Thread: Where Would You Place Lennox Lewis On The All Time Heavyweight Champions List ????

Forgive me if this has been done before, but where do you see Lennox Lewis in the all time great heavy weights list and why .. I rate him very highly certainly top five without doubt, and think history will show him to be a genuine legend as time passes .... So thoughts please..

I would place him in the top 10 for sure

its very difficult to build a top 10 cos you have fighters like jack dempsay who were practically super middleweights so how would he cope against a monster of a heavyweight like lennox

but here goes in no particular order

muhammad ali
joe frazier
george foreman
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
joe louis
jack johnson
mike tyson
sonny liston
ernie shavers

i expect some ear ache for leaving rocky marciano out

I would place him as a top 10. Even though some of the greats had more overall skills, his size+skills definitely forces his way on to the list.

Originally Posted by Drago

I would place him in the top 10 for sure

its very difficult to build a top 10 cos you have fighters like jack dempsay who were practically super middleweights so how would he cope against a monster of a heavyweight like lennox

but here goes in no particular order

muhammad ali
joe frazier
george foreman
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
joe louis
jack johnson
mike tyson
sonny liston
ernie shavers

i expect some ear ache for leaving rocky marciano out

I'd leave him out too. He could well be the greatest, but we will never know because his opposition stinks. It is the worst of ay of the so called greats. Add up the win/loss records of his opponents.Like I said he 'could' be the greatest, doesn't get on my list though.

To answer the question Lennox would be in my top 6ish

Ali
Holmes
Tyson - Not in order
Louis
Foreman
Lewis

One thing I will say though. Ali, Louis, Holmes or Foreman never got Koed in their prime by the calibre of fighter sof McCall and Rahman - avenged or not

But no takers for a top 5 as of yet .. interesting, I particular like with Lewis his ability to fight anyone anywhere and the way he corrected his career wrongs !!!

Originally Posted by BIG H

Originally Posted by Drago

I would place him in the top 10 for sure

its very difficult to build a top 10 cos you have fighters like jack dempsay who were practically super middleweights so how would he cope against a monster of a heavyweight like lennox

but here goes in no particular order

muhammad ali
joe frazier
george foreman
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
joe louis
jack johnson
mike tyson
sonny liston
ernie shavers

i expect some ear ache for leaving rocky marciano out

I'd leave him out too. He could well be the greatest, but we will never know because his opposition stinks. It is the worst of ay of the so called greats. Add up the win/loss records of his opponents.Like I said he 'could' be the greatest, doesn't get on my list though.

To answer the question Lennox would be in my top 6ish

Ali
Holmes
Tyson - Not in order
Louis
Foreman
Lewis

One thing I will say though. Ali, Louis, Holmes or Foreman never got Koed in their prime by the calibre of fighter sof McCall and Rahman - avenged or not

I like your list there bud looks to have all the right names to me !!!

Originally Posted by Drago

I would place him in the top 10 for sure

its very difficult to build a top 10 cos you have fighters like jack dempsay who were practically super middleweights so how would he cope against a monster of a heavyweight like lennox

but here goes in no particular order

muhammad ali
joe frazier
george foreman
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
joe louis
jack johnson
mike tyson
sonny liston
ernie shavers

i expect some ear ache for leaving rocky marciano out

OMG i forgot larry holmes what an idiot i a, I think would replace either shavers or tyson for him

1 Muhammad Ali
2 Joe Louis
3 Larry Holmes
4 Jack Johnson
5 Rocky Marciano
6 George Foreman
7 Lennox Lewis
8 Jack Dempsey
9 Ezzard Charles
10 Evander Holyfield

Didn't really think about this list, just a quick 2 minute one.

Yo Big H

regarding rocky marciano, i just think he was too small & no where enough skills, he may of been tough as old boots but imagine a clean shot from lennox or anyother of the listed above. couldnt imagine him gettin up many times from that. I think he is overated because he is white

Originally Posted by Drago

Yo Big H

regarding rocky marciano, i just think he was too small & no where enough skills, he may of been tough as old boots but imagine a clean shot from lennox or anyother of the listed above. couldnt imagine him gettin up many times from that. I think he is overated because he is white

No way he could live with today's Super Heavies, his natural size was not much different to Joe Calzaghe for instance. Britkid always reckons that Marciano had a loss in his first 10 fight that was stricken from the records

Originally Posted by BIG H

Originally Posted by Drago

Yo Big H

regarding rocky marciano, i just think he was too small & no where enough skills, he may of been tough as old boots but imagine a clean shot from lennox or anyother of the listed above. couldnt imagine him gettin up many times from that. I think he is overated because he is white

No way he could live with today's Super Heavies, his natural size was not much different to Joe Calzaghe for instance. Britkid always reckons that Marciano had a loss in his first 10 fight that was stricken from the records

yeah i heard that a few time on old documentries, imagine if he did have a loss, i bet very few would have him in there top 10's then

Originally Posted by Drago

Yo Big H

regarding rocky marciano, i just think he was too small & no where enough skills, he may of been tough as old boots but imagine a clean shot from lennox or anyother of the listed above. couldnt imagine him gettin up many times from that. I think he is overated because he is white

He would be a cracking Cruiserweight though, can you imagine Rocky Marciano vs Evander Holyfield at Cruiserweight ? Wow is all i can say.

Originally Posted by Drago

I would place him in the top 10 for sure

its very difficult to build a top 10 cos you have fighters like jack dempsay who were practically super middleweights so how would he cope against a monster of a heavyweight like lennox

but here goes in no particular order

muhammad ali
joe frazier
george foreman
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
joe louis
jack johnson
mike tyson
sonny liston
ernie shavers

i expect some ear ache for leaving rocky marciano out

You also left out Floyd Patterson,and Larry Holmes, and considering Holmes was one win away from Marciano's unbeaten streak,but for a bad decision would have gotten it............
Also as far as those heavies being super middle weights, you could make a case that Lennox Lewis should be considered by the Olympic standard of Super Heavyweight

Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupie

Originally Posted by Drago

Yo Big H

regarding rocky marciano, i just think he was too small & no where enough skills, he may of been tough as old boots but imagine a clean shot from lennox or anyother of the listed above. couldnt imagine him gettin up many times from that. I think he is overated because he is white

He would be a cracking Cruiserweight though, can you imagine Rocky Marciano vs Evander Holyfield at Cruiserweight ? Wow is all i can say.

couldnt imagine many more fights batter than that one

when we discuss top 10 heavys maybe we should class the smaller heavys from yrs back in the weights they would be today?

Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupie

1 Muhammad Ali
2 Joe Louis
3 Larry Holmes
4 Jack Johnson
5 Rocky Marciano
6 George Foreman
7 Lennox Lewis
8 Jack Dempsey
9 Ezzard Charles
10 Evander Holyfield

Didn't really think about this list, just a quick 2 minute one.

That ones pretty close, but I would find a way to get Tyson in there,I mean the youngest HW champ ever..............