Originally posted by Asian Sensation
Greatest Brit fighter ever?
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I'm not so sure about that. The great heavyweight champions wouldn't lose to McCall or Rahman. Those losses didn't really make him a better fighter, just a more cautious and defensive fighter. Those qualities, combined with his immense size, made him a dominant fighter in the 90's.Originally posted by NextRockytop 10 heavy.Comment
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well the rahman fight he was well past his prime so thats kind of excusable.Originally posted by Asian SensationI'm not so sure about that. The great heavyweight champions wouldn't lose to McCall or Rahman. Those losses didn't really make him a better fighter, just a more cautious and defensive fighter. Those qualities, combined with his immense size, made him a dominant fighter in the 90's.Comment
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Apart from me..i think it should be cal or Benn. I do rate lewis alot but i would have preferred it if he beat Tyson and Holyfield at their peak. Benn was pretty good but im choosing CAL!Comment
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Nah, he was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world at that time, and if he was so past his prime, why did he KO Rahman in the rematch? He wasn't the mentally strongest heavyweight of all time, but had the size and skills to beat alot of them.Originally posted by NextRockywell the rahman fight he was well past his prime so thats kind of excusable.Comment
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He never got the chance to prove himself against Holyfield, Bowe, or Tyson in their primes. When I saw that Tyson-Lewis was gonna happen, I thought the same **** when I heard of Hopkins-Jones II. I was like "WTF? Are they gonna do a piece on this in AARP or something?"Originally posted by NextRockylewis did fight some great fighters past their prime. but he was still great.Comment
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Listen here Smart guy, Ted Lewis fought from Bantamweight (Although did'nt win a single title) to Heavyweight (Although never won a Heavyweight bout)Originally posted by JuicyJuiceI agree, Lewis is my pick too - fought from Bantamweight to Heavyweight, matched Leonard and got the better of Britton.
He lost all of his Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight and most of his Middleweight Bouts.
He never won a World championship at Middleweight, He lost the World Light Heavyweight Title in the First Round, and he lost the Heavyweight title by 1st round.
Anyone could fight at those division and be called an "ALLTIME GREAT" even if they never win a fight in that division
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That was a lucky punch KO, and lewis got revenge for thatOriginally posted by Asian SensationNah, he was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world at that time, and if he was so past his prime, why did he KO Rahman in the rematch? He wasn't the mentally strongest heavyweight of all time, but had the size and skills to beat alot of them.Comment
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