lennox lewis vs 3 boxers

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  1. ribtickler68

    ribtickler68 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Foreman beats Lewis up. Rahman one punches Lewis and Foreman can't beat him? Mmmm. Larry Holmes outboxes and outguts Lewis for unanimous decision. Lewis kayoes Vlad in 6 rounds or less. Ali and Lewis? Very tough fight for Ali, but I pick him to win because he beat Foreman who would crush Lewis.
     
  2. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Lewis vs Tyson under Cus- Tyson by KO, there's no way Lewis would be able to withstand the onslaught of a peak Tyson.

    Lewis vs Ali- I don't know.. 60's Ali tends to toy with his opponents.. he'd probably toy with Lewis since Lewis is Canadian and get KO'd.. if it's a focus Ali, Ali by clear UD.

    Lewis vs Holmes- Peak Holmes, easy UD.

    Lewis beats Bowe, Joe Louis, Fraizer, UD Foreman, and Vitali.
     
  3. Foxy 01

    Foxy 01 Boxing Junkie banned

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    You do know that Lewis beat both Tyson & Holyfield with consumate ease don't you?

    Tyson paid Lewis step aside money to face the easier challenge ( Holyfield )

    Foreman, don't make me laugh, that dickhead lost to Jimmy fvcking Young, ffs.

    The only way Lewis possibly loses to any of these bums, is if he treats them with the same contempt he treated those other bums McCall and Rahman.
     
  4. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are too many boxers that could have beat Lewis, after the '90s.....
    Before the '80s, though, he wouldn't have had too much competition.
     
  5. guncho

    guncho next champion! Full Member

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    To all you who says bowe was scared of lennox because of amateur tko i think you should watch Bowe vs Gonzalez amateur heavy ko and what he did to gonzalez as a pro!?

    I'm not saying that bowe would win but he was not scared it was his manager.
     
  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson - I simply don't know who would win this one which is why I would want to see this fight. Tyson at his best was phenomenal but he was untested against a fighter of lewis' caliber. Would Tyson's speed and power early overwhelm Lewis or would we see Lewis impose himself like he did when they fought way past Tyson's prime.

    Bowe - Biggest fight of their era that did not happen. Always believed Lewis was better would be good to see it confirmed.

    Foreman - Used to think prime Foreman would beat Lewis but no so sure now, Lewis superior technique and greater size maybe too much even for the monster of the 70's. Just like with the Tyson fight would like to know for sure who was better on their best day.
     
  7. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Lewis destroys Wlad? You obviously posses below zero boxing knowledge or you are just blinded by hate. Both share the similar style with Wladimir having more defensive style and a better jab. Neither of them got iron chin and seek to outbox their opponent and Wladimir is more advanced in that aspect.

    Of course, we can never know, we can only guess, it's all up to the imagination.
     
  8. Decker

    Decker Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Years ago someone would post that LL was the 3rd best HW in the 90s, behind MT & Holly :nut What that you SP? :lol:

    v young Foreman - after looking foolish and taking tons of counter shots, GF starts to gas. Easy UD or maybe even stoppage for LL.
    v older Foreman - George just too slow, wide UD for LL.
    v ANY version of Tyson - see the fight later in their careers. Douglas can stop a young, near prime MT but Tyson gives LL too many problems :patsch
    v Holy - they fought 2X w/LL going 1-0-1, Holy getting a home cooking gift draw so more like LL is 2-0. Holy aged well and was near prime when he took on LL. Little to no chance a younger, very small HW Holy does any better.

    Mauler, the world has moved on. You're still living in the past. LL & K bros are now the standard in HW fighters.
     
  9. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    Holmes Great chin, faster on his feet, faster hands, better jab. Holmes would break a lazy lewis down in the later rds and tko him.

    Prime Tyson, early on very dangerous and KO;s lewis 5 of 10 times

    Ali, could tire Lewis down and win via TKO but likely loses more than wins

    Vitali, would be a 50/50 fight or 60/40 in Vitali's favor. I dont know how anyone can pick against him as he doesnt lose rds.

    Holy has a good chance against him anytime.

    Lewis pretty much beats everyone else.
     
  10. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Tyson had underrated defense and a granite chin, I mean that guy could take some shots and keep coming forward. He's almost always the smaller man in his fights and knows how to neutralize the opposing fighter's reach/length advantage by bobbing and weaving his way through the jab. 1985-87 Tyson would KO lewis IMO, and probably within 6 rounds.

    Larry Holmes would also be a bad matchup for Lewis. Holmes was a superior boxer with an incredible jab, I could see him winning that fight in a wide UD.

    A fight with a prime Ali in my eyes would be a 50/50 fight. Ali's footspeed and handspeed could be the deciding factors in that fight, but Lewis is a helluva boxer in his own right and had some pretty devastating power. Pick 'em fight for me.


    Lennox is a tough matchup for most ATG's at the heavyweight division. I'd favor him against almost all of the HW champs from the early teens/20's all the way to the 50's.
     
  11. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holmes: I think a Prime Holmes is the toughest match up for Lewis, but still make Lewis a small favorite. Would not be suprised by a stoppage or decision for either guy.

    Wlad Klitschko: Lewis takes him out rather easily and surprisingly quick.

    Ali: I actually think Lewis takes Ali. Ali has no inside game, and Lewis would do some major damage if Ali tries that 'hanging on your neck' thing. On the outside, Ali does better, but Lewis commands the outside too, and has a nice size advantage. Ali never fought a guy with size skill combo of Lewis. Close fight but Lewis wins enough rounds for a decision.
     
  12. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wlad gets far too much credit for beating a long line of bums. these guys he's fighting don't have any skill basically. there are a handful of solid wins, but the rest are pure trash. it's not hard to win all the time under those circumstances.

    but the thing that grates on me the most with Wlad, is that he looks like **** doing it. not only does he have it easy with the opponents he's got, he can't even look like genuine world class doing it. he grabs hold of opponents far too much. when he does that, he pushes then down all the time as well. the refs don't take any notice what so ever, mind. it's horrible.

    he's nervous when ever anyone gets close (could you imagine his reaction if Lewis was in the opposite corner?) he can't fight going backwards. his chin isn't all that great. he's quite ragged when someone pushes him a little bit. it's easy to see that Wlad would have been long gone if he fought in the Lewis era. Vitali would still be around because he's genuinely tough as hell, but not Wlad.

    Lewis would push him back from the start and crush him. Wlad wouldn't be taking many shots off Lewis. sorry, but Lewis has it easy and wipes him out in 2 rounds. it's a genuine miss-match.