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it's just cos he's been KO'd twice that people reckon he's got a shit chin. but to be fair both punches that knocked him out were good shots. hardly powderpuff
both oliver mccall and rahman had to land monster punches to knock him out, and then lewis had a rematch with em both straight away and knocked em both out to even the score. eat that
I remember here in Canada the knock against him early on after the Olympics was that he had a weak chin, and couldn't punch.
Funny how those impressions seem to stay with you for so long even tho' they seem foolish now!
People all seemed to say he wouldn't make it as a top heavy!
Boy were they wrong!
The most important thing about taking a punch is seeing it coming, the anticipation. There's no question that Lewis has a good chin.
Man i remember how painful tht Tua fight was to watch. You knew that he had the tools to beat Lennox but he held back for 12 rounds.
The reason for him having that rap against him is not because he was KOed twice but because both times it was by a single punch and he truly looked out of it each time. Watching that video would lead you wonder how that ever happened but the bottom line is it did. I wouldn't say he has a glass jaw but I think it might be less than average.
he was soooo close to going down when Vitali tagged him...man was that close!!! but a lesser chin would have hit canvas.....Quote:
Originally Posted by yoitsdan
Not a single one of those punches Tua threw landed clean. During that first punch both feet leave the ground.
That second guy... I don't think I've seen him before.
IMO, his chin was never the problem. It was underestamating his opponent's that was the problem.
I actually think Lewis had a pretty solid chin. He got caught cold by Rahman and McCall. Ali got caught cold by Henry Cooper and was only saved by the bell that sounded immediately after and through Angelo Dundee's clever delaying tactics with the stitching of Ali's gloves which absolutely saved Ali as he was out of it.
And Lewis did get up against McCall.......
david tua hit him hard he took shots well i thought and that guy you havent seen before im not sure which one your on about but fighters lewis were fighting in that clip were gary mason tony tucker david tua holyfield vitali tommy morrison ray mercer and Zeljko MavrovicQuote:
Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
bilbo it was only 5 seconds extra ali got but to me that wasnt controversy to me it was smelling sorts ali had which wernt allowed in uk at that time so really he should of been dqQuote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
I was bullshittin' about Vitali. Of course I knew who it was...Quote:
Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
I stand my ground on Tua. They were not good shots.
As the ref. caught him with his hands if not he would have fell again.Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
oh ok i thought you might not heard of mason or zeljko beforeQuote:
Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
Tua's punches just grazed him. He never hit him with a flush power-punch on the sweet spot. All in all, I think Lewis had a good beard. It's the punches that you never see coming that are bound to knock anyone out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
That video shows every shot Lewis took clean made him hold or fall back in the ropes or some sort of bad reaction
Theer hasnt been a heavy with the killer instinct of Tyson since his hey day, even in 96 if they had have fought, Mike would have tried like he did against Holyfield and had one of his shots got through Lewis's reaction would have encouraged Mike to finnish it
Lewis never wanted that fight back then which is why he gladly and quickly accepted money for Mike to fight Evander
They sparred before they turned pro, Lewis was the guvnor.
scrap need your knowledge mate in ali vs cooper fight when ali had smelling sorts i didnt think they were allowed in uk at that time can you remember ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap