Not sure he beats Holmes, but prime Holmes is the most underrated HW imho. It's so hard to compare the best of one era to the best of another other than by judging how strong or week an era is, and you can't blame a fighter if their aren't good fights out there. Lewis was clearly the best of his era, and there was some good talent around then. Lewis beat everyone that mattered during his run. It wasn't as strong as the late 60's and 70's, but it was definately stronger than today. The golf great Bobby Jones once said "all you can do is beat who is around when you are around" and that's exactly what Lennox did. He didn't duck anybody, beat every quality HW of his era, and avenged his losses.