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

Originally Posted by
ICB

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Fenster

Originally Posted by
marbleheadmaui

Originally Posted by
AdamGB
In his prime he'd smash Wlad with ease.

Originally Posted by
marbleheadmaui
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.
Hasim Rahman had pretty high KO precentage, and had some good performances. He beat a prime Corrie Sanders in a fantastic Heavyweight scrap, and was beating David Tua by a large margin until he got caught late on.
But i disagree with BIG H and imp's comment, Larry Holmes took a right hand bomb. Flush on the chin by one of the hardest hitting Heavyweight's Earnie Shavers, and was up within 4 seconds.
I know i've repeated that comment a few times, but im a bit sick of reading that those two punches Lennox Lewis got KO'ed with would of KO'd any Heavyweight in history, the Oliver McCall one wasn't even that devastating.
And Riddick Bowe got smashed by 72 power punches by Andrew Golota in one round, and survived. There's plenty of Heavyweight's who were tougher than Lennox Lewis, but there's few who were as skilled as him.
How Holmes got up from that shot I will never know. Shavers did a terrible job of finishing him, becuase he was out on his feet and there was plenty of time left. As good as that punch was from Shavers, I think Rahman's was more devastating... (maybe
)
I am not trying to compare Lewis as one of the great chins, but I still maintain nobody beats the 10 count after that Rahman punch. Just my opinion.
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