Could Lennox Lewis be the greatest ?

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  • Tha_Greatest
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    #51
    Originally posted by Tiozzo
    but is it just about the resume ?...
    who did Bob Foster beat ? that doesn't stop him from being ranked very highly

    Ali struggled in many of his fights and arguably lost more than his record suggests

    the consistence and the way you win your fights should count more than it does in my opinion
    thats why i think its harder to make a case for foster and ali than lewis, lol, lewis is easier to defend cause this alone, lol, he beat every available opponent out there and hes beaten every one hes ever faced, hes got a stack of names onn his resume, lol, only fight missing was bowe, ali had many fights that he looked bad, some that he won that others felt he got lucky, and lets not forget ali stayed for too long so that works against him, lewis retired before the vitali rematch talks began but he knows why, lol, lewis is a smart man

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    • turbotime
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      #52
      He's deinitely up there-

      Ali
      Louis
      Foreman
      Lewis
      Dempsey
      Johnson
      Holmes
      Dempsey
      Frazier

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      • Joeyzagz
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        #53
        Lets see...Who were the top 5 greatest Heavyweights from 1988-2004. The year Lennox became pro to the year he retired.

        In no order:

        Mike Tyson
        Rid**** Bowe
        Evander Holyfeild
        Lennox Lewis
        Vitali Klitschko

        Guess who has the best H2H record of those 5?




        [IMG]http://www.******media.com/images/lennox.jpg[/IMG]

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        • Joeyzagz
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          #54
          Joe Louis never beat Ezzard
          Ali never beat Holmes

          Lennox beat everyone he faced.


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          • kiDynamite92
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            #55
            Originally posted by Joeyzagz
            Joe Louis never beat Ezzard
            Ali never beat Holmes

            Lennox beat everyone he faced.


            So did rocky Marciano, but when looking at him under the microscope, who did he really beat? Tyson's win over an old but but still very good Larry Holmes is better than anything on Lennox record.

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            • Furn
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              #56
              Bruno and Mercer were leading Lewis after 6 rounds.

              They must also be considered wins and up there with Vitali as the greatest HW's of all time.

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              • Axl Rose
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                #57
                rahman

                Lewis faught alot of former champions when they were over the hill. Bruno, Holyfield,Tyson, Tucker, Morrison....

                none all time great champion got knock out like lewis did against McCall ands Rahman.

                Lewis was troubled by men with good jabs. I rate Holmes over him.
                Last edited by Axl Rose; 11-29-2011, 04:26 AM.

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                • GoogleMe
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                  #58
                  Lewis is far from the greatest...

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                  • RubenSonny
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                    #59
                    Originally posted by Tiozzo
                    but is it just about the resume ?...
                    who did Bob Foster beat ? that doesn't stop him from being ranked very highly

                    Ali struggled in many of his fights and arguably lost more than his record suggests

                    the consistence and the way you win your fights should count more than it does in my opinion
                    Could you talk any more ****?

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                    • Jay Volcano
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                      #60
                      Originally posted by GoogleMe
                      Lewis is far from the greatest...
                      Agreed. I always thought of him as an overrated boxer. I don't have him in my TOP 10 ATG list.

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