The Oliver McCall thread got me thinking about this, or refreshed it in my mind. But how much of a career pass does Lewis get for the McCall and Rahman fights.

Lewis is a better fighter than both, lets get that straight, but he's 1-1 with both men, the return with McCall he won, but he didn't beat him. McCall and Rahman both get glossed over when talking about Lewis's record 'defeated every man he's ever faced'. The truth of it is he never actually established superiority over either in the ring.

Lewis is a great fighter no doubting that and this thread isn't an effort to knock that. But I do think it's a very grey area and Lewis is the beneficiary of some rose tinted examination.