I think it's Vitali. He went on to be a great champion on his own and Lewis was already past it when he beat him. Although he got a little lucky according to some.
Seriously. To call them great is disturbing as well. Was Chris Byrd great? He was champ a long, long time.
i know what you're saying man
il give them one thing,they are great at staying focused whilst beating b-class opposition
Using the word great does not mean you are calling that fighter an ATG, at least not when I use it. A fighter that beats the hell out of every contender in their division can be called great, and not an ATG. I never called Vitali an ATG.
I never said you did. I specifically said "great" several times.
That same Sam Peter nearly knocked Wladimir out. Chill out, man. You're acting like Vitali is some bum. Again, I'm not saying Vitali is Ali or Frazier, but the guy is clearly the best heavyweight since Lennox retired, and Lennox beat him at his best while being far from his best. Vitali has pretty much beat the hell out of everyone else he has fought. That's impressive.
Sorry, you called him great. Offering up Sam Peter as proof is not convincing. And my saying he's not great doesn't mean he's a bum. it just means he's good. Great? You have to do more than beat Sam Peter to be called that. And saying he's beaten the hell out of nearly everyone he's fought means little. So has Mikkel Kessler. Bad comparison but you get the point.
Seriously. To call them great is disturbing as well. Was Chris Byrd great? He was champ a long, long time.
Using the word great does not mean you are calling that fighter an ATG, at least not when I use it. A fighter that beats the hell out of every contender in their division can be called great, and not an ATG. I never called Vitali an ATG.
think his best "win" is the draw with Evander, i thought The Real Deal shoulda just nicked it in the ACTUALL win for LL tho
His best performances were his Destruction of Ruddock, His dismantling of Rahman in the rematch and his dull but controlled ass boxing lesson on Tua
Tyson was a corpse and exciting tho the Vitali fight was it was piss poor amaturish sloppy stuff plus he looked set for a loss without those cuts
So his best win was an out of shape, not very good Sam Peter. And this makes him great? At no point has he dominated the division; he's been a champ for a composite total of two years during two different periods. He avoided a fight with Hasim Rahman. Great? That term gets thrown around too loosely here. But yes, I too was impressed at the way he beat up...Sam Peter.
That same Sam Peter nearly knocked Wladimir out. Chill out, man. You're acting like Vitali is some bum. Again, I'm not saying Vitali is Ali or Frazier, but the guy is clearly the best heavyweight since Lennox retired, and Lennox beat him at his best while being far from his best. Vitali has pretty much beat the hell out of everyone else he has fought. That's impressive.
thats the problem with the klitschkos
they have a great skillset but havent had the great competition to pit it against,so to call them ATG's is just wrong
Seriously. To call them great is disturbing as well. Was Chris Byrd great? He was champ a long, long time.
So his best win was an out of shape, not very good Sam Peter. And this makes him great? At no point has he dominated the division; he's been a champ for a composite total of two years during two different periods. He avoided a fight with Hasim Rahman. Great? That term gets thrown around too loosely here. But yes, I too was impressed at the way he beat up...Sam Peter.
thats the problem with the klitschkos
they have a great skillset but havent had the great competition to pit it against,so to call them ATG's is just wrong
id say the vitali win was his best.he beat a young hungry fighter when he himself was old,out of shape and unmotivated
the way he schooled tua and holyfield was very impressive too
props to him for avenging both his losses by knockout also
Tua cos he was the only guy at his prime defeated by Lennox.Tyson at that point was a fat slob and a drug addict.Holyfield was too old.Mercer got robbed and Vitali was winning and Lennox ran from a rematch like a chicken.Grant was a C fighter and Golota a B fighter like Briggs.
Destroying Samuel Peter, it's not really his fault that the heavyweight division sucks so much. The Vitali Lennox fought was Vitali at his physical best, when Lennox was out of shape and past prime. Busting open that cut knowing he had to is damn impressive to me.
To be clear, I'm not saying Vitali compares to Prime Lennox or Tyson or anything, but the guy is clearly the best heavyweight since Lennox retired and doesn't even get challenged anymore.
So his best win was an out of shape, not very good Sam Peter. And this makes him great? At no point has he dominated the division; he's been a champ for a composite total of two years during two different periods. He avoided a fight with Hasim Rahman. Great? That term gets thrown around too loosely here. But yes, I too was impressed at the way he beat up...Sam Peter.
Vitali is great? Ok, what's HIS best win?
Destroying Samuel Peter, it's not really his fault that the heavyweight division sucks so much. The Vitali Lennox fought was Vitali at his physical best, when Lennox was out of shape and past prime. Busting open that cut knowing he had to is damn impressive to me.
To be clear, I'm not saying Vitali compares to Prime Lennox or Tyson or anything, but the guy is clearly the best heavyweight since Lennox retired and doesn't even get challenged anymore.
I don't know. Poor Lennox Lewis never got the greats in their prime, except Vitali when Lennox wasn't prime himself. I'd say that was his best win because Lennox saw he was losing, knew he wasn't in the best shape, and took advantage of the cut to stop it.
He has plenty of destructive wins I wouldn't argue with though.
Vitali is great? Ok, what's HIS best win?
I don't know. Poor Lennox Lewis never got the greats in their prime, except Vitali when Lennox wasn't prime himself. I'd say that was his best win because Lennox saw he was losing, knew he wasn't in the best shape, and took advantage of the cut to stop it.
He has plenty of destructive wins I wouldn't argue with though.
I rate Lewis's longvity more than any 1 win but I'd say the Klitschko win is his best W.
His destructions of Ruddock,Golota or Grant and dissecting of Tua and Holyfield twice were also impressive.
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