Lennox Lewis would’ve cleared the 70s

I could see him losing to Ali, Holmes and Foreman

 

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Ali best Bonavena comfortably, Bonavena was awful to watch but was awkward and dangerous
For Lewis to lean on Frazier he has to consistently get close enough to a constant moving target in order to do so, Lewis was a hard puncher but he doesn’t punch like Foreman.
I will raise you the fact Foreman at least won that fight, and Lewis was ko’d by Rahman and McCall, who punched not as hard as Lyle did.

 

Norton is a high level, especially when he was on song, as he always was against Ali/Holmes type boxers due to his style.
Foreman still won…Lennox was not often hurt, but when he was he was poleaxed. Foreman only needs one good punch even if he’s losing to stomp Lennox in to the canvas. McCall and Rahman are unremarkable punchers, they sent Lennox to the nether zone.
Lennox can knock down Joe but if he doesn’t finish him he will be gassed while Joe is just getting started.

 

Lennox will be very wary of Foreman’s power and will know he has a much lesser chance of Koing Foreman than Foreman does him…a post Ali Foreman may be outboxed by Lewis, but if anyone’s getting knocked out it’s Lewis

 

Sure he'd beat everybody,,and Joe Biden is sharp as a tack

 

Then you are assuming Lewis gets a new personality transplant and goes a whole decade taking every single opponent dead serious, is constantly in shape and focused, etc, when this isn't what happened in reality.

Lewis had to go through lots of bumps in the road to develop into the fighter he became, including a new trainer and 2-3 refinements of his style. I don't think he goes 10 years undefeated in such a deep era.

 

I have said it before, and I will say it again.

Nobody would have cleared the 70s.

There wee just too many dangerous fighters around.

 

He certainly could run the table. He provided a better combination of talent and skill than any of them at that phase. But he would probably lose focus against a Norton or Lyle level opponent and get cold cocked, then beat them in the rematch.

The 90's just had superior athletes. I know it's hard for some to accept.

 

No, what I mean was that he definitely would take the likes of Ali, Foreman etc seriously
But I'm not saying his record would be perfect.
Not in the 70 s especially.

 

I agree. Lewis was no fool and would realize those guys meant business.

But yeah, there's no way he lasts a whole decade with no loss. At some point he slips up or simply drops a decision/gets caught with something big. He wouldn't be able to fight 1-2x every year or so or cherry pick, he'd need to fight at the hectic pace of the 70's and there'd only be one belt.

 

Lewis can hang w anyone. A prime Frazier , Foreman, Ali give him fits. He’s not getting out with a zero,