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    Default Re: How Good was Lennox Lewis Really????

    when i sit and think lennox lewis any time would dominate and like only thre fighters would give him a hard time

    and he beats a prime tyson

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    Quote Originally Posted by 'Big' (Yoits)Dan McCarthy
    Quote Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
    Lewis is an all time great to residents of the UK.




    Here in America, he's regarded as just another over-rated heavyweight.
    If anything he is severely underated in Britain. Most people would think of Frank Bruno first if they thought of a 90's British Heavyweight. I put it like this, take any HW from the history of boxing and put him in with a prime Lennox Lewis. He has a chance against any of them. If only there were time machines!
    I tend to agree with the big fella on this one. I've always liked Lewis and rated him highly from early on. I would tell people that he will be the world champ and people used to laugh at me or if they weren't really into boxing just ask "who?". I don't live in the UK, i live in Australia and remember many years ago whilst watching one of Lewis' earlier fights with some UK tourists telling them I thought he would be the next champ.. They laughed, they didn't rate him at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikersk
    Quote Originally Posted by 'Big' (Yoits)Dan McCarthy
    Quote Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
    Lewis is an all time great to residents of the UK.




    Here in America, he's regarded as just another over-rated heavyweight.
    If anything he is severely underrated in Britain. Most people would think of Frank Bruno first if they thought of a 90's British Heavyweight. I put it like this, take any HW from the history of boxing and put him in with a prime Lennox Lewis. He has a chance against any of them. If only there were time machines!
    I tend to agree with the big fella on this one. I've always liked Lewis and rated him highly from early on. I would tell people that he will be the world champ and people used to laugh at me or if they weren't really into boxing just ask "who?". I don't live in the UK, i live in Australia and remember many years ago whilst watching one of Lewis' earlier fights with some UK tourists telling them I thought he would be the next champ.. They laughed, they didn't rate him at all.
    I am guilty of Slamming Lewis big time early on.Nationalism ,skepticism and
    a somewhat bias press make facts & reality abit blurry.
    At first Yes...I dubbed him "Lummox losse's" as a prediction as to what we would see.
    Do you know howmanyF!!!!!! times overhere I heard and read.."Can he be the next British born Heavy weight Champ" And the having all of the drama about his TRUE nationality "straight up,robotic and European" became a mantra!

    Jamaica....Maaaann Canada.....WTF England......Oii By the glory-boys at the Networks.He struck me as clumsy and Uncoordinated But Impressively brutal and professional.His Battle with Ray Mercer was the turning point for me .But I will never say he defeats any p4p Heavy easily at all though.



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    Default Re: How Good was Lennox Lewis Really????

    I think he's the best BIG heavyweight to ever fight. He had it all speed, skill, strength, KO punches, jab, left hook, right cross, right uppercut. This guy was a real specimen when he fought.

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    He was an exceptional heavyweight. Strong jab, quality range of punching,and had real power. Might scrape in to top ten, but that would be down to sheer size.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
    I think he's the best BIG heavyweight to ever fight. He had it all speed, skill, strength, KO punches, jab, left hook, right cross, right uppercut. This guy was a real specimen when he fought.
    So now he gets a Sub-class?Remember when Max kellerman was all over that and the NEED for a "super" hvy. division.The future is 6'5 and over 240 or so LLOOLL. He was Top notch...but not Impervious to a good "chin check"
    out of most all I see Holmes working him over big time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAME
    Mike Tyson and Holyfield are favourites of mine but to be fair I think Lennox is better than both . He would have beaten Ali too IMO

    Lennox is possibly the greatest heavyweight ever both statistically and actually
    I kinda agree with you , i think best of 3 fights Lewis could have beaten anyone , u have to consider that he was so much bigger than anyonefighters from the 60's and 70's ever fought . but it goes back to u can only beat guys in your era.

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    Lennox i feel is ATG material.
    A bit complacent when he was young, but a great boxer and indeed puncher.
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    Lewis is IMO, the best Heavyweight fighter I've ever seen. At his best, Lewis can be unstoppable. I would give him a shout to be the best Heavy ever. (I know most won't agree, but it's opinion)

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    Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
    Lennox i feel is ATG material.
    A bit complacent when he was young, but a great boxer and indeed puncher.

    Agreed about when he was younger...if you followed his career you can see the transition from a guy with great potential who needed to settle down a bit then once he it 34 or so he had become the patient boxer that made him what he is


    Quote Originally Posted by bzkfn
    Lewis is IMO, the best Heavyweight fighter I've ever seen. At his best, Lewis can be unstoppable. I would give him a shout to be the best Heavy ever. (I know most won't agree, but it's opinion)

    I won't say best ever but best of our era easily...I put him above Tyson, Holyfield and Bowe..like I satated in the beginning on the right night he could have beaten or at least given any of the top 5 HWts the fight of their career at minimum
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    Quote Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
    Lewis is an all time great to residents of the UK.

    Here in America, he's regarded as just another over-rated heavyweight.
    Not all American's think along this line...in fact...most boxing fans don't.

    Lewis is regarded as the best heavy of this time frame.
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    I'm just glad he didnt come back
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    Lewis was born in East Ham and lived in England until he was 11 - so he is BRITISH!!

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    I'l agree with Big H there.

    While he was about i hated Lennox's style, i thought that his fights were horribly dull and incredibly tedious to watch, however since his retirement i hav realised his brilliance, he could negate an opponents every move, similar to tactics employed by lighter tacticians such as Floyd and Pernell Whittaker. The difference was when he wanted to throw he could blast holes in anything in front of him.
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