Wilder has impressive looking speed and athleticism and undoubted punching power. Lewis however is a complete fighter with extensive experience built up through the amateurs. Wilder is yet to fight anyone remotely near his level.
Of course its possible that he would rise to the challenge but there's little useful evidence in his resume due to the poor quality he's faced. His power gives him a chance in any fight, but against Lewis he'll need his opponent to have a lapse in concentration a la Rahman.
I'll take Lewis to use superior boxing skills and ring management to nullify Wilder's jab and I think the KO comes within 6.
If Lewis messes around he can get caught and ktfo.
I don't think Lewis would have trouble with the jab. Lewis had a better jab tbh and those wild right hands would be perfect for him to time Wilder IMO.
Perhaps an Ocean 11 Lewis would lose, but definitely not a fit one... in fact the power, toughness and skills these older heavyweights had in the era before, KO percentages in AJ and Wilder would be a lot worse IMO. I mean they are big, but would they even be champs if they had to face the top guys?
These threads really need to get pushed to the fantasy fight forum. This fantasy sh^t is ****** to me. At least lets speculate on real fights that could happen makes some sense. This "prime" bs with cats from different eras in boxing is child bs.
Deontay Wilder knocks Lennox Lewis out worse than Rahman or Mccall did. The knockout comes between the 3rd - 6th round where Lennox Lewis gets carried out on a stretcher like how Artur Szpilka did. Lennox Lewis was a hype job just like how Anthony Joshua is right now.
Deontay Wilder is simply the FAR superior athlete. With superior punching power, speed, footwork, stamina and etc.
Lennox Lewis's punch power was also non-existent in the later rounds. But as Deontay Wilder has already proven against Artur Szpilka, Wilder not only possesses his punch power, but concussive power, all the way up to the championship rounds.
Lennox Lewis simply comes from an inferior breed. Deontay Wilder is simply too modern of an athlete, too evolved and too advanced for someone like Lewis to stand much of a chance against. lewis was good during his time. However, by modern standard, Lewis is simply too un-athletic and primitive compared to Deontay Wilder.
Deontay Wilder knocks Lennox Lewis out worse than Rahman or Mccall did. The knockout comes between the 3rd - 6th round where Lennox Lewis gets carried out on a stretcher like how Artur Szpilka did. Lennox Lewis was a hype job just like how Anthony Joshua is right now.
Deontay Wilder is simply the FAR superior athlete. With superior punching power, speed, footwork, stamina and etc.
Lennox Lewis's punch power was also non-existent in the later rounds. But as Deontay Wilder has already proven against Artur Szpilka, Wilder not only possesses his punch power, but concussive power, all the way up to the championship rounds.
Lennox Lewis simply comes from an inferior breed. Deontay Wilder is simply too modern of an athlete, too evolved and too advanced for someone like Lewis to stand much of a chance against. lewis was good during his time. However, by modern standard, Lewis is simply too un-athletic and primitive compared to Deontay Wilder.
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