Lennox Lewis vs Muhammad Ali who wins?

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Lewis vs Ali who wins?

  1. Muhammad Ali

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  2. Lennox Lewis

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    37.9%
  1. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Sorry but Lennox has a big chance. He is too big, too strong and powerful and has good boxing skill. Funny as hell saying Ali would rope a dope him. Lennox is not a dumb fighter.

    Also, Ali was not a puncher. Not saying he couldn't KO Lennox, but Rahman and McCall were more powerful. Ali isn't one lunch KOing Lennox. Lennox showed good punch resistance in other fights, like Mercer and Vit.
     
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  2. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Neither can you... so that just leaves us with what he said...
     
  3. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Ali said the same about Lewis, so I guess it cancels out.
     
  4. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Yeah I always felt Lennox's reputation for having a weak chin was unfair and solely based on a couple of punches, both of which were great shots and one of which - against HR - in a fight for which he was ill-prepared after appearing in a Hollywood movie and flying out too close to fight night. If you look at his career in the round, he took many hard shots and took them well. And anyway, in the HW division anyone can be badly hurt, and anyone can be stopped. His chin was solid.
     
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  5. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ali never had to deal with a calcualting 6'5 83 inch reach SHW. Its two different fighters one can move around more but the other can put your lights out with one shot and has also great ring IQ. What fighter actually had great ring IQ that Ali fought? Frazier beat ali through pressure and thats all he could do . Foreman was not smart at all in his fights ,really only whaling away cutting ring off on small guys. norton was smart and knew how to utilize the jab by counter jabbing which gave ali fits. Sorry but ali is not beating Lewis,he would have trouble even if he had one shot power but he didnt. Manny plus Lewis would equal not a good niight for Ali and Dundee.
     
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  6. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    How you gon say that with Bowe in your avy lol...!!!???
     
  7. titanic

    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he fought Rahman( same name as Ali's Brother) and got KTFO :banana:
     
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  8. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some observation Big Fella. Forgot Alis brother was named Rahman. Nice job
     
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  9. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I actually think Lewis wins this pretty handily. Ali would have his respect and thus a motivated, fit Lewis off the back of a good camp keeps it long and grinds the greatest down.
     
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  10. coog

    coog Active Member Full Member

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    No he would not have. just watch films of both fighters
     
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  11. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Lewis wouldnt have to respect Alis power.

    And thats the fight right there.

    Lewis were a mobile fighter with great reach - and power.
     
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  12. Big Left

    Big Left Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tough to call, Ali is the GOAT but Lennox is the greatest of the new Super Heavyweights and also generations ahead of Ali in terms of Sports Science and all that comes with that.
     
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  13. Jim Dean

    Jim Dean Member banned Full Member

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    If someone put a gun to your head, and said pick the correct winner, or you and your family will be shot, every single person including the Ali nut jobs would pick Lewis 100% of the time. You all know it is the truth.
     
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  14. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, he would have. Mercer outjabbed Lewis, and Ali wouldn't have? And I don't need to see the films of both fighters because I've already seen enough of both of them while watching throughout their careers.
     
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  15. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Im afraid we don't. Although I wouldn't consider myself an Ali nut job as there are others that I prefer.