Clip: Lewis punishes Bruno

[AintGottaClue]

bruno was also trying to hold down lennox's head and uppercut him as well,

ps lewis sucks

[Bozo_no no]

Im still pissed off about this bout...

This was a fight Lewis haters like myself used to look to for comfort before hwas KO'd by McCall.

He looked like an scared amatuer every round of that fight and he was getting completely outclassed and dominated. this was the 220 poound LL that was a far different fighter then the one we saw beat Holyfield, Tyson and Rahman.

This 220 pound LL would have in my opinion been beaten up pretty good (with only a punchers chance) againsr Rid**** Bowe and some other fighters as well.

Lewis turned into a complete/smart fighter post-McCall but pre-McCall he was a tall, skinny, scared Canadian Brit who had a huge right hand and that was it!

Scap once I got past your tendancy to freak out like Arnie from Glibert G****, I've come to respect your take a great deal. But when you clearly dislike a figher the sense in your comments takes a nose dive.

Lewis definatly wasn't as polished at this point or years before, but he still punched very fluidly with several different dangerous shots. He also took a better shot than given credit for. His disposal of Razor Ruddock was scary.

I cringe anytime I read someone talk about what Bowe "would have done to Lewis".

Bowe wouldn't have done anything to Lewis, becuase (like a pansy) he was deathly afraid of Lennox. He had it in his head that he couldn't beat Lewis, and that's exactly why he didn' fight him. He climed out of the ring after beating Holyfield the 1st time, and Lewis (who was doing commentary) went over to him on camera and challenged him, saying he'd knock him out again. Bowe looked like he was going to we himslef. He reluctatnly promised to fight Lewis next, and we all know what happened.


As for this fight, it was not nearly as one sided or 'dominating' by Bruno.

After six rounds, Adrain Morgan, a Welshman, had Bruno ahead 59 55, the same as Sports Illustrated. The two Americans, Jerry Roth and Tony Castellano, had it 57 57, which would have made it a majority draw

One could draw compairisons to the Williams Harrison fight where the unproven prospect (although Fraudly's older) was having heaps of trouble with the more experienced fighter, although in this case Lewis hurt Bruno badly with that left hook, and followed up until it was finished.

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Scap once I got past your tendancy to freak out like Arnie from Glibert G****, I've come to respect your take a great deal. But when you clearly dislike a figher the sense in your comments takes a nose dive.

Lewis definatly wasn't as polished at this point or years before, but he still punched very fluidly with several different dangerous shots. He also took a better shot than given credit for. His disposal of Razor Ruddock was scary.

I cringe anytime I read someone talk about what Bowe "would have done to Lewis".

Bowe wouldn't have done anything to Lewis, becuase (like a pansy) he was deathly afraid of Lennox. He had it in his head that he couldn't beat Lewis, and that's exactly why he didn' fight him. He climed out of the ring after beating Holyfield the 1st time, and Lewis (who was doing commentary) went over to him on camera and challenged him, saying he'd knock him out again. Bowe looked like he was going to we himslef. He reluctatnly promised to fight Lewis next, and we all know what happened.


As for this fight, it was not nearly as one sided or 'dominating' by Bruno.

After six rounds, Adrain Morgan, a Welshman, had Bruno ahead 59 55, the same as Sports Illustrated. The two Americans, Jerry Roth and Tony Castellano, had it 57 57, which would have made it a majority draw

One could draw compairisons to the Williams Harrison fight where the unproven prospect (although Fraudly's older) was having heaps of trouble with the more experienced fighter, although in this case Lewis hurt Bruno badly with that left hook, and followed up until it was finished.

Match in the gas tank boom boom! Match in the gas tank boom boom!

When I hate a fighter I will pull no punches and let everyone no that I hate a fighter...however I will also say that my hate for a guy like Lennox or Trinidad is just as good as love.

I was young and have not scored the Lewis Bruno fight in some time but I like HArold Lederman had the fight a shut out for Bruno. Lewis was extremely beatable at this fragile point in his career...but then again who the hell isnt when they are up and comuing.

Yes your right the right hand that Lewis ladned against Razor was scary and like all of LL's big wins that fight pisses me off.

A large part of me lived to watch Lennox loose...I bet against the mother****er in just about every fight he was ever in including having my father place a bet on McCall in Las Vegas. (Yup I cashed in big on Rahman and lost a few bucks on Zelko)

God I hate/miss LL!

As for Bowe...I think you are probably right about Bowe being scared of LL but even though LL was challenging Rid**** outside the ring had they of met inside the ring LL would have been just as scared as Bowe!

When they were supposed to fight Bowe was the much more complete/polished fighter and maybe he was still petrified of the right hand that stunned him in the olympics...I guess the fact tyhat Bowe decdied not to fight him should lead this hater (ME) to 1 conclusion...LL would have landed the right hand and stopped Bowe...but I would still like to put money on Big Daddy!

[Bozo_no no]

As for Bowe...I think you are probably right about Bowe being scared of LL but even though LL was challenging Rid**** outside the ring had they of met inside the ring LL would have been just as scared as Bowe!

Pop in Holyfield Bowe 1 again and ffwd to the end.

Bowe did not like standing in Lewis' presence, and Lewis looked like he would have been content to throw down right there.

Wheather that would have been a good idea or not isn't worth discussing, because they should have fought in the ring, but it can definitivly be said that that did not happen because Bowe was outright afraid.

Regardless, the same (and may have been misguided) arrogent machimso that propelled Lewis to believe he was could have taken Bowe or Tyson apart outside the ring was the same thing that served him so well inside the ring.

Like Lewis or hate him, he was a very confident fighter (over confident in many cases), and I think that self fueled arrogence served him well. It allowed him to fight very effectivly in those two rematches. Wheather it was warrented or not, a lot of what made LL successful is he truely believed he was superior to every man he ever stepped in the ring with.

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Pop in Holyfield Bowe 1 again and ffwd to the end.

Bowe did not like standing in Lewis' presence, and Lewis looked like he would have been content to throw down right there.

Wheather that would have been a good idea or not isn't worth discussing, because they should have fought in the ring, but it can definitivly be said that that did not happen because Bowe was outright afraid.

Regardless, the same (and may have been misguided) arrogent machimso that propelled Lewis to believe he was could have taken Bowe or Tyson apart outside the ring was the same thing that served him so well inside the ring.

Like Lewis or hate him, he was a very confident fighter (over confident in many cases), and I think that self fueled arrogence served him well. It allowed him to fight very effectivly in those two rematches. Wheather it was warrented or not, a lot of what made LL successful is he truely believed he was superior to every man he ever stepped in the ring with.

I could pop in the tape of Bowe/Holy 1 and check out what Bowe's body language may be saying but nah...

Hell I thought Zoo didnt look very comfortable when he beat Mitchell and Viv Harris was challenging him after that fight...

240 pound LL post McCall would beat Bowe...220 pound LL...I still gotta go with as Lewis like to say "chicken Bowe"

[Bozo_no no]

240 pound LL post McCall would beat Bowe...220 pound LL...I still gotta go with as Lewis like to say "chicken Bowe"

That's irrelevnt though, becuase Chiken Bowe was afraid to step in the ring. Bowe was mentally weak, and that doesn't change. If he was forced into it he would have lost because he would have folded like a tent.

Bowe was an exciting fighter, but he loses respect for being a coward.

[Bozo_no no]

I never saw Bruno's fight with Tim Witherspoon. Anyone remember what the stoppage was like?

[JUYJUY]

I never saw Bruno's fight with Tim Witherspoon. Anyone remember what the stoppage was like?

Nasty, similar to the Lewis one. I was at Wembley that day. Bruno was dominating Witherspoon before switching off, or running out of gas, or both.

[TheEvilSaint]

this clip of lewis is interesting, but it shows how patheticly sloppy lewis was and always has been. of all those punches thrown, only 3-4 landed flush.

lewis was powerful but sloppy. this clip shows how overrated he is as a boxer.

[Dirt E Gomez]

this clip of lewis is interesting, but it shows how patheticly sloppy lewis was and always has been. of all those punches thrown, only 3-4 landed flush.

lewis was powerful but sloppy. this clip shows how overrated he is as a boxer.

Yes... him swinging for the fences truly was an example of his boxing prowess. He was trying to take Bruno's head off because he knew he was stunned. This isn't rocket science and almost all fighters break down their strategy and go for a knockout blow when their opponent is ****ed.