Worst chin among HW world champions?

There's a bit of conjecture there.

@Man_Machine posted this the other day and he's seldom wrong with facts -

The idea that Lewis pursued Tyson for a rematch is a bit of a mischaracterization of the actual events.

It should be remembered that it was Tyson who activated the rematch clause within days of their fight in June 2002.

Lewis, at that point, wasn't even sure if he wanted to fight again but he was contractually obligated to do so, as a result of Tyson's demand.

Plans were made, King interfered, Tyson reneged.

The June 21st 2003 bill was originally a Lewis/Tyson Double-Header - but Tyson pulled out.

Lewis taking Tyson and King to court was pure business and he was well within his rights to sue for damages.

 

Because Patterson was frequently dropped/hurt by fighters that weren't large enough to even qualify as HWs in Morrison's era. I seriously doubt Morrison would ever get dumped on his face from a single uppercut from the likes of Cut-n-Shoot Harris (who wasn't even a big puncher vs. LHWs or other CW-sized HWs) or that a single right hand from Ingo would leave him strolling around the ring in a daze.

 

You might be right about Harris, but The Hammer of Thor was nothing to sneeze at. Look no further than Ingo's bout with Eddie Machen, where he iced him in a single round, a feat never replicated. Not by Liston, not by Patterson, and not by Frazier.

 

It’s not Seldon. He put in hard rounds with Tucker.

Moorer was pretty bad. Hide was worse.

 

Moorer was much worse in the same era.

 

Moorer got knocked out by Foreman, Holyfield, and Tua, whereas Lewis got knocked out by McCall and Rahman.
Not really comparable here.

 

McCall knocked out Damiani, Seldon, Maskaev, and Akinwande.
Rahman knocked out 41 out of 50 guys he beat.

Lewis did not get knocked out by Holyfield or Tua in 36 rounds.

Put down the pipe.

 

How many guys did Rahman one-shot for a 10-count? Tua never landed a punch.

 

1. Yes
2. False

 

It wasn’t a literal comment on Lewis-Tua. Lewis controlled the fight start to finish & Tua was content for it to be that way. Why even bring up Rahman’s broader KO numbers if you immediately concede it’s immaterial data?

 

I didn’t concede anything. If you’d like to pick through Rahman’s 40+ ko’s and figure out who he one shotted, that’s your business. He obviously punched hard.

Tua landed occasional hooks and did fairly well for the first four rounds. You are lying about Lewis never tasting his power.

 

Did you just mention a bunch of glass chinners in defense of McCall? Jesus.

 

Lewis also heavy controlled the limited Tua, which Moorer wasn't able to due to his size. And Lewis faced an inferior Holyfield to the one that Moorer did.

 

Remind me who knocked out Akinwande and Damiani (other than the nose incident)?