Who is more famous

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by devon, Mar 5, 2012.


  1. devon

    devon Guest

    Lennox Lewis or Evander Holyfield both were big around the same time and both are right behind tyson in terms of popularity in the 90s.
     
  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Depends where you are. Over here Lennox, but I suspect in the States, Holyfield...
     
  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is no doubt at all that here in South America is Evander.......
     
  4. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    This.

    Although Holyfield's fame is enhanced by being the guy who pushed Tyson's **** in post-prison and then consequently got a chunk of his ear ripped off. Although his fight with Foreman as far back as 1991 drew considerably well and he took part in arguably the greatest trilogy in HW history and another debacle of a spectacle with the Fan Man. He's also the last relevant American HW Champion.
     
  5. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    cuz brewster , byrd and rahman were not relevant at all
     
  6. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  7. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    McCall TKO2 :good , Rahman KO5
     
  8. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    :blurp:blurp:blurp
     
  9. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    frankenfrank is just the crazy alter-ego of Foreman Hook, who hates his precious "Lenny Lewis". :yep
     
  10. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i don't hate him , i think i always put him in my top 10 hw , pick him over ali if they fought each other and just being realistic about him like i m being about every1 .
     
  11. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Ok, maybe i misunderestimated you, Hook.
     
  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    World wide i think it's Lennox. Goes without saying in the US Evander is more known. I think Evander is more famous for the ear biting incident then anything else. Sad but true.
     
  13. Legend X

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    It's Evander Holyfield. Easily.
    Definitely world wide, because he's well known in places like China !
    He's relatively well known throughout Africa.

    Even in England, if someone remembers Lennox Lewis, chances are they recall Holyfield too. I mean, Lewis might be more famous here in the UK, but it's still close.
     
  14. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nowadays, maybe Evander in a global sense. In Europe though, it's almost certainly Lewis.

    Neither fighter was particularly popular in their prime though. Don King once said that "Holyfield couldn't draw flies to a dump." Exagerrated obviously, but compared to Tyson it's quite accurate.

    Lewis was hugely popular in England (once they figured out they had a winner on their hands; before Ruddock he wasn't kindly received) but there seemed to be a reluctance on the part of the US fight crowd to give him due credit. That came much later.
     
  15. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Lewis wasn't "hugely popular" in England until he fought Holyfield. He still didn't exactly draw a huge audience.
    He was never as popular as Frank Bruno.