Is Lennox Lewis The Greatest HW Of All Time?

[Parody]

Are you serious?! What, are you 10 years old?! Lennox Lewis is not even in the top 10! Hell, I rate Mike Tyson ahead of him!

Are you freaking kidding me?

[j]

what lewis's ranking is should be considered opinion only.

he has/had to tools to beat any boxer at least once. i say the same about the k brothers - especially vitaly and that mean streak he has.

the above mentioned stand a chance against anyone. that much you can say, and that is as far as it really should be taken!

and, even though i hate lists, how could you rank tyson above lewis? this is not directed at you, parody, as we obviously agree that lewis could beat the hell out of mike more than mike could beat ll.

[j]

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Originally Posted by Panamaniac
Are you serious?! What, are you 10 years old?! Lennox Lewis is not even in the top 10! Hell, I rate Mike Tyson ahead of him!

Are you freaking kidding me?
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yeah, who are you kiddin'? tyson had a huge hype machine. ll didn't. at least not in the states. and ll, although reluctuntly and after ducking him for a year and a half or more, fought big brother klitschko - the baddest and most underrated fighter at the time. and he beat him, although there should be an asterisk next to that fight the way vitali protested it - he obviously had a lot left in the tank. nonetheless, he did get a W in the column that night. something i'm not sure a primed tyson could do. in fact, i'd say a prime tyson couldn't do it at all.

lewis would def be higher than tyson if i had a list.

[BrooklynBomber]

what lewis's ranking is should be considered opinion only.

he has/had to tools to beat any boxer at least once. i say the same about the k brothers - especially vitaly and that mean streak he has.

the above mentioned stand a chance against anyone. that much you can say, and that is as far as it really should be taken!

and, even though i hate lists, how could you rank tyson above lewis? this is not directed at you, parody, as we obviously agree that lewis could beat the hell out of mike more than mike could beat ll.

Agreed, Lewis on a good day can(does not mean will) beat absolutely any other heavyweight in the world.

[j]

Agreed, Lewis on a good day can(does not mean will) beat absolutely any other heavyweight in the world.

right!

same with both klitschko bros. especially vitali. the newer version of wladimir would possibly do the same.

but i stress VK and LL for a reason. to me, they seem to have what it takes to win.

explaining a lil, so as to not change subject much here:

lewis, was a big 6'5"/6'6" or so. he's a big boy from the start. combine his reach, great jabbing, intelligent use or punches, great coordination for a guy his size, and good stamina and you have a beast. a great fighter. and with his experience, although i wish he would've fought byrd arounf 1999 or 2000, he is a hell of a fighter. this, cannot be argued.

and vitali, was even bigger - standing around 6'8". he had a great reach, a potentially powerfull punch in every punch thrown, a steel chin, good stamina, a most unusual style, and a freakish ability to "know" when and where punches are coming most of the time. i relate to his punch "reading" as it is common in martial arts to be training in these areas. VK also had great experience from kickboxing.

both, would give any heavy from any other era hell.

[BrooklynBomber]

right!

same with both klitschko bros. especially vitali. the newer version of wladimir would possibly do the same.

but i stress VK and LL for a reason. to me, they seem to have what it takes to win.

explaining a lil, so as to not change subject much here:

lewis, was a big 6'5"/6'6" or so. he's a big boy from the start. combine his reach, great jabbing, intelligent use or punches, great coordination for a guy his size, and good stamina and you have a beast. a great fighter. and with his experience, although i wish he would've fought byrd arounf 1999 or 2000, he is a hell of a fighter. this, cannot be argued.

and vitali, was even bigger - standing around 6'8". he had a great reach, a potentially powerfull punch in every punch thrown, a steel chin, good stamina, a most unusual style, and a freakish ability to "know" when and where punches are coming most of the time. i relate to his punch "reading" as it is common in martial arts to be training in these areas. VK also had great experience from kickboxing.

both, would give any heavy from any other era hell.

People are too reluctant to sacrifice the holy cows of the past. But everyone is beatable. And that goes especially for the HW top ten. The fighters there are just that good.

[tills9191]

so your saying the great larry holmes won't be able to compete with the robotic vitali??

[j]

People are too reluctant to sacrifice the holy cows of the past. But everyone is beatable. And that goes especially for the HW top ten. The fighters there are just that good

fo sure. you are quite right. when it comes to the higher ranks of boxers, it becomes more of a tossup bteween all of 'em. and i don't buy into the tyson hype, or the ali hype. hype is hype. unless the fighters we are talking about actually fought, and fought more than twice, we can only guess.

so your saying the great larry holmes won't be able to compete with the robotic vitali??

how can holmes compete with robotic efficiency???

all kidding aside, vitali is much more of a threat any other boxer than you might imagine.

what you don't see, i do.

[tills9191]

fo sure. you are quite right. when it comes to the higher ranks of boxers, it becomes more of a tossup bteween all of 'em. and i don't buy into the tyson hype, or the ali hype. hype is hype. unless the fighters we are talking about actually fought, and fought more than twice, we can only guess.



how can holmes compete with robotic efficiency???

all kidding aside, vitali is much more of a threat any other boxer than you might imagine.

what you don't see, i do.

, that's a good point.
I just don't see why you so highly regard the current HW fighters , especially seeing the current state of the HW division.

[robjr]

I dont need to read anything.. the thread title was enough.. 1 star for thread.