Video: Did Lennox Lewis have a "Glass Jaw"?

Fair enough. I agree he didnt KO a top level fighter. I still think he was a big puncher, if not a great one.

 

Terrific job Rummy ... Lennox had a B level chin .. when focused it was very hard to cracdk it because he was such a formidable fighter .. that said it is not an A for sure ... I don't see him getting ups from the right Shaver's landed on Holmes or the one Wilder nailed Fury with in the 12th ... it's interesting to note that in both his career losses Lennox entered the ring distracted with his eye off the ball and paid for it ... Glass chin, absolutely not ... deniable , yes but far, far from easy ..

 

Definitely not glass. But his chin is pretty much the reason why he isn't universally considered the GOAT.

 

Didn't watch the video.

But he showed a good chin when Holyfield smashed him with a left hook in round 7 of their rematch (like, in the temple). That totally discombobulated him. Yet he didn't go down. 'Strange because two/five years earlier and he would have been down and out (and, of course, two/five years earlier, Holyfield probably would have finished the job, I think.. and why I do rank prime Holyfield above Lewis.. prime Holyfield would have punched him out).

He showed a good chin against Holyfield. No denying that. Even in their first fight, Holyfield broke his nose. He stood up to a fresh Vitali too, when he, Lewis, came in like a fat pig. He showed a good chin later on.. some ****ing how.. he must have finally got his legs together (should have already been together by '92, though).

 

This will be a good accompaniment to Rummy's video as it shows plenty of big blows he shipped in a relatively quick watch.

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The shots he took from both Briggs and Vitali were definitely earth-shaking, and I doubt most heavies would have remained standing after being on the receiving end.

I think Lennox mostly had a problem of disdaining certain opponents. It is amazing he didn't learn his lesson from McCall, he should never have gotten so sloppily condescending against Rahman.

 

Not the best jaw but not exactly glass either

 

How are Briggs and Vitali not hard punchers?

 

Because they never ever stopped ANYBODY worth a lick

 

Would you describe Deontay Wilder as a big puncher? If so, who did he stop that is substantially better than Sam Peters & Corrie Sanders?

 

Sam Peter was a quit job in a boring fight..................

Flash in the pan Sanders was undefeated when Tyson's sparring partner ko'ed him flat in 2..............

Glass cannon Rahman stopped him too , hard.

Arm puncher VK landed 1000 shots on a fat shot Sanders and still only got a TKO.....

 

>Arm puncher
>41 out of 45 wins by KO
Lmao

 

Ok, but that didn't answer my questions.

Your premise seemed to be if a fighter hasn't stopped anyone "worth a lick", it is impossible for them to be a big puncher.

So, again, do you consider Wilder a big puncher? And, if yes, to help me determine who you consider "being worth a lick", who did Wilder beat that you consider to be considerably better than Sanders and Peter?

Additional question. Was Earnie Shavers a big puncher before he stopped whoever the 1st opponent he KO'd you consider was "worth a lick"?

 

Judging by this logic Earnie Shavers isn't a big puncher either, since he didn't beat anyone great.

 

Shavers KO'd past prime, but not shot, Norton, Young & Ellis. Very respectable. Probably better than anyone Vitali stopped and certainly better than anyone Briggs stopped.

But he is conflating a great puncher with a big puncher.

Vitali was a huge guy with heavy handed, attritional, but not explosive power. Biggish puncher.

Briggs was raw & relatively unskilled, with dreadful stamina, but he had explosive power and was clearly a big puncher. Plenty of other boxers have fought equally or even worse opposition, without stopping comfortably in excess of half their opponents in the FIRST round.