Lennox Lewis vs HW today

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  1. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Debatable, Lewis rarely let big combo's go but when he did like vs Mercer he was impressive. Even if Joshua is superior in this one aspect, Lewis is far superior in so many other aspects of the game.

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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Vitali was beating Lewis but the cut changed the fight, cutting someone with a punch isn`t that impressive, it doesn`t take power or skill, Lewis got lucky after getting hit with a ton of shots.
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali won the first 2 rounds and then Lewis started to press the action in the 3rd and cut Vitali above the eye with a right. He won that round and the rest of the rounds were close. Vitali threw more punches in rounds 3, 4, 5, and 6 but a lot of them didn't land. I slowed the footage down and scored it myself. Rounds 4 5 and 6 were swing rounds in terms of punches actually landed.

    And it wasnt just one cut, it was 3 or 4 different cuts. One above the eye lid, one on the eye lid, one on his cheek and a gash on his lip underneath all that blood. Look at Vitali's face.
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    I dont want to here anything about luck. And keep in mind Lewis was overweight and past his prime.
     
  4. The Clan

    The Clan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How old are you?
     
  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    12:13 Lewis wide open 12:32 12:53 13:28 14:54 15:20
    Bad stuff indeed.
     
  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But in the first clip he dodged all him punches. He looks terrible because he was over 10 pounds above his prime fighting weight at 245 pounds and was in the ring eith somebody better than Anthony Joshua. Lets bring up when Joshua went life and death with a inactive 41 year pld Wladimir and even got dropped in the process and was ready to go, if only Wladimir didn't listen to his brother and finished Aj off
     
  7. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Beats them all. Not even a doubt in my mind.
     
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  8. MaxDamage

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    Looks like we need to resurrect the TKO6 thread, so many clueless K2 fanboys here. Just a friendly reminder: Vitaly fight a 38-years-old, fat old Lewis and couldn't finish the job despite throwing everything he had at Lewis's supposedly glass jaw. Rahman did it in 5, McCall in 2. Vitaly couldn't do it in 6, with his 96% Ko percentage.
     
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  9. TMLT87

    TMLT87 Active Member Full Member

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    Lennox was the best fighter in a vastly superior HW division, he'd dominate today. I'm not sure anyone even goes the distance with him, maybe Fury.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ is a better combo puncher than Vitali was, Vitali was very basic and rarely threw three punch combo`s, I don`t think he was a great fighter, but yes Lewis did look very heavy and slow.
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t think the 90`s heavyweight scene was that good.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Vitali got cut which stopped him from dominating, but yes Lewis was taking his beat down very well.
     
  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So was Holyfield. As a matter of fact Holyfield would probably beat Aj. Vitali isn't as good if a combination puncher but he doesn't have to be. Vitali's awkwardness gave Lewis trouble and Vitali has better head movement and can use his head SIGNIFICANTLY better than Aj. Two different fighters
     
  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    How many rounds does he drop and how many rounds did he drop in his career, very rose tinted stuff going down on this thread.
     
  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Vitali pulled back from punches which wouldn`t work v AJ, that`s a big no no in boxing.