The best Lennox Lewis vs The best Evander Holyfield: Who wins?

A rapidly declining past-his-prime Holyfield arguably beat Lewis in their second fight - a prime Holyfield would outwork Lewis and maybe even get to that suspect chin late and TKO him.

 

Lewis, and I don't think it's even that close.

 

To be honest Lewis has never even been extended that much by Holyfield.

VK gave Lewis far more of a fight than Holyfield ever could.

Could you imagine Holyfield beating the VK that Lewis fought?

No - me neither.

 

Lewis would beat anyone stopped by Riddick Bowe.

 

Holyfield's power is not enough to KO lewis even if it lands right on the button.

 

As much of a cop out it is, I voted not sure. I'd certainly favour Lewis, although you can never count out Holyfield... Especially a prime Holyfield!

 

Holyfield took too many unnecessary shots on occasion and that be the flaw that would leave him in second place in this argument..

Lennox on his best day would have a too varied arsenal for the technically brilliant Holyfield...........

Lewis would just have too much for Evander..

No disgrace at all.

 

Lewis at his best beats Holy virtually every time. I wouldn't say "absolutely" every time as Evander was a tough, headstrong fighter who could rise to the occasion.
But, ultimately he was a smaller heavyweight and a prime Lewis would be just too big and strong for Evander and that jab would pick him apart all night long.

 

lewis by clear UD

 

Lennox Lewis by UD

 

I meant to vote for Lewis, but I accidentally voted for Evander. Lewis is winning by a landslide anyway.

Holyfield's best was probably at cruiser, but anyway, the best HW Holyfield I still would make an underdog against the best Lewis.

 

Lewis for sure. See the only reason the second fight was close was because Lewis got screwed and thought he had to brawl more to impress the judges which played into Holyfield's hands and made the fight closer than it should have been. He still won though

A prime Lewis fighting smart, utilizing his jab and movement combined with the well timed uppercut and right hand, outboxes any version of Holyfield for a decision.

When people use the second Holy fight as evidence, it doesn't mean a whole lot. You have to understand the mindframe Lewis was in and the circumstances surrounding the fight. In everyone's eyes except the Three Blind Mice with scorecards, he dominated Holyfield and made him look like an amateur. A combination of arrogance (from how easily he beat Holyfield the first time) and frustration (from getting robbed by the judges) is the only reason the fight was closer than the first because Lewis thought he had to (and thought he easily could) beat Holyfield at Holy's own game, which he did. It just made the fight closer than it needed to be. But it wasn't as close as Holy supporters make it out to be. I've yet to find one single Holyfield supporter claiming he won actually say which of the 7 rounds he took to win the fight, and believe me I've asked many times

 

Holyfield always had trouble with bigger men like Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis was twice as talented as Bowe and also a bit bigger.
Lewis would keep Holyfield at the end of his jab and smash Holyfield with right hands, whenever Holyfield got close to Lewis, Lewis would just clinch Evander and frustrate him also at the same time, wearing him down.

Lewis hit harder than Bowe, and Bowe knocked Evander silly in two of their fights.
I fully expect a prime Lewis to stop Holyfield in the later rounds due to TKO.