Lennox Lewis vs the great HW's of the 70's, 80's, and 90's

I agree pretty much with all of them. I agree with you on Holmes, I also think Ali beats him. I would favor Lewis over Frazier though.

 

Good point about Ali, he was much faster and dangerous, before he got banned from boxing. I guess you would have to take Lewis in this matchup.

 

A very well written article. I agree with most of his picks.

I'd take a prime Lewis over Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield, and Bowe. I am on the fence with Frazier, Foreman, Tyson, and Holmes though. Frazier could have done damage if he could get inside, stay close, and work the body, Foreman had the power to flatten Lewis, Holmes could have troubled him with his speed, movement, defense, and jab, and Tyson had the speed and footwork to get close and the power to knock him out. Still, I'd take a prime Lewis over them despite his obvious vulnerability. But no easy fights by any means.

I think he beats a 1970s Ali pretty clearly and I would pick Wladimir Klitschko to beat the 1970s Ali too.

 

I think he knocks out Wladimir and stops Vitali...you?

 

I disagree with Lewis vs Bowe.

They present the article as a prime vs prime thing...then display Bowe lacking discipline "except for his fights vs Evander" (tho before Evander his discipline was just fine as well...it was afterwards where it slipped). This is the main difference that they elude to....but my question is this....

If we are talking a PRIME Bowe, then arent we speaking of the motivated one? Not the one that slipped after the Evander fights?

Holmes, Ali and Bowe are the ones I give the nod over Lewis to. As well as giving an outside shot to Foreman (more of a punchers chance...but a chance at that.)

 

BTW, he stops Wlad everytime out.

 

I'd have to take a prime Lewis over Klitscho. Wlad wouldn't have much of a size advantage. Lewis would have the reach advantage. Lewis is much more fluid, has a better offensive arsenal, and had good power. Good matchup, but I would go with Lewis

 

I don't think there is any way bowe beats lewis he was scared of him after lsoing in the olympics and lewis always had a mental edge over him from that point.

 

He beats bowe , holyfield , holmes and mayb frazier , but no way tyson and ali

 

Lewis would KO Klitscho early on, IMO

 

I think he would beat all of them except Ali, and he could beat Tyson, but it's 50/50, on that one.