Nobody in the history of boxing can beat the best version of Lewis. Nobody.

Who the **** are you?

 

Tyson shatters him, Ali UDs him, Holmes gives him problems and beats him, Foreman beats him

Even a younger Tony Tucker beats him and I still think that Mercer beat him in their bout.

Lewis is nothing special and beat mostly Tyson left overs and old, past prime boxers

 

I think Ali and Holmes would have a shot.

 

Muhammad Ali's Advantages (Monte D. Cox):

1) Ali has greater speed, especially of foot.
2) Ali has the ability to adapt and change his fight plan.
3) Ali has the better chin and successfully absorbed the bombs of some of boxing’s most dangerous sluggers.
4) Ali was never beaten at his best; his first loss came at age 29.

The Muhammad Ali of 60’s was the fastest heavyweight ever. In the May 5, 1969 Sports Illustrated, Ali’s jab was measured with an omegascope. Ali’s jab, it was found, could smash a balsa board 16.5 inches away in 19/100 of a second. It actually covered the distance in 4/100 of a second, which is the blink of an eye. Jimmy Jacobs, who owned the world’s largest collection of fight films, said that on film tests with a synchronizer Ali’s jab was faster than that of Sugar Ray Robinson. Jacobs contended that Ali was not only the fastest heavyweight, but also the fastest fighter he ever saw on film.

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At normal pace.

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Evading a sweeping left hook by Patterson. Using Lateral Movement.

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His ability to judge distance to jab and explode into combinations and to move out safely out of Lewis's intermediate range.

The height-Advantage will make no difference if Lewis can't force his Jab to dictate.

Ali by UD or Late Stoppage.

"Your hand can't grab what your fists can't jab, float like a butterfly & sting like a bee!" - Unknown

 

I like when someone beats another opponent by UD it is not seen as "great success"...or is that only when it comes to KO Artists like Tyson?
Especially given he was 5'11 and going up against taller Men?

Now it may not have been to the liking to Tyson, who, like his fans, appreciate the KO victory, but damn; UD is quite good.

Tyson would be at a disadvantage but he tends to be in his fights size wise.

Unlike Lewis, Tyson has to be at 100% or damn close to it to have a solid shot at defeating fighters like Lewis.

That said, for Lennox Lewis at his best, he had struggles of his own. The Ray Mercer fight was a classic and showed he can be taken out of his game just like others have been.

But overall, Yes, Lewis at his best was hard to beat but still beatable because he is human.

H2H a good fighter to have on your side.

He could beat Tyson but I don't think he is knocking him out given some of his own fights where he has had a tough time and has been cautious...as well as Tyson's own ability to take a punch and be elusive at his peak. Decision win is more likely where with Tyson, he is more favored to win by KO than Lewis would be.

 

60's Ali was amazing Physically. By the time his body fully matured, he was gone. And when he came back, WTF...I can't believe a layoff of 3 years can do that to you at such an age.

Anybody know if he just bothered to not train at all during those 3 years?

 

I ain't gonna deny Lewis is one of my favourite heavyweights and on his day he would find a way to beat the best of them.