Why does Lennox Lewis get credit for Beating Tyson who was shot to bits

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  • TheGreatA
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    #11
    Lewis didn't fight Rid**** Bowe because of Rid**** Bowe.

    Lewis whooped Bowe in the olympic finals, Bowe threw his title in the trash can because he didn't want to fight Lewis.

    I think that's atleast a moral victory.

    Anyway, I meant that Tyson was the last name fighter for Lewis at that time. Bowe was long retired and never wanted to fight Lewis.

    Tyson had a good win streak going including wins over Savarese, Botha, Nielsen and Golota.

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    • duffgun
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      #12
      I give lewis some credit but tyson was way past his best by that point.

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      • Spirit
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        #13
        That wasn't prime Tyson, but that's not Lewis' fault, he wanted to fight Tyson in the early '90s but Don King paid him off so there's nothing else that could've been done about it

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        • duffgun
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          #14
          Originally posted by beerneer
          That wasn't prime Tyson, but that's not Lewis' fault, he wanted to fight Tyson in the early '90s but Don King paid him off so there's nothing else that could've been done about it
          yeah that was in 96.

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          • PATO 1
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            #15
            Originally posted by neils7147933
            "Last one left"?

            Lewis never fought Rid**** Bowe...
            thanks to rid**** bowe

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            • big paulie
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              #16
              Originally posted by divad
              Why does Lennox Lewis get credit for Beating Tyson who was shot to bits ? Mike was so shot in this fight it was untrue he could'nt even shuffle his feet quick enough to close the range thats how old & shot he was ,he looked so old & lethargic

              prime Mike would have hurt Lewis badly in this fight IMO ,Lennox was messing about for 7/8 rounds with him & did'nt take advantage of the fact Tyson was there to be knocked out cause he was'nt punching or moving ,the real Tyson would have made Lewis pay for his lapsidasical approach the way Rahman did


              in a way people like Tyson & Holyfield paid the price for avoiding Lewis earlier in there career cause by the time Lenny got to theem they were past there best ,not saying Holyman was shot but he was possibly past his best ,but hey that was'nt Lewis problem he still one of the best Heavyweights ever
              It was more of a novelty fight in my eyes, i got caught up in the whole Tyson **** in the build up(doesnt everyone?) but in hindsight Tyson never really stood a chance. Just for the record Tyson circa 1988 beats Lewis

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              • boski
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                #17
                Duffgun, Who is the smoking blonde in the pic?

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                • rambov
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                  #18
                  Why did Evander? Everyone knows that tyson was past his prime since then!

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                  • Steak
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                    #19
                    Tyson was not at all prime, but he had some pretty good wins coming into this matchup, he had been blasting through his competition too(other than his rough start from the layoff with Botha).

                    I dont really count it as a 'Tyson' win, but I think he was a legitimate enough opponent to qualify as a 'worthwhile defense' type win.

                    besides, Lewis beat the hell out of him. That was probebly one of the most lopsided heavyweight fights I have ever seen. Tyson was simply mutilated, look at his face and the huge shots he took...

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                    • beez721
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by .Mik.
                      Largely because even if Tyson came back today, people would still give him a shot of being a genuine title-holder.
                      lol,,,he got beat up by danny williams and kevin mcbride who got beaten up by far less than the elite fighters themselves

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