Does the shot that knocked Lewis out

[Sergio Martinez]

It would KO a good few Heavyweights, and deck a few at least. But I think myabe the likes of Tex Cobb, George Chuvalo, Marion Wilson, Ray Mercer, and a few others stay up from it.

[#1Assassin]

lewis' chin was underrated. solid but not great imo.

[Sergio Martinez]

I wanna know how did Larry Holmes manage to get up from this punch. From argubaly the hardest puncher of all time.....

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

lewis' chin was underrated. solid but not great imo.

I agree. Was it of the caliber of Tua, or (if the fight happened at middleweight) Hagler the answer is no. One factor many might consider in truth is the raw power of Rahman.

[StarshipTrooper]

I wanna know how did Larry Holmes manage to get up from this punch. From argubaly the hardest puncher of all time.....

Unreal wasn't it? NOBODY should have gotten up from that punch!

Poet

[TheGreatA]

I remember Holmes getting hit with a similar type of punch from McCall that Lewis was knocked out with. He wasn't knocked down but he was hurt.

[GJC]

Unreal wasn't it? NOBODY should have gotten up from that punch!

Poet

I was actually at the fight my 1st and only time in Vegas for a fight, when that landed it was all I could do not to grab my coat and beat the rush!

[blacklodge]

Finding myself in disagreement. I don't think either punch was sufficient to do what they did, a one punch KO of a ATG heavyweight champion. I have a hard time visualizing any quality heavyweight champion this side of Ken Norton getting stopped. I think even the not-as-bad-as-his-reputation Gerry Cooney walks it off.

[sonnyboyx2]

Does the shot that knocked Lewis out knock out Mike Tyson, Holyfield or any other HW's? it seems to me that the shot Rahman landed would of knocked most HW's out. McCall is a noted puncher who set Lewis up perfectly and countered him with a shot that he had been working on in training camp.

Is it more a case of Lewis defensive liability than a bad chin?

Rahman never in his career was able to poleaxe any other fighter in the manner he did to Lewis.. so i have to go with `No it would not have KOd Tyson, Holyfield or any other HW`s

[Bright-Eyes]

I love Tex Cobb (no ****), he was funnier than Ali, had an even better chin, but to be polite to Cobb, that's where the similarity ended

Didn't Cobb get put down 4 times in one round by Dee Collier? bit of a stretch to say he had a better chin than Ali.