Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis on Mayweather: Not Him, I'm The Best Ever!

[FrankieBruno]

Not only was Lewis a beast in the ring, he was a lovely kind man outside of the ring

to this very day he is beyond humble, what a credit to the sport

It takes great skill to do what LL did as a HW

Every man in the HW hits 20 times harder than Sergey Kovalev, imagine being in the ring and you are facing men who have the potential to end you with one punch, real power

Floyd fighting light punchers like Guerrero isnt a achievement

[beez721]

Not only was Lewis a beast in the ring, he was a lovely kind man outside of the ring

to this very day he is beyond humble, what a credit to the sport

It takes great skill to do what LL did as a HW

Every man in the HW hits 20 times harder than Sergey Kovalev, imagine being in the ring and you are facing men who have the potential to end you with one punch, real power

Floyd fighting light punchers like Guerrero isnt a achievement

lennox is classy and a gentleman but hes far from humble dude. he's one of the most ****iest champs of them all. nobody can love lennox any more than he loves himself

[El-blanco]

Exactly. There used to be a reason why being heavyweight champion got the most glory and admiration from people. Bigger risk, bigger reward. Mayweather knows he doesn't run a risk at getting knocked out in devastating fashion because most boxers he fought in his weight divisions aren't capable of that against someone with decent defense and good footwork like Mayweather. The man is a showman and that's his best asset. Money and fame came to him for his personality and persona outside of the ring. Inside of the ring he fools people into thinking he's some kind of magician but it's all an illusion. You can't be an illusionist heavyweight boxing champ for too long. You have to be the real deal and Lewis was the real deal and fought some beasts in the ring and beat them convincingly. Mayweather never fought a beast. Canelo was the closest thing and he was so drained and too green for Mayweather's ring I.Q.

I think Floyd is a great fighter but you can't claim to be the best at something if you can't beat other guys competing in the same sport. It's just not possible. This new generation of fans and some media people have gotten it in their head that this is possible and don't see how preposterous it really is. Hagler just said what Marciano did is more impressive than Floyd being 50-0, that's coming from a great middleweight who knows it's insane to think what he did is equivalent to a heavyweight.

[joseph5620]

Lennox final fight was against an ATG Vitali and he walked away victorious

Floyds last and final fight is against a bum by the name of Berto

Tyson vs Lennox is equivalent to Pac vs Floyd

Pac was on the decline just like Tyson

Lewis fighting Vitali would be like Floyd fighting Triple G with no catchweight

Vitali is not an all time great. A boxer actually needs to have a very high level resume of opponents to get that status. Vitali doesn't. Sorry.

[Joeyzagz]

Lennox is the Best ever in terms of one boxer who could beat every other boxer in history.

Floyd's 48-0, looks pretty.

[ShoulderRoll]

Hagler just said what Marciano did is more impressive than Floyd being 50-0, that's coming from a great middleweight who knows it's insane to think what he did is equivalent to a heavyweight.

If a heavyweight fights in a crappy era why should he get more credit than a lighter weight boxer who faces better opposition? Does size trump every other quality that a fighting man should have?

It's a weak argument.

[El-blanco]

If a heavyweight fights in a crappy era why should he get more credit than a lighter weight boxer who faces better opposition? Does size trump every other quality that a fighting man should have?

It's a weak argument.

We're not going to agree. I just think achievements at the hw level is more impressive than anything else because you're fighting against men with no limitation. Boxing appears to be the only competition in the world where the participant can be called the greatest even though he doesn't compete against everyone. Does that make sense? That's why what heavyweights do is the best.

[joe strong]

Vitali is not an all time great. A boxer actually needs to have a very high level resume of opponents to get that status. Vitali doesn't. Sorry.

You beat me to it. Vitali isn't anywhere near ATG status. He cherry picked & had one good fight against Lewis who had one foot out the door after he cashed out on Tyson. Wladimir is an ATG with a career which can be compared to Larry Holmes. Vitali never came close to beating the best of his era. Actually he has 2 losses against his best opponents. There is a long list of contenders Vitali never fought in his era.

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Pound for pound lists were a fringe "just for fun" thing until recent history. Ring's list only started in 1990. Why did they become so popular? I have to think a lot of it is a copout for fans since the P4P list generally has something for everyone and only one guy rules heavyweight year after year.

That is NOT the same as me denying there's tons of skill at flyweight... But come on two different topics. There's a lot of skill involved in freestyle yo-yo but it doesn't mean you're the best fighter on the planet (period, no asterisks).

[El-blanco]

Pound for pound lists were a fringe "just for fun" thing until recent history. Ring's list only started in 1990. Why did they become so popular? I have to think a lot of it is a copout for fans since the P4P list generally has something for everyone and only one guy rules heavyweight year after year.

That is NOT the same as me denying there's tons of skill at flyweight... But come on two different topics. There's a lot of skill involved in freestyle yo-yo but it doesn't mean you're the best fighter on the planet (period, no asterisks).

i don't know how this is even debatable.