Could Lennox Lewis be the greatest ?

[Deal With It]

Holyfield ? he is as great as they come, but he did lose to Lewis coming off beating Tyson and avenging his loss to Moorer

after that, it was all down-hill

Lewis & Holyfield were at 2 different points in their careers when they met up. He caught Holy at the right time, and couldn't even beat a past prime Holy all that decisively (as he should have) in 2 attempts.

And whether or not he has a H2H victory over Holyfield or not, Doesn't change the fact that Holyfield still has had the superior career as well as a superior resume.

Lewis would never have lost to Toney, Ruiz, Byrd... or Larry Donald IMAO

He got knocked unconcious in under 6 in his prime by a worst fighter than Toney, Ruiz & Byrd, what makes you think that if if he had've decided to continue his career on fighting too long past his prime that he wouln't have accumulated several losses to even more sub-par fighters?

There's a reason why he decided to retire when he did, because he was smart enough to know that he could no longer compete at the highest levels of the sport, so he hung 'em up.

[MonsieurGeorges]

the greatest of all time? no way. he has no cultural significance. most people don't know him or don't like him. how can you put him ahead of louis, ali or johnson? the ring careers of these gentlemen are the stuff of legends, the story of LL is a boring one that nobody knows

[Erik K]

vitali cant lose a round nowadays and hes like 100 years old, lol, lewis got lucky that the fight got stopped,fan,

Well then that would make Lewis like 97? 98? when he fought the younger Vitali.


If Vitali is the best HW of all time then give Lennox props for winning two or three of the six rounds and shredding Vitalis eye.

[IronDanHamza]

why ?

explain, your post is worthless without some backup arguments

Why? Because his resume doesn't allow it.

In what Universe could their be a logical argument that Lennox Lewis has a better resume than say, Muhammad Ali?

It's a whole different level of greatness there. Ali's Top 5 wins are almost quite literally better than Lennox Lewis' entire career.

How about Joe Louis? Again, not remotely close.

Like another poster said, Lennox Lewis is not even the best HW of his era.

His resume pales in comparison to Evander Holyfields. Let alone Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis.

[kiDynamite92]

Lewis is one of favourite fighters, but the greatest? C'mon! Who did he actually beat? Stick him in there with a some one with a solid chin, good jab and movement and he'll struggle (Holyfield x2, Mercer and Bruno). I still see Ali easily outboxing him, Foreman, Frazier, Liston, Louis, Tyson (in his prime) knocking him out. Guys like Holmes and prime Holyfield would have outboxed him too. Lewis is a great guy, a real ambassador for the sport, great fighter but definitely not the greatest and even he would tell you that.

[IronDanHamza]

i hate lennox lewis, the guy is a****in b1tch azz coward fopr promising vit a rematch but that said, lol, lewis has a ****in great case to be considered greatest hw opf all time arguably, lol, regardlessness of your hate or biased against lewis, credit should be given where credit is due

When did this happen?

Since when am I a Lennox Lewis hater?

You're literally basing that off nothing.

[Erik K]

More FACTS

Vitali wasn't even in his prime yet.

Lewis was 37, not really that old for a HW.

Vitali is 40 and is still dominating. He hasn't lost a single round in his comeback.

Lewis said he was "at the peak of my powers" when he got his ass whooped by Vitali.

Lewis was coming off the KO win over Tyson. In the Lewis-Tyson post fight interview Lewis stated "I'm like fine wine, I get better with age"

In an interview right before the Vitali fight, Lewis said "I'm at the peak of my powers, I will keep fighting for many more years"

Vitali dominated Lewis and scared him into retirement.

Lewis is a coward, a ducker, and a fraud.

Vitali Klitschko >>> Lennox Lewis

Wladimir Klitschko >>> Lennox Lewis

So what? Lennox said he was on top of his game when he beat Tyson.
Who cares what fighters ramble off in post fight interviews? Did Tyson really eat his children?

Lewis had a weak training camp and came in a bit outa shape because he thought he was fighting fat ass Kirk Johnson.
How about some props to Lewis for taking on the most dangerous challenger in the division on 10 days notice. Thats unheard of in boxing this decade. Lets see Pac or Mayweather do that?

Coward and ducker? C'mon he fought everyone in his era. Lewis resume would be the top 20 of the HW division these days. Guys like Mercer, Morrison, Tua, Rahamn , Golota, Ruddock all in their prime are better than guys like Vaugh Bean, Sosnowski, Larry Donald & Sam peter.

[Tha_Greatest]

Well then that would make Lewis like 97? 98? when he fought the younger Vitali.


If Vitali is the best HW of all time then give Lennox props for winning two or three of the six rounds and shredding Vitalis eye.

reread, regardless of what happened , lewis still beat vitali so he gets all props, the w is on lewis resume so like i keep stating, lol, lewis has a great case of being the greatest of all time, you gotta read through the entire thread so you can understand my position on lewis, no arguments from me, lol, i dont know why you sound so offended of a opinion(OPINION) on vitali, lol, point is lewis has the w, vit has the L

[Tiozzo]

Lewis is one of favourite fighters, but the greatest? C'mon! Who did he actually beat? Stick him in there with a some one with a solid chin, good jab and movement and he'll struggle (Holyfield x2, Mercer and Bruno). I still see Ali easily outboxing him, Foreman, Frazier, Liston, Louis, Tyson (in his prime) knocking him out. Guys like Holmes and prime Holyfield would have outboxed him too. Lewis is a great guy, a real ambassador for the sport, great fighter but definitely not the greatest and even he would tell you that.

maybe

but even Ali doesn't believe he's the greatest, while a whole lot of people rank his as the greatest (I can back this up with footage)

[Tha_Greatest]

When did this happen?

Since when am I a Lennox Lewis hater?

You're literally basing that off nothing.

based on you not giving lewis any credit or giving as little credit as you can, im a lewis hater, lol, hes a ****in puzzy but this guy has a great argument for being greatest hw of all time, lol, you and i cant take that away from him even though we hate on his azz, lol, nyahahahaha