl, and John Ruiz amongst others.

That is much worse than 2 defeats to prime opponents which were both avenged. I've never claimed he's better than Ali, and I've never claimed he's a top 5 heavyweight. But he has a better resume than Holyfield, a much less embarrasing L collumn than Holyfield, and a desrvedly higher P4P ranking whether you like it or not.

That actually made me laugh. Zakman is one of the worst posters on ESB and that is the opinion of not just me, but most people on this forum.

 

Why shavers ? the dude was a banger, but so was tony galento, dont mean **** in the grand scheme of things.Shavers gets hurt very quick, i'd even say first round ko

 

Holyfield

Michael Moorer
George Foreman
Riddick Bowe
Mike Tyson (6 years younger than the Lewis version and the Champion)
Larry Holmes
Buster Douglas
Qawi (Hall of famer) former cruiserweight, light heavy champ
Ray Mercer
John Ruiz
Carlos Deleon

 

Also, Lewis would clown Marciano in the ring, and would destroy him mentally and physically.

Shove that in your pipe, *****.