Wladmimir Klitschko/Lennox Lewis Comparison

Whoa,

None of the above names would be big favorites over Wlad.

This comparison is not an apple to apples comparison. Compare who Wald fought at 32 to who Lewis fought at 32. Then it’s a fair comparison.

You cannot penalize the future. Half of Lewis best names he fought when he was over 33. ( Tyson, Holyfield, Vitlai, and Tua ). Of those names only Vitlai was in his prime. Well-- Tua was in his prime, but he showed up over weight and claimed a leg injury.

 

Id say well done if he said he wasnt wasting his time with Austin and went and fought someone live rather than a sacrificial lamb like Austin who had neve rdone anything or a one eyed Brewster.

The belts mean litttle, wlad holds a few trinketes but still isnt THE Champ.

 

Well, people screaming for him to unify and for that he must hold on to the belts. So you can´t want him to unify in one hand but whine about him fighting his mandatories on the other hand. That´s bull****.

 

Ruddock and Tua at their best would starch Wlad at some stage. I'd fancy a '99 Holyfield to perhaps pip him on points too. Tucker was never very good, whilst Golota had some of the tools but mentally that eratic it's hard to tell. Grant was a big guy who could punch, but ultimately overhyped lets be honest. Biggs, whilst a very promising amatuer was never the same post-Tyson beating.

Sure Wlad would lose some, but he would win some against those from the list too. McCall would be dangerous if focused: granite chin and respectable power. Morrison too, if he lands early Wlad would be in trouble. In conculsion: there's two or three I'd favour to beat him from the list, some more close to call ones and Wlad wins a few too.

 

This seems reasonably balanced. Personally, although I like both fighters, Lewis was simply more comfortable fighting, as opposed to boxing, and he was much more fluid and he punch selection was less predictible. He also was a better inside fighter. But I think Wlad's a little faster.

Of the big superheavies, I'd rate Lewis number one, and a close call between Bowe and Wlad, with the edge going to Wlad due to longivity at the top and career accomplishments. H2h though a tough call.

 

Tua would be out boxed. He is rather limited. I do not think Tua could get get past Wlad's jab. Ruddock was beaten by the likes of Tommy Morrison. I'd pick Wlad in both fights, but the chance for an upset would be there for sure.

 

They both started a little younger. Wlad at 20, Lewis a little shy of turning 24.

 

I think this is an important point. I was re-watching a few Lewis fights today and surprised by how many right uppercuts he throws on the inside. Bowe is being praised for having a good inside game as a big man, but Lewis' was every bit as good. He basically ripped Grant, Klitschko and Tyson apart with uppercuts and used them against a good other number of opponents as well.


That is not to say Wlad's holding on the inside, like Ali's, isn't effective, but of course, i rather see an uppercut than a clinch on the inside.

 

I can see stylistically where your coming from, but I don't honestly don't fancy Wlad's chin up against Tua and the Ruddock "smash". He might last for a while and probably lead on the cards, but I just think sooner or later both would catch Wlad with their best shots, and clinically finish him off soon afterwards.

 

You're comparing Corrie Sanders, Lamon Brewster and ROSS PURRITTY (good journeyman but not a contender) with Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall? Ridiculous.

 

Corrie Sanders, Brewster and Purritty weren't favourites over Wlad. In fact, in how many fights had Wlad not been the favourite to win?

 

He's always been a marginal favorite and more handsome than his opponent, proving undisputedly that he's not just similar but also superior to Lewis.