[PRIME] Lennox Lewis vs. [PRIME] Wladimir Klitschko

Probably due to Wlad holding on to the WBO belt. They weren't into much unification back then.

 

I think the opposite is true it's Lewis' reach that negates Wlad slight edge in speed. Speed doesn't mean a thing if you are not in range to land. Wlad's speed advantage didn't help him against Fury who just kept him out of range and out of position to land.

Why would Wlad catch him first? Wlad has only 2 KO's in the first 3 rounds from 29 world title fights. Lewis in contrast has 4 KO's in the first 3 rounds from 19 world title fights. So 7% of Wlad's title fights end early and 21% of Lewis' title fights end early.

Fact is Wlad is cautious, he doesn't take risks of goes looking for a KO, he gradually breaks guys down and only goes for the KO once his opponent is ready to be Taken. If anyone is winning this early it's the more aggressive Lewis. That aggression from Lewis would force Wlad to be far too defensive early. If Wlad's KOing Lewis I think it's later on, because if Lewis can't bomb Wlad out early he'll go back to boxing and that will give Wlad more opportunities to be offensive and land that KO punch.

True Lewis isn't Joyce but he wouldn't need to walk through bombs or throw 80 punches a round to beat Wlad. He's far more skilled than Joyce, better jab, better defence, better movement, better judgement of distance and far superior on the inside and in the clinch and also far faster than Joyce.

 

That could have been a good one.

 

both are closet homos

 

I watched a good chunk of his career, even saw him in person several times at Sully’s boxing gym working w/ Courtney Shand (he’d train there before going to the poconos). He wasn’t as good as his record might suggest on surface level.

 

Wlad was a much better athlete in handspeed, movement and coordination. McCall said Lewis had 2 left feet.

 

Lennox by Knockout , early and faster than Sanders did.

I'dont care how long Wlad ruled, Lennox has the way better resume ,
has beaten much better opponents.

 

If Lewis can turn it into a fight, he probably wins.

If Wlad can keep it technical, he probably wins.

Neither had the greatest chin and I think either might turn it around with one shot since they were both huge hitters.

I personally think Wlad's thunderbolt right hand keeps Lewis honest and he wins on points.

 

It’s nothing wrong with Lewis chin, he only been down 2x in the pros, against 2 good punchers (he also averaged those loses). Wlad been down 15x so it’s safe to say that Wlad’s chin wasn’t good and way worse.

Wlad gets stopped by Lewis.

 

He was also on his feet when stopped by McCall. Lewis chin isn't as bad as many make it out to be.

 

Wlad by KO faster than McCall or Rahman did.

 

Fury Is a fat waste of space, Lewis would smash him early imo

He hits at least as hard as wilder and he is a much better boxer. Fury only has an inch of reach on lewis

Fury is rubbish and has lived off beating an old man who he ran from in a rematch and a michael grant level fighter, who he was nearly knocked out in 2 of the fights

 

He took solid shots from many big punchers
The shot rahman caught him with would ko a horse

Lewis might not have a 10/10 chin, but it was definitely solid, much more so than wlad

 

I am no huge fan of Lewis, but, he wrecks the much too cautious Wlad. Wlad was a beast when things went his way. But, when opponents came at him, he often fell apart.

 

I agree he was a better athlete in terms of hand speed and even foot speed but his movement was overrated. Movement isn't just about quick feet, it's about positioning. In fact Vitali had far better foot work than Wlad, for the same reason Lewis had better foot work, in that they moved laterally better and so positioned themselves better. Wlad all too often just backed up in straight lines, he got better at it late in his career but he never had the lateral movement of either Vitali or Lewis.

Wlad's fast feet doesn't really help him when he's backed himself on to the ropes or a corner and is pinned and then forced to clinch. Just compare Vitali's and Wlad's performance against Sam Peter to see the difference. Vitali, constantly turned Peter, keeping the fight in the centre but Wlad all too often got forced back onto the ropes because he didn't move laterally as well.

As for McCall's comment. Yeah Lewis could look clumsy at times, much like Vitali and Fury could look clumsy. Wlad passes the initial eye test because of his athleticism and superb fundamentals. But when it comes to the more subtle skills, like counter punching, the art of fighting inside, lateral movement etc, the clumsy looking Fury, Vitali and Lewis are levels above Wlad.