what made lennox lewis so great

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  1. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    i am a great fan of lewis, well i was. on a few recent threads i have seen noone mention him in best ever heavyweight speed top ten, noone seems to mention his power. or his ability to finish people off. so whats peoples thoughts on what made lennox lewis so great?
     
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  2. zarman

    zarman Guest

    beating the **** out of everyone that went in the ring with him.
     
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  3. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His boxing skills, the rematches and he retired at the right time.

    He was a great Champion and i like him as HBO commentator.

    Lennox Lewis :good
     
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  4. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    i mean in terms of attributes, for example, tyson had speed and power, wlad has a great jab etc
     
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  5. southpawslick

    southpawslick Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Boxing fans don't appreciate it but his caution made him great. In those cases where he got reckless he got himself in trouble but generally he was very sensible and worked behind a great jab. He knew he didn't have the best chin in the world and fought accordingly.
     
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  6. J-Dog

    J-Dog Active Member Full Member

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    Whats great is that he wouldnt fight Vitali again, yeh thats great just ****ing great, id love to have seen part 2 of that.....the dick.
     
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  7. Flurry

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    thunderous punch, very good jab, avenged his losses, good ring generalship
     
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  8. J-Dog

    J-Dog Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry, still bitter about Vitali...

    His jab was great, really great, how a jab should be, on his day he would give any HW in history problems.....thats great
     
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  9. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    nothing wrong with knowing your past your best and could lsoe?
     
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  10. mattj180

    mattj180 New Member Full Member

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    as a Brit fighting his entire championship career in US ( more or less ) and beating all comers is a pretty amazing achievment.

    hard to imagine any fighter beating him over 12 rounds, very clever man
     
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  11. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    There was a sports agent who worked among other sportsmen Lennox Lewis.

    His advice for any sports man that wants to make it good is to what you love best and do it cos you love it and the money will take care of itself.

    too many people put making money first before being a sportsman and it ****s them up.

    He said Lennox Lewis when he was on top of the world with £100 million in the bank still went away for months at a time to train hard for a fight - he wasnt doing it for money - he just wanted to be the best.

    Not everyone is like that - once money comes into it people just want to make the fastet buck they can and enjoy life.

    But Lennox wasnt motivated by all the superficial things like money, women, flash stuff, boozing, parties - he just wanted to be the best at what he did.

    Add that to his physical attritbrutes and over the course of time you see Lennox Lewis stand out as a the best of his era.
     
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  12. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    His jab I suppose...
     
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  13. guncho

    guncho next champion! Full Member

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    Great post! I agree and he was best of his era becouse of this! (I'm a Tyson fan)
     
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  14. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    The jab is probably the signature punch of Lennox.

    Other things that made him great was his ability to rematch both his conquerors and beat them, and also his boxing brain.
     
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  15. McGrain

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    - Excellent composite puncher. Lewis has great power and every shot in the book. His uppercut is one of the most underated shots in boxing. Not lightning quick, but his right behind the jab is very fast.

    - Accuracy. Lewis exhibited great accuracy in his second incarnation (Steward). He became a good finisher.

    - Jab. A function of his accuracy, Lewis was up there with Liston and Holmes when not using it as a range finder (Tua).

    - Height and Weight and Reach. And a gift for understanding the right way to use it. Fights big behind the jab, leans and pushes in the clinches.

    - Strength. An immensely strong human being. ONe of the strongest HW's of all.

    - Great Defensive Infighting. A function of his height, weight and strength, Lewis is maybe the greatest defensive infighter in the history of the division.

    - Backfoot Fighting. He can do it. See Tyson round 1. This is amazingly rare for a big man and Lewis may be unique in this ability. He can throw quickly whilst moving back reasonably quickly. It's part of what makes him an adaptable fighter (though he needed the right help to utilise this ability).


    From the point of view of resume, he beat more punchers and contenders than anybody since Lewis, hammered everyone he ever met, was ducked by the two best fighters of his generation.
     
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