Lennox Lewis vs. ...

[TheGreatA]

Lewis could easily have said, NO` ... Lewis tried to pay David Tua step-a-side money but Tua said`NO` so Lewis had to fight him and so would Tyson, but Lewis did not fancy his chances with that version of Tyson.

Tyson would have simply vacated his title not to fight Lewis, which he did do.

[StarshipTrooper]

1980's+


lightsout

Then Holmes, Tyson, and arguably Holyfield were better.

Poet

[StarshipTrooper]

I think that plenty of guys that Tyson walked through would be solid top ten contenders today.

I agree, but only because today's division is the most God-aweful I've ever seen.

I know that boxing scholers like Poet dont really rate the 1980s as a particularly good era for the heavyweights, but I do think that we were spoiled by the 70s and 90s which were great decades. I suspect that were we not spoilt by the mastery of Holmes and the devestating powers of Tyson throughout the 80s the era may be better remembered as one where many tallented and evenly matched fighters swapped titles with each other.

Indeed, the 1970s and 1990s were the best eras for the Heavyweights. I would say the 1960s, 1930s, 1910s, and 1900s were solid. The 1920s, 1940s, and 1950s were sub-par while the 1980s and the 2000s were terrible, with the 2000s being the runaway winner for the worst "error" ever. In away, I WAS spoiled by Holmes' mastery: I loved watching Larry fight.....and still do.

Poet

[THEGRANDSLAM]

Tyson was never a great champion, he shouldn't be listed as an all time great. My main reason for this is that he never beat a great champion. He beat Larry Holmes who was flabby as ****, sorry but Tyson beat up tomato cans until someone who wasn't scared of him (Douglas) outboxed and out fought him. OK prior to that Tyson was an animal, he murdered everyone but it was all mental everyone was terrified bar Bonecrusher Smith. Look At Spinks' face before their fight, their was poo running down his leg and with good reason. At his mid 30's when Lewis was peaked he would've eaten Tyson because he knew he was the ****ing man and 'no guy test this', Tyson would've eaten that jab til his heart broke just like the real fight, great champions come back from adversity, Tyson never did that. I'm not saying Lewis the G.O.A.T. but he's top 10 and he's above Tyson. I like Tyson and after watching his documentary I understood why he bit that cheating headbutter Holyfield, but Lewis does him all day. The chin was iron he just got sloppy a couple of times, it's heavyweight boxing.

[Dynamite Kid]

Tyson was never a great champion, he shouldn't be listed as an all time great. My main reason for this is that he never beat a great champion. He beat Larry Holmes who was flabby as ****, sorry but Tyson beat up tomato cans until someone who wasn't scared of him (Douglas) outboxed and out fought him. OK prior to that Tyson was an animal, he murdered everyone but it was all mental everyone was terrified bar Bonecrusher Smith. Look At Spinks' face before their fight, their was poo running down his leg and with good reason. At his mid 30's when Lewis was peaked he would've eaten Tyson because he knew he was the ****ing man and 'no guy test this', Tyson would've eaten that jab til his heart broke just like the real fight, great champions come back from adversity, Tyson never did that. I'm not saying Lewis the G.O.A.T. but he's top 10 and he's above Tyson. I like Tyson and after watching his documentary I understood why he bit that cheating headbutter Holyfield, but Lewis does him all day. The chin was iron he just got sloppy a couple of times, it's heavyweight boxing.

but it was all mental everyone was terrified bar Bonecrusher Smith.

Huh, wasn't it Bonecrusher Smith who held onto him all night long ?

[NakiFan]

You muppets realise BOTH Tyson and Foreman have said they know deep down they could NEVER have beaten lewis even in their primes.

Are they lying?

[Dynamite Kid]

You muppets realise BOTH Tyson and Foreman have said they know deep down they could NEVER have beaten lewis even in their primes.

Are they lying?

What you mean that dwarf George Foreman said that ?

[StarshipTrooper]

What you mean that dwarf George Foreman said that ?

I will just refer to my earlier post where I pointed out that Foreman the broacaster had this dumb habit of saying ****e like "Oh I could never have beaten Ross Purrity when I was in my prime ect. ect. ect."

Poet

[Abstraction]

Lewis vs. Foreman - Foreman by Stoppage

Lewis vs. Frazier - Lewis by UD unless Frazier can get him later

Lewis vs. Ali - Ali by UD

Lewis vs. Holmes - Holmes by UD

Lewis vs. Prime Tyson - Tyson by Stoppage

Lewis vs. Joe Louis - Louis by Close UD

That's my opinion anyway

[NakiFan]

I give up.

Im serious Lewis never gets his due credit and he never will.

In the eyes of you people the best heavyweight fighter my country, no my continent has ever produced will never be in the league of america's top 10 fighter, and tbh it doesnt matter what anyone says, your opinion on that will never change.