Who did Lennox Lewis not face/avoid/duck/etc...

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Lewis v Moorer would have been an interesting fight.
     
  2. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Obviously Bowe around 92-94. That would have been a great fight.
     
  3. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good post

    Ruiz was very well connected, while victories over a badly faded Holyfield seemingly overinflate his legacy.
     
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  4. drenlou

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    Bowe And Michael Moorer for me.
     
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  5. heizenberg

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    Lewis too me seemed to be the 90's heavyweight who was the most confident and wiling to take on all challengers. I think Bowe, Foreman and Tyson if anything avoided him. Now I think Lewis would've lost if he had fought Bowe after the Holyfield fight. Bowe was a monster at this time, his two defenses against Dokes and Ferguson he looked unstoppable against limited opposition I must add. Even the 2nd fight with Holyfield I thought Bowe looked real good and lost a very close decision against a great fighter in his prime. Bowe in fact was still quite good the rest of his career but you could see him declining pretty rapidly. I think in the early 90's Bowe was in his prime and the better of the two. Lewis's prime came along later in the late 90's and early 2000's if Lewis from this time fought a prime Bowe it would be one hell of a fight.. These two meeting at any stage would've been fun to watch.

    If Lewis would've faced Tyson in the early 90's before Tyson went to prison would've been interesting to see I don't know if Lewis at this stage of his career could deal with Tyson. If they had met in the late 90's I think its Lewis all the way in fact I think I may resemble the fight they had in 2002 maybe just with Tyson making the fight competitive for about 3-4 rounds instead of just 1. Prime for Prime, I don't know, I go back and forth.

    Now of course another guy I'd have liked to have fought Lewis would've been Ibeabuchi. James Toney, Valuev and Ruiz as well not that any of them would've given Lewis a good fight but I would've liked to see Lewis knock the crap out of both Valuev and Ruiz. James Toney always fun watching if he showed up in top forum I wonder if he could've given Lewis any problems.