I notice that today The Ring describe Lennox as 'at worst the second best heavyweight of his time' (I'm assuming they have the guy Lennox beat twice as thier #1)
To be fair, they did say "at worst", which implies they think there is a case for making him either #1 or #2, but no lower.
[quote="TKO";4220581]To be fair, they did say "at worst", which implies they think there is a case for making him either #1 or #2, but no lower.[/quote] Just the wording I find a little bit...well....American....'at least 2nd best', rather than 'arguabley the best', its seems like begrudging praise.
1. Evander Holyfield 2. Vitali Klitchko 3. Donovan Ruddock 4. Frank Bruno 5. Andrew Golota 6. Hasim Rahman 7. Michael Grant 8. Zeljko Mavrovic 9. Phil Jackson 10. Gary Mason
thats a better list than the ring one alright But i would put Tua in , dull fight but a dangerous guy made to look like a pussycat
I think there are several better performances than Holyfield 2, but taking into account the blatant rip off in the first fight and its historic significance I guess for a number of reasons it has to go to #1. The Bruno win is underrated by some, not sure where I'd rank it overall, but taking into account fighting a national icon as effectively the away fighter and also it being the best performance of Frank's career.... Klitschko is impressive, but purely on a H2H basis as his resume is weak.
Grant wouldn't be in the top 10. Decent fighter, but that was all. Mercer was far better, though the performance wasn't convincing.
Tommy Morrison was a outstanding performance by Lewis He really put on a clinic there One of his best
Tua is arguably better than Golota. Golota got KO'd in a round because he's Golota, not just because Lewis was ultra-aggressive. Why was he ultra-aggressive? Because its Golota. Tua never beats himself. He's a a plodder, but he's a dangerous plodder through 12 rounds.
So we're talking more best victories, in terms of value, rather than necessarily best performances? In which case I'd say : 1. Evander Holyfield I (finally seen as the #1) 2. Evander Holyfield II (officially becomes the #1) 3. Hasim Rahman II (regains the title belts) 4. Razor Ruddock (becomes #1 WBC) 5. Andrew Golota (quickfire destruction of feared opponent) 6. Oliver McCall II (regains WBC belt) 7. Mike Tyson (biggest PPV of career, big name opponent, dominant win) 8. David Tua (took Tua to school) 9. Vitali Klitschko (looking a better and better win each year) 10. Frank Bruno (defended title against biggest Brit rival) If we're talking actual quality of perfomance, I'd go with: 1. Andrew Golota 2. Hasim Rahman II 3. Razor Ruddock 4. Evander Holyfield I 5. Tommy Morrison
Farcical list... LL was getting outboxed by Bruno's jab until Frank got tired yet that makes the list. He absolutely annihilated the one guy he was told not to fight because he was too dangerous (Ruddock) yet that doesn't make the list. Tyson at 1??? Puuuuuuhlease!