Lennox Lewis A Top 10 ATG Heavyweight...Really?

[Forza]

He;s a top 3 HW and if you don't think so you're a moron. 2 losses which he avenged by KO, wins over tyson and holyfeild ( who idiots rank higher than him even though he demolished them ) and countless others.

Lewis ruled HW boxing for his time.

[krazyn8tive]

He;s a top 3 HW and if you don't think so you're a moron. 2 losses which he avenged by KO, wins over tyson and holyfeild ( who idiots rank higher than him even though he demolished them ) and countless others.

Lewis ruled HW boxing for his time.

Thank you.

[CarlosG815]

Lewis>Smokin' Joe and Iron Mike

Absolutely not

[sonnyboyx2]

Lewis beat Holyfield once(should have been twice)

Holyfield was robbed

[frankenfrank]

Really who should Lennox replace on this list

-Ali
-Louis
-Foreman
-Holmes
-Marciano
-Dempsey
-Frazier
-Johnson
-Jeffries
-Tyson

Lewis isn't as great as none of the above.

:flush0:

Lewis > Louis , Marciano , Dempsey , Frazier , Johnson , Jeffries .
And significantly so.
Your top 10 list is crap , the usual crap , if u just replaced Marciano with Liston it would have been the perfect crap .

[prinzemanspopa]

Other than Ali and Louis,I don't see any heavyweight that holds a decisive edge over Lewis in terms of resume and accomplishments in the division.


I'd personally rate Holyfield over Lewis,but again,no decisive edge there.



There's no real argument for Frazier being placed above Lewis in any credible ATG list.One is a certain top ten heavyweight,the other just barely makes the top ten due to his name and being involved in some of the most notable sporting events of recent memory alone.Without it,nobody would regard him that highly.

[Forza]

Absolutely not

He whipped tyson and would've beat fraziers simple style. The only HW's I see lewis having an actual tough fight with are ali and a prime holmes.

[Swag Hustla]

Lewis is so underrated. I would take out Jeffries and put Lewis in there. Besides Ali, Dempsey, Johnson, Louis, and Holmes, Lewis had the most dominant run. He's beaten everyone he has ever faced and beat every top fighter in his era. He belongs at least at number 5 or 6. He should also be above Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield and Johnson for sure.

[Megamasterking]

Really who should Lennox replace on this list

-Ali
-Louis
-Foreman
-Holmes
-Marciano
-Dempsey
-Frazier
-Johnson
-Jeffries
-Tyson

Lewis isn't as great as none of the above.

Lewis is not a top 10 ATG...

[Joeyzagz]

Really who should Lennox replace on this list

-Ali
-Louis
-Foreman
-Holmes
-Marciano
-Dempsey
-Frazier
-Johnson
-Jeffries
-Tyson

Lewis isn't as great as none of the above.

Ali and Joe Louis are the greatest of all time without a shadow of a doubt. With that said, Lennox can be placed anywhere from #3 to #10, depending on your criteria.

George Foreman Never avenged a single defeat in his life. Lost and ran away from Jimmy Young in the PRIME of his career. Lennox has more than thrice as many title defenses as Foreman and defeated everyone he ever faced. I have George ranked #5

Larry Holmes fought in one of the worst eras in Heavyweight history(1980-1986) and his best win was against a Muhammad Ali suffering from Parkinsons. Foreman and Holmes(both born 1949) disqualify each other for refusing to match up in their careers. We will never know how great they really were. I have Larry ranked #7

Rocky Marciano Lennox has twice as many title defenses as rocky. Rocky fought mostly geezers and lightheavyweights, while Lennox fought Prime 27 year olds and SuperHeavyweights. Lennox also defeated the dominant champ of the next era in Vitali Klitschko at a 6 year age disadvantage. Marciano was ALWAYS prime and fought with a youthful edge, then bailed from boxing at 32. I have Marciano ranked #4

Jack Dempsey Took 3 year vacations where he was allowed to keep the title, fought 4 round farces, and he ducked an entire race of people. He shouldnt even be on a top 10 list to be honest, but Ill give him the benefit of the doubt. I have Dempsey ranked #8

Frazier I can see Lennox beating or at least competing with any heavyweight that ever lived...I cant say the same for Joe Frazier because of his performance against George. If Jimmy Young and Lyle can give Foreman a fight why couldnt Frazier? Im not saying Frazier had to win but he didnt even tickle Foreman. I have Frazier ranked #13.

Jack JohnsonJack Johnson had an opportunity to set an example by facing black fighters late in his career, but he refused. He is just as guilty as Dempsey as far as Im concerned, but I think Dempsey is slightly more skilled so I barely give him him the edge. I have Johnson ranked #9.

Jeffries His best win is over a supermiddleweight that he outweighed by 40 lbs! The first guy he faced that was OVER 200lbs knocked his ass out. 37 year old Lennox > 35 year old Jeffries. I have jeff ranked #18.

Tyson Tyson is a year younger than Lennox, and ducked him relentlessly throughout the 90's. Lennox has the head 2 head victory and better overall record, so this is not a tough decision for me. I have Tyson ranked #6.

Lennox is Only 1 of 3 people in history to retire as the heavyweight champion of the world.

- The ONLY undisputed Heavyweight champion in the last 17 years

-Has wins over ATG Tyson, Holyfield, Klitschko, and by way of rematch has defeated every single opponent he ever faced.

-Fought at an age disadvantage for the last 10 fights of his career.

Age of Lennox and his last 10 opponentsAge Difference

Lennox(37) vs Vitali(31) +6
Lennox(36) vs Tyson(35) +1
Lennox(35) vs Rahman(28) +7
Lennox(35) vs David Tua(27) +8
Lennox(35) vs Botha(31) +4
Lennox(34) vs Michael Grant(27) +7
Lennox(33) vs Holyfield(36) -3
Lennox(33) vs Marovic(29) +4
Lennox(32) vs Briggs(26) +6
Lennox(32) vs Golota(29) +3

= +40 years

Physically he is the quickest and most skilled Big man to ever lace up gloves. Defeated every style and archetype of fighter there was. Big, small, fast, powerful, skilled, you name it.. I have Lennox ranked #3