The Legendary Power Of Lennox Lewis

The 80's early 90's. And the 1920's.

1970s is the golden age of (HW) Boxing

When teenagers looked like full grown men 😂

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The ,,90s were bigger and better and more names then the 70s and Lewis beat them all.

Yeah liked Tommy, came across an arse in the Rocky film, but as a boxer and out of the ring he was a class act (ignoring his favored pass times xD) He knew his ability and worked the tools he had. Under-rated fighter.

"Outclassing" a HIV+ Tommy Morrison 🤣Wow, some "victory". Typical Lennox Lewis "opponent" either over-the-hill by decades, drug addicts or HIV+ 🤣

@@stewills9711 Tommy Morrison was HIV+ in 1996

Rest easy tommy.

You have people who don't hate then people who the government dislikes... some people will never understand the difference

Did you notice that on the thumbnail that's Lennox Lewis's head on Evander Holyfield's body?

@@mrgonzales5683 Who cares? Lennox was a giant, Holyfield was a tiny Cruiserweight. Pepperidge farm remembers, and so do I. Who is the last UNDISPUTED heavyweight champion of the world? It ain't Headbutt Holyfield. Lmao. Dipshit.

He's not American, so Americans hate the fact, that a Brit could smash them all👊

Lolz . Like it’s finally !! Lewis has ALWAYS been an all time great

He was pretty good at not hurting an opponent who was really vulnerable/on his last legs. I think he was as decent in the ring as he could be. Some of the guys he faced like Ruddock and Tyson were really dangerous fighters, as we all know.

On point comment

All facts

He was alright 👍 had bad management!

He wouldn't have standed a chance against Tyson in the 80's or any time before he went to prison. He was just too fast and punched too hard in those days.

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 Team Tyson purposely sidestepped Lewis early in his career. No one could keep Tyson from getting inside with their jab. Holmes tried but was over the hill. If I was betting that fight I would have bet on Tyson if they fought 7 years earlier.

Lol, a bit more than jabs thrown here for sure.

Most people who watched young Tyson KO everybody, believed young Tyson would've KO'd Lewis.

@Jonny boy then mabey he should have you know got in the ring in the early 90s Anyway lennox is older.

@Jonny boy just saying when he was in his prime lennox was getting belts and tyson was getting 10 years for rape.

@Jonny boy Look and learn, Jonny boy.

Nice guys usually don't get the needed respect. This is why the rock started acting like a jerk after his good boy routine wasn't receiving positive reviews. This is why Tyson is always in everyones mouth. And muhammad ali.

Oliver McCall was on crack in rehab. Lennox never faced a live prime fighter, not capable, weak chin

We have Anthony Joshua..

@@kapptinkapptin6569 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He wouldn't even Fight that bum Wilder.

@@shgarli45 Yeah, it was tongue in cheek m8 lol

@@kapptinkapptin6569 No Shit?😲

@@shgarli45 lol

@@MA-URAG_na_MORO keep flipping your omelettes you bell end

@@Ashby81uk stfu you stupid prick

Good health! To you sir

@@MA-URAG_na_MORO Shut your face you stupid yank.

@@MA-URAG_na_MORO shut the fuck up and grow up, dick head

He only ever fought bums. Lennox never went near a live fighter. Wouldn't last a single round

Je was just a bit of a comedown from the last ten years. Briggs and McCall droped bombs, Tyson made the division look like bums for everyone else.

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@@lummox4297 Your username checks out lol

Yeah true that LMAOOO I wonder how many people noticed that

I saw that too.😂😂😂

Just proves how hard of a hitter Frank. Lennox needed the whole tub to prevent full impact of Frank’s power

@@evokaiyo Frank was a heavy hitter man he shook Tyson in the 1st fight too

Bruno's physique was insane looking... Almost angular in it's ultra definition. I've read that probably hindered him more than help as he would gas if he didn't KO his opponents, I think he still has one of the highest KO ratios of any heavyweight champion in history.

That’s because Tyson ducked the fight.

Tyson should never have taken that fight.

He was beating that version too

maybe but they were the same age when they fought so...

@@eviljesus5411 lennox was even older xd

Did anyone else lose sound at 14:50 until 16:32 ??

​@@JAppJohnAndrewPatrickPetersthank you, thank God I am not the only one

I have NO idea how it is this man was so underrated in my mind, yet seeing all his victories he was devastating in his craft.

When you think about it he’s the #1 guy in history I wouldn’t have fought…everyone says Tyson but Lennox was a 6’5 Tyson lol

I agree Paul, probably the most under rated best heavyweight boxer of all time, yes I'm a fan of Ali(who isn't) Lewis ruled.

I think the problem was A: he is British, B: he was the best of a golden era, names such as Larry Holmes, Tyson, Ray Mercer, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Holyfield, Frank Bruno, Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick, Michael Spinks, Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs, easy to get lost in that list.

Lennox is not underrated. he is the best heavyweight post Ali era, with Foreman, and Joe Frazier.

I didn't find his speed impressive, but his angles and power were legendary.....a very hard hitter.

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I get depressed seeing some of these guys now having a ridiculously hard time putting words together. It's even worse when they don't appear to be financially stable as they should be.

@@Magneticitist I don't, but that's mainly because I don't care about most people.

@@timothyandrewnielsen edgy bro

@@timothyandrewnielsen if you don't care about people then there'll be no one at your funeral. How will you go inside your hole? ⚰🕳

@@tsofficiel2220 If he's dead why would he care?

He was astounding. Right up there with the best ever

He only faced 9 ranked fighters in 44 fights. Glass Jaw. One of the worst to do it. That's why Lennox is ranked so low. 44 cherry-picks and still got knocked out easily

Well said

He's the best example of a role model to emulate ...

He used to trash talk all the time haha watch the Bruno v Tyson documentary, he's a proper arsehole :D Lewis got me into the sport but he had the necessary spite to be the top HW, and not just in the way he fought.

@@pivotaldisorder8126 didn’t realize that. Thanks for insight.

@@DoubleMonoLR yes good point. A well spoken boxer probably a strategic move!

it really is, im surprised that how many punches he landed, and it was worth every punch he throw

Add that to the speed.. amazing

@@kingkwab He had the speed but how his arms are so long we could properly appreciate it like we do with the smaller boxers.

Especially for a heavy wieght he was fast and accurate.

And that's the thing he was so accurate he didn't waste shots

He slipped the rematch tho

@@hjembrentkent6181 He beat everyone, what more does he need to prove ?

He's the G.O.A.T

He's one of the best.

@@josephpa05 Possibly the best

Boxer's fame is often tied to other celebrity type things (commercials, movies, talk shows), public antics, out of the ring behavior.

How is he underrated when a lot of fools think he’s the greatest of all time, he’s overrated as fuck

Brit/ Canadian/ Jamaican

@@anthonylennon4551 sorry you are right Jamaican ..he tried to fight out of Canada where he lived and trained for years and was really held back, fighting out of Britain seemed like the right choice, was just saying that if he was American he would have gone further that's all

@@alanvaughan2937 True

SORRY i replied to the wrong person i meant the original post.

@@showreel2 Np

McCall's breakdown was likely a culmination of factors. The two primary ones being drugs, and the loss of his trainer (forced out by Don King). McCall had a very tight relationship with Manny Stewart, his trainer. Don King became worried that Stewart might advise McCall to drop Don King (as any good trainer SHOULD), and so he forced McCall to fire Stewart. Being at the fight without the man who trained him to be there pushed McCall over the edge, in my opinion.

Great summary of a great fighter’s whole package.

If he had an iron chin, he would have been the greatest physical fighting specimen the world has ever seen.

In boxing being articulate doesn't mean a fuckin thing 🤡

@@dukeblue3793 Well, for one thing it means you have at least a semblance of intelligence and that DOES matter. It also is fairly indicative of that you're not braindamaged, which sadly a lot of the heavyweight greats were.

@@g00gle5ucks5 the fckin 45th USA president wasn't articulate at all!! Being Articulate doesn't mean shit

@@dukeblue3793 The 45th president of the United States of America suggested that maybe we should try to inject disinfectant to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. I believe you proved my point.

Didn't look like a beast? The man is 6"6'. He wasn't frothing at the mouth and thought his way through a lot his fights and you're right it counted against him. But he's kept his money and mind intact. Huge respect and reverence for probably the greatest British heavyweight. We'll see if Fury will take that crown in time.

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Completely agree.

Swish.

We miss this guy. A heavyweight with complete skills. Very few like him left.

Completely agree

@@louoreo6410 come on Ali was the best of his time 60s 70s n than ‘bang’, evolution of the heavy weight takes place on late 80s onwards.. Boxers are getting bigger better n stronger. With all due respect to Ali, but a 25yo Ali have no chance against a 25yo Lewis

A career capped off by mopping the floor with that Ukrainian bum Klitzcho.

Buster Douglas DESTROYED tyson completely 💕, lennox would have no trouble against prime tyson, too big and strong, too level headed and too intelligent for tyson to handle

@@parkerbohnn Given that he had about two more minutes of fight left in him before he'd have collapsed, I'd say he was pretty lucky they stopped that one when they did.

@@RatatRatR Klitzcho was putting on a brave act but if the referee didn't stop the fight it would have been the end of Klitzcho's boxing career.

@@parkerbohnn It probably could have effed up his eye real bad, yeah. I don't think it was just a brave act, though. He was still winning the fight. And he remembered how much people had shat on him for quitting after getting hurt against Byrd.

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 He constantly fought against straight monsters with a low guard mainly using reflexes dude is a legend

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 All of them would be merely punching air

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 I bet he did too lol

@@seniordavidmanderson9232Not a liberal nor am I much into media I do hype up Muhammad Ali quite a bit but I don't see him as invincible I'm just playing around though he still remains my favorite besides Canelo, Mike Tyson, Lennox, and Ricardo Lopez

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 That fight has got to happen but idk if they will truly

I think that was why he found it so hard to get the respect he deserved. He doesn't come across as a destroyer.

he was fine as wine I know that much

I wouldn't say he had brutality. More so patience and efficiency.

Buster Douglas DESTROYED tyson completely 💕, lennox would have no trouble against prime tyson, too big and strong, too LEVEL HEADED and too intelligent for tyson to handle

@Kevin Pierce lol MORE EXCUSES from tyson fancuks, 90 percent of the reasons ppl mention are usually Tysons own fault, and what kind of peak us 2 years LMAO any fighter can have AN UNSTOPPABLE PRIME within a few fights, and with cus just shows it takes TWO to beat one lol, tyson got manhandled by random buster douglas 💕

You do realise Frank Bruno had already been medically retired 2 years earlier, torn retina? Lennox never went near a legit live fighter, couldn't take a punch

Mike Tyson had most of the fame Lennox was underrated

Thats because he's not from USA

Not top 3. But in top 10.

@@nickg9170 let's hear your order.

Over 5 million views on this channel prove Lennox's achievements are not "highly underrated".

I think a prime Lennox was great as well. A prime Tyson vs a prime Lennox would’ve been a great fight to watch.

Yeah he was the best during the steroid golden age

@@team3gaming749 They did spar mate. When Lennox and Tyson were 16 & 17 respectfully. There's interviews if you fourage. First two days Mike was battering Lennox. Last three days Lennox had worked him out and battered him back. Cus D'Amato was shouting. Don't let him do that to you Mike. You'll face him one day. Mike avoided Lennox if truth be known. They only fought because Mike was skint. It would of been a closer fight but Lennox would of prevailed. I believe anyway.

Fought everyone, beat everyone. The best since Ali.

@@MrDoolan72 Doesn’t beat the Mike Tyson that fought under the tutelage of Rooney. Lewis claims to have eventually figured out a way to manage Tyson while sparring. A number of eye witnesses say otherwise.

He did duck a certain rematch tbf

@@xmlewis3152 TKO6 keep crying. Lewis gave Vitali 4 different gashes and carved a masterpiece on his face when he was overweight and 2 months from 38 years old

There’s no doubt Lewis was a great boxer and champion, but Vitali was winning that fight until the cut forced the stoppage. Lewis ducked out of a rematch which for me slightly taints his legacy

sorry to interfere ,however I confirm that Lewis never ducked a fight .He had announced his retirement before the Vitali fight and wasn't even supposed to face him at all.Vitali (whom I consider another amazing champ ) was 6 years younger and in way better shape .It was a great close fight in which Lennox prevailed .Sometimes one shot can end a fight ,like it happened with Delahoya vs Hopkins etc.. That said lewis went out his comfort zone and postponed retirement to face the Great Vitali and once again proved to be the best .There hasn't been any rematch simply cause he retired from the sport and honestly I confidently say that Lewis would never withdraw or fear anyone ,he is a real fighter and warrior .We will never know if Vitali could have won the rematch what we know for sure is that Lewis did not avoid him for fear .

Lewis has hot pants after losing WBA belt FROM EXAMIINER STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS April 13 2000 NEW YORK - A U.S. federal judge stripped heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis of his World Boxing Association (WBA) title Wednesday for agreeing to fight Michael Grant instead of the higher-ranked John Ruiz. Judge Lewis Kaplan's ruling in New York is not likely to affect the April 29 Lewis-Grant fight at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Left his ass looking at the ceiling

Easily. I think a better way to look at it as that the world champions we have today wouldn't be world champion in his era

@@goonerboy93 Only Tyson Fury would have a chance of possibly being a contender back then, the rest of today's HW boxers would not be near the top 20 at the time.

This is exactly what I was going to say. He sounded so calm and well spoken after his fights you would think he had just come back from a brisk walk, not an epic battle...

Behaving like a true champ, loved his attitude.

Joe Joyce is his mirror image in the 2020's

He was calm in the ring. If you had a weakness he would find it.

@@GuitarNewz I too thought he had a great attitude. He was a very well liked man out of the ring. A true gentleman!!

Thanks for dat laugh...lol..lol

George is awesome

George is a monster

Great speaker he is

Lmfaoooo

The and I'm tougher than him at the end of that was gangster

That quote is pretty common so....

I remember when he said that in the interview after the combat

@@ryanclark9386 True, Lennox was tougher than Vitali and the latter himself was no slouch, Vitali, if I remember correctly, had been a world kickboxing champ before switching to boxing, with a cast iron chin and perhaps the only heavyweight boxer to be never behind on the scorecards in any fight. The fact that Lennox was getting beaten soundly and yet managed to come back strongly in the fourth, fifth and sixth round and cap off his career with a strong, but controversial, TKO speaks volumes about his greatness. As the great trainer, Manny Steward said, Lennox is the LAST TRUE GREAT HEAVYWEIGHT.

It's a media bias that's all..."all things USA are best!"

And now you get people putting Tyson Fury above him 😂 that's all you need to know about boxing fans in 2021. Lewis is probably the best ever.

@@squared_circle imagine Lewis v Fury.

@@matthewgartell6380 fury couldn't lace Lewis's boots. He'd get knocked out within 4 rounds.

East Side Boxing Forum > Boxing > General Boxing Forum Weak-Chinned Cherry-Picker 🍒 Lennox Lewis 🍒 and Manny Stewards Strategy - Avoid ALL Boxers Until they are Washed Up, Aged at least 37 and Over (Holyfield 1999), Recovering Drug Addicts (Tony Tucker 1993) or Drug Addicts Sitting in Rehabilitation Centers (Oliver McCall 1997)🐓🐓🐓🍒🍒🍒 If only the wrong Ma had worn pink Mary Hannigan The Irish Times Mon, Feb 17, 1997, 00:00 If only Lennox Lewis had worn pink shorts instead of white, Oliver McCall would be WBC Heavyweight champion of the world. Oh the sporting world was stuffed with `if onlys' last week. At least on Tuesday we had the benefit of hindsight and knew, before the fight started, that all was not well in Oliver's head. And great gas it was too listening to commentator Reg Gutteridge exclaim, "he's really confident - he's up for this one," as Oliver stormed in to the ring. Finally the referee, Reg and Jim copped on that Oliver wanted to go home with an unblemished face and a bemused Lennox was declared the winner on a technical knock-out ... probably the only kind of knock-out he was going to get on the night.

I agree... Him and also; Larry Holmes in my opinion were overshadowed by many.

Well, he was never going to be a legend in the US, because he wasn't American. And he was never going to be a legend in the UK, because he wasn't Frank Bruno.

@@ashscott6068 Yup. He was also not seen as being a real Brit, and also spent most of his career on Sky/PPV which never helped his profile. But probably the best British heavyweight of all time.

@@tonylofthouse4994 I'd say the best heavyweight of all time.

I agree

Yeah it went out

@Buffy Strongs he was born in England!

@Buffy Strongs You realise that British is an identity not a race of people right? RIGHT?

I bet its a copyright issue of sorts, not sure why they didnt say that or give a heads up, but Tyson Lewis is pretty big fight so maybe to stay monetized they had to remove audio or something, it pops back in after that fight.

What Can’t hear you

Used to have to fight to get paid

@Mountain forest Whats he on? About 1 fight a year now? Joke now is boxing...have a fight come back in a couple of years🤔

​@Pete Burns East Side Boxing Forum > Boxing > General Boxing Forum Why Do Lennox Lewis fans Deny, Lie and Distort Information? The Vindicator Tyson 'a shell' June 6, 2002 at 12:00a.m. 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. Tyson is expected to be an underdog for the first time in his career when he meets Lewis for his heavyweight titles Saturday night at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tenn. “Everybody is holding on to that image of Mike Tyson of 12, 13 years ago,” Steward said. “They don’t want to let that go. But that Mike Tyson is gone"

@Pete Burns "Mountain Forest" keeps claiming Riddick Bowe "refused" to fight Lennox Lewis 😃

Boxing: Lewis To Meet Bowe Saturday 18th June, 1994 00:02 LENNOX LEWIS is to defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Riddick Bowe in Las Vegas between November and next May. Lewis will earn pounds 12m and Bowe nearly pounds 9m, according to the champion's financial backer, Pannos Eliades. This depends upon Lewis's successful mandatory defence against Oliver McCall at Wembley in September and Bowe winning a comeback fight after losing his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles to Evander Holyfield last November

It’s widely accepted by any & all 🥊Historians- that he only beat people who were on their way out- or who hadn’t done anything yet. Not 1 opponent other than Vitali Klitchko was in their prime, or in shape. & we know how that ended. Lennox Lewis has ZERO humility as a Boxer

@@dustinhellstern7728 Can't argue with that but you can't help when you were born either. You fight the top contenders in your field period. If they put on those gloves and accept that money then that's what it is!

@@dustinhellstern7728 Lol, nice try, people who have some knowledge of boxing would definitely disagree.

@@dustinhellstern7728 He is literally one of the top 3 heavyweight boxers of all time and you are the greatest shit talker of all time. You could literally make the same dud argument you tried to make there about any fighter. Without knowing anything about you I can safely assume you're a "Prime Tyson" sycophant. What an absolute brain donor.

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Nostalgic and deluded.

@@DC-zi6se I’m guessing you’re a fury fanboy. Lewis would wipe the floor with this current division.

@@tytus9618 lmaoo fr

Just like the Ali era would do to the 90s

@@MeIn321 lets not get crazy

Good point!

Agreed.

damn right!

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Well put. He was cool self obsessed man. TBE.

I'm American, and you're right; but; watching this TOTALLY changed my mind...I'd call him the GOAT in that division...I never saw another boxer, as strong or smart...

Not overlooked by me, he is Top 3 HW of all times

Hashim Rahman knocked him out in 2001 in South Africa.

he never thought holyfield or tyson in their prime so thats why or klitchsko and the holyfield fight was never lewis win

@@imran15cassim yeah and he repaid the favour in the rematch, he’s beaten Everyman he’s ever fought.

@@zanea9399 He Fought Tyson in 2002, Tyson's Career was practically over, Had he fought him in the Mid 90s, different Ball Game..

He know us American trainers don't play!!!!!

Manny was a fan. They both had big respect for each other.

Steward saw a lot of potential in Lewis and transformed him into a complete fighter.

Bullshit. Lennox was already the best in the world before he hired manny. Let's not forget Lennox lost to Rahman under manny.

@@tonys9796 Yet can't get a real heavyweight champion anymore.

Boxing: Lewis wars with trainer over title claim Sport Tracy, Ted Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Mar 14, 2000 LENNOX LEWIS has had a raging row with his trainer Emanuel Steward The bust-up came as he began the build-up to his first fight as undisputed world heavyweight champion. Lewis was left fuming by reports that Steward claimed Evander Holyfield should have won their historic bout last November. And the British fighter's promoter Panos Eliades was forced to step in as peacemaker in their war. It is the latest twist in a relationship which has sometimes been rocky, although Steward will continue to train Lewis for his clash with Michael Grant in New York on April 29.

True, just no one wanting to fight Mike Tyson. I mean, this guy only fought Mike once he was on his way out lmao. Stay safe.

@@JohnPedder what a load of BS, nobody ever avoided Tyson, no fault of Lewis when they fought

@@paulymc Lewis wasn't interested in facing fighters in their prime. Holyfield was 37 (and washed up) when he finally faced him and Lewis was 33. Likewise, Lewis was 37 when he chose to retire. Looking for the easy way out of a rematch with Vitali Klitschko. Likewise, he waited until Tyson was medicated on Lithium and Zoloft which was a pre-condition for Lewis to give Tyson a payday. Everything had to "suit" Lewis the cherry-picker. Pathetic really

@@lummox4297 haha,that is just total BS, but if you wanna believe it, go right ahead 😂 while the people who actually know boxing and aren't fan girls realise that Lewis was every bit as good as Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson, Holmes etc. His record speaks for itself

I agree he was one of the best off all times and that’s why he beat everyone he faced

But he was too too slow in comparison to ALI the goat.

Yeah I think he was best of the 90s. Huge size advantage with skill

Yep, the best of his era. Lewis was very underrated.

His two unexpected losses prevents him from being call the best.. He defeated a shell of what Tyson was and but had two great fight with Evander and Klitschko. Riddick Bow didn't want to fight him

Yes definitely agree

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 actually mike did when 2-3 fights by way of score card before he lost his belt to Buster Douglas. I forget the guys name, from New York, who called him a homo. Mike beat him by points in the ring then knocked him out in a bar. The guy ended up trying to sue him.

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I liked him better than Tyson and thought he was better than him too

He is the greatest get it right

I LOVE the fact that he was a class act. The only other that ranks nearly as high is seeing trash talkers getting put on their backs.

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sadly true

no one forgets. Just Americans. They have a real problem with it. Holyfield can talk about his whole life in an interview....never mentions Lewis. Larry Holmes will never acknowledge Lewis and there's quite a few other American fighters who won't.

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a the weatherspoons would have slapped both silly and the finished the pie a chips not dropping a stroke with big Linda .

Biznis

at least he was still awake while his brain was goin around orbit.

Nice to see the dirty dog get finished quick.

Because he just found out what its like to be smashed by a fast 20lb hammer!

Big shout to the foul pole!

@@michael2305 ...oh shut up. He was discombobulated..lol

Damn true

King of highlight reel clips

what about the first time ? he KO the fool

@@smilsmff got lucky. Like Ruiz did against AJ. Facts.

The Rock was the champ because he put Lewis to sleep first 😴

You sound gay

Two women? Doesn't sound like a good dude.. Well, as long as everyone's a single consenting adult it's fine.

@@jonsarenti8093 Nah doesnt sound like a good dude - sounds like an Excellent one, seeing those young ladies home safely on a dark night what a gent.

@@jonsarenti8093 kings had hundreds of women were they not good men??? Maybe you should think before you speak...

@@jonsarenti8093 he's actually gay

Couldn’t agree more. As someone who enjoyed the boxing from that era, I didn’t follow Lewis as closely as I should have. That chin took some serious punches and he clearly had the endurance to match the power.

Yeah. I was thinking that too. He took some huge shots down the years and rode them all (except two!)

You meant to say he had such a glass chin.

@@marcxopoco better chin than you'll ever have 🇬🇧

@@serarthurdayne9490 it's true he lost two fights,but he reversed both of those. All fighters will end up on their arse at some point. It's how you come back when it happens.

And a bright mind too. He is strategic, or if we were to give his training camp credit, he at the very least absorbs what his coaching staff is asking of him. Very great boxer.

I saw him in person once walking through Gatwick Airport. To say he dwarfed everyone around him is putting it mildly. The man was huge.

For Foreman, Lennox is the GOAT in heavyweight.

Not the chin but in other things I agree. He was one of the best. Best of last generation. I think only Ali could beat him in his prime. And maybe Holmes too. Other than that, this man was almost unbeatable.

I don't think he was natural

One of my main memories of SKy Sports in the 90s was that they ran loops of Lewis' highlights on repeat. He was a phenom of the era. I used to be such a brat bragging about his KO of Tyson, not realising the difference in timing of their careers. I think his fights against Mcall and Holyfield I watched from the dining room in my hideout behind the newspaper rack. I think many people in the UK were mind blown to see events such as those put on by the WBO. It was like looking into the future. I suppose we did indeed "look into the future".

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 biggest load of bollocks I’ve ever read

@@owenhunt iron Mike is actually younger than Lennox Lewis so Lewis’s victory was great as Lennox was the older boxer

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 You underrate Ali, that was a mistake many people did only to regret it later! When Ali was young before being banned in his prime, Ali indeed could put some great power behind his lightning fast punches, people use to say one of his jabs would make them see stars and feel their legs buckle. And as fast as Lewis was, he was never as fast as Ali. I think the fight would have been much closer then you think. Regardless of won, it would have been a fight worth watching, and would probably have gone down in history as one of the best. Ali in his prime was a formidable opponent for any other heavyweight in history, it's to bad we dont have time machines so we could match up fighters from different eras when they were both in their Prime! NOW DONT GET ME WRONG, LENNOX LEWIS IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS, and I always said people underrated him, much to their chagrin!!

I used to watch loads of boxing on VHS as kid amazing how much easier it today

@@adygallagher6917 Is it really fair to say the accent was fake when that's his mum's accent?

Yes i'm with you on that i told people from day one this man will be champion and i was there at the Bruno fight cheering him on .

Very accurate low to high jab followed by a massive overhand right.. everytime

Not with the gypsy King

@@user-mf5ue6rc5n lol kid

You're absolutely right. Todays heavyweights are pitiful unskilled fighters compared to the champs of the 80s and 90s.

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Ali was better

​@@thegodfather1924Lewis versus Ali would of been great boxing to watch

Agreed.Thinking back why not #1. I feel he has the best resume ever. Most def top 5 in any weight.

East Side Boxing Forum > Boxing > General Boxing Forum Weak-Chinned Cherry-Picker 🍒 Lennox Lewis 🍒 and Manny Stewards Strategy - Avoid ALL Boxers Until they are Washed Up, Aged at least 37 and Over (Holyfield 1999), Recovering Drug Addicts (Tony Tucker 1993) or Drug Addicts Sitting in Rehabilitation Centers (Oliver McCall 1997)🐓🐓🐓🍒🍒🍒 If only the wrong Ma had worn pink Mary Hannigan The Irish Times Mon, Feb 17, 1997, 00:00 If only Lennox Lewis had worn pink shorts instead of white, Oliver McCall would be WBC Heavyweight champion of the world. Oh the sporting world was stuffed with `if onlys' last week. At least on Tuesday we had the benefit of hindsight and knew, before the fight started, that all was not well in Oliver's head. And great gas it was too listening to commentator Reg Gutteridge exclaim, "he's really confident - he's up for this one," as Oliver stormed in to the ring. Finally the referee, Reg and Jim copped on that Oliver wanted to go home with an unblemished face and a bemused Lennox was declared the winner on a technical knock-out ... probably the only kind of knock-out he was going to get on the night.

Yes I think he would be 4 or 5

Tyson, ali, rocky, Lewis and fury top 5

He never ducked except from 10.16 to 10.21 against Briggs.Must appreciate Briggs, he made him duck