Sonny Liston vs Lennox Lewis

White Bomber · Nov 11, 2021

Jennifer Love Hewitt said: ↑

Each fighter at their best: Lennox stops him.

Lewis would have dwarfed Liston. Basically a straight forward clubberer, Liston lacked the defensive prowess to avoid Lewis' superior jab. Liston frequently over committed to punches. Against a fluid big man like Lewis, that is doomsday. If he does get close, Lewis roughs him up on the inside with a mixture of spoiling and some powerful uppercuts.
A master at adapting his punch angles mid fight, using footwork, fluid boxing, the ability to dig deep and brawl if need be, and more power to boot; I don't see how anyone can reasonably favor Liston.
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I have no problem with someone choosing Lewis to win, he was a great all around boxer, but Sonny had an incredible jab, one of if not the best jab ever for a HW.

White Bomber · Nov 11, 2021

JeremyCorbyn said: ↑

You gotta remember when Lewis fought Merciless Ray Mercer, Merciless had never been stopped, he had a granite chin, and was an Olympic gold medallist. First time he was stopped he was well into his 40s. Plus they made the fight just 10 rounds to try and give Mercer every advantage possible, so that Mike Tyson wouldn't have to face Lennox Lewis.

Also, in the early rounds, Lennox Lewis was trying to box, he was still learning at the time as all boxers are throughout their careers, he was being experimental, it was a training exercise for Lewis, good preperation for a potential fight against Tyson. In the later rounds he started hitting Mercer with big hard shots, but Mercer to his credit stayed on his feet while Lewis used him as his own personal punch bag for 10 rounds.

You take away the biased HBO commentary, the anti-Lennox NY crowd, the biased in fight stats, this fight was not even competitive.

Mercer caught him a couple of times but Lewis won that fight 100-90
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What fight did you watch ?!??
Go get your eyes checked. That fight could have easily been scored a draw or a win for Mercer, it was very even.

KidDynamite · Nov 11, 2021

I see Liston taking a late TKO victory over Lewis

But it's very close

Claw4075 · Nov 11, 2021

Sonny Liston just
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him and erases Lewis' existence.

In all seriousness, Lewis knocks him out with ease.

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