The Lennox Lewis chin debate

[lennon]

Lewis didnt have a bad chin, down just twice in his career, its not like they were the only shots he ever took! Even in the first Rahman fight he took that right hand several times before the ko shot. One of them landing 30 seconds before the ko, im sure that shot did hurt him and led to him dropping his hands. These punches in this video should of put him down at least if he was that weak chinned, remember people talk today about tua, briggs, klitschko being the hardest hitters out there!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6621822008037224095&hl=en-GB

[Best watched as the small original size screen option.]

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Briggs had him in trouble, so did Klitschko and Tua never landed a single punch that meant anything. Lewis' chin is not as bad as people make it out to be, but he was knocked out twice from a single punch, which his chin suspect.

[LondonRingRules]

Lewis' chin is not as bad as people make it out to be, but he was knocked out twice from a single punch, which his chin suspect.

** It's the "but" part that needs correcting Pops. Lewis only KOed once from a single punch, the first Rahman fight. He was up by the count of 6 against McCall their first match and ready to fight. Sure, he bumped up against the ref, but it's not like McCall actually laid him out for the count.

Tyson thought Lewis had a glass jaw which was the only reason Tyson took the fight. After a few bombs and Lewis was still standing after the 1st round, Tyson knew he was in for a beatdown since Tyson was no longer a championship fighter.

[lennon]

I suppose it would only mean something if Lewis got knocked out lol, priceless!
Yeah they had him in trouble and caught him many times yet couldnt put him down and they all lost the fights against him.

How can he of been knocked down from a single punch by Rahman if he was hurt by a righthand just before the ko punch, that punch left him open to be driven back onto the ropes with a series of straight lefts with his hands at his waist, even Rahman will tell you this. Watch the video link posted above.

[hugh grant]

Ive only seen the incidents when Lewis was knocked out by Mcall and Rahman once. I kind of think the ref could have let him continue to see how he would have reacted. If he got knocked down again then so be it but i think boxers should be the opportunity to be able to continue. If you look at the olden days when fighters got knocked down and while the ref is giving the count the other boxer is standing right next to the ref ready for the next attack.
We have been denied what could have been a diffeerent result had the ref let Lewis continue. Lewis was good defensively and maybe he would have got on his bike. We dont know now.

[El Jesus]

if his chin was that bad, hed have lost more than twice.

[Welter_Skelter]

People seem to forget these MEN are Over 200lbs..
The reason People love the HW's is the brutal KO's that EVERYONE is susceptble to.. Lennox Has a good a chin... He just got caught.. If anything you could say his defense was lacking in those fights..Same goes For Wlad Klitschko..Any man who can take a Sam Peter Looping right full force and remain standing is Not soft chinned.....

[Mishra100]

People seem to forget these MEN are Over 200lbs..
The reason People love the HW's is the brutal KO's that EVERYONE is susceptble to.. Lennox Has a good a chin... He just got caught.. If anything you could say his defense was lacking in those fights..Same goes For Wlad Klitschko..Any man who can take a Sam Peter Looping right full force and remain standing is Not soft chinned.....

I would give a stronger argument of Wlad having a bad chin but all of Lewis's knockdowns was definitely from a killer punch by a heavyweight. Which I totally agree in every point that everyone has a punchers chance in the HW division.

[dempseyfan]

I bet that old Big L could take anyone on here's best shots several times and laugh and then just start bitchslapping everybody.

[El Jesus]

I bet that old Big L could take anyone on here's best shots several times and laugh and then just start bitchslapping everybody.

Big L was from the projects. Not too many people on here even sniff that enviorment. But that mutha****as dead and this is a topic about chins, so he dont count.