The Lennox Lewis chin debate

[dempseyfan]

I know one thing for sure, Lewis certainly sparked up Rahman's ass in the rematch.

[lennon]

Now on youtube, the Lewis iron chin video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nALCqepEptg

[The Surgeon]

Is an approachable guy that likes talking with fans or is he a grumpy ass? I wouldn't try hitting either, quick shin kick maybe.


Just kidding.

Never met Lewis "The Bell end" Lewis but Ive met a few boxers, Eamon Magee was 1 who i saw but didnt approach he looked mean as ****, real pissed off so i thought **** that!

[kayjay]

Lewis didnt have a bad chin, down just twice in his career, its not like they were the only shots he ever took! Even in the first Rahman fight he took that right hand several times before the ko shot. One of them landing 30 seconds before the ko, im sure that shot did hurt him and led to him dropping his hands. These punches in this video should of put him down at least if he was that weak chinned, remember people talk today about tua, briggs, klitschko being the hardest hitters out there!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6621822008037224095&hl=en-GB

[Best watched as the small original size screen option.]

OK but some of those shots are poorly chosen for the purpose of this video. For instance, the Tua hooks that start the video were not clean hits.

Lennox had a vulnerable chin, but clearly not glass. POint taken.

[GunStar]

Lewis was only knocked out with 2 perfect punches that he didn't see, Lewis never had a glass chin, only haters will say such a thing and this coming from a person who never liked Lewis.

I will give Lewis chin a 7 which is better then average!

[kayjay]

most heavyweights do slur at the end. the price to pay

so is there any other heavyweight who won a genuine world title and hasnt been
koed in the last 10-15 yrs ?

If you count Vitali, who has a forfeit and a medical stoppage, both officially TKOs.

[Zn1]

If you count Vitali, who has a forfeit and a medical stoppage, both officially TKOs.

i knew their must be some, just didnt think there were many.
i think vitali would of got koed anyway against lewis

[kayjay]

i knew their must be some, just didnt think there were many.
i think vitali would of got koed anyway against lewis

Nah Lewis was dead at the end of 6, no way he could have taken Big Klit out other than on cuts. But that doesn't matter. Vitali has bigger flaws than Lewis (although Vitali's chin is a 9.5 to Lewis's 6.5 - 7) .

[Guest]

Lewis didnt have a bad chin, down just twice in his career, its not like they were the only shots he ever took! Even in the first Rahman fight he took that right hand several times before the ko shot. One of them landing 30 seconds before the ko, im sure that shot did hurt him and led to him dropping his hands. These punches in this video should of put him down at least if he was that weak chinned, remember people talk today about tua, briggs, klitschko being the hardest hitters out there!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6621822008037224095&hl=en-GB

[Best watched as the small original size screen option.]

That was ummmmmmm... definitely a good video. I enjoyed that.

As for his chin, I think it's somewhere around average. Maybe slightly above or slightly below, but not glass.

There's a high chance that McCall was juiced, so you could argue that he only has one legit stoppage against him. Also, the Rahman fight was in a high altitude where he was out of condition and appeared to be having problems breathing.

[Guest]

I can't believe the homertastic commentary by HBO on that Tyson fight, is it any wonder people think Big Len was packing glass?