One of the best offensive arsenal if not the best of all time.

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  1. DoumB

    DoumB HOYA KO1 PRESSCOT Full Member

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    DoumB, Aug 30, 2007
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    DoumB HOYA KO1 PRESSCOT Full Member

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    yeah, he was one of a kind, and yet ppl would always critizize him
     
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    jonesjrp4p1 16 yr old prodigy Full Member

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    wish me had hws like that again
     
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    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    He was truly a great fighter...no question. So talented for such a big man
     
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    aliwasthegreatest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yea truly unmatched in that department in my opinion. Wlad has a great jab right and left hook. but Lewis had just about every punch in the book
     
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    DanePugilist God vs God - Death Angel Full Member

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    Great KO comp from a true HW great. However, I liked the fact that the Mohawk guy took a flush hit, which only stopped him in his tracks - that was pretty awesome, coz that hit would have felled an oak.
     
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    liljp361 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Already knew Lennox had a great right hand lol.
     
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  8. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    Roy Jones had 5 times the offensive arsenal Lewis did. Like wise Tyson. Like wise even Naseem Hamed. heaps of fighters with better offensive skills then lewis. For the most part he lived off the jab cross. Mind you when you have a jab cross as good as Lewis that isn't necessarily a bad thing, but offensive arsenal should be counted on the range of punches, combinations and angles used. Lewis shouldn't even be mentioned as one of the best offensive fighters of all time.
     
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    DanePugilist God vs God - Death Angel Full Member

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    I would say this is absolutely correct - but great KO vid nonetheless.
     
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  10. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    that shot he hit Rahman with was an absolute peach
     
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    For every punch in the book from an active heavyweight watch Povetkin. Subtle things he does are quite amusing. Not to say that Povetkin is a better pro boxer then Lewis of course, not even close (though I would make a case that he was a better amateur).
     
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  13. DoumB

    DoumB HOYA KO1 PRESSCOT Full Member

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    Roy jones depended on pure reflex, lewis was better technicaly, he could fight inside like a short fighter, for a man his size fighting inside like that is quite rare
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Thanks dude.

    I agree that he has one of the best arsenals, but I feel that the way he deployed it puts him behind Louis as a puncher. Bot "wow".
     
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    I agree, good observations, Lewis was a great defensive infighter, it's the most underated part of his game by a mile.
     
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