Lennox Lewis Greatest of all time?

Undisputed world champion, 3 time world champion, Olympic gold medallist 1988. Inductee to the Boxing hall of fame 2009.

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[bigmoney749]

Champion among contenders

Man among boys

Gentleman among men

A truly great champion and the ultimate class act

Lennox Lewis boxing misses you more than it realizes. Thanks for the memories.

[Easyandy100]

Not for me.

[michaelyouth]

@bigmoney749 What a moron, can you not express yourself without the use of petty profane language? I am saying that Lewis didn't do enough to be called the greatest heavyweight of all times. He to me is a great fighter, even an all time great, but there is no comparison to him with Ali,Foreman, Frazier, Holmes and some other top 7 champions.

[bigmoney749]

@michaelyouth Lewis ducked Tyson in his prime? Is that why Lewis sued Tyson for not fighting him in 1996? They would've fought if Tyson didn't lose to Douglas. He would've had to have beaten Holyfield and Bowe, but Lewis would've been next so shut the fuck up.

[michaelyouth]

Let's see who he beat. He beat and out of his prime Tyson, while ducking him in his prime. He beat an older Holyfield, who wasn't that great to begin with. That's all. Ali beat Liston when he was most feared, Foreman when he was most feared while Ali was over the hill. He fought Frazier 3 times and beat him twice taking a terrible beating the first time. No comparison

[illmatic826]

is this a joke???

[MADMAC572]

@flouflis1a No way. Foreman might have beaten him, but he'd have had to figure out a way past the jab first. Foreman had no footspeed, and Lennox had excellent footwork. That's a difficult fight for Big George.

[MADMAC572]

@Phaeton998 It's not a fact. It's your opinion. Mike himself said that he doesn't think he'd have ever been able to beat Lewis. Now that's a fact.

[MADMAC572]

@paladin313 After rewatching it several times, I have to say I was in agreement with Lewis, that he was beginning to take control of the fight and that he would have won it down the stretch (although it might well have gone the distance). Given the size of those two men, the pace was strained and I think it would have slackened in the second half. But they are two comparable fighters.

[paladin313]

@MADMAC572 I saw that fight with Vitali, and had not Vitali had that cut, I doubt that Lewis would have won. He would not have been knocked out, but he was not at his best, and losing on the cards. I do believe this was the fight that told him it was time to go, but he did go out with class in that fight nonetheless.

[MacHoodio]

Great champion.

But i don't know if he was any better than prime Bowe Holyfield or Tyson. Tyson was totally shot when they fought, Holyfield was getting pummeled by Ruiz only a year later and it's pointless using the Olympics from 88, Bowe wasn't in a good place.

[MADMAC572]

I would like to see him have fought (and KOed) Wladamir and a rematch with Vitali. But he was a great fighter. No question.