Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis: Joshua Can Be Great - But Not Better Than Me

[LetOutTheCage]

Lennox was one of the greatest of all time. Dare I say he would have beaten Ali, just too powerful for him, but then again Ali outsmarted Foreman. Only things against Lewis are that his chin was not that strong, and he struggled against Mercer and against Holyfield in the rematch. He's far better than the robotic Klitschkos, and beat Vitali even though he wasn't in top shape. Can't forget that hellacious uppercut.

Hahaha funny, Ali would have played with him. Ali is several levels above Lewis. Lewis wouldnt have been a champion in Ali's time.

[MantisToboggan]

Yeah, he lost a couple of fights he shouldn't have. He came back and stopped both to right the mistakes.

Holyfield (x2), Klitschko, Tyson, Ruddock, Golota, Briggs, Tua, Grant, Mercer, Bruno, Tucker, Botha, Morrison...

He beat every man he ever fought in a great HW era. Most of these guys he didn't just beat, he either outclassed or obliterated them.

Lewis at his best beats any HW that ever lived.

He did not beat Vitali, he actually was losing by points when the fight was stopped due to a cut. So there should of been a imidiate rematch (if Lewis really thought he could beat Vitaliy) get your facts straight.

[BigZ44]

Lennox is my favorite fighter of all time, but I think he feels a bit threatened by Joshua, with all the hype he has received to this point in his career. Lennox is a proud guy, so I don't blame him for any of this stuff, but I think he sees Joshua as a threat to his legacy as greatest Brit HW. Don't fret champ, you're still the best HW, head to head, of all time.

[Kigali]

Hahaha funny, Ali would have played with him. Ali is several levels above Lewis. Lewis wouldnt have been a champion in Ali's time.

Lennox would be a ring card girl in Ali's era.

[Poppo168]

Hahaha funny, Ali would have played with him. Ali is several levels above Lewis. Lewis wouldnt have been a champion in Ali's time.

George foreman said that Lennox was the best ever, he'd probably have a better idea than you and I.

[joe strong]

If AJ gets knocked out twice by one punch knockouts then no. Lewis was great but that hurt his standing. I rate Vitali ahead of him. He lost to Lewis but was never even knocked down in a fight. Much less knocked out. As for Patterson, a guy can't be great who is destroyed in the first round twice in a row by the same guy.

Yeah but he quit & lost twice. His resume is garbage compared to Lennox. The list of fighters Vitali didn't fight in his era is pretty massive. Vitali took the easy route to get to the top. How can you rate him higher than Lewis when he got stopped by him & quit against Chris Byrd. He is 0-2 against the best 2 guys he faced. Make excuses all you want to help you sleep at night but Wladimir has had a better career than Vitali. Vitali feasted on Euro-level fighters & lost when he stepped up. His best win is over Sam Peter, a fat Kirk Johnson & out of shape Corrie Sanders who was nothing more than a glorified journeyman who had power with no stamina much like David Price.

[joe strong]

He did not beat Vitali, he actually was losing by points when the fight was stopped due to a cut. So there should of been a imidiate rematch (if Lewis really thought he could beat Vitaliy) get your facts straight.

You get your facts straight. Vitali lost TKO6. Fights are 12 rounds & Vital's face couldn't last 6. So what he was winning on the cards 4-2. It's not like 100s of fights a year don't start where a guy is winning handily then gets stopped or loses. The fact that Lennox lost the first 4 rounds & stopped him in 6 tells every non delusional nuthugger he was coming on in the fight. Lennox gave Vital that shot on 2 weeks notice. No champion has done that since. Example Parker fighting Cojanu on 12 days notice...

[richardt]

Hahaha funny, Ali would have played with him. Ali is several levels above Lewis. Lewis wouldnt have been a champion in Ali's time.

The Ali of the 60's would have been a blur of punches Lewis would not have been able to deal with.

[LetOutTheCage]

George foreman said that Lennox was the best ever, he'd probably have a better idea than you and I.

'To rank him as black or white would be a crime. He was too big for that. He said it better than anyone: I am the greatest! The man was the greatest. Forget about boxing, he was one of the greatest men to get into a ring, to appear on television, he was the greatest.'

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Here is a direct quote from Foreman about Ali. Mike Tyson called Ali the GOAT, and he fought Lewis so...

[LetOutTheCage]

The Ali of the 60's would have been a blur of punches Lewis would not have been able to deal with.

Yup that version of Ali beats Lewis and people forget that wasn't even prime Ali. I reiterate that it wouldnt just be Ali who would beat Lewis there were many fighters at that time who would give Lewis hell, quite a few I would favour to beat Lewis.