Where Do You Rate Lennox Lewis?

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Someone on here argued once that Lewis might one day move up from three, as Ali and Louis slip further into history.

    I hadn't thought of that before but could actually see that happening in years to come, espcially as the sport's focus shifts away from the United States and more toward Europe. Lewis went out on top, stopping another Hall of Famer. Ali and Louis went out rather miserably.

    Lewis is also pretty healthy and should live to an old age, and younger fans will know him as a fixture in the sport, whereas Ali and Louis had "difficult to watch" retirements.

    All depends on the perspective.
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Exactly, it's what happens in the future that will determine the past, or something along those lines.
    Ali, I always see as the number one spot, but he came along in my life time, our kids kids, who knows.
    May not see Ali or Louis has convincing top spot s.??

    I do know head to head I've got Lennox koin Louis, And I don't make Ali a massive favorite over him but that's just my opinion.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Might be a very dominant champion in the future that will interrupt them.
     
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  4. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bull****, of course they do.
     
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  5. ForemanJab

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    He lacks top wins vs prime opposition.
     
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  6. Seamus

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    3 or 4 depending on the day.

    The drop off after Ali, Joe, Larry and Lennox is steep.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    V steep and that's no disrespect to the others in the top 10.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    What's a Vitaly?

    What's a Ruddock?

    Vander had beaten Tyson and Moorer in the 20 months before facing Lewis. Not exactly prime but not stale bread either.
     
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  9. Fergy

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    Really? Can I ask who your top five are?
     
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  10. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I usually have him in my 3-5 range...he was denied a chance to get to that 1 or 2 spots by his peers who avoided him till they were all old. Had he beaten Bowe Holyfield Tyson close to prime he would be higher. Or lower had he lost.
     
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  11. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    After Ali, Louis, Holmes, Holyfield, and Foreman. None of the other names was knocked out by third-stringers, and Lewis' lack of a consummate victory over a well-worn Holyfield bothers me to this very day.
     
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  12. ForemanJab

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    Vitali, yes. Ruddock after Tyson, not so much.

    Evander was clearly past his sell-buy date as witnessed in his previous fight vs journeyman Vaughn Bean. And, you know, being a war-torn 37 years old. He was only capable of fighting in short spurts.

    Lennox has precious few wins vs top HWs in their prime. I don’t believe it was by design, but it is what it is.

    Wlad and Holmes have this issue too but it’s mitigated to a degree by their long uninterrupted reigns.
     
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  13. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Not in this case, he wasn’t getting dominated or outboxed in the fights he lost, he just ate some punches he didn’t see coming, the rematches showed the guys who beat him aren’t anywhere near his level
     
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  14. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    8.) George Foreman
     
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  15. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How?
     
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