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Originally Posted by webeballin
Wasn't Manuel Ramos a top ten heavyweight during one stage in the 60's? Rahman and McCall may never be looked upon as elite champions but they were proven at that level and many great ighters have lost to far worse opponents during their career
You say Lewis had a suspect chin while listing two big punchers in Vitali Klitschko and Ray Mercer as examples in bouts where he took their biggest cleanest shots without being dropped
Stylistic matchups don't exist outside of internet forums
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Let's look at some of Lennox's opponents:
Holyfield ?........ Past his prime when they met and Lennox struggled with him.
Tyson ?........Three years in prison took him off the top shelf.
Bruno ?.........A decent fighter who could'nt clear the bar at it's highest point.
Morrison ?.......An over rated left hooker with little else in his bag.
Klitschko ?......Don't get me started.
Mercer ?.......Mercer's best days were behind him when he hooked with Lennox.
Botha ?.......A fun guy to watch, but he's no modern day Billy Conn.
Golota ?........Nuff Said.
Briggs ?........Bang Bang Briggs used to gas out during the National Anthem.
Tua ?...... A decent and dangerous challenger. I give Lennox credit there.
There's a few decent fighters there. The great ones were well past their prime when they hooked with Lennox, and even then, they took Lennox to the limit (and Holyfield may have been jobbed in one of those fights).
Greatness ?..........I'm just not seeing it.