What kind of a boxer was lennox lewis?

[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.

[Master]

Lennox was a boxer and with his reach, height and size he would be stupid to do anything else. He did like to mix it if he had to and he did with Mercer and Golota.

[nuggetdotcom]

Lennox was quality...... Couple of hiccups but he reigned right through to beating Klitchko.

Evander was the real deal.

Mike who?