Lennox Lewis.

[Franko]

Having recently watched the Lewis - Tyson fight again, i listened to some comments being made after it. Some surprised me! i.e do you think that this should be the fight that cements Lewis's place in history as a great champion?

[1_Punch_KO]

no...because lennox thinks he beat the 80's tyson...but everyone knows he beat washed up tyson

[aljon]

no...because lennox thinks he beat the 80's tyson...but everyone knows he beat washed up tyson

Prime Lewis beats any version of Tyson...
Bad match-up for Tyson, and Tyson himself knows he could never beat him...

[Franko]

Prime Lewis beats any version of Tyson...
Bad match-up for Tyson, and Tyson himself knows he could never beat him...

I'd have to disagree. On the theory of prime against prime i'd say that Tyson has a chance of beating any heavyweight in boxing history.
IMO not much emphasis should be placed on Lewis's win over Tyson, and it annoys me when people describe it as the fight that cemented his greatness in boxing etc. It was a great performance by Lewis against a shadow of Mike Tyson and that's what it should always be recalled as.
I don't place much emphasis on Ezzard Charles V Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano V Joe Louis, Ray Leonard V Hector Camacho, Larry Holmes V Muhammad Ali, Trevor Berbick V Muhammad Ali etc etc because one of the fighters in these fights was shot to bits.

[IronNick]

prime lennox is garbage vs. prime tyson (1987)

[BKM-]

Prime Lewis beats any version of Tyson...
Bad match-up for Tyson, and Tyson himself knows he could never beat him...

Interesting mind reading analogy. I was wondering if Foreman thought he could ever beat Holmes, also if Frazier knew he'd never beat Shavers. Could you slip trough their head for a second and give me the answer. Thanks.

[brownpimp88]

I agree with yaman, joe frazier cant beat earnie shavers. People on this forum can try thier best to think of a scenario where frazier comes out on top but, he would simply swarm his way in and take shots that are much harder than the ones foreman was giving him. A puncher is joe's worst nightmare.

[Rudyo]

I'd have to disagree. On the theory of prime against prime i'd say that Tyson has a chance of beating any heavyweight in boxing history.
IMO not much emphasis should be placed on Lewis's win over Tyson, and it annoys me when people describe it as the fight that cemented his greatness in boxing etc. It was a great performance by Lewis against a shadow of Mike Tyson and that's what it should always be recalled as.
I don't place much emphasis on Ezzard Charles V Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano V Joe Louis, Ray Leonard V Hector Camacho, Larry Holmes V Muhammad Ali, Trevor Berbick V Muhammad Ali etc etc because one of the fighters in these fights was shot to bits.

It cements his legacy with the mainstream audience, true boxing fans knew he was all ready an all time great before that fight.

Prime Lewis beats Prime Tyson.

[aljon]

Interesting mind reading analogy. I was wondering if Foreman thought he could ever beat Holmes, also if Frazier knew he'd never beat Shavers. Could you slip trough their head for a second and give me the answer. Thanks.

It's not a mind reading analogy, Tyson himself admited he could never beat him, he admited that in an interview, and why do you think Tyson acted like that before the fight even started? So he could psyche himself out into beating Lewis...Before Lewis and Tyson fought Tyson was already mentioning Lewis' greatness ect...

[BKM-]

It's not a mind reading analogy, Tyson himself admited he could never beat him, he admited that in an interview, and why do you think Tyson acted like that before the fight even started? So he could psyche himself out into beating Lewis...Before Lewis and Tyson fought Tyson was already mentioning Lewis' greatness ect...

Lol you're pretty hilarious.
LEWIS was the one that said he could never beat prime Tyson IN AN INTERVIEW. Give me the source to Tyson stating it the other way around please.
Why did Tyson act like that at the press conference? How about looking at proof instead of reading minds again. How do you know he psyched himself out into beating Lewis? You have no proof whatsoever.
The truth is that Tyson wanted to hype the fight up, and before the conference he talked about it with one of the managers. In fact, after the brawl was over Tyson asked him ''How did i do?''. That has nothing to do with him beating Lewis anyway.
To your original topic, Lewis beat a ghost that night. That's it.