Lennox Lewis has such a strong legacy because he beat everyone who beat him...

[Frighteous]

Other boxers in history that are considered great, few of them have defeated every single opponent that defeated them...Lewis rematched and beat everyone who beat him, and this is why his legacy is so great in my opinion...

It's unfortunate that other boxers out there today will lose, and not care to rematch the guy who beat them, and still consider themselves among the best in the world. It's gutless if you ask me and Khan should be ashamed of himself not rematching Prescott. In fact after his countryman lost to Katsidis, he was talking about avenging his countryman's loss...khan how bout you avenge your own loss, buddy?

Same thing with Pacman early in his career got ktfo and never avenged the loss. what is up with that

[ИATAS]

yeah, at the same time when comparing him to all time greats of the past it will always hurt him that he got KO'd by two guys he had no business losing to in Oliver McCall and Rahman, even if he beat them later.

Best HW since the mid-late 90's though, no question.

[Joeyzagz]

Great post. Calzaghe did the same and should also be considered among the top 5o ATGs.

I wonder why Vitali never avenged his loss to Byrd if it was just a "freak" injury and would never happen a second time?

[ИATAS]

Great post. Calzaghe did the same and should also be considered among the top 5o ATGs.

[WladIsTheChamp]

Other boxers in history that are considered great, few of them have defeated every single opponent that defeated them...Lewis rematched and beat everyone who beat him, and this is why his legacy is so great in my opinion...

It's unfortunate that other boxers out there today will lose, and not care to rematch the guy who beat them, and still consider themselves among the best in the world. It's gutless if you ask me and Khan should be ashamed of himself not rematching Prescott. In fact after his countryman lost to Katsidis, he was talking about avenging his countryman's loss...khan how bout you avenge your own loss, buddy?

Same thing with Pacman early in his career got ktfo and never avenged the loss. what is up with that

Yep, that's one of the stats that makes him great. But it's also promoters and contracts that get in the way of a lot of these rematches. Lennox was very smart to put a rematch clause in the contract that stipulated an immediate rematch. Rahman tried to get out of it and fight someone else but Lewis took him to court and won. Luck of the draw...

Wladimir Klitschko was not so lucky and neither was Vitaly.

Wladimir tried to get a fight with Brewster immediately after his loss but Don King didn't want it.

Vitaly, well we know that Lewis promised him a rematch and after he invited Vitlay to meet his mom and his mom "looked into Vitaly's eyes" and told her little boy not to fight Vitaly, he quickly retired.

So on the one hand, yes, he did fight everyone but he also committed one of the worst ducks in history by going back on his word and retiring because he was too afraid to face Vitaly again.

[Pacquiao'd]

lennox stayed out of the states while all the good american HW's were in their prime.....nuff said

[oaklandstephen]

Great post. Calzaghe did the same and should also be considered among the top 5o ATGs.

I wonder why Vitali never avenged his loss to Byrd if it was just a "freak" injury and would never happen a second time?

true but lewis didnt duck the best of his era

[WladIsTheChamp]

Great post. Calzaghe did the same and should also be considered among the top 5o ATGs.

I wonder why Vitali never avenged his loss to Byrd if it was just a "freak" injury and would never happen a second time?

Cause Byrd wanted none of it again. The contract stated that he would have to fight either brother and if you remember, Vitaly was unavailble because of shoulder surgery so Wlad stepped in. Byrd just did a radio show interview where he was complaining of this rematch with Wladimir and how unfair it was, boohoo, he signed it. If Vitaly was healthy he would have fought him.

Don't act like Vitaly wasn't winning every round against Byrd. That was an operable injury, something that was confirmed. Unlike the "back injury" your girl Diva Gaye developed two weeks before the Wlad fight.

[WladIsTheChamp]

true but lewis didnt duck the best of his era

Actually yes he did. He dumped a belt so he wouldn't have to fight Byrd. Byrd was one of the best of his era.

[T.Horton]

Actually yes he did. He dumped a belt so he wouldn't have to fight Byrd. Byrd was one of the best of his era.

The champ is here. lol