Why are Lennox Lewis losses to mediocre opposition swept under the rug?

Lewis's two losses proved that he could be over confident and that his chin was penetrable ... the losses are all on him however he did lose to the best versions of Rahman and McCall, two huge , talented, hard hitting guys .. when focused he never lost and he did fight with guys and dominate them , a sign also of his self confidence and mental strength ..

 

I don't think they're swept under the rug and I wouldn't classify Oliver McCall or Hasim Rahman as "mediocre opposition." Both were highly ranked opponents, with 24-5 (McCall) and 34-2 (Rahman) records. Both were dangerous fighters. And Lennox avenged both losses, something that can't be said for many highly regarded heavyweights.

 

I have to say, in the two rounds that McCall actually fought in their rematch before his breakdown, it was pretty humorous how afraid Lewis was of his right. The second Lewis saw him going for a right, he'd GTFO of there.

 

Yes. Lennox was not the least bit interested in Oliver's right hand. Hahahaha. I think Lennox was basically planning on going for a decision win from the beginning. He knew that McCall was very difficult to stop or even hurt. Oliver had a real set of whiskers on him! He could bang pretty good, too, so he was dangerous. As we all know, things went downhill for McCall, since he obviously had some sort of mental breakdown in the ring. Of course, none of that was Lennox's fault, so he deserved the win.