Now Who is the most overrated heavyweight

[jmbtandy]

Lennox overrated how?

I thought Lewis was a fantastic athlete, great hand eye coordination, graceful and he had the size to go with it.

On the minus side, I always thought his chin was brittle (and I'm not criticising him for the two KOs he suffered, I think nearly anyone would have been flattened by those pounches), he always fought cautiously as if he was a bit gun shy. His jab could have been much better but he often chose not to use it, he used his size well but also used a limited arsenal of punches.

He was also unlucky in that Tyson and Holyfield were both shot, Bowe was self destructing etc so he didnlt have anybody really good he could fight, yet still contrived to lose to two of the more average fighters you would ever see on a Champions resume as losses.

I'm not saying that Lennox was BAD, but he wasn;t the ATG that some people say.

No one has said Lewis was the greatest heavyweights ever, he is somewhere in the top 10, which is certainly not overrating him, he was lazy against Rahman and got caught with a stupid shot and knocked cold, and was clipped on the top of the head from McCall, both of which he returned to beat, he got a little lazy in the later stages of his career and was a bit lakluster against Klitschko, but the guy won the Gold Medal and pretty much every world title, and beat 10 world champions. Sometimes he wasn't the prettiest to watch but sometimes you have to be smart and use your advantages, if you are gung-ho and dive into things you might impress the crowds but the W is the most important thing at the end of the day. Harsh that he has been brought up, if he was rated the best heavyweight of all time fair enough, but that is not the case he is regarded as top 10 which is more than fair.

[njackets]

Lewis certainly is'nt overated,he would have to be rated to be overated,and I believe he's 1 of the most underated Boxers in history,I think theres only a handfull of HW Boxers that would of stood a chance of beating a prime,focused Lewis.

[feeney]

Whoever thinks ali is overrated is stupid look what he did he beat all time greats liston,patterson,moore,frazier,foreman, he beat these guys and beat other fighters champions today would have struggled against. ali in his prime was amazing could you see much heavyweights throwing 10 punch combos with his speed. ALI BUMAYAI. Anyway back to the point lewis was overrated i just dont like him his style was boring he just used his size to beat class c fighters who did he beat who was great. A shot stabbed and money hungry tyson? OVERRATED.

[The Fightfan]

Whoever thinks ali is overrated is stupid look what he did he beat all time greats liston,patterson,moore,frazier,foreman, he beat these guys and beat other fighters champions today would have struggled against. ali in his prime was amazing could you see much heavyweights throwing 10 punch combos with his speed. ALI BUMAYAI. Anyway back to the point lewis was overrated i just dont like him his style was boring he just used his size to beat class c fighters who did he beat who was great. A shot stabbed and money hungry tyson? OVERRATED.

Sonny Liston fix was in the second fight first one was great yes prime Cassius Clay. Floyd Patterson a champion in the fifties when he fought him he was 38 or something and old shell of Floyd Patterson.Archie light heavyweight champ again a former shell of himself. Shit he was like 50 by time him and Ali fought.Frazier beat him in the first in my eyes again in the second,the third I had him ahead by 1 round . The Foreman fight was a miracle I agree. but IMO Ali is looked for more what he did outside the ring than in it.

[njackets]

Whoever thinks ali is overrated is stupid look what he did he beat all time greats liston,patterson,moore,frazier,foreman, he beat these guys and beat other fighters champions today would have struggled against. ali in his prime was amazing could you see much heavyweights throwing 10 punch combos with his speed. ALI BUMAYAI. Anyway back to the point lewis was overrated i just dont like him his style was boring he just used his size to beat class c fighters who did he beat who was great. A shot stabbed and money hungry tyson? OVERRATED.

U dont rate him cos u dont like his style,and he was boring?! Class c fighters are the HWs u see now,not the HWs of Lewis era,the fact that u rate beating Tyson as the best thing Lewis did shows your clueless! Go and watch Lewis career set,this is why he's underated,cos he has so many haters! Maybe if he'd got into a few fights outside some nightclubs or came from a broken home,he'd get a few more fans!