Would Lennox Stand a chance if he made a comeback at 45?

[armin]

I highly doubt it. You got to remember old george would take a shit ton to dish one out, plus if moorer didn't just stand in front of him and did what atlas told him it may have never happened. Lennox was great but highly doubt he would even be 50 percent of what he once was. Granted tho he could probably still beat most of the division but wlad and vitali would be to much, and who knows maybe a few others.

[marbleheadmaui]

Against half of the top tens? Yup, he'd stand a chance. But the Ukranians and some others would make this seem like a really bad idea.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

[rjj tszyu]

Against half of the top tens? Yup, he'd stand a chance. But the Ukranians and some others would make this seem like a really bad idea.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

I do agree with this post, I think Lennox had a better chin than he has sometimes been given credit for though. Not iron but he took some good shots off Tua that would suggest he was not quite so chinny as he is sometimes regarded and that big right hand he took off Vitali, wow.

[brocktonblockbust]

Please, please, PLEASE do not compare Lennox Lewis in terms of a comeback bid with the Big Fabulous Destroyer George Foreman. No way, no way. One of the ONLY reasons Foreman accomplished that was due to his, as others have said above, ROCK of GIBRALTAR chin.

CAN ANYONE ON THIS BOXING FORUM IMAGINE LENNOX LEWIS TAKING 23 UNANSWERED BOMBS FRM HOLYFIELD AND REMAIN STANDING

Case closed. Old Lennox better stay retired.

[GAME]

Against half of the top tens? Yup, he'd stand a chance. But the Ukranians and some others would make this seem like a really bad idea.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

I do agree with this post, I think Lennox had a better chin than he has sometimes been given credit for though. Not iron but he took some good shots off Tua that would suggest he was not quite so chinny as he is sometimes regarded and that big right hand he took off Vitali, wow.

Agreed. Lewis was only ever floored twice in his entire career. Tyson, Ali, Foreman, Holyfield, Bowe etc have all been down more often than Lewis. I think its just something haters say cuz Tua, Rudduck, Briggs, Vitali and Tyson were all punchers who landed flush on Lennox and couldnt drop him.

I dont think Lennox will come back though. He is too smart for that.

[AdamGB]

In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

[marbleheadmaui]

In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

Lewis was knocked out by two different journeymen while in his prime. I can't think of another heavyweight one might argue is great of whom that is true. Can you?

[brocktonblockbust]

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

So you think Lewis' chin was like Tyson's, or Holyfield's, or Bowe's, or Foreman's, or Ali's, or Frazier's, or Quarry's, or Holmes', or Lyle's? WHICH ONE OF THOSE WAS SMOKED BY 2 BUMS IN HIS PRIME? Was Ali smoked in '71 by Frazier's left hook in the 15th round? Was Lyle smoked by a prime Foreman's scores and scores of clubbing shots? Was Frazier smoked by any single shot by Foreman? Was Bowe smoked by any of Holyfield's bombs?

Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by that Frazier left hook in the 15th round in 1971. Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by ONE of Foreman's bombs against Frazier. Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by ONE of Earnie Shavers' overhand rights that floored Holmes and he got up at 7 and almost won the round with 2 minutes left. etc....

ADAMGB IS SMOKING SOME FUNNY SHIT.

[Nameless]

It has bad idea written all over but I can understand the potential excitement linked to such comeback. As it has been mentioned, the chin issue (compared to Foreman) is quite a bit issue here and I am not sure that Lewis was living a Hopkins spartan life so to speak. It could have been "possible" and interesting up to 3-4 years ago but now it's definitely too late for that.

[AdamGB]

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

So you think Lewis' chin was like Tyson's, or Holyfield's, or Bowe's, or Foreman's, or Ali's, or Frazier's, or Quarry's, or Holmes', or Lyle's? WHICH ONE OF THOSE WAS SMOKED BY 2 BUMS IN HIS PRIME? Was Ali smoked in '71 by Frazier's left hook in the 15th round? Was Lyle smoked by a prime Foreman's scores and scores of clubbing shots? Was Frazier smoked by any single shot by Foreman? Was Bowe smoked by any of Holyfield's bombs?

Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by that Frazier left hook in the 15th round in 1971. Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by ONE of Foreman's bombs against Frazier. Lennox Lewis would have been smoked by ONE of Earnie Shavers' overhand rights that floored Holmes and he got up at 7 and almost won the round with 2 minutes left. etc....

ADAMGB IS SMOKING SOME FUNNY SHIT.

This is Heavy Weight boxing... Anybody can be dropped. You don't do what Lewis did with a glass jaw. Please show me where I said that Lewis' chin was granite or one of the divisions best.

What? You can't? Because all I said was that it wasn't glass.

It seems that some people here only work in absolutes and need to learn what a 'middle ground' is before they get excited and type redundant crap.

[Fenster]

In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

Lewis was knocked out by two different journeymen while in his prime. I can't think of another heavyweight one might argue is great of whom that is true. Can you?

Journeymen?

So Rahman is a top contender when you're dealing with Wlad but a journeyman for Lewis? Funny.

[BIG H]

In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

Lewis was knocked out by two different journeymen while in his prime. I can't think of another heavyweight one might argue is great of whom that is true. Can you?

Journeymen?

So Rahman is a top contender when you're dealing with Wlad but a journeyman for Lewis? Funny.

Laughable innit. A 34-2 journeyman

[Mctaggert]

I think the biggest problem for Lennox would be his speed, at 45 you'd got to think his jab and over hand right would be dead slow. He was showing signs of it vs Vitali, but Lewis was badly out of shape for that one. Although looking at Lennox, he looks fresh as a daisy! What's so exciting is that with his hight and reach, he would not have to leap in with punches against Wlad. He can throw bombs over the top, it can be an even fight for a change as far as size.

I think the current state of the heavyweight devision upsets Lennox, he's coming to more and more fights, it's clear part of him wants to come back so badly.

[AdamGB]

Instead of treating boxing like fantasy football/top trumps he should actually watch the fights and his knowledge of boxing to assess what he's seeing.

He took two massive shots from two strong 240-250lb guys... Not exactly love taps

If your chin takes 250lbs on the chin I don't think it cares what the guys record or skill level

Its boxing, not top trumps... The issue wasn't a glass jaw, it was that he got lazy and got caught when he shouldn't of.

[marbleheadmaui]

In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Foreman's chin was titanium. Lennox's was, ahem, not.

If you think lewis' jaw was glass then you must know less about boxing than I thought.

Lewis was knocked out by two different journeymen while in his prime. I can't think of another heavyweight one might argue is great of whom that is true. Can you?

Journeymen?

So Rahman is a top contender when you're dealing with Wlad but a journeyman for Lewis? Funny.

Laughable innit. A 34-2 journeyman

LOL, 34-2 tells you something? So Chavez jr must be a legend at what 44-0? Records without context mean nothing. His biggest win going in was who exactly? Sanders? He'd been drilled by both Tua and Maskaev before that fight. Rahman is a journeyman.