Wladimir Klitschko v Lennox Lewis

I disagree and the rebuttals I expected as I stated I knew my opinion would be an unpopular one. Cheers

 

Could you, at least, please explain how the three unrated fighters - all of whom stopped Wlad inside the distance (two inside of 5 rounds) - were superior to Lewis in chin and stamina?

I don't think that opinion belongs in the 'unpopular' basket - more the 'WTF bucket'.

 

Lewis by KO. It would sort of be like Henry Akinwande vs Lennox Lewis but Wlad wouldn't be grabbing AS much and might hurt lewis with a couple of rights. But lewis would probably get him out of there by round 6 via uppercut

 

ha ha ha, A.J : sandbagged pupp feeed with old uncles to create " legacy " and to continue to run bodybuilder's legacy fat underdog Ruiz had been selected and then 39 y.o Pulev.
Clow8 not boxing champion A.J is, A.J is overrated hype job, worse than Wilder.


Damn, if A.J had in the ring not enough old small Povetkin or Klitshckos, A.J had been KTFOed in front of his fans cold.
Confirmed by supposedly out of shape, obese and leg lazy Ruiz.
Had problems with Pulev more than Usyk vs Chisora.
Ohh, western boxer, therefore must be better.

 

Aj is more of a hype job than wilder ? You must be smoking some powerful ****

He is overrated or was but he's beaten more top opponents than anyone else. Povetkin is old snd past his prime but still dangerous and skilled as shown August 22nd 2020 and he was still a top opponent when joshua fought him. Pulev also beat Hugie Fury and Chrisora. Didn't Joshua also beat whyte and Parker ?

Man i get Joshua has a fake personality which i dont like but he's a solid heavyweight he gets way too much hate

 

I said Lewis doesn’t fit in the mold of those fighters. Pressure fighters that were aggressive and could force Wlad to gas out. I also gave you a detailed reply in my previous post but I didn’t hit the quote button. You can read my responses there.

 

Lennox destroys Wlad. He went in vs tall fighters, with intent to kill. He'd go straight at Wlad, and Wlad would **** himself at the thought and sight of Lewis coming in with massive crosses and brutal uppercuts.

I often see Wlad painted as a Lewis clone. Which, in fairness, isn't unwarranted. Manny made their styles similarly, given their tall, stocky builds, less than brilliant chins and great one-twos. But their fundamentals and style is where the similarities start and end. Lewis was way quicker, much calmer under fire and had a much, much better offense and defence. Wlad's offense was devastating, no argument there. But Lewis was much more refined, unpredictable and explosive, not to mention he was much more comfortable using it to its full potential. Wlad's defence consisted of moving back in straight lines, just "keep on jabbing, keep on jabbing" and when they got close "awh ****, grab on!". Lewis had much better head-movement, was way better at manipulating a clinch and had a better jab.

Aside from getting KOed on the way in, Lewis should absolutely not lose this.

 

But not better than Lewis. So it is hard to see your point

 

Klitschko didn't excel against Tony Thompson. Maybe in the rematch , but not against younger fresher Thompson

Klitschko mugged , mauled and octopus grabbed Thompson because he couldn't outbox him. . He threw him to the canvas out of frustration.
His face was cut up and bleeding. He relied on his power to win like Deontay Wilder against Ortiz.
He looked rubbish and every bit of the pampered bully he was.

Excelling against Thompson? No . The facts simply prove otherwise.

At the time of the stoppage Wlad was outlanded by Thompson in jabs , power punches and total punches. . In ALL 3 categories he was out landed. Even jabs and power punches..lol

If that had been Sanders in there , WK would have been sprawled out a second time.

And when did WK excel over big man Tyson Fury?? lol

 

You specifically stated that Lewis "doesn’t have the chin or stamina to fight like those guys did".

To believe that, you have to ignore a number of Lewis' actual performances. Moreover, you somehow have to imagine a world where Lewis wouldn't or couldn't force a fight from Wlad - and, at the same time, seemingly consider the likes of Puritty, Sanders and Brewster to have a stylistic edge on a guy, who demonstrated a variety of styles and fight strategies.

Sorry, but that is just not a perspective I can take seriously.

 

Lewis. I trust his ability to take good shots and maintain a cool head more than Wlad. I also think he'd be pretty respectful of Wlad's power and not be reckless/sloppy.

 

I think Wlad beats him, not as convincingly as Vitali. But still takes him with a left hook LL cant see coming after eating jabs for a few rounds. Lennox will try to be cautious, and play it like a chess match. Wlad is better at chess. Lewis loses this by KO to the faster, smarter fighter.

There is a chance Wlad gasses,... but we are talking Wlad the Chanpion, not the contender version.

 

Purrity and Brewster absorbed a tremendous amount of punishment and continued to force the action which caused Wlad to gas out. I don’t believe Lewis could execute that game plan. That doesn’t mean he isn’t better than those fighters, it’s not his style or strong suits to fight in the manner they did to win. That’s the point.

 

No, he didn't. But the other one of Wlad's losses in his prime came to Sanders, won with speed, power and early aggression. Do you think Lewis can't do that?

 

Sanders was a southpaw makes a world of difference. Wlad couldn’t block the left hand because he wasn’t prepared for the angles. Totally different fight against an orthodox opponent. Lewis could try but Wlad would be better at both defending himself and firing back heavy than he was with Sanders.