Predict the matches Lewis never had

Loses to Bowe in 1993 and Vitali in a 2004 rematch. Beats everyone else.

 

Bowe V Lewis: depends on when the fight happens. I think when Bowe was in his prime, Lewis still hadn't reached his yet, and that when Lewis entered his prime Bowe was already on the downslide.
If it happens when Bowe was in his prime then he wins, if it happens when Lewis was in his then Lewis wins.
If it happened in an alternate universe where both of their primes aligned, I'd pick Lewis to win a razor thin decision or maybe a late stoppage.

Moorer V Lewis: I think Lewis stops him in the 6th in what up to that point would've been a fairly competitive fight.

Ibeabuchi V Lewis: I think this would look a bit like the Mercer fight at times and like Lewis' fight with Tua at others. I reckon Lewis would win a pretty close UD

V.Klitschko V Lewis: I think Vitali probably would have won by a close decision or maybe late TKO. Lewis wasn't getting any younger.

Byrd V Lewis: I think this would end up being remembered as one of the most dull heavyweight title fights of it's time.
It would have very little action for most of it's duration. I think Lewis would get the decision for doing a bit more and maybe knocking Byrd down at some point.

Ruiz V Lewis: Lewis TKO 10

Mercer V Lewis: Lewis wins a clear decision.

 

I tend to go against the guys who ducked the fight .. I favor Lewis as it was said Futch didn't want the fight thinking at the end of the day that Lewis would be just too strong but Evander Holyfield who should know seems to favor a prime Bowe ..

Lewis crushes Moorer

I feel Ike was legit but awe simply didn't see enough of him to pick him .. Lewis may carefully box him like he did Tua or McCall in the rematch ..

No clue .. maybe Vitali based on Lennox's age ..

Lewis decision or TKO over Byrd who was both an amazing fighter and absurdly underrated ..

Lewis beats up Ruiz decisively ..

 

1) Loses to motivated Bowe in 1993. Bowe had the better chin and Lewis wasn't polished enough

2. Moorer- Moorer had a weak chin and Lewis will crack him. I can see Moorer leading on the scorecards after 6 rounds but i dont think he can keep it up

3. Ibeaubuchi- Close UD 12 but Ike has a real punchers chance.

4. Vitali rematch- loses this one. Lewis was on the downside, Vitali was on the upside.

5. Byrd- Lewis UD 12 in a boring fight.

6. Ruiz- Lewis destroys the terrible Ruiz who had no weapons to beat him.

7. Mercer- Lewis wins a close one again, Mercer was a bit past it.

 

1 ) Bowe. The Bowe who beat Holyfield 1 beats pre-Steward Lewis in 5, Lewis would get knocked out. After that. Bowe does worse and worse against him. I think even the Bowe who beat Holyfield III would have been beat by Lewis.

2 ) Morrer. Lewis ko in 10.

3 ) Ibeabuchi - Even Lewis said though would have been a tough one.

4 ) Klitschko TKO in 11.

 

At the early 90 s stage he'd lose I belive to Bowe, but not sure if on points or ko.
He'd stop Moorer, to hard a puncher for him.

Ike could be a Mercer type fight with a split decision win for Lennox.

He'd stop Vitali again, Klitchko ends up fighting to defensive and loses a decision. Lennox always did better in rematch s.

Byrd, out point s him for a portion of the fight, Lennox comes on to stop him late.

Ruiz. Loses a one sided fight, gets almost kod several times but survival is his skill.

A rematch with Mercer, Lennox once again taken to the wire, once again gets the slim decision.

 

Bowe: would be a tough fight, id favor Lewis to take him out since Bowe would get hit A LOT and I don’t think he can afford that with Lewis. Would probably be very exciting with both guys throwing a lot of leather.

Moorer: likely an easy fight, I know Lewis didn’t like southpaws but Moorer was just way too chinny to compete with big heavyweight punchers. Lewis likely badly rocks Moorer or drops him with the first right hand that lands clean.

Ike: Very tough fight for Lewis but I would still favor him to get a very tight decision.

Vitali rematch: bad fight for Lewis, he was already showing his age at this point and was losing the first fight. Vitali would be too young, big, and strong, Vitali stops Lewis in a rematch.

Byrd: honestly haven’t seen much of Byrd, but from what I’ve seen Lewis might stop him late.

Ruiz: Lewis ko early but I’m bias since I hate Ruiz

Mercer rematch: Lewis by a clearer decision, I fell like Mercer just overwhelmed Lewis in the first fight, the second Lewis knows what to except and likely comes in more prepared.

 

1 ) Bowe. - Lewis by KO and probably in the first few rounds. Even Futch saw this as the likely outcome

2 ) Morrer. Lewis by KO

3 ) Ibeabuchi -Lewis wide UD

4 ) Re-match with V. Klitschko - either Lennox by KO or cuts or Vitali UD

5 ) Chris Byrd - Lewis shut out

6 ) John Ruiz - Lewis KO

7 ) A re-match with Ray Mercer - Lewis wide UD, more convincing.

 

1) Bowe beats Lewis in 1993, but that wasn't the best version of Lewis. Steward-trained version of Lewis would be a hard task to handle even for prime version of Bowe

2) Moorer would give Lewis some troubles early but eventually Lennox caughts him and stops with a right hand in rounds 6-7

3) Lewis beats Ibeabuchi by UD

4) Vitali stops lewis in re-match in 2004

5) Lewis beats Byrd by close UD at the point of their careers when they could have met

6) Lewis beats Ruiz by mid-round TKO. Remember, that version of Lewis (2000) looked as good as ever

7) Lewis beats Mercer in rematch by 7-3 margin in 1997

 

No, he actually did much worse in the rematch with Holyfield, the second fight was MUCH closer than the first one.

And he was aging in 2003, he lost some of his speed and reflexes and that was the main reason why Vitali gave him a hell in the ring. Yes, I know Lewis said he ages like a good vine, but no one can beat age. IF it was a prime version of Lewis, I'd agree with you

 

I have Lewis going 6-1.

Lennox stops any Bowe IMO. Prime Bowe was countered silly by Biggs and Tubbs, both of whom gave him a real run for his money. He was hurt by Holyfield, he was hurt by Biggs, and he was hurt by Hide and Golota. Lewis finds his chin late and takes him out. At any point in there careers, it just happens early and earlier as they get older.

Assuming this happens around 96/97, Lewis takes Moorer out with ease. Steward knew Moorer inside and out as a fighter, and Lewis' 1-2 would land much earlier than Foreman's did.

Ibeabuci is overrated as ****. He didn't even beat Tua, and it's not exactly hard to overwhelm a guy you outweigh by 40lbs. Lewis serves him a schooling like he did vs Tua. If Ike goes all out Lewis lights him up so bad Ike walks away with half a face.

Provided the cut doesn't reopen, Vitali beats Lewis pillar to post.

Mercer gives a good account of himself again, but Lewis adjusts and boxes more, winning a wider decision in a longer fight.

If Lewis has a chip on his shoulder and doesn't like how Ruiz was talking about him, then he John sees flash backs to the Tua fight.

Byrd vs Lewis would be immensely boring and Lewis' better jab and smarter fighting wins a clean cut UD.

 

Imo, the Bowe of 93/94 might beat the Lewis of the same period. It could have gone either way, but I might pick that Bowe.
Vitali probably beats Lewis in a 2004 rematch barring cuts, injuries.

The rest Lennox likely wins.

Lewis TKO 8 Moorer.
Lewis UD Ibeabuchi.
Lewis UD Byrd.
Lewis TKO 9 Ruiz.
Lewis UD Mercer.