Frank Bruno really outclassed Lennox Lewis - Lewis not in Top 10

[tysonesque]

I think Lewis was a very fortunate fighter to be honest. If ever there was a guy who was in the right place at the right time it was Lewis.

Holyfield and Tyson are the only serious names on his record and both were well past their best when he fought them. Tyson in particular was a fat and empty shell of the fighter he once was and lost two of his next three fights to journeymen. Lewis' win over Tyson is about as legitimate as Berbick's win over Ali.

I just don't see Lewis beating a peak Holyfield or Tyson. Any fighter who gets flattened by a single punch from a couple of average fighters like McCall and Rahman isn't getting through a fight with peak Tyson and I think peak Holyfield would have out worked him for a UD. It's also questionable whether he'd have beaten Riddick Bowe.

Lewis struggled badly with Bruno who was comfortably beaten by every top heavyweight he ever fought and he also struggled with Mercer who was quite comfortably beaten by a positively geriatric Holmes, who Tyson easily blew away many years earlier.

Who did Lewis beat that was anywhere near the top of their game? Absolutely no one really. He's lucky Vitali was cut so badly otherwise he'd probably have retired on the back of a knockout defeat as well.

I'll give him credit for essentially beating every guy he fought due to him avenging his losses, but he was a very well managed fighter as much as anything else.

[brocktonblockbust]

lENNOX GOES BACK AND FORTH ON MY atg LIST

I currently have him at #7 after

Joe Louis
Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Jack Johnson
Rocco Marcheggiano

[Primo Carnera]

Wait a minute. Eric, forgive me if I've missed something, but do you seriously believe that Bill's quotes have one word of truth in them?

[erics44]

Wait a minute. Eric, forgive me if I've missed something, but do you seriously believe that Bill's quotes have one word of truth in them?

no youre right

bill talks shit

is he a drug adict?

[Primo Carnera]

I haven't a clue what he is , but he don't come from the same planet as we do.

[Bill Paxtom]

[QUOTE=erics44;1330139]

Wait a minute. Eric, forgive me if I've missed something, but do you seriously believe that Bill's quotes have one word of truth in them?

no you're wrong

bill talks the truth

he is a High Priest for God's SakeQUOTE]

Thank You my Son

I grant you, a 'weekend' with Jean Simmons.

'Enjoy'

[Mr140]

Ali, Louis, Lewis, Holmes, Holyfeild, Foreman, Tyson, Frazier, Liston, Wald is pretty much my top 10 and Wald will be higher i just need to see how his career ends. Lewis has like the best resume at the weight and avenged all his loses he had as well his size and resume pretty much says it all dude and thats all there is to it. All heavyweights have fights they look bad in and everyone can be finished when you get hit by a guy who ways 230 and can throw a punch HW division is a different type of animal compared to most.