Lewis/Tyson or Dela Hoya/PBF ??? I really couldn't tell ya, But I do wish the Prime Heavy Roy Jones Jr would have fought Lewis.
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Lewis/Tyson or Dela Hoya/PBF ??? I really couldn't tell ya, But I do wish the Prime Heavy Roy Jones Jr would have fought Lewis.
Lewis and Tyson.
YupQuote:
Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
No question
Lewis Tyson was the biggest fight
Yup. But this is the more significant of the two imo.
Tyson vs Lewis just wish both fighters had been in there primes
lewis tyson easy
Deffo Lewis Tyson.
Props to PBF - ODLH for getting huge recognition not being a HW fight though.
Maybe the more significant fight as far as shaping the sport and both men being closer to their primes than Lewis-Tyson. But no question Lewis - Tyson was the biggest event of modern times.
Everyone was saying that Oscar- Hopkins was guna be one of the biggest fights ever but after the fight it was all forgotten about cuz it was such a poor spectacle . This will be the same cuz Floyd will think safety first . Oscar will be too ring rusty to close the gap and both men will settle . Dont be surprised if we hear boos and the crowd start to walk out in the later rounds .
The best bit about this fight is this bit . . the build up and hype . The fight itself has massive potential to be a letdown . Tito - Oscar was a bore thanks to Oscar and has Floyd ever been entertaining in his entire career ?
On a world scale it has to be Tyson Lewis. I know Floyd is going around saying his fight with Oscar is the biggest fight ever but he's suffering delusions of granduer again.
Here in the UK at least I could say with 100% certainty that probably less that 5% of the British population are even aware it's occurring at all and less than 1% actually give a tuppeny fuck about it.
Floyd just isn't a big name star. Certain athletes transcend their sports Michael Schumcacker, Tiger Woods, Peter Sampras, Freddie Flintoff, David Beckham etc are all examples of stars who even non sports fans will have heard of.
Mayweather ain't even close to that level of fame. In the UK Alfonso Gomez is more recognised and I'm being totally serious when I say that.
I think this fight is a big fight, probably the biggest since Tyson Lewis but it's not any bigger in any way shape or form.
CC,excellent points man!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
It was once said that Tyson was 1 of the 5 most known people in the world
Floyd isn't a big name star in the UK but De La Hoya is, anyway in the US they are huge and that's all that matters. To be honest I doubt either one of them cares what the Brits think of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
If its not bigger its right up there with the Tyson Lewis fight...as for Floyd not being a big name over in the UK...other than Beckham nobody over there is really recognized over here outside of there sport.
IMO, as far as popularity I think their on par with eachother.
As far as numbers well we all know ODLH is the man at that after May 5th you'll see the numbers and that'll tell the tale.
Me too tysonbruno 4 me the fight happened 10 years to late, they both just boxed 4 da moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by tysonbruno
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Originally Posted by TheDukeof74
Lewis/Tyson and Lewis would have murdered Roy Jones the first time he caught him flush with a right hand to the jaw
I think lewis tyson is really hard to beat.
Tyson was past his prime.....ODLH is near the end of his prime and Mayweather is just about to peak...gotta go with ODLH-PBF on this one.....Quote:
Originally Posted by amat
The real superfight would be Mayweather vs Pac Man at a catchwieght I think.
for now its lewis tyson but we'll have to see how this hype monster plays out before we can make final judgements.
The numbers for Lewis-Tyson were very high. Oscar-Floyd has a chance, especially with the 24/7 show, and all the publicity.
Numbers aside, Lewis-Tyson was bigger. Simply because Oscar has a legacy in the public view(even non-boxing fans) already. Lewis on the other hand, needed the win against Tyson(not IMO), to satisfy the haters.
Agreed, Jones would have gotten seriously injured if that fight ever happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
That fight was always just a bunch of hot air from Roy, he had no intention whatsoever of fighting Lewis.
Lewis/Tyson got more hype than Floyd/Oscar. Some of that was because it was a fight that was many years in the making, and also a lot of people were interested just because they wanted to see if Tyson would do something crazy.
Lewis/Tyson had a freakshow side to it because of Tyson, Floyd/DLH would have had a little bit of that if Floyd, Sr. was training Oscar, but now it's just a boxing match.
tyson and lewis
i got the mike tyson game on nintendo with litte mac
Trust me Oscar isn't a star over here at all either. If he walked down any street in the UK I doubt hardly anybody would notice him at all. He's a name that most blokes at least probably have heard of but they couldnt put a face to the name. It's the same as Gatti, a lot of guys you meet in pubs have heard of Arturo Gatti but couldn't tell you what he looks like, what weight he fights whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by RiZO
Floyd is even less well known although I expect that will change slowly.
Peter Manfredo though is pretty well known ::**
love ole Soda Popinski and Don Flamingo!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by headson
a prime tyson destroys a prime lewis.......easily
I disagree, a prime Tyson would of gone the same way.Quote:
Originally Posted by undefeated
Yup Lewis vs Tyson.
It was winner takes all and loser walks away. Simple as!
At the risk of saying something stupid...Wasn't Lewis vs Tyson pretty much a forgone conclusion on what was gonna happen? Why was it so BIG. I never really got it. The "comeback" Tyson, to me was so increadably overrated it was ridiculous. I said it once, I'll say it again. Tyson was NEVER back.
ODH and PBF is to me a bigger fight.
yes cc- after tyson came back after 5 yrs--he was just a shadow of his former self--it was 2 longQuote:
Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan
It depends how good the ODLH vs PBF fight is
I like Roy Jones Jr. I thought he has great skills and speed and could beat anyone. He might be my next favorite fighter after Hearns/Hagler/Leonard and Duran. So complete a fighter and didn't have to be hit to win. Although , when someone mentions him fighting Lewis that is not really a fair fight. Lewis just throwing that right would knock Roy off balance and get him shaken to be hit cleaner with the next one. That is not saying Roy is not a better fighter than Lennox he is, but Lennox was the better heavyweight. Roy was not a heavyweight really.