Swap Lewis' and Tyson's title opponents

Stevie G · Aug 19, 2010

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Lewis's punching power is on another realm to Tyson's.
Lewis has 30lbs of muscle adv And a ****-tonne more leverage.
Lennox destroyed a better, fitter And cleverer version of Ruddock than teh one that almost KO'd Tyson. 1993 Lewis would have even bombed out 1989 Ruddock in 2 rounds - FACT!

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Even young Lewis would spark out-cold the guys Tyson couldn't -
Tillis, Green, Ribalta, Tucker, Smith, Douglas etc.

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Lewis took haymakers from Tua, Briggs, Grant, Mavrovic, Mercer, Bruno, Vitali - without being actaully hurt from any of them. Lennox's iron chin is extreamly under-rated.
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I can't see Lennox knocking out a prime Tucker,when he could n't do it to a faded version. I pretty much agree with the rest of what you say,though.

ironchamp · Aug 19, 2010

You know it's getting to a point where Tyson is being undermined so much that if people were consistent with their argument it would actually lower Holyfield's ranking significantly seeing as to how Tyson was never good to begin with.

I wonder what "Foreman Hook" rates Tyson in his ATG rankings.

lefthook31 · Aug 19, 2010

Primadonna Kool said: ↑

Frank Bruno: Ended him with the first real power shot he landed, that left hook had Bruno knocked out on his feet. That was just one punch, up until that point the fight was the battle of the jabs, and i'm sorry...........but never once was Lennox Lewis hurt against Frank Bruno. You may get some footage of Lennox Lewis getting off Balance, because he was wild with his footwork......"Like Joe Calzaghe"....but he was never hurt.

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Bruno hurt him and he was winning the fight.

Shannon Briggs: Shannon Briggs was one of the fastest and hardest hitting punchers of the 1990's, Lennox Lewis was hurt, but he was still smiling at Shannon Briggs, and sparked him out aswell. There was a moment in trhe fight when Lennox Lewis mocked Shannon Briggs right hand, and then knocked Briggs to the canvas...!!! Not many mofo's could of did that at the time.

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You mean Briggs is one of the most overated fighters of the 90s? He was hard hitting puncher against the likes of complete tomato cans or washed up guys, but the best fighter he ever hurt was Lennox Lewis. The second best would probably be Francois Botha who everyone knocked out, and who he only managed to knockdown once in route to a draw he didnt deserve.

Vitali K: Yet again, one of the hardest hitting punchers around today STILL, Lennox Lewis out of shape, took all that Vitali had to offer......and beat Vitali up, he bullied Vitali....!!! Vitali has never been bullied like that since, and has never been in a fight, where the other guy has taken it to him.

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Thats not saying much for Lewis.

All of Mike Tyson's oponents would of fought Lennox Lewis on the back foot, his size and reach and speed.....would intimidate them straight away.......they would fight Lennox Lewis different.

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If anything completely the opposite. I'd say fighters like Briggs, Rahman, Mercer, Mcall and Bruno showed more courage against Lewis, because they knew he could be hurt and knocked out.

Did'nt Lennox Lewis face Tryell Biggs, and beat the **** out of him in the 1980's anyway.

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No, he fought him in the 90's after he had lost about 4 of his last 7 fights. That was about as impressive of a win as Lewis winning the title from Tony Tucker.
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les · Aug 19, 2010

rubbish

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