Lennox Lewis - How good was he?

[Boxing Goat]

Sanders dropped him 4 times, Peter 3 times, Brewster 2 times, Pannell, Williamson, Purrity all dropped him once = 12 times.

Sanders - 4 (no argument there)
Peter - 1 (only one of the KD's were legit)
Brewster - 1 (no punch even landed)
Williamson - 1 (flash KD)
Purrity - 1 (and it wasn't even legit, more from exhaustion)
Pannel - 1 (didn't see so not sure if legit)

That's 9 knockdowns in reality.

But let's talk about Mercer, Ruddock, Tucker, Golota, Grant, McCall, Bruno, Mason.. Hell even Biggs and Tommy Morrison were decent fighters. And Mike Weaver - probably the best physique you ever saw on a heavyweight. These guys are literally 10 times better than the likes of Haye and Povetkin.

That's what is called an opinion. I think Haye and Povetkin would be competitive with anyone on that list.

[Boxing Goat]

Yeah i'm not sure where people are getting this 'Lennox had a bad chin' thing from. Vitali hit him with some ridiculous punches & he never wobbled.

Bwahahahaha! Yea right he didn't wobble!

He was stunned on multiple occasions.

[yoz]

Sanders - 4 (no argument there)
Peter - 1 (only one of the KD's were legit)
Brewster - 1 (no punch even landed)
Williamson - 1 (flash KD)
Purrity - 1 (and it wasn't even legit, more from exhaustion)
Pannel - 1 (didn't see so not sure if legit)

That's 9 knockdowns in reality.


That's what is called an opinion. I think Haye and Povetkin would be competitive with anyone on that list.

I'm a Wladimir fan, too; but let's just accept that he suffered several career setbacks. That's nothing to be ashamed of. So what if he has been knocked down? He had a vulnerable defence, but now it's near-impenetrable. The fact that he has made a comeback and now sits atop the division is a testament to his willpower and ambition.

[Boxing Goat]

I'm a Wladimir fan, too; but let's just accept that he suffered several career setbacks. That's nothing to be ashamed of. So what if he has been knocked down? He had a vulnerable defence, but now it's near-impenetrable. The fact that he has made a comeback and now sits atop the division is a testament to his willpower and ambition.

No, I agree but the KD's just aren't there as I have pointed out and while he has been on the canvas several times, he has always, always gotten back up.

Nothing else needs to be said.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Boxing Goat ducking posts and owned again

[bojangles1987]

Lennox really was a terrific fighter. H2H there's no one he doesn't stand a solid chance against.

[LacedUp]

Everybody knows that a southpaw heavyweight with fast hands is very dangerous and Sanders had arguably one of the fastest straight left hands ever for a heavy. that much is not debatable. He caught Wlad cold and he didn't recover. He couldn't do it to Vitali. In fact he wasn't even competitive with him when he had been in every other fight he had ever had. That says something about Vitali's mettle whether you get it or not.

Lol. I love how you Klitschko fans that weren't around at the time build these guys up. Corrie Sanders had good quick hands and decent power, but by no means was he anything special. Wladimir was picked to decapitate him, yet got his ass spanked. It happens. Corrie Sanders was already half-way in golf land and the first thing they said was "Corrie, it looks like your golf career will have to wait".

There's no reason to big him up, he wasn't even in the top 10 when Wlad fought him. And it was a fight made to build Wladimir vs Lennox.

Sanders - 4 (no argument there)
Peter - 1 (only one of the KD's were legit)
Brewster - 1 (no punch even landed)
Williamson - 1 (flash KD)
Purrity - 1 (and it wasn't even legit, more from exhaustion)
Pannel - 1 (didn't see so not sure if legit)

That's 9 knockdowns in reality.


That's what is called an opinion. I think Haye and Povetkin would be competitive with anyone on that list.

Lol with the excuses. Povetkin and Haye would get squashed by pretty much all those guys.

[SeekDaGreat]

So 2 pages of great feedback, then it turned into a Klitschko **** fest.

Remember when this thread had nothing to do with Klirschko?

[LacedUp]

So 2 pages of great feedback, then it turned into a Klitschko **** fest.

Remember when this thread had nothing to do with Klirschko?

It always ends up that way mate.

they are still butt hurt Lennox smashed Vitali up.

[King_]

One of the absolute best ever to step in the ring.


Almost as good as Wlad.