Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis Breaks Down Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Widler Trilogy Fight

[IAMTHAT]

why thank you, we are all blessed in many different ways, most especially being alive

why thank you, we are all blessed in many different ways, most especially being alive

Im so stressed out, I question that - but I get your point.

I do feel blessed having a sport that I truly enjoy like boxing

[joe strong]

'The rule is, if you are going backwards, is that you stop, plant your feet and throw your punch. But that takes a lot of practice and only a few people can do that - and I am in that bracket.'


Not a fan of Wilder by a long shot and this man's prediction on the fight outcome will prove right, but I think its really sad when ex-pros of any sport centre themselves in relation to current sporting events because it tells me they haven't let go of the past. Decent ex-sportsman should absolutely be listened to for their experience, but making it about yourself is just narcissism.

Carl Froch does it. David Haye does it a LOT.

These guys have gotta move on; their time's over.

Lennox was one of my favourites of all time but his only real weakness was arrogance. It cost him dearly against McCall & especially against Rahman. He had no business losing to Rahman & he totally obliterated him in the rematch. He never bothered to train & was too busy mingling with Oceans 11cast & showed up in South Africa a week before the fight. The McCall KO he forever claimed it was a lucky punch then finally gave McCall credit a few years ago & said it was a solid shot that got him.

I remember on an HBO telecast him & Max Kellerman were discussing his fight with Mirovic. Lennox said “He trained for 2 years to fight me” & Max replied “How long was your training camp?” Lennox just laughed…

[Jab jab boom]

He didn't go to prison? and he wasn't the only one who was anti Vietnam of course his stance had a bit more significance but that's by the by.
Both of them were out for years both of them had "issues" then had two comes back fights and fought for the belt

well Ali was sentenced to 5 yrs but overall wasn’t allowed to box for 3. Not sure what you mean by he wasn’t the only one anti Vietnam. Fury isn’t the only one who has battled depression and drug use. I like fury and appreciate his comeback but Ali losing his livelihood hood and what he stood for was more significant to me and coming back to face guys like Frazier and foreman for me hold more weight than facing wilder and Otto wallin. Separately we can also talk about Leonard retiring from boxing due to an eye injury and coming back after 3 years and going straight into a fight with arguably the best fighter in the world at that time in hagler and beating him.

[Get em up]

best comeback story in boxing history? Ever heard of Ali, who went to prison to stand up for a meaningful cause and then came back to become world champion again by beating other all time greats? A bit more significant than becoming an obese depressed coke addict and coming back to beat Wilder.

Vinny Paz made one hell of a comeback too IMO

[Jab jab boom]

Vinny Paz made one hell of a comeback too IMO

I thought about him too. Broken neck in a car accident. The only they could say is the opposition he beat after wasn’t too great but still credible. Having the balls to face a prime Roy Jones after that deserves a ton of credit though.

[ArturoBalboa]

What the hell he talking about? All he would do is grab, drop weight on the guy, hold on until ref. Breaks up. Then rinse and repeat until the other guy was tired out.

That’s rubbish, yes he used his weight to tire his opponents out but he also had a decent inside game. Admittedly not much body work but a ferocious uppercut and could fire rapid bursts of uppercuts and short hooks on the inside.

[Susie]

Fury an ATG???? WTF????? Let us not get carried away now. He hasn't done much yet to be honest. He beat Wlad in a boring fight. Finally got some attention with this Wilder trilogy but according to Fury's fans and Fury himself, Wilder was a bum, is a bum and will always be a bum. Wtf does a bum do for your legacy? Exactly.

As of now, AJ has faced the better HW competition overall. Despite his own losses, I still think AJ's legacy is probably higher in comparison to Fury. AJ also had a more impressive win over an aging Wlad. Eitherway, no way does Fury have any ATG status yet. He still has a long way to go. Face some of those B+ heavyweights and take care of them similar to how AJ did. There is a chance, one of those can even knock him off. Face the likes of Povetkin, Whyte, Parker, etc. They all have a chance. Fury just talks a lot like he would win without actually proving it. Then his minions just believe him and rather not see him prove that.

AJ you mean are new frank bruno no stamina and chinny

[Smash]

Im so stressed out, I question that - but I get your point.

I do feel blessed having a sport that I truly enjoy like boxing

being stressed and feeling trapped is the door to being free and happy, find the solution or get out of the situation, sit back & enjoy (if that fails and u are still not happy take up swimming, boxing training is great but swimming for an hour regularly is a secret only swimmers know about)

[Susie]

best comeback story in boxing history? Ever heard of Ali, who went to prison to stand up for a meaningful cause and then came back to become world champion again by beating other all time greats? A bit more significant than becoming an obese depressed coke addict and coming back to beat Wilder.

Think I prefer a depressed coke addict compared to a ****** racialist

[ArturoBalboa]

I think Fury had a Ward v Kovalev moment after being knocked down by Wilder and going after him, realising he could make the fight a lot easier for himself by coming forward as his opponent couldn’t fight going backwards and has no inside game.

I think these revelatory moments dictated the strategy for the rematch for both Ward and Fury.