Prime Tyson beats Lennox Lewis via points ala Mitch Green. Tyson may take a few but if he took em for 8 rounds in 2002 in can damn sure take em for 10 or 12 in the mid 80s. Prime Tyson works more inside, throws more shots, has more stamina, faster hands, better combinations, and confidence in what he can do. And btw "**** you" to all you people who disregard Tyson because you think it makes you look elite, or like you have some deep knowledge of boxing the common man doesent have. The man was a champ, just like Ali, Marciano, and Dempsey and he deserves his recognition with the rest of them. It really instead makes you look shallow because shallow folks only see him as a slugger when in reality he threw quick powerful combinations, had lightning reflexes, and had great head movement.
atsch This is pathetic, You have yet to tell me who Vitaly has beat. As for Tyson, he is the youngest HW champ ever, he unified all the belts when he was 21, and has 10 straight defenses+ he regained the title after a 4yr layoff. Bruno was a big guy with good skills who troubled Lennox a little but Tyson took him apart, As for his losses he couldn't handle Holy after 4 yrs in prison, and the Lewis fight took place 17 yrs after Tyson turned pro. Today's era post Lewis is the worse ever, all the sports writers redicule this crappy joke of a division for a reason, it's no wonder Haye is favored to make a name for himself in the HW scene.
Holmes, Spinks, Bruno, Ruddock, Tucker, Berbick, Golota etc. His resume is far superior than Wlads and Vitaly's combined, let me ask you what Vitaly has done besides get stopped by a faded near 38 yr old Lewis?
hahahaha those fighters.. you cant come to an argument about resumes and unoriginal **** like age etc with those guys to back it up,and vitaly was stopped by the doctors not lewis,its sport injuries happen have you actually seen the fight VK was owning lewis's ass http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWX-rRhLRY see round 2,nuff said hater!
atsch He got his face disfigured by an old WASHED UP Lewis, he WOULDN'T last 4 rds with a peak Lewis.
Those guys are better than the Donalds, Williams, Johnsons etc of thee world, Vitaly has one B-Class fighter he has beat everyone else have been journeymen.
Vitali got a couple weeks notice that he was fighting anyone--- and not just anyone, but Lennox Lewis.. Lewis had at least been training for someone-Kirk Johnson-- and was scheduled to fight when he fought Vitali. If Vitali had more time to train the result would have been worse for Lennox and much better for Vitali.how come lewis declined a rematch?
Lewis was supposed to be fighting Johnson which is why he came in overweight, Vitaly was at his peak, Lewis was far from it, the fact that Lewis still beat him shows how inferior he is to Lewis.
At 38 Lewis was shot, so he was just being smart, he didn't wanna and up like Holy or Tyson by staying around too long.