Which is a better highlight reel ko out of the aforementioned previous kos? All I can say is that Lewis looked like he hit Rahman with a padded baseball bat, and deontay looked like he broke brezeales neck! Lewis vs wilder- who wins? Mythologically Lewis does everything better so deontay would only have a punchers chance!
Lewis has the better highlight reel Ko. H2h wilder very much alive. Lewis had slowish feet would be hard to avoid a Wilder bomb. It’s not the best match up for Lewis although he is the superior fighter. I don’t see it going past 4 rounds in a toss up match.
I remember Lewis-Rahman II, the build up, the KO, etc. You didn’t know, going in, what was going to happen. Was Lewis shot? Did Rahman winning the title make him a better fighter? Or would Lewis be focused, prepared, and take out an inferior fighter as should have happened the first time around? The ending was sudden and shocking. What I remember about Wilder-Brezeale is that Brezeale looked scared out of his mind, unprepared, and thus the result was no surprise at all.
Lewis-Rahman II was the more impressive KO. Lewis had lost their previous fight. It was for the World Title. They'd had a studio brawl at ESPN that Rahman appeared to win, too. They had several press conferences when Lewis lost his head. Rahman was an incredible smack talker. Lennox wasn't. But when Lewis landed that shot, and the blood ran down the corner of Rahman's mouth, and they counted out Hasim ... you could see the rage in Lewis as he pounded on his chest in victory. The best kind of redemption. One-punch redemption.
Lewis-Rahman II was far more impressive. Brezeale has absolutely no business being ranked in the top 10. And he came into the Wilder fight woefully prepared. Basically walked straight at Wilder with his hands low. Any top heavyweight would have iced him in short order.
What is this H2H nonsense with Wilder ? Wilder isn't much more of a H2H monster than Ruddock. Wilder had a hard nights work against journeyman Eric Molina and Ortiz (who's resume sucks) was arguably ahead in both fights before the KO, he even almost stopped Wilder in the 7th round. Had Wilder fought multiple more top opponents i guarantee he would have already taken more losses As powerful as the one trick pony is, Lewis would Michael Grant Wilder.
Lewis' KO was more impressive because Rahman was the much better opponent. Lewis would beat Wilder 7-8x out of 10. It would be gruesome as long as Lewis is careful and keeps a cool head, he'd pick him apart like a totalled car at a scrap heap. As for wilder vs Brezeale, it was impressive for what it was worth. Cemented wilders status as a true one punch KO artist and demolished a guy who had been talking so much trash for years and had bad blood so it was satisfying in that sense.
I’m only talking about styles here. Lewis was more prone to the right hand than the left hook which was Ruddock’s signature smash punch. Grant was a hype job and so is Wilder. I am not a fan of his but he does have a much better weapon than Grant ever had. I do agree Wilder’s resume is total garbage and if he wasn’t protected he would never have gotten to where he is but for a one off fight he is dangerous. Lewis should still take him out and it would be early if he did.
