Lennox Lewis' top-10 opponents (at the time of the fight)

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie

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    Not in terms of overall achievements, but h2h abilities at the time of the fight.

    Mine list

    1. Vitali
    2. Holyfield
    3. Golota
    4. Mercer
    5. Tua
    6. Tucker
    7. Ruddock
    8. McCall (1st fight version)
    9. Bruno
    10. Morrison

    Pretty good competition, considering there were also wins over aged Tyson, Akinwande, Rahman, Botha, Grant etc.

    Your lists?
     
    Big Ukrainian, Apr 20, 2015
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  2. Unforgiven

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    1 Holyfield
    2 Vitali
    3 Mercer
    4 Tua
    5 Ruddock
    6 Bruno
    7 Rahman
    8 Golota
    9 McCall
    10 Mason
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't have McCall on either of those lists unless you're referring to the fight that Lewis "lost," and not the rematch. I don't know what Oliver's problem was in the second fight but he had no business walking around in public let alone being in a boxing ring.
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    1. Holyfield
    2. Vitally
    3. Mercer
    4. Rahman
    5. Tucker
    6. Golota
    7. McCall
    8. Ruddock
    9. Bruno
    10. Tua
     
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  5. The Mongoose

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    1. Vitali
    2. Holyfield II
    3. Holyfiled I
    4. Ruddock
    5. Mercer
    6. Rahman I
    7. Rahman II
    8. Bruno
    9. Tua
    10. Grant

    Not putting Golota because of the illegal injection business, questionable he would have been a H2H threat to anybody on that night.

    And while a Steward trained McCall may have matched up well with a stupid Lewis that night, i think he was still McCall, sparring partner to the stars who would get outboxed by Bruno and Holmes.
     
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  6. Mendoza

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    Vitali
    Holyfield
    Rhaman 1
    Mercer
    Ruddock

    After that is too close to call
     
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  7. HerolGee

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    1. Ruddock
    2. holyman
    3. golota
    4. tucker
    5. Bruno
    6. rahman
    7. mccall
    8. vitali
    9. mercer
    10. morrison
     
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