The Disrespect shown to Lennox Lewis

[joe strong]

all of them without a doubt!

[Kid McCoy]

Once again, good point from SugarJ on Correa, he had to be the worst trainer of all time..
With ref to the KO, I think it would'a KO'd anyone.. This is Oliver McCall we're talking about, & certainly one of the strongest heavies of all time.. Only the ref could see into Lewis's eyes, & according to some ringsiders that night, on returning to his corner, asked Correa, "What Happened?" I think the stoppage may have been fair in this one.. I mean, imagine what that punch would'a done to Michael Spinks.. In fact, when you look at the rematch, had it not been for the mental breakdown, Lewis would've had to go the distance 4 sure.. McCall offered zero defense & allowed Lewis to unload some monsterous shots, while just walking about, shaking his head & crying.. Really was a combination of amazing & bizarre.. Don't think anyone will ever KO the Bull..

But given how it happened, in a world title fight, an early knockdown, champion up at the count of 5, wobbly but appeared to have his senses about him, you don't think Lewis deserved the chance to carry on? No one but the ref knows what he saw in Lewis' eyes, but Lewis was equally hurt against Briggs and Klitschko but recovered quickly against them, and McCall, strong as he was, was no Joe Louis as a finisher. Like I said, I've seen fighters in a worse state allowed to continue, even in recent times.

[Sugarj]

Yea too right..............sorry what are you celebrating there Joe so I can join in.

[mickey malone]

But given how it happened, in a world title fight, an early knockdown, champion up at the count of 5, wobbly but appeared to have his senses about him, you don't think Lewis deserved the chance to carry on? No one but the ref knows what he saw in Lewis' eyes, but Lewis was equally hurt against Briggs and Klitschko but recovered quickly against them, and McCall, strong as he was, was no Joe Louis as a finisher. Like I said, I've seen fighters in a worse state allowed to continue, even in recent times.

And against Bruno to.. But there is a difference between being wobbled & put flat out on your back.. It was a massive punch, & reminiscent of Curry McCrory.. Had it have continued, the KO would'a been even worse, & like McCrory, Lewis would never have been the same again.. Just the way I see it.. I still say the stoppage was fair, as McCall would'a been fresh to pounce.. Lewis wasn't his usual smooth talking self during the post fight interview either.. Had it not happened during that fight, it would'a probably happened in the next.. At the time, Lewis had a crap trainer & by his own admission was starting to get ****y..

[fight_professor]

Tommy morrison, ray mercer, shannon briggs, evander holyfeild,and an old tyson.

Personally im not sure where i rate lennox probaly around 25

Bert Sugar places him 19th amongst HW.

I reckon Lennox would beat quite a few of the names listed. Superb boxer, lovely jab. Huge size which he obviously utilized. He'd just jab and jab, break guys down and score a late stoppage or decision win.

The likes of Dempsey etc arent beating him. They dont get passed his jab.

I'd pick (primes) for sure over Lewis:

Ali
Holmes
Tyson
Foreman
Liston

Against others, its a fight.

[TheGreatA]

I give Lewis a very good chance at beating Foreman, Frazier, J. Johnson, Dempsey, Marciano, Wills, Norton, Bowe...

Here's a highlight I made of him:

[TheGreatA]

I also agree that Lewis should've been given a chance to continue against McCall.

He was wobbly and may have been flattened with the next punch thrown but I can't say I've ever seen another heavyweight championship fight stopped that early, it's not like Lewis was out on his feet.

McCall was also quite possibly the worst finisher of all time so Lewis may have very well escaped with an early scare and come back to win, which is something he was never given a chance to do.

[Sugarj]

I loved that video Great A! A few KOs I haven't seen in a few years.

[mickey malone]

Great vid!.... How the hell did Holy take that uppercut?
Still divided on the stoppage.. He kinda protested with the wrong look on his face, but I'm not as sure as b4 re watching.. He is very glazed..

[sonnyboyx2]

Its laughable really, all you old timers in here. Most of you put Lewis in the top 10 ATG at heavbyweight, but everyone of you votes against him in head to head against anyone decent at heavyweight.

Tyson, Holy, Spinks, Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Liston, Louis, Marciano, Dempsey, Holmes, rid**** bowe, joe walcott, jack johnson, anyone else you care to think of. Anytime Lewis goes up against one of these guys all i see is "lewis was overrated" "lewis was glassed jawed"

so who in your opinion would he actually beat!

Lennox Lewis is vastly over-rated and that is the opinion of most boxing fans over the age of 30, Lewis is NOT an ATG top ten fighter IMO nor is he in most fight-fans opinion, the reason being is Lewis never beat any great fighters who was at the top of their game, Lewis beat Mike Tyson 11yrs after Buster Douglas had hammered Tyson, 6yrs after Evander Holyfield had finished off what was left of Tyson, throw in several prison sentences and a load of narcotics and Lennox Lewis beat a shell of Mike Tyson, Lewis edged out Holyfield 7yrs after Rid**** Bowe brutally butchered "The Real Deal`... many fight-fans are of the opinion that Holyfield was a clear victor in their return fight and was robbed of his titles, including the vast majority of sports writers who was sitting ringside..yet these two victories for Lewis are his only real career achievements against world class opposition, the rest of his championship victories leave him way behind the legendary Heavyweights of yesteryear as all his victories was against mediocre fighters or fighters who was on the slide and not worthy of a title fight.
Tucker -- Junkie
Botha -- steroid abuser
Butler --- c`mon
Mavrovich --- who?
Jackson ---- who?
Fortune --- who?
Bruno --- unfortunate after having Lewis on verge of KO
Golota -- had panic attack & was heavily sedated
Grant --- not worthy of title fight,class C fighter
Tua -- fattest man to ever fight for the title 255+lbs
Morrison -- recently KOd by Bent & HIV
Akinwande --- Who?
Briggs --- c`mon
Ruddock -- `Damaged Goods` after 2 brutal beatings

Lennox Lewis record does not entitle him to be rated as an ATG Top 10 fighter, his record is very poor when looked at against the "real great fighters in history" -- throw in the fact that Lewis was Poleaxed TWICE by journeymen fighters and its a closed case.. and lets not forget that fight-fans are aware that Lewis refused to fight the No1 contenders so was stripped of every championship belt, WBA for refusing to fight Ruiz, IBF for refusing to fight Byrd, WBC for refusing to fight Klitschko ... yet when Rid**** Bowe refused to fight Lewis in 93 for a 50/50 purse split, Lewis claimed Bowe was `running scared`