Lennox Lewis vs HW today

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  1. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is really out of place since Holyfield is a roided up ATG.
     
  2. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    They're all roided up. Mike Tyson was 5'10 220lbs with abs. That is absolutely huge.

    Lewis himself gained a good 15lbs in the 90s.
     
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  3. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Based on the fact Lewis is a past champion who would not suffer a significant size disadvantage - or one at all --against the current crop, and the fact he is an ATG who beat every pro fighter he shared a ring with you'd have to favour him strongly against all. Fury would be the hardest equation to solve but Lewis had great and economical movement so I can see him being able to dance with Tyson, well enough to get the UD.

    Joshua vs Lewis would be competitive but I don't see a single thing AJ does that Lewis didn't do better.

    PS: Time for people to drop this AJ narrative about what he has achieved in X number of fights. It's meaningless. Opportunity comes at different stages for different fighters and boxers progress at different speeds and getting a world title in 16 fights - although impressive - does not identify the talent ceiling. Shallow learning curves often carry on for longer ;). And in all likelihood he's more than half way through his career, in terms of years and fights. The 'L' plates came off some time ago....
     
  4. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joshua's left hook is better, body punching is much better.
     
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  5. Ballista

    Ballista New Member Full Member

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    10-0 8KOs , Fury and Joshua might go the distance.
     
  6. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have no doubts LL beats all of them. Today's HW's are mostly terrible...
     
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  7. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Nah that is a Reckless accusation.
    Anyone might be on anything. But unless you are talking about a total size-or post adolescent huge rate of growth-the proportions of Tyson & Lennox are not beyond what many with the right training, genes & bone structure can achieve naturally.
    I have known a bunch of regular guys like this. We are not talking about a Ronnie Coleman type, under six feet tall, very low body fat & around 3OO lbs.

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  8. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Not sure AJ could time the KO combination Lewis used to take out Rahman... which started with a left hook. Ever seen AJ lead with a left hook like that when not countering?

    I'll give you body punching though...
     
  9. Massa

    Massa New Member banned Full Member

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    9-1

    He loses to Tyson Fury in an epic fight.

    Joshua gives him problems but he overcomes them.

    Beats the rest comfortably but gets dropped a couple of times
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t think he would KO Fury who is far harder to hit than anyone that ever went the distance with Lewis, plus Fury recovered from that knockdown in the last round v Wilder, Fury v Lewis would be a cat and mouse kind of cagey affair.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    By his 19th fight Lewis wasn`t that good compatred to AJ at all, he improved vastly undder Steward before that I`d take today`s AJ all day long.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Usyk may have been able to beat Lewis, I just have to see if he can take a heavyweight punch.
     
  13. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    A prime focussed Lennox Lewis beats every heavyweight out there today of that I am sure, so would a prime focussed Ike Ibeabuchi.
     
  14. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Oh come on! Seriously?
     
  15. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Spurs will beat Liverpool too
     
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