You have some point actually...:think It would not have been that bad choise of a opponent, but a legit fight if we consider which kind of opponents he had in his career... Think about it for a second... I mean Lewis fought guys with serious aids diseases, barely living and some of his opponents came crying in to the ring because they were sp badly on drugs.
Tyson's prime was 5 years long and Lewis fights him in 2002 when he was on drugs. They said Holyfield was an underdog in 1996 and should retire,Lewis fights him in 1999. Tony Tucker was a crack cocaine addict,Lewis fights him Tommy Morrison was HIV positive and a drug addict,Lewis fights him Lionel Butler was a crack cocaine addict who was Lewis WBC title eliminator. Oliver Mccall was Lewis first live opponent and he KO'd him in 2 rounds. Lewis waits 3 years to rematch Mccall as Mccall deteriorates into drugs. Hasim Rahman was such a bad fighter that he once went 3 years without a single win yet he Ko'd Lewis with one punch.