On the contrary extremely strong cases can be made that Lewis would have not only have beaten those guys prime for prime but he is also greater than those guys .
He defeated every fighter that he faced, no other heavyweights other than Gene Tunney and Rocky Marciano can make that claim. He is one of only 5 men to regain the lineal heavyweight title. Only Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes won more "title" bouts than Lennox Lewis, dating from his days as WBC champion. In terms of quality of opposition Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson (way past prime) and Vitaly Klitschko are better than Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers and Gerry Cooney who are the best fighters that Larry Holmes beat. Lewis next tier of competition Razor Ruddock, Ray Mercer, Tony Tucker, Oliver McCall, David Tua and Tommy Morrison are better than most heavyweight champion's competition outside that of Muhammad Ali.
How mike Tyson can be on anyone’s top 10 is beyond me other than the light-hitting, terrified Spinks and the out-of-shape, intimidated, comebacking, former great Larry Holmes, who did Tyson actually fight in his prime who was truly any good in absolute terms?
Prehaps it's because when we're talking about "Greatest Heavyweight" we're discussing more than just resume and accomplishments? Overall ability actually plays a huge role in these debates.
Prehaps it's because when we're talking about "Greatest Heavyweight" we're discussing more than just resume and accomplishments? Overall ability actually plays a huge role in these debates.
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People who rely on a resumes other than visual experience...i guess they'll just never understand..don't get me wrong resumes are a big part...but not the be all and end all.
People who rely on a resumes other than visual experience...i guess they'll just never understand..don't get me wrong resumes are a big part...but not the be all and end all.
Exactly! Resumes are just one factor, an important factor but still just one factor involved.
Prehaps it's because when we're talking about "Greatest Heavyweight" we're discussing more than just resume and accomplishments? Overall ability actually plays a huge role in these debates.
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Sonny Liston
Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Joe Frazier
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Rid**** Bowe
Floyd Patterson
Gene Tunney
Wlad Klitschko
Michael Spinks
Jersey Joe Walcott
Vitali Klitschko
Lennox Lewis
how can you excpect to be taken seriously and have vitali above lewis lol?
a washed up lewis knocked a prime vitali out in six so you obviously have an agenda here.
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