What kind of a boxer was lennox lewis?

[Dark Lord Al]

Id have loved Tyson Fury to get a shot at a prime Lewis.

[ykdadamaja]

Lennox was robotic at the end of it.... def a boxer-puncher. He had massive power and when he hit you, and was accurate, more than likely it was lights out.

Lennox also set up his punches more than anyone else I have seen in the HW division.

To give comparison- Riddick Bowe was puncher-boxer. More like a slugger-boxer. Riddick boxed when after he found out he couldn't blast away guys at the top of the division.

Larry Holmes was a boxer-hitter. Holmes wasn't a big puncher, he just hit you repeatedly after he put you in position.

Holyfield was a counter puncher-boxer. Evander was a crap boxer. But he had fast hands and countered you with heavy hands. This is why Evander couldn't win against Lennox- Lennox gave him nothing hit as Lennox was an excellently skilled boxer. And, when Holyfield tried to turn it up, when he could, he got hit and hit hard- so, it eased his attack.

[cambay411]

Lennox was robotic at the end of it.... def a boxer-puncher. He had massive power and when he hit you, and was accurate, more than likely it was lights out.

Lennox also set up his punches more than anyone else I have seen in the HW division.

To give comparison- Riddick Bowe was puncher-boxer. More like a slugger-boxer. Riddick boxed when after he found out he couldn't blast away guys at the top of the division.

Larry Holmes was a boxer-hitter. Holmes wasn't a big puncher, he just hit you repeatedly after he put you in position.

Holyfield was a counter puncher-boxer. Evander was a crap boxer. But he had fast hands and countered you with heavy hands. This is why Evander couldn't win against Lennox- Lennox gave him nothing hit as Lennox was an excellently skilled boxer. And, when Holyfield tried to turn it up, when he could, he got hit and hit hard- so, it eased his attack.

Holyfield pre-Bowe was an excellent boxer. After the Bowe fights he slowed down, quit using his excellent footwork and his excellent head movement.

[bradlee180]

Lennox Lewis?
He just looks like an intelligent chilled out guy, kinda the antithesis of what a boxer should be. At least by saddo standards.

[El Kabong]

It means he was technically skilled as a boxer but had big power, much like a Tommy Hearns.


Power punchers CAN be crude in the delivery of their power, they can be stiff, robotic, or throw wide loopy punches. What made Lennox special was that he could be as he described a "pugilist specialist" because he was able to use the sweet science, the hit and don't get hit skill, but in the delivery of his punches he unloaded a lot of power but in a good clean, straight, technically correct manner.

[ykdadamaja]

Lennox was robotic at the end of it.... def a boxer-puncher. He had massive power and when he hit you, and was accurate, more than likely it was lights out.

Lennox also set up his punches more than anyone else I have seen in the HW division.

To give comparison- Riddick Bowe was puncher-boxer. More like a slugger-boxer. Riddick boxed when after he found out he couldn't blast away guys at the top of the division.

Larry Holmes was a boxer-hitter. Holmes wasn't a big puncher, he just hit you repeatedly after he put you in position.

Holyfield was a counter puncher-boxer. Evander was a crap boxer. But he had fast hands and countered you with heavy hands. This is why Evander couldn't win against Lennox- Lennox gave him nothing hit as Lennox was an excellently skilled boxer. And, when Holyfield tried to turn it up, when he could, he got hit and hit hard- so, it eased his attack.

Holyfield pre-Bowe was an excellent boxer. After the Bowe fights he slowed down, quit using his excellent footwork and his excellent head movement.

He was an excellent counter-puncher throughout his entire career. His controlled aggression was his calling card after he caught you in the exchanges. But as for boxing ability, he was average- Moorer had better boxing ability and skills than Holyfield.

[Kirkland Laing]

[Gandalf]

Maybe I am in the minority, but I didn't see Lewis as a great boxer. He was a boring plodder and seemed to get inordinate pride in beating a truly great fighter over a decade beyond being all that good. Prime Tyson would have killed him.

[Beanflicker]

Maybe I am in the minority, but I didn't see Lewis as a great boxer.

You certainly are in the minority, and I really hope that's a very small minority, because it takes a lot of bias against Lennox or just pure idiocy to not acknowledge Lennox as a "great" fighter.

[Beanflicker]

Lennox was a perfect example of a boxer-puncher.

A boxer-puncher has the same goal as the slugger/brawler: he's looking to land that big punch and knock the guy out. But the two styles are fundamentally different, in that the boxer-puncher uses his exceptional boxing skill (jab, movement, countering, angles, ect) to set up that big power punch. The boxer-puncher is actively trying to find openings for the finish, but he doesn't force the issue like the brawler - he doesn't take stupid risks and leave himself exposed like the brawler. George Foreman pre-retirement was more of a brawler/slugger, but when he came back he became more of a boxer-puncher.

Guys like Lennox, Joe Louis, Alexis Arguello, and so many other immediately spring to mind.

[IamInuit]

Lmfao, What are the freakin odds of the head landing where it did? I've used the pic in so many threads over the years.

[Spicoli]

He was a great mix of natural ease with the ability to punch holes in you. An ideal mix really, one appreciated more and more in hindsight for this fan.

[brocktonblockbust]

lennox is an alltime great I rank him inthe top 10 as his power was awesome, 1 punch ko power, and boxing skills impeccable. His occasional laziness and at times questionable chin push him far up the list howeer to about #9 or 10 IMHO. His laziness and questionable chin. These 2 negatives and his getting knocked the fuck out twice with single shots from mediocre heavies.......

[Max Power]

It's a boxer style with the punching power of a slugger.

Or more specifically an outfighter who can also bang it out when he has to as well.

A boxer who is both a technician and a puncher.

[cambay411]

Lennox was robotic at the end of it.... def a boxer-puncher. He had massive power and when he hit you, and was accurate, more than likely it was lights out.

Lennox also set up his punches more than anyone else I have seen in the HW division.

To give comparison- Riddick Bowe was puncher-boxer. More like a slugger-boxer. Riddick boxed when after he found out he couldn't blast away guys at the top of the division.

Larry Holmes was a boxer-hitter. Holmes wasn't a big puncher, he just hit you repeatedly after he put you in position.

Holyfield was a counter puncher-boxer. Evander was a crap boxer. But he had fast hands and countered you with heavy hands. This is why Evander couldn't win against Lennox- Lennox gave him nothing hit as Lennox was an excellently skilled boxer. And, when Holyfield tried to turn it up, when he could, he got hit and hit hard- so, it eased his attack.

Holyfield pre-Bowe was an excellent boxer. After the Bowe fights he slowed down, quit using his excellent footwork and his excellent head movement.

He was an excellent counter-puncher throughout his entire career. His controlled aggression was his calling card after he caught you in the exchanges. But as for boxing ability, he was average- Moorer had better boxing ability and skills than Holyfield.

Whether or not Moorer had better boxing ability is a debatable opinion I suppose.


Has far as Holyfield being an average boxer, I would agree if we were talking about older Hoyfield. In his prime days his footwork and head movement made him an exceptional boxer. This is really what made Holyfield in his early days imo. When he got older he relied too much on brawling, counter punching and pure toughness.


He was more of a pure brawler in his older days. In his younger days he could stick and move.