Lewis as 9th best HW ever?

I'd guess so mate. I've just Googled it and the subtitle is "The rise and decline of the sweet science"!!

 

Basically. He picks the golden era which he believes to be the 20s-50s and looks at how boxing has changed and why he thinks it's better then. Participation, experience, alphabets, training focus etc.

 

Was gonna' get another one of Pollacks books on the Heavyweight champions, but I might get this instead.

 

Thats as much to do with you being a cantankerous ******* as it is about your views on boxing mate!!

 

Hey, I was tryin' to cut down on waffle, I've done enough on this thread :fire ;-)

But yes, you are probably right

 

Yeah, it WAS a mighty quick edit Flea!!

 

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Bingo. And Lewis is the only top level HW champ to have that happen to him when he held the title. He also faced old versions of the best fighters of his era - Holyfield and Tyson - and didn't face Bowe at all. Just outside the top ten. Top five? **** this guy's overrated.

 

I dont get why Holyfield is ranked so highly at HW. ffs he was clearly 3rd best of his era behind Bowe and Lewis. They both clearly beat him h2h and even Moorer went 1-1. So where is the dominance? The long reign? He also struggled against lesser opposition in Stewart and Cooper.

It must be purely based on his wins over a Tyson far removed from his prime. Which is just name recognition with no real substance.

 

Was enjoying this as a chinchecker-free thread.

 

What's your top ten?

 

i think its bull**** , guy like johnson marciano dempsy jeffries etc would all loose to lennox and probably be stopped also , lennox is a top 5 no doupt about it

 

I wouldn't bother mate. This is the idiot I told you about that I had to school on Marvin Johnsons style in The Lounge. He looks at the stats and thinks he knows the boxer.