Prime for Prime i think its a real tossup it goes 2 ways Lewis by late ko/tko or Frazier by Mid round Ko
Stylistically this favors Lennox. Still, Frazier could knock him out as well. 67/33 in Lennox's favor IMHO.
Frazier would stand a better chance than Marciano, but that is not saying much. He has a decent left hook, but the chance of him catching Lewis with such a lack of height is very remote - and there is no guarantee that it would take Lewis out. No gaurantee whatsoever.
Fighters are really not to be trusted when it comes to this sort of thing, as they have an interest in who would win. Why do you think that fighters always say that the guy (A) who they beat is superior to/would beat the guy they lost to (B) if it comes down to A v B? This is something that happens without fail. Besides, you disagree with Holmes yourself.
I doubt that he will understand this. Just use equations with the letters A,B and C in them. It may help.
Well my friend I was going to argue a Lewis mid round ko, but with this outstanding analysis you have just given your prediction appears to be watertight.
I go with Lewis 2 out of 3 or 4 out of 5. Frazier has that hook but Lewis will read him well and time those advances. He'll box him, work the jab, use his feet well and as soon as he finds a home for his punches he'll begin to unlaunch. When Frazier is hurt, Lewis will be devastating. Multiple kds and then its getting stopped. He could out strength and over power Joe like George did but he won't. He'll box until its time to close the show.
Frazier was a class A fighter for a 205# guy in the 70s. The other 2 guys are B+ fighters from the 90s who are a fair amount bigger than Joe. P4P Joe is better, but we're not arguing P4P here. JF beat Ali (a smaller, slightly faster, but lesser punching version of LL) once in 3 fights, but he would smash LL chin into a 1000 pieces :nut :huh Only in your world. :nono The slow starting Joe could not K.O.1 lesser fighters. It's one thing to be against certain fighters, but you've been displaying an illogical hatred toward LL. :verysad Lose some money betting against Lewis?
Good, short analyses by ThunderPower & Calabrese. Lewis would take 4 of 5 from Joe. It would take the Joe of Ali-Frazier I and a somewhat off prepared Lewis to produce a JF win.
Lewis is not in Fraziers class.Smokin Joe would wear Lewis down to a nub, and Lennox would collapse around the 11th.