Who can beat a prime Lennox Lewis?

[Mersey]

Lots of great heavyweight fighters from the past would have little trouble beating a prime Lennox Lewis, if Rahman & McCall could both put Lewis to sleep then Lewis against the greats of the past is quite easily sorted out.. The thing with Lennox Lewis is that he is idolized by British & Canadian fans, those fans are new to the sport of boxing and will claim that Lewis would beat almost any fighter in history even Muhammad Ali, they base their case on Lewis being "To Big" which is ridiculous... Through out his career Lewis was an oppotunist who never ever fought any of his opponents when that opponent was at the top of their game, Lewis always chose to fight fighters who had been exposed as "Not a Threat" and fighters who was on the downside of their careers..
Ruddock - Damaged Goods after 2 brutal beatings from Tyson
Tucker - recovering Junkie and shadow of former self
Butler - more defeats than wins on his record
Fortune - pathetic match-up
Jackson - Class C fighter unworthy of title fight
Bruno - on the slide and gave Lewis a lesson in jabbing & ringsmarts
Tua - Fattest man to ever fight for the title
Mavrovich - who?
Botha - Steroid abuser not worthy of title fight
Golota - Tranquilized by doctors in dressing room after taking panic attack
McCall - Only days out of Drug-Rehab and in no condition to box
Rahman - Bum unworthy of title shot yet poleaxes Lewis
Tyson - more than a decade past his best, shell of former great
Holyfield - Yrs past best and "Robbed" of decision in rematch
Grant - Exposed after being floored by Golota, undeserving of title shot
Morrison - HIV

All the above fighters was on the slide and chosen by Lewis so as to avoid all the top fighters who was at the top of their game from 92-2004 Lewis turned down fights with Rid**** Bowe in 93 & 95, Tyson in 96, Corrie Sanders in 96, Then undefeated WBO Champion Herbie Hide 94-96 Holmes in 93, Moorer in 95.. Lewis stood 1ins taller than Muhammad Ali with Ali fighting many fighters who measured up to Lewis in size and defeating them all as did Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Dempsey & Marciano, if journeymen Rahman & McCall could put Lewis lights out then the ATGs would smash his lamp into a million pieces.. it is laughable to claim Lewis beats Foreman of 73 or Frazier of 67-71 when he struggled to beat an old Frank Bruno and was fortunate against Ray Mercer & an old Holyfield in their rematch.
Lennox Lewis was stripped of every version of the title for refusing to fight the No1 contenders in John Ruiz (WBA) Chris Byrd (IBF) Vitali Klitschko (WBC) with Lewis promising the boxing world he would face Vitali in a rematch yet dragging out his title reign for 18 months before announcing his retirement only days before he was due to be stripped... Lewis was also in the proccess of sueing Mike Tyson over Tyson not accepting their rematch clause even tho it was clear to every boxing fan worlwide that Mike Tyson was no longer a top flight fighter but a mere shell of the once great fighter he was 15yrs earlier... Lewis turned down the largest purse offer in pro sports history a staggering $35 million + PPV to fight newly crowned WBA champion and ex middleweight king Roy Jones jr.... regardless of who you think would have won that fight, Lennox Lewis never fancied his chances..... The above assesment of the oppotunist career of Lennox Lewis leaves a lot to be desired when the question is asked "How would Lewis do against the greats of the past" --- The answer is, Not very well

Why don't you copy and paste this? You must type the same thing everyday

[RightCross94]

Lots of great heavyweight fighters from the past would have little trouble beating a prime Lennox Lewis, if Rahman & McCall could both put Lewis to sleep then Lewis against the greats of the past is quite easily sorted out.. The thing with Lennox Lewis is that he is idolized by British & Canadian fans, those fans are new to the sport of boxing and will claim that Lewis would beat almost any fighter in history even Muhammad Ali, they base their case on Lewis being "To Big" which is ridiculous... Through out his career Lewis was an oppotunist who never ever fought any of his opponents when that opponent was at the top of their game, Lewis always chose to fight fighters who had been exposed as "Not a Threat" and fighters who was on the downside of their careers..
Ruddock - Damaged Goods after 2 brutal beatings from Tyson
Tucker - recovering Junkie and shadow of former self
Butler - more defeats than wins on his record
Fortune - pathetic match-up
Jackson - Class C fighter unworthy of title fight
Bruno - on the slide and gave Lewis a lesson in jabbing & ringsmarts
Tua - Fattest man to ever fight for the title
Mavrovich - who?
Botha - Steroid abuser not worthy of title fight
Golota - Tranquilized by doctors in dressing room after taking panic attack
McCall - Only days out of Drug-Rehab and in no condition to box
Rahman - Bum unworthy of title shot yet poleaxes Lewis
Tyson - more than a decade past his best, shell of former great
Holyfield - Yrs past best and "Robbed" of decision in rematch
Grant - Exposed after being floored by Golota, undeserving of title shot
Morrison - HIV

All the above fighters was on the slide and chosen by Lewis so as to avoid all the top fighters who was at the top of their game from 92-2004 Lewis turned down fights with Rid**** Bowe in 93 & 95, Tyson in 96, Corrie Sanders in 96, Then undefeated WBO Champion Herbie Hide 94-96 Holmes in 93, Moorer in 95.. Lewis stood 1ins taller than Muhammad Ali with Ali fighting many fighters who measured up to Lewis in size and defeating them all as did Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Dempsey & Marciano, if journeymen Rahman & McCall could put Lewis lights out then the ATGs would smash his lamp into a million pieces.. it is laughable to claim Lewis beats Foreman of 73 or Frazier of 67-71 when he struggled to beat an old Frank Bruno and was fortunate against Ray Mercer & an old Holyfield in their rematch.
Lennox Lewis was stripped of every version of the title for refusing to fight the No1 contenders in John Ruiz (WBA) Chris Byrd (IBF) Vitali Klitschko (WBC) with Lewis promising the boxing world he would face Vitali in a rematch yet dragging out his title reign for 18 months before announcing his retirement only days before he was due to be stripped... Lewis was also in the proccess of sueing Mike Tyson over Tyson not accepting their rematch clause even tho it was clear to every boxing fan worlwide that Mike Tyson was no longer a top flight fighter but a mere shell of the once great fighter he was 15yrs earlier... Lewis turned down the largest purse offer in pro sports history a staggering $35 million + PPV to fight newly crowned WBA champion and ex middleweight king Roy Jones jr.... regardless of who you think would have won that fight, Lennox Lewis never fancied his chances..... The above assesment of the oppotunist career of Lennox Lewis leaves a lot to be desired when the question is asked "How would Lewis do against the greats of the past" --- The answer is, Not very well

..............So I take it you're not a fan then

[sonnyboyx2]

..............So I take it you're not a fan then

i would not say i am not a fan, ive seen him fight live` several times, Ruddock, Mason, Bruno, McCrory, McCall.. but what sticks in my mind most about Lewis is the McCall (1) fight, he was `Bombed - Out` by McCall and the fight was correctly stopped, Lewis had to be helped down the ring steps by his brother and handlers 5 minutes after the stoppage, as he passed not more than 3ft away from me i could see he was still out of it, his eyes was `Glass` and he could barely walk... How many others did McCall do that too? How many other ATGs would McCall have bombed out like he did Lewis, The Bruno fight in Cardiff i have to say that IMO Lewis was a very fortunate winner.

[Benncollinsaad]

Lots of great heavyweight fighters from the past would have little trouble beating a prime Lennox Lewis, if Rahman & McCall could both put Lewis to sleep then Lewis against the greats of the past is quite easily sorted out.. The thing with Lennox Lewis is that he is idolized by British & Canadian fans, those fans are new to the sport of boxing and will claim that Lewis would beat almost any fighter in history even Muhammad Ali, they base their case on Lewis being "To Big" which is ridiculous... Through out his career Lewis was an oppotunist who never ever fought any of his opponents when that opponent was at the top of their game, Lewis always chose to fight fighters who had been exposed as "Not a Threat" and fighters who was on the downside of their careers..
Ruddock - Damaged Goods after 2 brutal beatings from Tyson
Tucker - recovering Junkie and shadow of former self
Butler - more defeats than wins on his record
Fortune - pathetic match-up
Jackson - Class C fighter unworthy of title fight
Bruno - on the slide and gave Lewis a lesson in jabbing & ringsmarts
Tua - Fattest man to ever fight for the title
Mavrovich - who?
Botha - Steroid abuser not worthy of title fight
Golota - Tranquilized by doctors in dressing room after taking panic attack
McCall - Only days out of Drug-Rehab and in no condition to box
Rahman - Bum unworthy of title shot yet poleaxes Lewis
Tyson - more than a decade past his best, shell of former great
Holyfield - Yrs past best and "Robbed" of decision in rematch
Grant - Exposed after being floored by Golota, undeserving of title shot
Morrison - HIV

All the above fighters was on the slide and chosen by Lewis so as to avoid all the top fighters who was at the top of their game from 92-2004 Lewis turned down fights with Rid**** Bowe in 93 & 95, Tyson in 96, Corrie Sanders in 96, Then undefeated WBO Champion Herbie Hide 94-96 Holmes in 93, Moorer in 95.. Lewis stood 1ins taller than Muhammad Ali with Ali fighting many fighters who measured up to Lewis in size and defeating them all as did Larry Holmes, Joe Louis, Dempsey & Marciano, if journeymen Rahman & McCall could put Lewis lights out then the ATGs would smash his lamp into a million pieces.. it is laughable to claim Lewis beats Foreman of 73 or Frazier of 67-71 when he struggled to beat an old Frank Bruno and was fortunate against Ray Mercer & an old Holyfield in their rematch.
Lennox Lewis was stripped of every version of the title for refusing to fight the No1 contenders in John Ruiz (WBA) Chris Byrd (IBF) Vitali Klitschko (WBC) with Lewis promising the boxing world he would face Vitali in a rematch yet dragging out his title reign for 18 months before announcing his retirement only days before he was due to be stripped... Lewis was also in the proccess of sueing Mike Tyson over Tyson not accepting their rematch clause even tho it was clear to every boxing fan worlwide that Mike Tyson was no longer a top flight fighter but a mere shell of the once great fighter he was 15yrs earlier... Lewis turned down the largest purse offer in pro sports history a staggering $35 million + PPV to fight newly crowned WBA champion and ex middleweight king Roy Jones jr.... regardless of who you think would have won that fight, Lennox Lewis never fancied his chances..... The above assesment of the oppotunist career of Lennox Lewis leaves a lot to be desired when the question is asked "How would Lewis do against the greats of the past" --- The answer is, Not very well

Your best post yet. Lennox Lewis was a turd. Oversized, lumbering turd. And the face he made before every fight! I just wanna smack him with something every time I watch one of his fights...which I don't do too often anymore.

He thought there was nobody like him. Bet he even thought Ali and Louis were nothing compared to him. Prick.

[talip bin osman]

i remember some german guy with a mohawk...

a significantly smaller fighter than him & he almost beat lennox...

[mrboxer]

a lot of fighters would be able to beat him because of his glass jaw,here are a couple,foreman,holyfield

[StarshipTrooper]

Holmes is a 50/50 fight.

Frazier and Ali probably win 3/5 times.

Did you just type this? Who are you and what did you do to Inferno? Am saving this post for posterity

Poet

[StarshipTrooper]

Your best post yet. Lennox Lewis was a turd. Oversized, lumbering turd. And the face he made before every fight! I just wanna smack him with something every time I watch one of his fights...which I don't do too often anymore.

He thought there was nobody like him. Bet he even thought Ali and Louis were nothing compared to him. Prick.

No more oversized and lumbering than the Klitchskos and a more accomplished fighter than either.

Poet

[Czarek]

ali everytime and everywhere

[IMDAZED]

Larry Holmes