Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson

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overst33r

overst33r

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Justify your vote.

I pick Lennox Lewis for his stature, power, and discipline. Mike did have tremendous speed and laughable eccentricity on his side though. Example

Tyson KO's

Lewis KO's

Some amazing KO's in those videos, worth the 10mins.

If you think both of these boxers are hogwash, post some videos of other boxers.
 
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cressida

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Lennox Lewis wins if he comes in and works behind his jab. If the Lewis who showed up against (McCall, Rahman, or even Briggs) it will be lights out for him.

 
Phokus

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I think Tyson would've destroyed lewis in his prime... too bad he was on the downside of his career when they fought.
 
Whoozyerdaddy

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Originally posted by: Phokus
I think Tyson would've destroyed lewis in his prime... too bad he was on the downside of his career when they fought.
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Nah... Lewis would have held him off like the big kid in school. *hand to the forehead - little kid swinging at nothing* Tyson was devastating once he got inside but a bigger guy with a longer reach who wasn't shooting for a knockout (ie a boxer) could have their way with him.

 
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Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Originally posted by: Phokus
I think Tyson would've destroyed lewis in his prime... too bad he was on the downside of his career when they fought.
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Nah... Lewis would have held him off like the big kid in school. *hand to the forehead - little kid swinging at nothing* Tyson was devastating once he got inside but a bigger guy with a longer reach who wasn't shooting for a knockout (ie a boxer) could have their way with him.
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Then Tyson would have bit his hand off....

 
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classy

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Tyson would have destroyed lewis. If Cus had not passed Tyson would have maybe been the greatest heavyweight of all time.
 
BrokenVisage

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Not only would Tyson destroy him in his prime, but he'd probably knock him on his ass if the two of them went at it tomorrow night.
 
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Tyson was raised on stiffs. Once he started fighting durable heavyweights he was not nearly as devastating. Buster Douglas and Razor Ruddock, two strong but limited heavyweights, gave him all he could handle. Douglas beat him.

Once Tyson started fighting guys who were not scared out of their shoes, you could see his psych unravel. The ones that did fight back, well you know the rest.

Tyson could have beat Lewis in his prime, as lewis had a vulnerable chin, but Lewis never lost a rematch...smart guy and a credible champion and I think would have won overall if they had a rematch and rubbermatch. Holyfield would have owned Tyson in his prime. Tyson was taylor made for him.
 
Captante

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I also enjoy touching myself at night.

And Tyson in his prime before firing Kevin Rooney & going soft would have made short work of Lewis (or Holyfield) at any point in their careers.

Ali or George Foreman would have been a different story ... too bad heavyweight boxing is dead.
 
spanky

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iron mike would have bob'ed and weaved in and lauched lewis into space with some uppercuts.
 
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torpid

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I don't know, but I'd like to see that fight. I think lewis would do quite well tactically, and might win if he could survive the early onslaught. That's a big if.
 
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mrCide

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From what I remember anytime Tyson fought someone who was a competent heavy weight he lost. He was good, but not the greatest. People enjoyed watching him fight crumby fighters and knocking them out in under a minute so that's what they set him up with.
 
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Lennox Lewis had everything except he was always afraid of pain. i mean much more afraid than the average great boxer
 
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Originally posted by: Captante
I also enjoy touching myself at night.

And Tyson in his prime before firing Kevin Rooney & going soft would have made short work of Lewis (or Holyfield) at any point in their careers.

Ali or George Foreman would have been a different story ... too bad heavyweight boxing is dead.
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agreed, both foreman and ali were much much better than tyson. or any modern day heavyweight.

foreman in his prime was scarier than tyson, says a lot about ali and his smarts, because he really should have lost against foremant.



also, did lennox lewis ever fight riddick bowe?

if bowe, tyson, lewis and holyfield all kept their act together and fought each other when they were all pretty good and pretty close to their respective primes, there would have been a lot more respect for that era of heavyweights.

 
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Bowe and Lewis never fought as professionals - they did fight as amateurs - in fact I think that was the only loss Lewis ever had at that level

The 'aura' of Tyson was fun, but in truth he was a one-trick fighter who fought a collection of stiffs.

Anyone with size and a good jab was going to give him trouble - Donovan 'Razor' Ruddick, who may have been the 2nd most powerful punching heavyweight of that era, gave Tyson fits in their first match, and he was about the same size as Lewis, with much less punching power.

With both in their prime, I think Tyson/Lewis would be a fun fight to watch, but I think Lewis would win - think Buster with more power and speed, and you get the idea - yes, Tyson wasn't in the best shape he was ever in for that fight, but those tactics were the blueprint to beat Tyson - Buster surived the early rounds and out-boxed him from there.

Holyfield in his prime was also better than Tyson.

I miss there being interest in the heavyweight division!
 
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Originally posted by: NeoV
Bowe and Lewis never fought as professionals - they did fight as amateurs - in fact I think that was the only loss Lewis ever had at that level

The 'aura' of Tyson was fun, but in truth he was a one-trick fighter who fought a collection of stiffs.

Anyone with size and a good jab was going to give him trouble - Donovan 'Razor' Ruddick, who may have been the 2nd most powerful punching heavyweight of that era, gave Tyson fits in their first match, and he was about the same size as Lewis, with much less punching power.

With both in their prime, I think Tyson/Lewis would be a fun fight to watch, but I think Lewis would win - think Buster with more power and speed, and you get the idea - yes, Tyson wasn't in the best shape he was ever in for that fight, but those tactics were the blueprint to beat Tyson - Buster surived the early rounds and out-boxed him from there.

Holyfield in his prime was also better than Tyson.

I miss there being interest in the heavyweight division!
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Actually Lewis, like every amateur, lost a few times when he was one. He actually stopped Bowe in his last Amateur fight, to win the Olympic Gold.

I agree with everything else though. Tyson was devastating against stiffs, but only explosive against the better competition. The better fighters tied him up properly when he tried to unload, got him frustrated, tired him out and then knocked him out. Holyfield took a more direct approach in taking the fight right back to Tyson.

People see Tyson as some monster, when he was more of an enigma. I cannot rate him the best heavyweight of any decade. Holmes was the best the 80's offered. Holyfield (or Lewis) was the best of the 90's.

Don't believe the Tyson hype folks.
 
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