Mitch Green vs. Lennox Lewis

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  1. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mitch green doesn't get enough credit for his talent and he was one tough MF. I can see him pulling out a decision here being that he was roughly the same height and reach and his hands were a lot faster than Lennox Lewis. People base everything off of Greens fight with Tyson but that Tyson would of put Lewis head in the fifth row.
     
  2. Russell

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    Ugly, UGLY fight.

    Probably a lot like the Akiwande fight, give or take some. Green had zero qualms with holding excessively, as he did against Tyson. And we know what Lennox does to tall opponents.

    Lennox isn't putting him away, so it becomes a 12 round wrestling match I'd imagine.
     
  3. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson had more skills and was a lot faster than Lennox. He also cuts the ring off and Lennox don't fight that way. 2 different styles. Green is definetly a lot better than akiwande, with more durability and speed.
     
  4. Russell

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    I agree, but did he have the firepower to make a dent in Lennox?

    I don't think there's any question that he didn't.
     
  5. Holmes' Jab

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    5th row? You're joking, right? :huh

    Lennox UD against Green, no doubt. Prime Lewis-Tyson is round about 50/50: maybe slight, slight edge to Lewis if I had to bet on it.
     
  6. tommy the hat

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    Lennox would win, but as mentioned by the other posters, it probably would have been an ugly decision win with Green doing alot of holding and grabbing.
     
  7. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No i'm not joking. Tyson was 10 times better when he fought green compared to the walking corpse that fought Lewis in memphis. Tyson is better than Lewis in every category on placent skills, only thing Lewis has is a height advantage and reach, but everybody had that over Tyson. Lewis wasn't as athletic or boxing ability as a prime tucker, and Tyson out jabbed tucker.(a shorter man at that, which is very impressive)

    Lewis also had a suspect chin and If tyson connects once, it's nitey nite.
     
  8. Canibus81

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    Only thing is, due to contrast in styles(tyson and Lewis) he wouldn't need to hold Lewis like he did Mike.
     
  9. Holmes' Jab

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    Comparing Lewis to ****ing Tucker took the biscuit. You're living in lala land I'm afraid, mate. Tucker was a coloured Joe Bugner with zero offensive desire whatsoever and with mediocre ability. Tyson isn't getting inside Lewis before without eating heavy leather and vicious uppercuts. Prime Tyson never faced anyone as good as Lewis so it'd be a whole different test to the Smiths, Tuckers and Tubbs of this world. Old Larry did OK before being caught and Spinks frooze. Whilst wins against Thomas, Berbick and Biggs were mightily impressive Lewis is a different ball game altogether.
     
  10. Canibus81

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    Only problem is, Lewis lost to biggs in the olympics and was soundly outboxed. He could of came into the pro's in the 80's but he chose not to.( I wonder why) And comparing Joe Bugner to Tucker in terms of overall ability makes me think your living in lala land. All the fighters you named had better boxing skills than Lewis.(and better cordination) Lewis might have more accomplishments than Tucker, Thomas, and Tubbs,(considering the fact Lewis came in a weak era) but that doesn't mean he beats them h2h or has the better skills. And you can't even find a fighter that lewis fought in his prime that was as good those fighters. He argueably lost to mercer(who a more washup holmes beat) and he was losing to Vitiali(who a shot tubbs used to out box in sparring)

    Tubbs also really beat Riddick Bowe if you go back and watch their fight, that was a shot Tubbs against a prime Bowe.(who also had more talent than Lewis, the eddie futch version)

    As for the holmes giving Tyson difficulties. Maybe that could be because he had loads of experience over mike(which accounts for ring smarts) and the fact that he still had good cordination and could still fight when Mike fought him. And everything he tried to pull out of his sleeve didn't work against that animnal 1988 version of mike tyson. Who would of moped the floor with lewis. And Lewis didn't have near the boxing brain or techinical skills Holmes had.(even the 38 yr. old version)
     
  11. Holmes' Jab

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    Lewis without a doubt has the best record in terms of dept since Ali. 'Nuff said. Oh and fighters like Ruddock, Golota and Holyfield (or be it a tad past absolute best) are at least on the level of Thomas, Tubbs and certainly way better than Tucker.
     
  12. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He beat shot Rudduck and he admittiledy said he was past his best from the wars with Tyson.( a past his best post rooney Tyson) Golota is a joke. A washed up Tyson high on ****ing weed broke his cheek bone and made him quit. He gets killed by any of those fighters.

    Holyfield is the only one who could compete, but if you know anything about his career, he always had trouble with taller fighters, and if he fought those when they were still good, I don't like his chances in winning a decision.
     
  13. Mantequilla

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    Green was not a good fighter.
     
  14. Holmes' Jab

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    Ruddock gave Tyson two pretty difficult fights, the stoppage in the first was a joke: he should've been given a chance to continue. Ruddock wasn't shot and no Tyson didn't ruin him.

    Tell me how many people gave Lewis a more than decent-good shot at winning at the time of that fight, nevermind blowing Ruddock away in the fashion he did, not too many. There were quite a few who were still (wrongly) sceptacle about Lewis going into that despite his good win against Mason. The Ruddock fight was Lewis' best ever win along with Golota and Rahman rematch, devestating stuff and he deserves all the credit for it.
     
  15. Holmes' Jab

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    Believe me, it's very close indeed prime for prime.