Lennox Lewis vs Corrie Sanders

Vitali is indeed a big strong guy. That's why he stops his opponents in spite of the fact that his technique is physically sickening.

 

Never said it wasn't.

But you've got to factor in Vitali learning and applying it in later fights.

He didn't look any worse than Lennox in that fight, and in his last fight against Williams he looked VERY good, using double uppercuts and what not.

 

Can you clarify what you mean by this please?

 

lennox would play it smart and cautiously wear down sanders to a late round stoppage. sanders' left had the power to send anyone's head spinning.

 

Sanders is a bit like the Tua fight both guys if they catch you are dangerous Lennox would win nine out of ten but there is that chance.

 

Vitali didn't look any more sloppy/reckless than Lennox when they fought one another.

 

Sanders's only chance would have been if Lewis entered the fight overconfident and unprepared. In that case Sanders might have connected with his left hand and knocked Lewis out, as McCall and Rahman did.

But assuming Lewis was prepared -- and there's a 98% chance he would have been - he would have beaten Sanders easily.

My guess is that Lewis would have boxed cautiously but effectively for about six rounds, then knocked a tiring Sanders cold in the seventh or eighth. Corrie would have tried hard, but I can't picture him landing any solid shots on the Lewis, who was defensively savvy.

 

Tua was very aggressive, but had second thoughts when he started to taste that left hand leather of Lennox....

As long as it was Lennox and not his alter-ego Lummox in the ring, Sanders would be blown away inside three. Even Lummox would be 5-1 on to get the job done.

 

Sanders would be KO'ed if Lewis layed into him, so it's irrelevant.

 

A focussed Lewis beats just about anyone who ever bestrode the division.

 

Would you say that Lewis peaked in 2003? If not, when did he peak?

 

Sanders name was mentioned on several occasions as a possible opponent for Lewis or Tyson in the 1990’s, but both teams knew fighting Sanders was not in their best interest. It was just pre-opponent hype before a lesser name was chosen. Sanders is a risky fight for either Tyson or Lewis. I would pick Lewis and Tyson to win if they were focused. If they did not bring their A game, an upset could easily happen.