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    Default Re: Was Lennox truly dull?

    I think it is unfair to call his body of work boring. I know I got really turned off with Lennox in the second Hoylfield fight. Everyone including Lennox knew the first decision was so bad that as long as he was still standing after 12 rounds he would get the nod. I thought he fought completely uninspired and had no intention of really mixing it up with Evander.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds View Post
    I think it is unfair to call his body of work boring. I know I got really turned off with Lennox in the second Hoylfield fight. Everyone including Lennox knew the first decision was so bad that as long as he was still standing after 12 rounds he would get the nod. I thought he fought completely uninspired and had no intention of really mixing it up with Evander.
    i dont no what that was about.i no he got robbed of a win in their first fight tho
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    Quote Originally Posted by paddy448 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds View Post
    I think it is unfair to call his body of work boring. I know I got really turned off with Lennox in the second Hoylfield fight. Everyone including Lennox knew the first decision was so bad that as long as he was still standing after 12 rounds he would get the nod. I thought he fought completely uninspired and had no intention of really mixing it up with Evander.
    i dont no what that was about.i no he got robbed of a win in their first fight tho
    some would say he got a gift in the second fight
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    Default Re: Was Lennox truly dull?

    Some fights he may have played it safe. In others he showed his skill and power. I would have LL in my top 5 of all time HWs. that's all that matters.

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    Lennox at his best was a boxing master...He knew when to box and soften his opp up but he also knew how to finish a fighter withy the best of them.....He beat everone there was to beat and regardless of what they turned out to be in the end guys like...

    Briggs, Morrison, Mercer, Tua, Botha, Golota, Ruddock, Tucker, Bruno were dangerous men in their primes...

    He put the exclamation on Holyfields prims coming to an end....He banished Tyson...Exposed so called future stars like Grant and Akinwande...

    Avenged both his losses in superb fashion showing it was his arrogance of coming in under trained and not because either was the better fighter....

    Handed Vitaly his only true stoppage....

    He knew when it was time to hang them up...

    All his KO's were highlight reel worthy...

    Lennox was not dull he was just that good
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn View Post
    Lennox at his best was a boxing master...He knew when to box and soften his opp up but he also knew how to finish a fighter withy the best of them.....He beat everone there was to beat and regardless of what they turned out to be in the end guys like...

    Briggs, Morrison, Mercer, Tua, Botha, Golota, Ruddock, Tucker, Bruno were dangerous men in their primes...

    He put the exclamation on Holyfields prims coming to an end....He banished Tyson...Exposed so called future stars like Grant and Akinwande...

    Avenged both his losses in superb fashion showing it was his arrogance of coming in under trained and not because either was the better fighter....

    Handed Vitaly his only true stoppage....

    He knew when it was time to hang them up...

    All his KO's were highlight reel worthy...

    Lennox was not dull he was just that good
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    Default Re: Was Lennox truly dull?

    There was nothing dull about Lewis-McCall 1 and Lewis-Rahman 1 and 2.

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    Watching Lennox Lewis was like watching concrete set! Slow and lumbering, Holmes and Ali would have boxed his ears off, Foreman would have flattened him and a prime Tyson would have destroyed him, i can't see him avoiding Smokin Joe's left hook either.

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    George Foreman would disagree with you He said the same I i have " Lennox Lewis is the best HW champion since Ali. George said there was no way he could beat Lennox
    Lennox beat every man he fought in the pro ring. The fights he lost were basically his own fault he totally underestimated McCall & turned up late & out of shape in S Africa to fight Rahman. Lennox focussed destroyed both
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    Even when he was in safety mode he still throws his right hand alot more than Wlad does when he fights .

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    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    Watching Lennox Lewis was like watching concrete set! Slow and lumbering, Holmes and Ali would have boxed his ears off, Foreman would have flattened him and a prime Tyson would have destroyed him, i can't see him avoiding Smokin Joe's left hook either.
    Lennox had a superb jab...Not quite the quality of Holmes but would give Larry a run for his money...He was stronger and he was a better finisher...

    Frazier would have ended up the same way as he did in the Foreman fight...Lennox was fond of the uppercut perfect for the crossarm defense to sneak through.......

    He would have given Ali a run for his money and Prime for Prime he was a better boxer then Tyson and a harder one punch KO finisher.....Lewis ate the Right hands of Mercer and Tua who were harder punchers then Tyson who was a quanity volume combination KO finisher not a one shot knockout artist

    He was a better boxer then Foreman but of course the power did not compare (In his prime no one compared to Foreman)....

    How can you believe all these men would have flattened and outboxed Lennox so easily?
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    Default Re: Was Lennox truly dull?

    Controlling can be seen by some as boring, by others as master full.

    Knowing when to do something and when not to do something takes a fair bit of smooth inner calm and knowing specially when you got another heavyweight after your head. I have to give him props for it. Its like a warrior that smashes his attackers with his shield then kills them when it suits him best, its clever.
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    Lennox Lewis beat Holyfield and Tyson in their prime? lol
    The Brits tend to overrate their champs, see Ricky Hatton as a prime example.

    Yes Lewis did beat Holyfield twice, and beat Tyson, but let's not say he beat them at their prime. Holyfield was 37 when they met, and Tyson was a washed up fighter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
    Lennox Lewis beat Holyfield and Tyson in their prime? lol
    The Brits tend to overrate their champs, see Ricky Hatton as a prime example.

    Yes Lewis did beat Holyfield twice, and beat Tyson, but let's not say he beat them at their prime. Holyfield was 37 when they met, and Tyson was a washed up fighter.
    im british born bulldog but im from a solid irish family and proud of my irish routes, have u ever heard of bartley gorman, he was my grandad, he was a bare knuckle boxing champ, anyway i dont over rate the british champs, but lennox is and will remain one of the best no question, in fact hes probably the best britsh fighter ever, nothing overrated about that mate
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    Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
    Lennox Lewis beat Holyfield and Tyson in their prime? lol
    The Brits tend to overrate their champs, see Ricky Hatton as a prime example.

    Yes Lewis did beat Holyfield twice, and beat Tyson, but let's not say he beat them at their prime. Holyfield was 37 when they met, and Tyson was a washed up fighter.
    and yeah lennox got holyfield and tyson out of their prime but he still did what he had to do, i do believe a 20 year old tyson beats anyone in history tho
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