Evander Holyfield - Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Holyfield had already once retired with a congenital heart defect and looked a shadow of his late 80s-Early 90s prime. After Holyfield winning a controversial decision against Vaughn Bean in 1998, Lennox Lewis still needed a favour off the judges despite Holyfield being washed up
Here are Lennox Lewis most difficult opponents: Mike Tyson - June 2002
This is Lennox's biggest con. Tyson, destroyed by British club-fighters Danny Williams and Kevin McBride more decisively than Lennox Lewis who took 8 rounds to literally push an exhausted overweight 235lbs Mike Tyson to the canvas. This is not surprising, he'd boxed just 18 rounds in 6 yrs and was pictured 03/2002 in the National Enquirer smoking marijuana with hippies in Hawaii
If Sonny Liston truly had not lost his cool, had not underestimated a young Cassius Clay; and kept the same mind set that he had as a contender, history would have been a lot kinder to him. Sonny Liston could not believe Muhammad Ali was so fast and had so much courage. It just made him fall apart.
9. Floyd Patterson.
The First Two-Time Heavyweight Champion of the World.
A phenomenon. What Mike Tyson was able to do with his speed of hand and punching power is as phenomenal as what Muhammad Ali did when he was Cassius Clay with speed of feet. Tyson deserves to be in the top ten; this is where I put him, the youngest man to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
You say Lennox Lewis has a rubbish record? Have you ever even looked at Tyson's?
He got knocked out by a Journey man, lost to Lennox Lewis, lost twice to a fighter who Lennox Lewis beat, his best wins were against Trevor Berbick (a rubbish fighter), Holmes (old) Spinks (a light heavyweight). Other than that he beat bum after bum. His record is worse than Lennox Lewis'... yet somehow Tyson is 7th ATG and Lewis is a chump? You're full of shit
To be honest with you, number two is way off. Joe Louis is in a class by himself.
2. Rocky Marciano.
Just look at Rocky Marciano's record. Nobody beat him. You can't take that from him.
3. Jack Johnson.
A big brave cat, because he'd do whatever he wanted and get out of the way.
4. Muhammad Ali.
Put him down as the GREATEST MAN to ever box, and a hero bigger than boxing. Once Ali lost his speed, showed that he'd never developed a great defense.
What do Rocky marciono and Joe Calzaghe have in common? They both retired undefeated and both of their biggest wins came against fighters who were old and past their prime and who started boxing in a weight class lower than they did.
Yet you have Marciano as your 2nd best Heavyweight EVER but hate Calzaghe?
Your opinions are biased, contradictory and massively inconsistant. You're full of shit, hope this helps.
I think the greatest fighter can not have the greatest record though. People forget that... they're human, there's a myriad of factors - psychological, circumstantial, genetic etc. etc. that by definition make all sport and all events unfair (ALWAYS), rules can only make things fair to a degree... and... Lewis is definitely up there, no doubt. And in terms of what he did, yeah, he may be the greatest in avenging etc.
But Tyson's skills were mind-blowing. He is the greatest all-round heavyweight
Publication:The Washington Post Publish date:February 17, 1997 Author:Leonard Shapiro
SHAMEFUL SHOT: Bad enough that HBO should put on the Oliver McCall-Lennox Lewis fight Feb. 7 in the first place, less than three months after McCall was dividing his time between training and drug rehab.
@shawn114 Yes Klitscho...why do you laugh? Dont you rate him? If not why not? he has over fifty victories and 50 knockouts. Certainly there’s no one around today who could beat him.
Is it because he’s not American and not overhyped by your media like the very average Tyson was?
@TheMightykaz A fighters is only as good as the fighters they beat. And Tyson only ever beat average fighters..he also lost to some real tomato cans, and never once avenged any of his losses. Add to that he only ruled the heavyweight division for two and a half years...so yes I’d say Tyson was an average fighter and nothing more.
@ManlnCognito RING Magazine's Top-50 All-Time Heavyweights Dec 26 2005, 05:36 PM 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Joe Louis 3. Evander Holyfield 4. George Foreman 5. Larry Holmes 6. Rocky Marciano 7. Sonny Liston 8. Joe Frazier 9. Jack Johnson 10. Jack Dempsey 11. Ezzard Charles 12. James J. Jeffries 13. Jersey Joe Walcott 14. Mike Tyson 32. Lennox Lewis
No Muhammad Ali is the Greatest of all time, George Foreman would destroy Lennox Lewis, I don't see how Lennox Could be the Greatest just from beating an old Tyson
31.03 – How is Tyson these days? How is his condition? Although nobody knows for sure, with the exception of Mike and his camp, which been saying that that Tyson is training hard and is in great condition. Recently Tyson has been spotted by the National Enquirer, partying with a hippie crowd in Maui,Tyson is seen smoking something, what appears to be marijuana, which was passed onto him by a bunch of kids.
Oh. So your another one of those idiot Tyson fans who always say that "If Tyson Was In His Prime" SHUT THE FUCK PLEASE" You talk as if you know nothing about boxing, which clearly you don't :P Do yourself a favour and shut your mouth before you get burned kiddo.
Lewis, who laughed off the buffoonery as "immature" and fired back that Tyson's best days are behind him.
"Fighting Tyson is like fighting a ghost," Lewis said. "Look at my last five fights. Look at Mike Tyson's last five fights. If you put both together and say who would win, boxing fans would say it's obvious.
LOL You say Tyson would've knocked out Lewis in like 2seconds. When the WBA wanted a rematch between both Tyson & Lewis which Lewis agreed to. Why didn't Tyson accept? Because even Don King stated that Tyson could've never beating Lewis that's why he himself pulled Tyson out of a rematch with Lewis. I admit Tyson was good back in the day when he was hungry for fame & fortune. But he could never have beating the likes of Evander Hollyfield, Lennox Lewis, or Riddick Bowe.
@Tomolfc95 Bio | Body Stats | Fight History | Inside the Ring | Tribute to Ali | Champs | Hitters | Knockouts | Non-Title Fighters
George's Top 10 Heavyweights
7. Mike Tyson.
A phenomenon. What Mike Tyson was able to do with his speed of hand and punching power is as phenomenal as what Muhammad Ali did when he was Cassius Clay with speed of feet. Tyson deserves to be in the top ten; this is where I put him, the youngest man to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
I`d like to know where you get your facts from? Or maybe you have nothing to back your comments up. Maybe its because you were really upset when Lewis knocked out your childhood hero. Mike Tyson is a nothing but a bum, and a convicted criminal. But at least Lewis is well better educated wouldn't you agree? LOL
Sports of the Times; Lewis's Legacy Is Taking a Beating By DAVE ANDERSON Published: June 23, 2003
Whenever boxing buffs measure Lewis against other heavyweight champions, those three names will sabotage his stature. When the best heavyweights of the past lost, it usually was to worthy opponents. But the best champions never got knocked out, as Lennox Lewis did, by somebody like Hasim Rahman or Oliver McCall. Or needed an asterisk to get by somebody like Vitali Klitschko.
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents: Ray Mercer - 1996 - Mercer was 35. So poor was his record, he hadn't won a fight for 3 yrs, a controversial SD against Jesse Ferguson in 1993. He was also outclassed by a 43 yo Larry Holmes in 1991. Mercer dominated and was clearly robbed. Naturally Mercer wanted a rematch offering to donate his all his $10m purse to Charity (Project Pride-Newark). Amazingly the Vulture Lennox Lewis refused!
Hasim Rahman - A fighter who didn't even take up boxing until the age of 20, making his pro debut at 22 in 1994 a guy with no punch resistance, not just been ko'd, but out of the ring in 1999 by Oleg Maskaev. Lennox got ko'd in 5 Hasim Rahman 2 - Lennox won in 4 in a 2001 rematch, so poor was Hasim Rahman that he didn't win another fight until a 2004 U/D "HBO Ballroom Boxing" match with 41yo Al Cole
Evander Holyfield - Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Holyfield had already once retired with a congenital heart defect and looked a shadow of his late 90's-Early 90's prime. After Holyfield winning a controversial decision against Vaughn Bean in 1998 Lennox Lewis still needed a favour off the judges despite Holyfield being washed up
He reigned over the division during the one of its weakest eras. The best fighter he faced was Evander Holyfield, and that didn't take place until 1999 - long past Holyfield's prime
The list of Lewis' conquests is hardly a Hall of Fame roster:
How Lewis held the title three times is not a Rocky story. He won the vacant WBC belt the first time in May 1993 with a lackluster decision over Tony Tucker.
Riddick Bowe Talks Comeback, Targets The Klitschkos
Posted by: Shaun Brown on 11/20/2011 .
BoxingScene: I must ask you about Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. Did you genuinely dislike Lennox and do you have regrets about not getting to fight him or Tyson?
Bowe: Lennox Lewis knows that when you’re fighting a champion there’s a 75/25 split but he wanted 50/50 and he knew I would never go for that.
All you americans are just jelous tht lewis was a brit, if he was American you would all admit he was the greatest or one of the greatest of all time!!! Why put he down, he created a legacy and was UNDISPUTED heavyweight champion! U try that eh? you wouldnt make it past the first bell!!
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward you making stuff up bitch bowe wanted 80% of the purse to fight lewis basicaly that means bowe was scared you no nuthink about boxing lennox lewis beat everyman he ever faced rember that
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward lots of men havent aswell but the fact is lewis beat everyone he ever faced and was the best of his time so for you to act like hes a digrace is embarrising look at his record theres no digrace only digrace is you for sayingg such homo things
The COWARD only had 43 fights! He only ever fought a bunch of bums and has-beens, and he needed a favour of judges. If he ever faced any decent fighter in his PRIME, Sponge Cake chin Lummox Lewis would get easily destroyed
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward he kod ruddock who went 12 rounds with tyson and was a good fighter he beat tony tucker who was past it but still a good fighter he beat ray mercer in a close fight smashed golota after golota gave bowe a beating twice so at the time golota was good just abit stupid beat holyfield twice kod grant who was undefeated and just came of a tough fight against golota he beat tua dangerous fighter hasim rahman and vitali klitschko and was ducked by everyone
Razor Ruddock - a walking Asthma Attack who had already been ko'd by a bum called David Jaco who retired with a 24-25-1 (18 by KO) record, who had never held any version of a world title and no relevant wins
Tony Tucker - In 1993, Tony was 35 years old, fat and addicted to cocaine, and beat him 116-112.
Andrew Golota - A bum with no good wins on his resume
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward he didnt duck anyone... throughout boxing history fighters are not fighting PRIME VS PRIME all the way through because it doesnt work that way... Prime foreman beat up a washed up fraizer but he didnt duck him it's just the ages and the timing of when the boxers come into the limelight
@Tomolfc95 He hid in 2 Olympics 1984 + 1988 when Tyson was in his prime, he only ever had 44 fights and hand picked his opponents because he was a coward. He promised the world a Vitali rematch and retired like a coward. Would Ali do that? = NO, would Holyfield do that = NO, would Joe Louis do that = NO.
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward 44 fights aint that bad... vitali klitchko has 46 and he's 4o years old... if you hold a belt for that long your fights are less frequent because of all the discussions and challenges you have that all need to be considered and worked out.
lewis beat everybody he faced, mccall rematch? mccall was fine untill he realised lewis was gonna smash him to pieces then he started cryin hahahahah. seriously your either jelous tyson fans or thick as pig shit to not understand the brilliance of lewis.
Oliver McCall - Oliver was 29 years old and stopped Lennox easily in the 2nd round. However in 1996 he fell into Crack Cocaine-Alcohol Problems. He had 3 drug related arrests and was under house arrest / drug rehab since December 15th 1996. Coward Lennox Lewis decided it was now "safe" to face Oliver McCall who would surely have knocked him out easily again if he was not in the throes of drug addiction
Beyond titles, Holyfield was recognized as Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year in 1987, was the Boxing Writers Association of America’s choice in 1990,1996 and 1997
Ring selected Holyfield third best Heavyweight of all time behind only Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. In 2002, Ring selected him the 22nd best fighter of the last 80 years, up from number 44 on a pre-Tyson win 1996 list of best fighters of the last 50 years
After Lewis Turns Down $11 Million, Bowe Fight Won't Happen Until '94
July 21, 1993|From Associated Press
LONDON — Lennox Lewis, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, has rejected a deal to fight Riddick Bowe for the undisputed title.
In a statement released through his manager, Rock Newman, Bowe, the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Assn. champion, said Lewis is a "pitiful disgrace to the manly art of boxing
The team doctor didn't want him to fight, but wasn't about to ruin his dream. And, a week before the Olympics, Riddick's sister, Brenda, was blown away by an addict. Nothing was written about that."
Bowe offered no excuses for his Olympic defeat.
"I learned a long time ago that no one wants to hear excuses," he said. "I had a torn tendon in my right hand, but that was nothing compared to losing Brenda.
There was no fear Tyson would need to submit to a drug test for Friday night's bout. Illegal narcotics and steroids conveniently aren't banned substances according to the Kentucky Athletic Commission.
Another time he was asked about the Lewis fight, Tyson replied: "Man, I don't know what I was on. Maybe I just smoked too much weed. There's no doubt I've been a monster."
Mike Tyson - Before we encroach this subject, lets rewind to 1998 and a statement by Emmanuel Steward about the quality of Lennox Lewis's opposition-"Lionel Butler was on drugs, Oliver McCall was in and out of rehabilitation with drug and booze problems and Tommy Morrison went on drinking binges before the fight,"
Mike Tyson admitted he was ALSO a washed up drug addict in 2002!
Evander Holyfield -"If Evander Holyfield was a sparring partner in our camp, we wouldn't use him because he's too slow and too old." (c) Emanuel Steward 1999. Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Even then, got beat up like a ragdoll in the rematch by an old Holyfield and needed a favour from the judges like against Mercer.
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward You clearly never watched those fights and read the story's at they were wrote, you're the same guy who doesn't understand boxing and is just so upset the best heavyweight fighter is British, you must be really upset about that he knocked out all your heavyweight fighters and Mike Tyson avoided him like the plague... Truth is Riddick Bowe is a chicken shit coward and Mike Tyson was protected properly because they knew Lennox was too classy.
When Lewis met Tyson in June 2002, he fought a disinterested and out-of-shape fighter who had already taken a beating from Holyfield six years earlier
How Lewis held the title three times is not a Rocky story. He won the vacant WBC belt the first time in May 1993 with a lackluster decision over Tony Tucker. He lost it a year later when Oliver McCall - a former Tyson sparring partner - knocked him out in two rounds.
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward lewis didnt wait till holyfield was 37 holyfield duck lewis for years.tyson bow and holiyfield avoid lewis in the mide 90s and if i was there manager id tell them not to fight lewis
Lewis is just a huge monster with extremly long arms 84 inches reach and a massive body, that's what makes him that good as a heavyfight. He neither has a great bosing technique, nor does he have speed or a hard jaw.
3:18 “The papers allege Tyson’s training’s not gone well, they reckon that when he’s not been sweating in the gym, he’s been sunning himself on the beach smoking marijuana”
Foreman is, in fact, an excellent judge of boxing ability. It's surprising, perhaps, seeing as he wasn't the best boxer; but he was the hardest puncher ever, so maybe his opinion should count for something?
@ericfaragh, I'm not so sure there - I've heard him make some pretty daft statements in the past. As others have mentioned, he's described everyone from Lennox Lewis, to Muhammad Ali, to Joe Louis to Larry Holmes as the greatest Heavyweight, and back in 2001 he claimed that James Page was a contender for p4p number one! I respect his opinions but they can be erratic at the best of times, to say the least.
Ring selected Holyfield third best Heavyweight of all time behind only Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. In 2002, Ring selected him the 22nd best fighter of the last 80 years, up from number 44 on a pre-Tyson win 1996 list of best fighters of the last 50 years.
Beyond titles, Holyfield was recognized as Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year in 1987, 1996 and 1997.
You simply cannot compare fighters who are 16/17 stone, to fighters who were 13/14 stone.
As for Lewis being the best of all time..............Larry Holmes in his prime would have given Lewis a severe lesson in boxing, before knocking him out.
Pound for pound, Lewis does not even make the top 10.
@markyboy1704 I'm curious, do you believe that if Tyson would of kept his game head on, not fired Kevin Rooney and stayed away from drink, drugs and women, could have been undisputed and defeated Lewis?
@BDFPA I honestly believe Lewis was an awkward fighter, not a crowd pleaser but with Steward in his corner I think he would have stopped Tyson in his prime.
Lewis was good at staying behind his jab frustrating fighters, I think he would have frustrated the hellout of Tyson. I also think for Tyson to have beat Lewis he would have had to take a lot of punishment by trying to get inside & work Lewis to the body.
However, I simply don't think Lewis would have been able to overcome Holmes.
tyson only won in the first 3 rounds, get him past the fourth n he loses! his mouth cost him big time threatening 2 eat lewis' kids i dud of found a way 2 knock the count out. lewis is one of the best of all time so start getting used 2 it. iron like a lion in zion! the old 1-2 knockout - Lennox Lewis: my favourite boxer after smoking joe r.i.p. recognise Lennox, undisputed world heavyweight champion n left win that title aswel!!
@perokcojones Haha, That means George Foreman was scared of drug addict Tony Tucker and Axel Schulz (rematch) after getting an ass whipping...........robbed against Shannon Briggs though
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward foreman was a little over the hill in those days.mind you hes the only grandfather that i no of to be world champ i think he was 45 .he was a 45 year old fighting 25 year olds
@leatherface70 "World Champion" means nothing nowadays with all these alphabet titles.
Moorer was completely schooling George Foreman not losing a round, picking him off at ease. His problem was that he closed the show trying to fight like a champion instead of playing it safe. Credit to Foreman, his breadbin defence meant he conserved energy. Moorer was gassed and never recovered from the late knockdown
lewis isn't the best off top of my head he's easily behind Jack Johnson,Joe Louis & Muhammad Ali all 3 would have beaten lewis every time lewis was a boring fighter also when you look at legacy you have to take into account public sentiment which is really all it's about ticket sales lewis was the start of boxing's decline he ruled when there was no decent young talent coming through & obviously inspired no-one lewis killed boxing there's his legacy!!
0:47 Right there, this idiot cut from the interview to Foreman's commentating in the Lewis and Tyson fight. I think George was just getting into the moment, he knows Lennox isn't the best of all time.
@crowley0312 He quite clearly is by miles better than any American heavyweight fighter, Lennox Lewis the real champion makes all the Yanks before him who held that belt look like nothing.
@POLChelseaFC Who relied on freakish size and over-length arms his whole career?
I hate how Lewis fans like to think those loses never happend.
I also don't like how Lewis never gave anyone rematches, yet it's fine that he pays fighters he lost to in their prime to lose to him when they're shot.
Lennox should be remembered as he was when he left the ring: Getting booed.
@crowley0312 Being remembered as the BRITISH heavyweight CHAMPION!!
Who beat a prime in form Vitali Klitschko beat his face into a pulp that he was that bad that he actually HAD to quit because the cut was actually that bad lol!
You see you can throw all the punches you want but if you take the cleaner more powerful shots it doesn't go for shit!
@POLChelseaFC Lennox smacked Vitali in the face during a clinch. He was constantly throwing dirty punches and the ref was to afraid to get between them. Vitali didn't quit, the English doctor stopped the fight.
Foreman has called nearly every champ after him the greatest at some point.
@crowley0312 Haha now you're trying to think of any excuse to discredit it, taking advantage of his long freakish range etc Vitali does that too!
Manny Pacquiao fights in the clinch at times aswell I guess the P4P best fighter is dirty Evander Holyfield does it so does Andre Ward and many of the TOP number 1 guys of their division fight from the clinch, it's a fight and boxing to some not all are out there to jab jab run/clinch after a punch like Wladimir Klitschko.
@crowley0312 Suggest you search up Lennox Lewis fights with Frank Bruno, fact is even in the Olympics the guy was steam rolling over people just fucking people up, he's a smart fighter he isn't like the Klitschko's he doesn't have a better jaw than Vitali, one thing I will say of Vitali is his chin is the BEST chin in the whole entire history of the heavyweights before him, that guy is a freak with the amount of punishment he has sustained with it!!
@POLChelseaFC "he's a smart fighter he isn't like the Klitschko's"
Are you saying the Klitsckho's aren't smart? They're both technicians.
Lennox had a better right cross, a better uppercut and a better left hook. He's basically a better puncher than Vitali. Vitali has a stronger jaw, is a more skilled technician and moves around the ring better, like a machine.
@crowley0312 lmfao every 1 has a right to their own opinion but are you being serious? lewis vs rahman first fight was a lucky punch lewis didnt take the fight seriously seconds before the knock out punch lewis was laughing at him. now getting knocked the fuck out was the 2nd fight they had LOL
@SuperChalkster It's a champion's duty to defend their title and show up ready to go. According to Lewis fans, Lennox made this mistake three times. Some champion.
Cocaine and alcohol are baffling, powerful and exciting. You can never outdo that. So I have to do everything within my power to overcome these urges and temptations. ``I don`t put myself in bad situations,`` says Biggs, who still attends alcohol and drug abuse counseling sessions.
What?......When he was a washed up drug addict you mean?
@crowley0312 lennox didn't make the mistack 3 times because he bet klitschko got paid and retired champ if you care about judges score cards watch figure scatting
@leatherface70 Lol, that is probably the most stupidest thing I've ever heard. He fought Vitali, got his ass kicked, got lucky, and left the ring getting booed. He'll be remembered as such.
@leatherface70 your argument was that biggs battered lewis .lewis was a kid fighting a grown man. wen lewis was 24 he was a pro for 2 years tyson and ali were world champs for 2 years.most 18 year olds are still in high school most 24 year olds have graduated collage got married and have kids
@crowley0312 Lewis gave klitschko a shot and klischko couldnt handle it. weather he was winning on points or not he lost the fight period. the fact of the fight being stopped to save his eye sight was a lucky escape imo and many others because the punnishment he took in the round before it was stopped was unreal. i honestly couldnt see him being the same after that round the fight was going in one direction after it. perhaps you should watch the last round of the fight again.
@SuperChalkster He couldn't handle it? Looked more like Lennox couldn't. He was super scared by the end of the fight. And every punch he threw was dirty. The cut was a result of smacking Vitali during a clinch. Lennox punched vitali 10+ times in the gut during a clinch and the ref just stood there. This is one of the most pathetic wins ever... In fact, it isn't even a win IMO. The fact this fight scared Lennox into retirement says as much.
@SuperChalkster i dont think lewis got ready for the altitude in south africa he was breathing like a horse in the second round. rahman was there longer .this was a mistake on lewis part
Lennox is top 10. Not the greatest, but certainly better than Mike Tyson. He beat better fighters and then when the time came, he beat up Tyson really good. He was also a yr older than mike before people wah wah about "tyson prime" b.s You'll never prove that he would have ever beaten Lennox Lewis so don't bother. Good big fighters fucked up Tyson many times. Would ahev been nice to See George Foreman and Riddick Bowe get at him, but Mike never fought them.
Once a fighter has reached a certain level I dont think anybody can truly pick out one heavyweight fighter who is the greatest of all time because there are so many variables that you would have to consider.
The greatest fighter ever was Tyson in his youth - Lewis was no match for that 21 year old sensation - Tyson put himself around the wrong people which led to his decline and downfall..he clearly wasn't exchanging with Lewis..it was a one sided fight with Tyson getting hit again and again
@yellowlght Tyson avoided the likes of Holyfield for years and every good fighter he fought beat him. Ali is the greatest heavywieght, infact greatest boxer of all time.
I've heard Foreman call Frazier, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, and now Lennox Lewis "The Greatest of All Time". I believe this guy just likes to talk, perhaps making up for the time he spent being a mute in his first stint as a boxer.
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Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents
Evander Holyfield - Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Holyfield had already once retired with a congenital heart defect and looked a shadow of his late 80s-Early 90s prime. After Holyfield winning a controversial decision against Vaughn Bean in 1998, Lennox Lewis still needed a favour off the judges despite Holyfield being washed up
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 9 hours ago
Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis most difficult opponents: Mike Tyson - June 2002
This is Lennox's biggest con. Tyson, destroyed by British club-fighters Danny Williams and Kevin McBride more decisively than Lennox Lewis who took 8 rounds to literally push an exhausted overweight 235lbs Mike Tyson to the canvas. This is not surprising, he'd boxed just 18 rounds in 6 yrs and was pictured 03/2002 in the National Enquirer smoking marijuana with hippies in Hawaii
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 9 hours ago
As you see, I didn't make the list...
The first time around, George Foreman was too mean and too crude.
The second time around, too sophisticated and too publicity conscious to exploit his power...
Honorable Mention (Alphabetically ordered)
• Max Baer
• Ezzard Charles
• Jersey Joe Walcott
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
8. Sonny Liston.
If Sonny Liston truly had not lost his cool, had not underestimated a young Cassius Clay; and kept the same mind set that he had as a contender, history would have been a lot kinder to him. Sonny Liston could not believe Muhammad Ali was so fast and had so much courage. It just made him fall apart.
9. Floyd Patterson.
The First Two-Time Heavyweight Champion of the World.
10. Evander Holyfield.
For standing up to Mike Tyson.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
7. Mike Tyson.
A phenomenon. What Mike Tyson was able to do with his speed of hand and punching power is as phenomenal as what Muhammad Ali did when he was Cassius Clay with speed of feet. Tyson deserves to be in the top ten; this is where I put him, the youngest man to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
Hang on?! You have Tyson as your 7th best EVER?
You say Lennox Lewis has a rubbish record? Have you ever even looked at Tyson's?
He got knocked out by a Journey man, lost to Lennox Lewis, lost twice to a fighter who Lennox Lewis beat, his best wins were against Trevor Berbick (a rubbish fighter), Holmes (old) Spinks (a light heavyweight). Other than that he beat bum after bum. His record is worse than Lennox Lewis'... yet somehow Tyson is 7th ATG and Lewis is a chump? You're full of shit
illmitchjax 1 day ago
5. Joe Frazier.
Only because he depended solely on his left hook do I rate Joe Frazier below Marciano. Marciano could hit with both hands.
6. Jack Dempsy.
Jack Dempsy's very name means strength and courage. Other than Joe Louis, there is not a name in boxing or in sports with more meaning.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
George's Top 10 Heavyweights
1. Joe Louis.
To be honest with you, number two is way off. Joe Louis is in a class by himself.
2. Rocky Marciano.
Just look at Rocky Marciano's record. Nobody beat him. You can't take that from him.
3. Jack Johnson.
A big brave cat, because he'd do whatever he wanted and get out of the way.
4. Muhammad Ali.
Put him down as the GREATEST MAN to ever box, and a hero bigger than boxing. Once Ali lost his speed, showed that he'd never developed a great defense.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
What do Rocky marciono and Joe Calzaghe have in common? They both retired undefeated and both of their biggest wins came against fighters who were old and past their prime and who started boxing in a weight class lower than they did.
Yet you have Marciano as your 2nd best Heavyweight EVER but hate Calzaghe?
Your opinions are biased, contradictory and massively inconsistant. You're full of shit, hope this helps.
illmitchjax 1 day ago
@illmitchjax No I don't, those george Foreman's all time heavyweight rankings taken directly and word for word from his OFFICIAL website.
As you can see, Lummox Lewis doesn't even get an "honourable mention"
(c) GEORGE FOREMAN
biggeorge(dot)com
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 9 hours ago
I think the greatest fighter can not have the greatest record though. People forget that... they're human, there's a myriad of factors - psychological, circumstantial, genetic etc. etc. that by definition make all sport and all events unfair (ALWAYS), rules can only make things fair to a degree... and... Lewis is definitely up there, no doubt. And in terms of what he did, yeah, he may be the greatest in avenging etc.
But Tyson's skills were mind-blowing. He is the greatest all-round heavyweight
WelshDegenerate 2 days ago
@WelshDegenerate A Troubled Call of McCall’s Fall
Publication:The Washington Post Publish date:February 17, 1997 Author:Leonard Shapiro
SHAMEFUL SHOT: Bad enough that HBO should put on the Oliver McCall-Lennox Lewis fight Feb. 7 in the first place, less than three months after McCall was dividing his time between training and drug rehab.
"Avenging"????
HAHA
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
My top five...
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Larry Homes
3. Lennox Lewis
4. George Foreman
5. Joe Frazier/Vlad Klitschco (cant decide)
ManlnCognito 6 days ago
@ManlnCognito haha Klitschco ?!
shawn114 3 days ago
@shawn114 Yes Klitscho...why do you laugh? Dont you rate him? If not why not? he has over fifty victories and 50 knockouts. Certainly there’s no one around today who could beat him.
Is it because he’s not American and not overhyped by your media like the very average Tyson was?
ManlnCognito 3 days ago
@ManlnCognito Mike Tyson very average?! Right there you lost all credibility and need to stop commenting on this thread. GOODBYE!
TheMightykaz 2 days ago
@TheMightykaz A fighters is only as good as the fighters they beat. And Tyson only ever beat average fighters..he also lost to some real tomato cans, and never once avenged any of his losses. Add to that he only ruled the heavyweight division for two and a half years...so yes I’d say Tyson was an average fighter and nothing more.
What in your opinion make a great fighter?
ManlnCognito 2 days ago
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 day ago
Bullshit
zimbreator 6 days ago
No Muhammad Ali is the Greatest of all time, George Foreman would destroy Lennox Lewis, I don't see how Lennox Could be the Greatest just from beating an old Tyson
revelation6415 1 week ago
Is Mike Tyson ready for Lennox Lewis?
By Krzysztof Wawrzonkowski
31.03 – How is Tyson these days? How is his condition? Although nobody knows for sure, with the exception of Mike and his camp, which been saying that that Tyson is training hard and is in great condition. Recently Tyson has been spotted by the National Enquirer, partying with a hippie crowd in Maui,Tyson is seen smoking something, what appears to be marijuana, which was passed onto him by a bunch of kids.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 week ago
Prime Tyson vs Prime Lummox Lewis = Ko'd in 2 Seconds
Lennox Lewis = Sponge Cake Chin
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward
Oh. So your another one of those idiot Tyson fans who always say that "If Tyson Was In His Prime" SHUT THE FUCK PLEASE" You talk as if you know nothing about boxing, which clearly you don't :P Do yourself a favour and shut your mouth before you get burned kiddo.
xxPanteraxxx 1 week ago
@xxPanteraxxx Tyson only a ghost of former self, says Lewis
By JIM SLATER
LAS VEGAS (November 8, 2000 5:20 p.m. EST
Lewis, who laughed off the buffoonery as "immature" and fired back that Tyson's best days are behind him.
"Fighting Tyson is like fighting a ghost," Lewis said. "Look at my last five fights. Look at Mike Tyson's last five fights. If you put both together and say who would win, boxing fans would say it's obvious.
KEEP TALKING
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 week ago
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LOL You say Tyson would've knocked out Lewis in like 2seconds. When the WBA wanted a rematch between both Tyson & Lewis which Lewis agreed to. Why didn't Tyson accept? Because even Don King stated that Tyson could've never beating Lewis that's why he himself pulled Tyson out of a rematch with Lewis. I admit Tyson was good back in the day when he was hungry for fame & fortune. But he could never have beating the likes of Evander Hollyfield, Lennox Lewis, or Riddick Bowe.
xxPanteraxxx 1 week ago
@xxPanteraxxx Lewis Trainer Disses Tyson
AP Online
June 6, 2002 | TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer
If this were the Mike Tyson of years ago, Emanuel Steward might be a little more worried.
Steward, who trains Lennox Lewis, thinks Tyson is just a shell of the fighter he once was.
"Everyone is holding onto that image of Mike Tyson from 10 to 12 years ago," Steward said. "That Mike Tyson is gone."
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 week ago
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East Side Boxing Forum > Boxing > Classic Boxing Forum George Foreman's Top 10 Heavyweights
George's Top 10 Heavyweights, from his website:
1. Joe Louis. To be honest with you, number two is way off. Joe Louis is in a class by himself.
2. Rocky Marciano. Just look at Rocky Marciano's record. Nobody beat him. You can't take that from him.
3. Jack Johnson. A big brave cat, because he'd do whatever he wanted and get out of the way.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 weeks ago
Forman just mad cause ALI beat his ass, lennox lewis my ass, the guy beat a over the hill Tyson & got Ko'd twice by journeymen
illmatic826 1 month ago
@illmatic826 Lewis was a bum + a coward
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward and you = puff + coward
farcry2isthebest 3 weeks ago
@farcry2isthebest Bio | Body Stats | Fight History | Inside the Ring | Tribute to Ali | Champs | Hitters | Knockouts | Non-Title Fighters
George's Top 10 Heavyweights
Honorable Mention (Alphabetically ordered)
• Max Baer
• Ezzard Charles
• Jersey Joe Walcott
LOL
Not even an honourable mention for Lennox Lewis (Sponge Cake Chin)
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward who did tyson ever beat of real quality...NO-ONE so you cant say lewis only fought bums and washups
Tomolfc95 3 weeks ago
@Tomolfc95 Bio | Body Stats | Fight History | Inside the Ring | Tribute to Ali | Champs | Hitters | Knockouts | Non-Title Fighters
George's Top 10 Heavyweights
7. Mike Tyson.
A phenomenon. What Mike Tyson was able to do with his speed of hand and punching power is as phenomenal as what Muhammad Ali did when he was Cassius Clay with speed of feet. Tyson deserves to be in the top ten; this is where I put him, the youngest man to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 weeks ago
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@Tomolfc95 larry holmes? michale spinks? bruno? berbick?
DrAzizWalid 2 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward undisputed heavyweight champion Lewis-a bum?
arlington33able 2 weeks ago
@arlington33able Undisputed???
Check his "record" = Paper (Vacant) Titles
Lummox Lewis = PAPER CHAMPION (Worse Than Povetkin + Gaye)
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward
I`d like to know where you get your facts from? Or maybe you have nothing to back your comments up. Maybe its because you were really upset when Lewis knocked out your childhood hero. Mike Tyson is a nothing but a bum, and a convicted criminal. But at least Lewis is well better educated wouldn't you agree? LOL
xxPanteraxxx 1 week ago
Scorecard
Posted: Tuesday May 14, 2002 5:51 PM
Q+A: George Foreman
With the June 8 Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis bout coming up, we grilled HBO boxing announcer George Foreman
By Richard Deitsch
SI: What's your pick for Tyson-Lewis?
Foreman: If Tyson comes in at 222 pounds or under, I give him the edge. I'll take him in a knockout. Three rounds.
SI: In your prime how quickly do you knock out Lewis?
Foreman: Two rounds.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
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Sports of the Times; Lewis's Legacy Is Taking a Beating By DAVE ANDERSON Published: June 23, 2003
Whenever boxing buffs measure Lewis against other heavyweight champions, those three names will sabotage his stature. When the best heavyweights of the past lost, it usually was to worthy opponents. But the best champions never got knocked out, as Lennox Lewis did, by somebody like Hasim Rahman or Oliver McCall. Or needed an asterisk to get by somebody like Vitali Klitschko.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
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Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents: Ray Mercer - 1996 - Mercer was 35. So poor was his record, he hadn't won a fight for 3 yrs, a controversial SD against Jesse Ferguson in 1993. He was also outclassed by a 43 yo Larry Holmes in 1991. Mercer dominated and was clearly robbed. Naturally Mercer wanted a rematch offering to donate his all his $10m purse to Charity (Project Pride-Newark). Amazingly the Vulture Lennox Lewis refused!
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
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Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents:
Hasim Rahman - A fighter who didn't even take up boxing until the age of 20, making his pro debut at 22 in 1994 a guy with no punch resistance, not just been ko'd, but out of the ring in 1999 by Oleg Maskaev. Lennox got ko'd in 5 Hasim Rahman 2 - Lennox won in 4 in a 2001 rematch, so poor was Hasim Rahman that he didn't win another fight until a 2004 U/D "HBO Ballroom Boxing" match with 41yo Al Cole
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
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Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis most difficult opponents
Evander Holyfield - Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Holyfield had already once retired with a congenital heart defect and looked a shadow of his late 90's-Early 90's prime. After Holyfield winning a controversial decision against Vaughn Bean in 1998 Lennox Lewis still needed a favour off the judges despite Holyfield being washed up
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
"There is no doubt he is the greatest heavyweight of all time". Err yes there is lol
sexytim91 1 month ago
Lewis had limited impact.
Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 07-FEB-04
He reigned over the division during the one of its weakest eras. The best fighter he faced was Evander Holyfield, and that didn't take place until 1999 - long past Holyfield's prime
The list of Lewis' conquests is hardly a Hall of Fame roster:
How Lewis held the title three times is not a Rocky story. He won the vacant WBC belt the first time in May 1993 with a lackluster decision over Tony Tucker.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
Riddick Bowe Talks Comeback, Targets The Klitschkos
Posted by: Shaun Brown on 11/20/2011 .
BoxingScene: I must ask you about Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. Did you genuinely dislike Lennox and do you have regrets about not getting to fight him or Tyson?
Bowe: Lennox Lewis knows that when you’re fighting a champion there’s a 75/25 split but he wanted 50/50 and he knew I would never go for that.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
I remember the Lewis v Bruno fight, Bruno was beating him until a lucky punch saved him. Definately one of the best ever though.
patfinney100 1 month ago
JoeCalzagheTheCoward is a cuckold sissy. he enjoys being beaten in every argument he gets his sissy ass into lo lol lol @ the sissy.
retsevlyslegyn 1 month ago
Mike Tyson .
thehitchrules 1 month ago
All you americans are just jelous tht lewis was a brit, if he was American you would all admit he was the greatest or one of the greatest of all time!!! Why put he down, he created a legacy and was UNDISPUTED heavyweight champion! U try that eh? you wouldnt make it past the first bell!!
MrMatty64 1 month ago
After Lewis Turns Down $11 Million, Bowe Fight Won't Happen Until '94
July 21, 1993|From Associated Press
LONDON — Lennox Lewis, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, has rejected a deal to fight Riddick Bowe for the undisputed title.
"We declined that, and the Bowe fight won't happen until the summer of 1994," Maloney said.
Bowe, the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Assn. champion, said Lewis is a "pitiful disgrace to the manly art of boxing
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward you making stuff up bitch bowe wanted 80% of the purse to fight lewis basicaly that means bowe was scared you no nuthink about boxing lennox lewis beat everyman he ever faced rember that
ItsDatGirlJordz 1 month ago
@ItsDatGirlJordz Lot's of men beat every man he's ever faced, including Rocky Marciano, Riddick Bowe and Ingemar Johanssen.
Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano and Riddick Bowe are the only lineal champions that have never been ko'd
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward lots of men havent aswell but the fact is lewis beat everyone he ever faced and was the best of his time so for you to act like hes a digrace is embarrising look at his record theres no digrace only digrace is you for sayingg such homo things
ItsDatGirlJordz 1 month ago
@ItsDatGirlJordz "Everyone"???
The COWARD only had 43 fights! He only ever fought a bunch of bums and has-beens, and he needed a favour of judges. If he ever faced any decent fighter in his PRIME, Sponge Cake chin Lummox Lewis would get easily destroyed
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward he kod ruddock who went 12 rounds with tyson and was a good fighter he beat tony tucker who was past it but still a good fighter he beat ray mercer in a close fight smashed golota after golota gave bowe a beating twice so at the time golota was good just abit stupid beat holyfield twice kod grant who was undefeated and just came of a tough fight against golota he beat tua dangerous fighter hasim rahman and vitali klitschko and was ducked by everyone
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@ItsDatGirlJordz Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents:
Razor Ruddock - a walking Asthma Attack who had already been ko'd by a bum called David Jaco who retired with a 24-25-1 (18 by KO) record, who had never held any version of a world title and no relevant wins
Tony Tucker - In 1993, Tony was 35 years old, fat and addicted to cocaine, and beat him 116-112.
Andrew Golota - A bum with no good wins on his resume
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 1 month ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward he didnt duck anyone... throughout boxing history fighters are not fighting PRIME VS PRIME all the way through because it doesnt work that way... Prime foreman beat up a washed up fraizer but he didnt duck him it's just the ages and the timing of when the boxers come into the limelight
Tomolfc95 3 weeks ago
@Tomolfc95 He hid in 2 Olympics 1984 + 1988 when Tyson was in his prime, he only ever had 44 fights and hand picked his opponents because he was a coward. He promised the world a Vitali rematch and retired like a coward. Would Ali do that? = NO, would Holyfield do that = NO, would Joe Louis do that = NO.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward 44 fights aint that bad... vitali klitchko has 46 and he's 4o years old... if you hold a belt for that long your fights are less frequent because of all the discussions and challenges you have that all need to be considered and worked out.
Tomolfc95 3 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward he retired in his mid 30 like most boxers
Tomolfc95 3 weeks ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward fucking hell stop copying and pasteing these articles from paper like from 20 year ago u arab
farcry2isthebest 1 month ago
lewis beat everybody he faced, mccall rematch? mccall was fine untill he realised lewis was gonna smash him to pieces then he started cryin hahahahah. seriously your either jelous tyson fans or thick as pig shit to not understand the brilliance of lewis.
jordJJOK 2 months ago
Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents:
Oliver McCall - Oliver was 29 years old and stopped Lennox easily in the 2nd round. However in 1996 he fell into Crack Cocaine-Alcohol Problems. He had 3 drug related arrests and was under house arrest / drug rehab since December 15th 1996. Coward Lennox Lewis decided it was now "safe" to face Oliver McCall who would surely have knocked him out easily again if he was not in the throes of drug addiction
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
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Lewis was definitely a great fighter.
Greatest of all time? Definitely not, and like mikeymorgan said, he is no where near the greatest BY A LONG SHOT.
Prime Mike Tyson would have knocked out Lennox Lewis and this is not coming from a Tyson fan boy.
MultiGreat1 2 months ago
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MultiGreat1 2 months ago
Measured Against All Time: Evander Holyfield
Beyond titles, Holyfield was recognized as Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year in 1987, was the Boxing Writers Association of America’s choice in 1990,1996 and 1997
Ring selected Holyfield third best Heavyweight of all time behind only Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. In 2002, Ring selected him the 22nd best fighter of the last 80 years, up from number 44 on a pre-Tyson win 1996 list of best fighters of the last 50 years
LENNOX = NOTHING
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
After Lewis Turns Down $11 Million, Bowe Fight Won't Happen Until '94
July 21, 1993|From Associated Press
LONDON — Lennox Lewis, the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, has rejected a deal to fight Riddick Bowe for the undisputed title.
In a statement released through his manager, Rock Newman, Bowe, the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Assn. champion, said Lewis is a "pitiful disgrace to the manly art of boxing
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
Riddick Bowe Is Growing Out of His Past
September 06, 1990| BALTIMORE SUN
The team doctor didn't want him to fight, but wasn't about to ruin his dream. And, a week before the Olympics, Riddick's sister, Brenda, was blown away by an addict. Nothing was written about that."
Bowe offered no excuses for his Olympic defeat.
"I learned a long time ago that no one wants to hear excuses," he said. "I had a torn tendon in my right hand, but that was nothing compared to losing Brenda.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
Lewis caught Tyson at the end of Tyson.
MrIronbo 2 months ago
Muhammad Ali is the greatest. And have you noticed that no other boxer has that title ? Ali was calling himself the greatest when he was an amature.
mrcjrowe 2 months ago
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Mike Tyson's Marijuana Use May Have Been A Factor
| August 1, 2004 | Tim Graham 07:10:52 BST
There was no fear Tyson would need to submit to a drug test for Friday night's bout. Illegal narcotics and steroids conveniently aren't banned substances according to the Kentucky Athletic Commission.
Another time he was asked about the Lewis fight, Tyson replied: "Man, I don't know what I was on. Maybe I just smoked too much weed. There's no doubt I've been a monster."
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
0:16 That guy looked like he just acted that knockout and gave it to Foreman.
JohnnyPEntertainment 2 months ago
Lewis sucks!
140662amarildo 2 months ago
Lennox Lewis was class
Greig1424 2 months ago
Lennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents:
Mike Tyson - Before we encroach this subject, lets rewind to 1998 and a statement by Emmanuel Steward about the quality of Lennox Lewis's opposition-"Lionel Butler was on drugs, Oliver McCall was in and out of rehabilitation with drug and booze problems and Tommy Morrison went on drinking binges before the fight,"
Mike Tyson admitted he was ALSO a washed up drug addict in 2002!
WHY BOTHER?
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
Every good fighter has to fight the bums to move up in rank. What about his wins against Klitschko, Holyfield and Bowe?
BigDumbJerk 2 months ago
@BigDumbJerkLennox "The Vulture" Lewis: career breakdown
Here are Lennox Lewis' most difficult opponents:
Evander Holyfield -"If Evander Holyfield was a sparring partner in our camp, we wouldn't use him because he's too slow and too old." (c) Emanuel Steward 1999. Lennox cleverly waited until Holyfield was 37 years old to finally muster up the courage to fight him. Even then, got beat up like a ragdoll in the rematch by an old Holyfield and needed a favour from the judges like against Mercer.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward You clearly never watched those fights and read the story's at they were wrote, you're the same guy who doesn't understand boxing and is just so upset the best heavyweight fighter is British, you must be really upset about that he knocked out all your heavyweight fighters and Mike Tyson avoided him like the plague... Truth is Riddick Bowe is a chicken shit coward and Mike Tyson was protected properly because they knew Lennox was too classy.
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC "Knocked Out all your favourite fighters"????
WHO?? Sponge Cake Chinned Coward Lennox never ko'd anybody
He was a BUM
LENNOX LEWIS = TERRIFIED OF SERIOUS COMP
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC Lewis had limited impact.
: The Washington Times
: 07-FEB-04
When Lewis met Tyson in June 2002, he fought a disinterested and out-of-shape fighter who had already taken a beating from Holyfield six years earlier
How Lewis held the title three times is not a Rocky story. He won the vacant WBC belt the first time in May 1993 with a lackluster decision over Tony Tucker. He lost it a year later when Oliver McCall - a former Tyson sparring partner - knocked him out in two rounds.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward lewis didnt wait till holyfield was 37 holyfield duck lewis for years.tyson bow and holiyfield avoid lewis in the mide 90s and if i was there manager id tell them not to fight lewis
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70 What?
Lewis was a world renowned bum who ducked everybody.
Holyfield would KO the SPONGE CAKE CHIN Lennox Lewis within 10 seconds. Even McCall and Rahman starched the spongecake Bummox Lewis
haha
Are you joking or something? Lewis couldn't even fight
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
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Lewis is just a huge monster with extremly long arms 84 inches reach and a massive body, that's what makes him that good as a heavyfight. He neither has a great bosing technique, nor does he have speed or a hard jaw.
Al4utube 2 months ago
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Al4utube 2 months ago
There's no way Lewis was the best of all time, but I do think on his day, he could beat any heavyweight, regardless of style.
MrNcnc1 2 months ago
Less talk, more grills.
AvEryBadApPLe 2 months ago
the greatest of all time i dont think so. top 10 defo
stevenmcg69 2 months ago
i have lewis as my 3rd best heavyweight ever
AliRidah619 2 months ago
prime foreman would rape lewis, plain and simple
combatesdeboxeo 3 months ago
yeah lewis is great but not the greatest of all time there a lot better than him
mico2883 3 months ago
Lennox was bloody BRILLIANT. Always been a big fan.
An all-time great? Yeah.
Best Heavyweight of all time? Not by a long shot.
mikeymorgan 3 months ago
@mikeymorgan How does that even make sence...
dexxboyy 2 months ago
@dexxboyy He is up there as an all time great. But not the greatest of all time.
Plus what you wrote didn't make "sence".
mikeymorgan 2 months ago
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Tyson vs Lewis – Documentary 5 of 5 3:18
3:18 “The papers allege Tyson’s training’s not gone well, they reckon that when he’s not been sweating in the gym, he’s been sunning himself on the beach smoking marijuana”
/v/v1dhpuF8avY?
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 months ago
Foreman is, in fact, an excellent judge of boxing ability. It's surprising, perhaps, seeing as he wasn't the best boxer; but he was the hardest puncher ever, so maybe his opinion should count for something?
ericfaragh 3 months ago 2
@ericfaragh, I'm not so sure there - I've heard him make some pretty daft statements in the past. As others have mentioned, he's described everyone from Lennox Lewis, to Muhammad Ali, to Joe Louis to Larry Holmes as the greatest Heavyweight, and back in 2001 he claimed that James Page was a contender for p4p number one! I respect his opinions but they can be erratic at the best of times, to say the least.
RihannasBikeSeat 3 months ago
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Measured Against All Time: Evander Holyfield
Ring selected Holyfield third best Heavyweight of all time behind only Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. In 2002, Ring selected him the 22nd best fighter of the last 80 years, up from number 44 on a pre-Tyson win 1996 list of best fighters of the last 50 years.
Beyond titles, Holyfield was recognized as Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year in 1987, 1996 and 1997.
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 months ago
You simply cannot compare fighters who are 16/17 stone, to fighters who were 13/14 stone.
As for Lewis being the best of all time..............Larry Holmes in his prime would have given Lewis a severe lesson in boxing, before knocking him out.
Pound for pound, Lewis does not even make the top 10.
markyboy1704 3 months ago
@markyboy1704 I'm curious, do you believe that if Tyson would of kept his game head on, not fired Kevin Rooney and stayed away from drink, drugs and women, could have been undisputed and defeated Lewis?
BDFPA 3 months ago
@BDFPA I honestly believe Lewis was an awkward fighter, not a crowd pleaser but with Steward in his corner I think he would have stopped Tyson in his prime.
Lewis was good at staying behind his jab frustrating fighters, I think he would have frustrated the hellout of Tyson. I also think for Tyson to have beat Lewis he would have had to take a lot of punishment by trying to get inside & work Lewis to the body.
However, I simply don't think Lewis would have been able to overcome Holmes.
markyboy1704 3 months ago
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@markyboy1704 LENNOX LEWIS = SPONGE CAKE CHIN
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 months ago
tyson only won in the first 3 rounds, get him past the fourth n he loses! his mouth cost him big time threatening 2 eat lewis' kids i dud of found a way 2 knock the count out. lewis is one of the best of all time so start getting used 2 it. iron like a lion in zion! the old 1-2 knockout - Lennox Lewis: my favourite boxer after smoking joe r.i.p. recognise Lennox, undisputed world heavyweight champion n left win that title aswel!!
Pelzah87 3 months ago
lennox is second ali is first period
bertelliish 3 months ago
all you experts, theres no telling between diferent era's BUT the guy in the vid was there , fought em so he knows what is what in this
isitcosimblack 3 months ago
Vitali and Lennox are best all time, 1960-1970 were too small with no real def.
FlyKozak 4 months ago
@FlyKozak I hope this is some kind of sick twisted joke
MrPindali 4 months ago
EVERYONE JUST SIMPLY KNOWS TYSON IS BETTER THOUGH!. TYSON WOULD HAVE BASHED LEWIS IN THE EARLY DAYS.
ayresy89 4 months ago
@ayresy89 Tyson lost to Buster Douglas in his early days, so Lennox could have beaten him no question.
ojideagu 3 months ago
@ojideagu no way,tyson was scared even to fight with george foreman at that time
perokcojones 3 months ago
@perokcojones Haha, That means George Foreman was scared of drug addict Tony Tucker and Axel Schulz (rematch) after getting an ass whipping...........robbed against Shannon Briggs though
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 months ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward foreman was a little over the hill in those days.mind you hes the only grandfather that i no of to be world champ i think he was 45 .he was a 45 year old fighting 25 year olds
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70 "World Champion" means nothing nowadays with all these alphabet titles.
Moorer was completely schooling George Foreman not losing a round, picking him off at ease. His problem was that he closed the show trying to fight like a champion instead of playing it safe. Credit to Foreman, his breadbin defence meant he conserved energy. Moorer was gassed and never recovered from the late knockdown
should be Holyfield, robbed vs Valuev
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
lewis isn't the best off top of my head he's easily behind Jack Johnson,Joe Louis & Muhammad Ali all 3 would have beaten lewis every time lewis was a boring fighter also when you look at legacy you have to take into account public sentiment which is really all it's about ticket sales lewis was the start of boxing's decline he ruled when there was no decent young talent coming through & obviously inspired no-one lewis killed boxing there's his legacy!!
TheStonecoldloner 4 months ago
Foreman needs to stick to selling grills
artofcutproductions 4 months ago
That's bullshit. Tyson would have rang his bell before prison. Stupid report
artofcutproductions 4 months ago
@artofcutproductions, ah, good old Tyson and his fans. "Could have, would have, should have..."
But didn't.
iljn1988 4 months ago
The thing is, I think Foreman would have beat Lennox or Tyson when he was in his prime.
xxxJasonVoorheesxxx 4 months ago
0:47 Right there, this idiot cut from the interview to Foreman's commentating in the Lewis and Tyson fight. I think George was just getting into the moment, he knows Lennox isn't the best of all time.
crowley0312 4 months ago 12
@crowley0312 Yes He's the best till' now , Fellow
Hacsaturjan 3 months ago
@crowley0312 He quite clearly is by miles better than any American heavyweight fighter, Lennox Lewis the real champion makes all the Yanks before him who held that belt look like nothing.
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC Did Rahman and McCall look like nothing when they knocked the fuck out of Lennox?
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Yet who bested them in the end?
He came back and conquered them like they were nothing!
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC Who relied on freakish size and over-length arms his whole career?
I hate how Lewis fans like to think those loses never happend.
I also don't like how Lewis never gave anyone rematches, yet it's fine that he pays fighters he lost to in their prime to lose to him when they're shot.
Lennox should be remembered as he was when he left the ring: Getting booed.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Being remembered as the BRITISH heavyweight CHAMPION!!
Who beat a prime in form Vitali Klitschko beat his face into a pulp that he was that bad that he actually HAD to quit because the cut was actually that bad lol!
You see you can throw all the punches you want but if you take the cleaner more powerful shots it doesn't go for shit!
George Foreman will even tell you the same thing.
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC Lennox smacked Vitali in the face during a clinch. He was constantly throwing dirty punches and the ref was to afraid to get between them. Vitali didn't quit, the English doctor stopped the fight.
Foreman has called nearly every champ after him the greatest at some point.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Haha now you're trying to think of any excuse to discredit it, taking advantage of his long freakish range etc Vitali does that too!
Manny Pacquiao fights in the clinch at times aswell I guess the P4P best fighter is dirty Evander Holyfield does it so does Andre Ward and many of the TOP number 1 guys of their division fight from the clinch, it's a fight and boxing to some not all are out there to jab jab run/clinch after a punch like Wladimir Klitschko.
POLChelseaFC 2 months ago
@POLChelseaFC Range is literaly Lennox's first and last line of defense. He's total reliant opon it.
When the only reason you won is by a dirty punch... Well, you didn't win IMO.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Suggest you search up Lennox Lewis fights with Frank Bruno, fact is even in the Olympics the guy was steam rolling over people just fucking people up, he's a smart fighter he isn't like the Klitschko's he doesn't have a better jaw than Vitali, one thing I will say of Vitali is his chin is the BEST chin in the whole entire history of the heavyweights before him, that guy is a freak with the amount of punishment he has sustained with it!!
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@POLChelseaFC "he's a smart fighter he isn't like the Klitschko's"
Are you saying the Klitsckho's aren't smart? They're both technicians.
Lennox had a better right cross, a better uppercut and a better left hook. He's basically a better puncher than Vitali. Vitali has a stronger jaw, is a more skilled technician and moves around the ring better, like a machine.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 lmfao every 1 has a right to their own opinion but are you being serious? lewis vs rahman first fight was a lucky punch lewis didnt take the fight seriously seconds before the knock out punch lewis was laughing at him. now getting knocked the fuck out was the 2nd fight they had LOL
SuperChalkster 2 months ago
@SuperChalkster It's a champion's duty to defend their title and show up ready to go. According to Lewis fans, Lennox made this mistake three times. Some champion.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Lennox was a coward and a bum. Even Tyrell Biggs battered him in the Olympics
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@JoeCalzagheTheCoward tyrell biggs was 24 and lennex was 18 wen they foght as pros lewis destroyed him in 3 rounds
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70
Tyson Is Not Biggs` Toughest Fight
October 12, 1987|By Sam Smith, Chicago Tribune.
Cocaine and alcohol are baffling, powerful and exciting. You can never outdo that. So I have to do everything within my power to overcome these urges and temptations. ``I don`t put myself in bad situations,`` says Biggs, who still attends alcohol and drug abuse counseling sessions.
What?......When he was a washed up drug addict you mean?
Typical Lennox Lewis!
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 2 months ago
@crowley0312 lennox didn't make the mistack 3 times because he bet klitschko got paid and retired champ if you care about judges score cards watch figure scatting
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70 Lol, that is probably the most stupidest thing I've ever heard. He fought Vitali, got his ass kicked, got lucky, and left the ring getting booed. He'll be remembered as such.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@crowley0312 thi does not change the facted that lewis at 37 won the fight fair and square
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70 How is repeaditly punching your opponent in a clinch fair and square?
crowley0312 2 months ago
@leatherface70 your argument was that biggs battered lewis .lewis was a kid fighting a grown man. wen lewis was 24 he was a pro for 2 years tyson and ali were world champs for 2 years.most 18 year olds are still in high school most 24 year olds have graduated collage got married and have kids
leatherface70 2 months ago
@crowley0312 Lewis gave klitschko a shot and klischko couldnt handle it. weather he was winning on points or not he lost the fight period. the fact of the fight being stopped to save his eye sight was a lucky escape imo and many others because the punnishment he took in the round before it was stopped was unreal. i honestly couldnt see him being the same after that round the fight was going in one direction after it. perhaps you should watch the last round of the fight again.
SuperChalkster 2 months ago
@SuperChalkster He couldn't handle it? Looked more like Lennox couldn't. He was super scared by the end of the fight. And every punch he threw was dirty. The cut was a result of smacking Vitali during a clinch. Lennox punched vitali 10+ times in the gut during a clinch and the ref just stood there. This is one of the most pathetic wins ever... In fact, it isn't even a win IMO. The fact this fight scared Lennox into retirement says as much.
crowley0312 2 months ago
@SuperChalkster i dont think lewis got ready for the altitude in south africa he was breathing like a horse in the second round. rahman was there longer .this was a mistake on lewis part
leatherface70 2 months ago
@crowley0312 most important WE KNOOOW IT !!! ALI BOUMAYE
bestlions 2 months ago
Lennox is top 10. Not the greatest, but certainly better than Mike Tyson. He beat better fighters and then when the time came, he beat up Tyson really good. He was also a yr older than mike before people wah wah about "tyson prime" b.s You'll never prove that he would have ever beaten Lennox Lewis so don't bother. Good big fighters fucked up Tyson many times. Would ahev been nice to See George Foreman and Riddick Bowe get at him, but Mike never fought them.
aitraining 5 months ago
ali is the greatset boxer of all time
AdGOne 5 months ago
ALI IS NEVER BEEN KNOCKED OUT , LEWIS DID
catlakayak 5 months ago
I died a bit when he didn't mention Smokin' Joe Frazier at 0:23
IamKurdSon 5 months ago
stylistically, lennox vs ali would be awesome!
ninjavariation 5 months ago
Once a fighter has reached a certain level I dont think anybody can truly pick out one heavyweight fighter who is the greatest of all time because there are so many variables that you would have to consider.
president234 5 months ago
Not the best ever but maybe in the Top 10
timberwolves100 5 months ago
The greatest fighter ever was Tyson in his youth - Lewis was no match for that 21 year old sensation - Tyson put himself around the wrong people which led to his decline and downfall..he clearly wasn't exchanging with Lewis..it was a one sided fight with Tyson getting hit again and again
yellowlght 5 months ago
@yellowlght Well how come Tyson's team paid Lewis not to fight???
Shnufkin 5 months ago
@yellowlght Tyson avoided the likes of Holyfield for years and every good fighter he fought beat him. Ali is the greatest heavywieght, infact greatest boxer of all time.
xxxJasonVoorheesxxx 4 months ago
@xxxJasonVoorheesxxx nah
zinowor 4 months ago
yep lennox was the best.
SilverLiningVideos 5 months ago
12 mad Americans.
steveOo0o 5 months ago
I've heard Foreman call Frazier, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, and now Lennox Lewis "The Greatest of All Time". I believe this guy just likes to talk, perhaps making up for the time he spent being a mute in his first stint as a boxer.
bu3oday 6 months ago 20
@bu3oday haha couldn't have put it better
JoeCalzagheTheCoward 3 months ago
@bu3oday He also said that he was terrified of Frazier and Norton, and lucky to win against them!
carmodifire 3 months ago
@carmodifire being scared makes you stronger a tiger thats cornered is most dangeris foreman scared hed be very dangeris
leatherface70 2 months ago
@leatherface70 No, I think he was being polite. He always was saying stuff like that.
carmodifire 2 months ago
@403766 -.- so what? foreman fought very great competition
abedegebede 6 months ago
@403766 he fought ali and frazier........what would you call them?
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