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From an interview with Manny Steward:
On the most talented heavyweight he’s ever worked with:
“Wladimir is the best talented heavyweight, more than any heavyweight I ever saw. Lennox is number two. Talent you’ve got to realize, is a different story. To achieve what Lennox did is a different story. Lennox had a lot of those different intangibles - he had lots of qualities that made him one of the greatest heavyweight champions ever. Lennox rose to the occasion and changed his style, to be what he had to be. He came out and got physical with Mike Tyson. Wladimir has natural skills, he knows that. Wladimir is a big, big admirer of Lennox Lewis, both of the brothers are. They really appreciate and admire what Lennox did. They try to emulate themselves after Lennox. They want to fight the best. They could go back to Germany and fight a bunch of easy fights. But they don’t do that. Wladimir says, I know what happened in that fight, I’m ready to fight the best right now.”
On when he believes the great Lennox Lewis was at his absolute very best:
“I would say when he fought Golota (1997), right about that time. He was unbelievable then. Against Michael Grant (in 2000) was different. I’ve been in champion’s corners, watching Bowe, Tyson, Holyfield, Foreman, Lennox Lewis…Lennox had tremendous talent, but he didn’t really start believing in himself until the very end. He always believed in himself but not to the degree that I did. Wladimir has tremendous natural skills but I can’t say he’s a better fighter than Lennox at this point because of all the other qualities Lennox had. Lennox Lewis is the best heavyweight I ever trained.”
“Wladimir is the best talented heavyweight, more than any heavyweight I ever saw. Lennox is number two. Talent you’ve got to realize, is a different story. To achieve what Lennox did is a different story. Lennox had a lot of those different intangibles - he had lots of qualities that made him one of the greatest heavyweight champions ever. Lennox rose to the occasion and changed his style, to be what he had to be. He came out and got physical with Mike Tyson. Wladimir has natural skills, he knows that. Wladimir is a big, big admirer of Lennox Lewis, both of the brothers are. They really appreciate and admire what Lennox did. They try to emulate themselves after Lennox. They want to fight the best. They could go back to Germany and fight a bunch of easy fights. But they don’t do that. Wladimir says, I know what happened in that fight, I’m ready to fight the best right now.”
On when he believes the great Lennox Lewis was at his absolute very best:
“I would say when he fought Golota (1997), right about that time. He was unbelievable then. Against Michael Grant (in 2000) was different. I’ve been in champion’s corners, watching Bowe, Tyson, Holyfield, Foreman, Lennox Lewis…Lennox had tremendous talent, but he didn’t really start believing in himself until the very end. He always believed in himself but not to the degree that I did. Wladimir has tremendous natural skills but I can’t say he’s a better fighter than Lennox at this point because of all the other qualities Lennox had. Lennox Lewis is the best heavyweight I ever trained.”
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