How Good was Lennox Lewis Really????

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Lewis is an all time great to residents of the UK.




Here in America, he's regarded as just another over-rated heavyweight.

If anything he is severely underrated in Britain. Most people would think of Frank Bruno first if they thought of a 90's British Heavyweight. I put it like this, take any HW from the history of boxing and put him in with a prime Lennox Lewis. He has a chance against any of them. If only there were time machines!

I tend to agree with the big fella on this one. I've always liked Lewis and rated him highly from early on. I would tell people that he will be the world champ and people used to laugh at me or if they weren't really into boxing just ask "who?". I don't live in the UK, i live in Australia and remember many years ago whilst watching one of Lewis' earlier fights with some UK tourists telling them I thought he would be the next champ.. They laughed, they didn't rate him at all.

I am guilty of Slamming Lewis big time early on.Nationalism ,skepticism and
a somewhat bias press make facts & reality abit blurry.
At first Yes...I dubbed him "Lummox losse's" as a prediction as to what we would see.
Do you know howmanyF!!!!!! times overhere I heard and read.."Can he be the next British born Heavy weight Champ" And the having all of the drama about his TRUE nationality "straight up,robotic and European" became a mantra!

Jamaica....Maaaann Canada.....WTF England......Oii By the glory-boys at the Networks.He struck me as clumsy and Uncoordinated But Impressively brutal and professional.His Battle with Ray Mercer was the turning point for me .But I will never say he defeats any p4p Heavy easily at all though.