Thread: if lennox lewis came out of retirement tommorow...

How well exactly would he fare..

Klitschkos a side i dont see a single fighter that would be able to live with even a completely shot lennox lewis. Theres no way in hell a prime haye/valuev/povetkin/arreola could take a 50% lennox lewis

Could Wlad handle the fading power, obviously the klitschkos against lewis would be completely unarmed of their superior height and reach and neither would be able to dominate lewis behind the jab like they do everyone else.

It was one of those questions spoke in a pub a few days ago. Even a fading lewis managed to stop a prime vitali in the 5th controversial or not.

Would Wlad stand a chance against the power
Could vitali expose the weaknesses he managed to expose in his prime
would haye stand a single chance of perhaps catching lewis with a rahman esque knockout punch

??

Been gone too long - old and fat - and would get beaten (even by Haye)

Originally Posted by BIG H

Been gone too long - old and fat - and would get beaten (even by Haye)

Yeah - I would have to agree, unless he has been training hard there is no way he comes back and has a significant impact. I guess there is always the chance he lands a KO punch.

The Lewis era is over. Coming back would be a cruel mistake and he would get hurt.

Lewis wasn't wupping Klitschko and it only got stopped because of a freakish injury. More than likely a returning Lewis gets bent over by either Klitschko and there's a good chance Haye hurts him as well. He's only 2 inches shorter. Briggs hurt a prime Lewis and Haye would do much better.

I watched his fight with Klitschko fight again the other day. Now it seems shocking to watch someone slap klitscko around and make him look ordinary.

Lewis could beat most heavies accept the top tier until he get some conditioning and then he may stand a good chances against Wlad.

Originally Posted by BIG H

Been gone too long - old and fat - and would get beaten (even by Haye)

Totally agree. Out far too long and way too old. It would be a bit sad.

Originally Posted by hattonthehammer

How well exactly would he fare..

Klitschkos a side i dont see a single fighter that would be able to live with even a completely shot lennox lewis. Theres no way in hell a prime haye/valuev/povetkin/arreola could take a 50% lennox lewis

Could Wlad handle the fading power, obviously the klitschkos against lewis would be completely unarmed of their superior height and reach and neither would be able to dominate lewis behind the jab like they do everyone else.

It was one of those questions spoke in a pub a few days ago. Even a fading lewis managed to stop a prime vitali in the 5th controversial or not.

Would Wlad stand a chance against the power
Could vitali expose the weaknesses he managed to expose in his prime
would haye stand a single chance of perhaps catching lewis with a rahman esque knockout punch

??

Sorry but Haye would Knock out a old fading Lewis within 4 rounds mate,without a doubt.

I would never condone lewis returning to a boxing ring and quite frankly it would probably make me feel ill.

But just out of pure curiosity, if lennox lewis could return as half the man he once was would that still be enough to take the klitschkos and the rest.

A prime lennox lewis wouldnt have a single problem taking out either brother, if you dont know that then you obviously dont know much of lennox lewis or heavyweight boxing. Im just wondering what with the division being in the state it is could half that fighter (lets say the very man who looked completely shot against vitali) return tommorow how exactly would he get on.

He's been living large too long!

He'd still be fat and still a below average boxing commentator.

Amen bro.

...he'd wake up on saturday and think, what a stupid dream. lennox is right where he should be.

I think a lot of you guys are either grossly over estimating Lewis' abilities at this point in his life, or are grossly underestimating the HW division.

Lewis comes back and he gets killed by anyone in the top 20 IMO. He's 45 years old and he hasn't fought in 7 years. And he was SHOT in that last fight, 7 years ago. What the hell do you expect of him now?