Rated Higher - Foreman Or Lewis?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Fergy, Nov 8, 2020.


Who ranks highest?

  1. Lennox Lewis

    38 vote(s)
    63.3%

  2. George Foreman

    22 vote(s)
    36.7%
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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Not much to separate em imo.
    Both aged well to.
    I've got Lennox at 3 and George at 4.
    Who do you have at the higher spot?
    Most successful British heavyweight or The oldest champion??
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have Lewis at #4 and George somewhere around 8 or 9, I forget.
     
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  3. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have Lewis rated 2nd of all time and 1st h2h of all time
     
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  4. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He has no case over Joe Louis in terms of resume.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    One of the classic comparisons IMO. These two are in line for the fourth spot but both are top five HWs IMO. I've always rated Lewis higher, though.

    Foreman's positives are weakish, but his negatives don't take away from him anywhere near as much as Lewis' do, IMO. But I can't help but rate Lewis' much deeper résumé higher. Sure, he didn't beat a Joe Frazier, and he didn't become lineal champ after a ten year lay off, setting a record for 25 years while in his mid thirties, but he did go 15-2-1 vs Ring top ten rated fighters, amassing one of the more impressive résumés in heavyweight history.
     
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  6. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who did Louis beat who was better than Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko, Tyson, or even Frank Bruno?
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Louis beat a slew of fighters better than a shot Tyson and a slew of fighters better than Frank Bruno.

    Louis is 38-3 vs ranked fighters. That puts Lewis' record to shame, and Lewis' record is damn good.
     
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  8. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think Lewis deserves it reasonably clearly.
     
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  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis has a quantity of good fighters on his resume and Lewis has a few elite fighters on his resume and I would confidently pick V Klitschko and Holyfield even from the Lewis 2 fight to beat everyone who Louis beat when I rank a fighter, quantity doesn’t come in to it it is out of the two who beat the best fighter, but different people rank fighters in different ways and that is my way
     
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  10. El Gallo Negro

    El Gallo Negro Active Member banned Full Member

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    Gotta be Lewis but I still think Foreman is very underrated on the ATG list
     
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  11. Unforgiven

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    Foreman easily.

    This forum will say Lewis though. It's Lewis fanboy territory here.
     
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  12. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Compare Foreman-Lyle with Lewis-Rahman.
    Watch those fights.
    Both poor prime performances from the men in question.
    But if you don't see Foreman is better than Lewis, YDKSAB.
     
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  13. BCS8

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    Lewis #3, Foreman #6
     
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  14. Reinhardt

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    Agreed ,,,it's Foreman
     
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  15. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Louis beat a lot of fighters better than shot Tyson or Frank Bruno (lol).
     
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