Lennox Lewis: A Career Re-Examined

[joseph5620]

kindly show me proof of where Lewis was the favorite for this fight? I know for a fact that he was a 2 to 1 underdog in at least parts of the United States, I would be very interested to see where lewis had odds as the favorite in this fight.

I don't remember the odds but my memory is pretty much in line with what you said here. Lewis was not favored.

[billeau2]

Jackson was like a weaker Rhaman type! He never really materialized,more of a stepping stone,like fighter after Ruddock k.od him. Whats the deal with this betting thing?

Im taking the country of Denmark on one citizen at a time...Seriously we have a bet Im taking Fury over Wlad. I am betting more with my heart than my head because there is no way Fury gets a decision even if the fight is close and he isn't a KO puncher, but I think it will be a good fight.

[billeau2]

I was in Las Vegas a week before the fight and Ruddock was the slight (less than 2-1) favorite. I'm certain of this because I was contemplating betting on Lennox (I didn't).

Lol I won some decent money on that one with the rest of the wait/bar staff at the marriot Marquis in new york... and I well remember those odds as well... guess Sony is consistant we can give him that. Hes batting 100%!

[sonnyboyx2]

kindly show me proof of where Lewis was the favorite for this fight? I know for a fact that he was a 2 to 1 underdog in at least parts of the United States, I would be very interested to see where lewis had odds as the favorite in this fight.

I don't live in the United States, i live in the UK. The day of the fight money poured on Lewis and he was gambled into favorite. Who gives a flying **** what the fight odds were just before the opening bell in the USA.. i was at the fight, you was not ...

I was also at the Lewis vs McCall (1) fight. Lewis vs Bruno fight

[Weltschmerz]

Why didn't Lennox fight Mike Tyson during the nineties?

[Anthony342]

Anyone could see in this fight he is going to be great. Anthony Joshua is the same as Lewis really,hasnt fought anyone of merit yet but his skills are undeniable,theres a reason when Wlad says he will be the future of the HW division.

Sounds like Wlad will probably retire if he can get past Fury and possibly Wilder, unless he then opts to give his buddy Briggs a big payday and let Joshua or Wilder take over.

[billeau2]

I don't live in the United States, i live in the UK. The day of the fight money poured on Lewis and he was gambled into favorite. Who gives a flying **** what the fight odds were just before the opening bell in the USA.. i was at the fight, you was not ...

I was also at the Lewis vs McCall (1) fight. Lewis vs Bruno fight

And you have one of the biggest collections of tapes and Tyson was going to be snuck through England, under the radar to be at a meet in where you would be present, and everybody has been polaxed....is a drug addict, is addicted to antidepressents BYTHEWAYFUNNYSONNY since when did antidepressents become addictive?

Im glad you don't live here let the English claim you ya bellend!

[sonnyboyx2]

And you have one of the biggest collections of tapes and Tyson was going to be snuck through England, under the radar to be at a meet in where you would be present, and everybody has been polaxed....is a drug addict, is addicted to antidepressents BYTHEWAYFUNNYSONNY since when did antidepressents become addictive?

Im glad you don't live here let the English claim you ya bellend!

Yes, i would agree i have one of the largest fight-film collections in Britain.. Mike Tyson was unable to make the date 3/12/2015 So they have Larry Holmes stepping in as a replacement down at the Golf Club. I most certainly will be in attendence and hoprfully will be able to ask Holmes one or two questions. Their is usually around 170-200 people in attendence. At the Thomas Hearns evening i managed to ask Hearns 3 questions. Ray Leonard evening 2 questions. Roberto Duran evening 3 questions. So it is looking good i will be able to ask Holmes his opinion of Lennox Lewis?....How would Lennox Lewis fair against the likes of Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Liston or even Wlad Klitschko?... Why did you & Lewis never get it on back in 1992 when a fight was mooted?... Stay tuned rent boy!

Oh and Bill, if you are 50yrs old like you claimed and not still in your teens. Then i will eat hay with a donkey. You childish little kok zuka

[sonnyboyx2]

and actual Heavyweight Legends.


The opinion of trolls like you and Irondan matter very little in the long run.

Joeyzags... Here is Boxing Writer Frank Loiterizo who is without doubt the best boxing writer on the WWW of the last 30yrs..He writes a very interesting article here and mentions your George Foreman video in it..

http://www.thesweetscience.com/artic...d-lennox-lewis

[sonnyboyx2]

Hey guys, boxing scribe Frank Lotierzo was pissed off at Lennox. I can understand why. After the fight, Lennox didn't wanna give Vitali any credit and made it seem as if he'd dominated the fight. Read this blog.

Hey Lewis, get over yourself! Coming off your showing against Klitschko, maybe a little more humility might be in order! And it wouldn't hurt to stop with the lame excuses. In case you forgot Lennox, Klitschko had the same short notice to prepare for you as you did to prepare for him, yet he hasn't been making excuses like you have been.

Question to Lennox Lewis? What's harder, preparing for Cedric Boswell and then having him replaced with heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis or preparing for Kirk Johnson and then having him replaced with Vitali Klitschko? I think there is a much greater jump in caliber from Boswell to Lewis than there is from Johnson to Klitschko. Going off of what I saw in Klitschko, I'm not sure it's even a step up? Basically you both had to readjust to face a bigger opponent, only Klitschko had to adjust to a bigger and better opponent. I'm not sold off of what I saw of Klitschko that he is without question a better fighter than Kirk Johnson, which is a sad commentary on the current status of the heavyweight landscape.

Lennox, get over yourself? You were behind in the fight and were clearly the more tired and exhausted fighter, you have no excuse. You are the heavyweight champion of the world, yet you showed up in deplorable condition. On top of that, you ranted on like that was a showing that should bring you much high praise. Please, you fought like a big fat washerwoman, to use a phrase coined by Muhammad Ali. You have cried to anyone who would listen about the short notice yet, you fail to mention that Klitschko's notice was just as short as yours.

Lennox, you're not a great enough heavyweight champion to show up in poor shape to fight any top ranked heavyweight contender, especially at age 37 going on 38. Did you forget what happened to you when you showed up in poor condition against Hasim Rahman? He laid you out like you were dropped from a helicopter. In fact you made a star out of Rahman who at best is a decent heavyweight. Did you forget what happened when you looked past Oliver McCall, another fighter who's only claim to fame other than stretching you is knocking Tyson down in a sparring session. Lennox, one of your claims to fame is that you avenged both of your defeats. What is never mentioned is that you should never have lost to either McCall or Rahman. The fact that you needed to fight them twice in order to beat them once is the more meaningful fact.

Lennox, you showed a lack of something that you profess to have, class. How about carrying yourself like the heavyweight champion of the world. Maybe you could've just said that Klitschko was a little better than you thought, or that his style was more confusing than you anticipated. How about giving him his due respect for the fight he gave you. No, you come across that anyone who doesn't feel you were killing him is a moron and beneath you. Lennox, anyone who watched the fight with both of their eyes open, plainly saw that you had more than your hands full. Not because Klitschko is so great because he's not, he's far from it. The fact is that you over-rate yourself sometimes and come in the ring not prepared to fight like the champion you've shown that you can be. And lets not forget, it was you Lennox wobbling all over the ring in the second round and appeared on the verge of being stopped, a position that Klitschko was never in.

Lennox, you were a great heavyweight champion. However, father time is starting to land some good shots on you. You may still have some big wins down the road but, the road is definitely coming to an end. Remember Lennox Lewis, as great of a champion that you have been, with your chin and at age 37 you're not great enough to look past any top ranked fighter.

After the attitude you copped during the post fight interview , I'm glad I can say that your legacy is built off of two decisions over a thoroughly shot 37 year old Evander Holyfield, and an eighth round knockout over a 36 year old Mike Tyson. And remember Lennox, every decent fighter that has nailed you on your chin has either knocked you out, or wobbled you like Vitali Klitschko did last night!