Lewis-W. Klitschko?

The other day, a friend of mine asked me who would win in their primes, Wladimir Klitschko or Lennox Lewis. Obviously impressed by Klitschko's recent success, he was adament that Wladimir would stop him because of his greater athleticism. OK, so I broke it down for him. Wladimir Klitschko- Rocket jab, better handspeed, ability to hook off the jab, quick right hand, combinations, height advantage. Lewis - jab, harder right hand, combinations, uppercut, and experience. This is an extremely interesting matchup, as Lennox Lewis very rarely faced fighters with greater height and reach. But I'm going to have to go with Lennox Lewis on this one. Lewis is the bigger puncher, the tougher man mentally, and the better overall fighter. Let's remember, Wladimir's ring intelligent style didn't emerge until he hooked up with Emmanuel Steward, who would've been in Lewis' corner for the fight. With defense, Lewis has the edge. The kind of shots that Sanders used to blow away Klitschko are the kind of punches that Lewis wouldn't have been hit with. Thats why both his losses were by one punch KO, they were lucky shots. Ring generalship would go to Lewis, as Wladimir would be reluctant against a fighter as dangerous as Lewis. Lewis' jab was better, even though I really like Wladimir's jab. Wladimir is fighting smarter, but he's only looking like Muhammad Ali because he's fighting much shorter fighters who lack the ability to jab with him. Lewis TKO7.

Comments (20)

realheavyhands

lennox is far superiour athletically and hit way harder

20y ago

beez721

more bullshit from a regular bullshitter, dude seriously why do u hang on to his nuts?, Any version of Lewis would beat Wlad, If lewis came out of retirement right now he would probably whup him lol,,,,,another moronic perverted post,,,,your about as stupid as you look on video. where did I say I thought wlad "would" beat lewis. go look at all my previous posts on this bozo. I said its ridiculous to think wlad would have "no chance" at beating lewis like that other moron and a couple others have stated. wlad would have a chance if he connected first,,considering lewis also has a suspect chin and has been knocked out before. same goes with wlad. its more of a matter of who gets there first if these guys ever fought

20y ago

beez721

Right - Lewis was in his prime in 2002. :rolleyes: The Golota fight was where Lewis was in his prime (1997). That version of Lewis beats Klitschko easily. And believe me, I know Wlad is a very good boxer - but let's face it, one straight hard shot from Sanders is all it took to derail his career. Lewis in 1997 would have landed one of those (or several) without much trouble. Lewis KO3. and if wlad got there first,,,,lewis would be in trouble,,,,just ask mcall and rahman who dont punch nearly as well. cracks me up all the haters that say wlad would have 0 chance of beating a guy who was a very good champion but also had a suspect chin

20y ago

beez721

20y ago

GasPed

and how long past his prime was lewis? bout a year Right - Lewis was in his prime in 2002. :rolleyes: The Golota fight was where Lewis was in his prime (1997). That version of Lewis beats Klitschko easily. And believe me, I know Wlad is a very good boxer - but let's face it, one straight hard shot from Sanders is all it took to derail his career. Lewis in 1997 would have landed one of those (or several) without much trouble. Lewis KO3.

20y ago

leff

Were talking about both fighters being in their respective primes. and how long past his prime was lewis? bout a year

20y ago

LondonRingRules

20y ago

The fight is a toss up, i think. I would give either fighter equal chance at beating eachother. very smart post. i can agree. fact is, anything about a w klitschko/lewis fight is going to be ficticious. anyone who states a specific outcome with any certainty is simply a fan of one over the other. now, i'm much more of a fan of wladimir's work, but i like everybody else, could/should just give you all hypothetical circumstances. furthermore, wk's career isn't over, so what is his prime? if he keeps up the progression, he may well dominate again, or even surpass his level of dominance of the past.

20y ago

beez721

I think the major problem for Wlad would be the Lewis jab. Wlads one big advantage to other fighters was his jab, Lewis's jab was equal to his or even better. Wlad would have a tough time neutralizing it. are you nuts? wlads jab is superior to lewis's hands down. its quicker more accurate and he uses it more. lewis had a good jab but he tended to paw with it a lot. he was out jabbed by mercer for crying out loud. what lewis does have over wlad is the uppercut and he uses his height better and is mentally tougher,,,,but I think wlad has the better left hand without a doubt

20y ago

mauricio604

The fight is a toss up, i think. I would give either fighter equal chance at beating eachother.

20y ago

mauricio604

Prior to the Sanders fight mark my words Lewis would have had reservations about facing Wlad. Lewis did have reservations, thats why he partially trained and instructed Sanders on what strategy to use so he would beat Wladimir. Lewis knew that if Wlad lost, he wouldnt have to face him. Why else would he try to help out a journeyman to upset Wlad.

20y ago

Banderivets

no you did'nt, you realised u got owned and now your trying to back your shit up, dumbfuck, rahman hits harder than sanders, and rahman even stopped sanders, end of thread. lol Wlad is the second hardest punching guy in the division. Peter taking the first spot. Actually, Wlad might hit harder then Peter.

20y ago

beez721

no you did'nt, you realised u got owned and now your trying to back your shit up, dumbfuck, rahman hits harder than sanders, and rahman even stopped sanders, end of thread. lol,,,thats your way of weasling out huh? when was the last time rahman even dropped an opponent stupid? lol,,,he couldnt drop monte barret who was smeared to the canvas 6 times by wlad. he hit meehan with everything and couldnt put him on the canvas,,while danny williams put him down and out in the 1st round. thanks for the comedy tho,. now the thread is over. see ya,,,heh

20y ago

beez721

you said lewis was stopped by light hitters, lighter hitters than wlad has been stopped by, for rahman it was a lucky punch but rahman is not a light hitter u dumbass, wlad got stopped by ross purrity, and rahman hits much much harder than Purrity. So who got stopped by light hitters? lewis or wlad? I said lewis has been stopped by lighter hitters than wlad,,,meaning wlad punches harder than mcall and rahman you moron. clearly you lack reading comprehension. and wlad wasnt knocked out by purity..his corner stopped the fight becuase wlad was dropped due to fatigue had nothing left in the 10th round of the fight. and actually brewster and sanders both do hit harder than mcall and rahman. so thanks for bringing that up,,lol

20y ago

beez721

Lennox would beat the hell out of Wlad Lewis by TKO 5 great,,,informative comprehensive post dude. kudos

20y ago

beez721

Yes Rahman is a very light hitter, he probably hits lighter than Ross Purrity :rolleyes: lol,,,what the hell does ross purity have to do with rahman not punching as hard as wlad? LOL

20y ago

Hitman932

if they fought in with both in their primes lennox lewis would have taken wlad as lightly as he did oliver mccall. lewis said that wlad was "michael grant with an accent" and he wouldve trained that way. meanwhile wlad would have trained for the fight of his life. this thread just makes me wish they wouldve fought at some point.

20y ago

beez721

Obviously every fighter has Flaws, But i thought the topic was about who would win in their PRIMES ill repeat that PRIMES, Lewis-Wald Wald has not faced anyone on his record yet that tells me he would beat a Lennox Lewis really who has Wald beat? yeah true he is the best man in the Divison but the divisons awful "o he beat Chris Byrd" thats Marvolus is this the same Chris Byrd thinkin about moving down to Cruiserweight :D And also i never said Rahman or Mcall where as good so Wald u took the words out off contextd. my point wasnt that I thought wlad would beat lewis. I think lewis would kayo wlad,,,but saying lewis would easily win without a doubt is what I disagree with considering lewis has been stopped twice by lighter hitters than wlad with less boxing ability

20y ago

Floydko1

are you for real? did he not barely slip by mercer? he was in great shape for that fight and was outboxed by mercer. he was also in good shape when he fought mcall the first time. lewis was a very good champion but lets be real here. he had flaws and a suspect chin Obviously every fighter has Flaws, But i thought the topic was about who would win in their PRIMES ill repeat that PRIMES, Lewis-Wald Wald has not faced anyone on his record yet that tells me he would beat a Lennox Lewis really who has Wald beat? yeah true he is the best man in the Divison but the divisons awful "o he beat Chris Byrd" thats Marvolus is this the same Chris Byrd thinkin about moving down to Cruiserweight :D And also i never said Rahman or Mcall where as good so Wald u took the words out off contextd.

20y ago

beez721

lol,,,,ok. mcall and rahman must be light years ahead of wlad are you for real? did he not barely slip by mercer? he was in great shape for that fight and was outboxed by mercer. he was also in good shape when he fought mcall the first time. lewis was a very good champion but lets be real here. he had flaws and a suspect chin

20y ago