The boxing thread

Re: The boxing thread#3486868

By eatthis - Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:40 pm

- Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:40 pm #3486868

NyseriA wrote:Heavyweight boxing in general, not just British, doesn't seem to be anywhere near what it used to be.

Lewis would stroll through almost all of them and he was hardly one of history's best.

i agree lewis would walk through the division now but i do think lewis was a very very good fighter maybe not up there with the greats (ali foreman and frazier etc) but he is in the group below that imo. dont forget he battered (past it) tyson and he made a big mess of klitchko

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Re: The boxing thread#3486872

By Stevo07 - Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:45 pm

- Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:45 pm #3486872

Lewis was a cracking boxer with a devastating jab. Not up there with the greatest but leagues ahead of what we currently have.

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Re: The boxing thread#3487036

By NyseriA - Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:01 am

- Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:01 am #3487036

eatthis wrote:
NyseriA wrote:Heavyweight boxing in general, not just British, doesn't seem to be anywhere near what it used to be.

Lewis would stroll through almost all of them and he was hardly one of history's best.
i agree lewis would walk through the division now but i do think lewis was a very very good fighter maybe not up there with the greats (ali foreman and frazier etc) but he is in the group below that imo. dont forget he battered (past it) tyson and he made a big mess of klitchko

That's what I mean; he was the last British heavyweight that I thought was a good, solid, skilful allround fighter.

We've had plenty of decent fighters in other weights (including the much maligned Khan) but heavyweights in general seem to have come off the boil and aren't giving Klitchko much to do.

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Re: The boxing thread#3487041

By NyseriA - Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:06 am

- Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:06 am #3487041

I was watching some highlights last week and two things that I noted were that I had forgotten just how quick Tyson was and how hard Foreman could land a shot. Christ, even when he was like 45, he near knocked Moorers head off

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Re: The boxing thread#3487095

By bonezzz - Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:51 am

- Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:51 am #3487095

Agree, heavyweight division is poor, everything from lightweight to super middle is excellent. I think froch is our number 1 British fighter at the moment. Brook is up and coming, burns is good. Not made my mind up on cleverly yet

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Re: The boxing thread#3487102

By eatthis - Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:21 am

- Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:21 am #3487102

NyseriA wrote:I was watching some highlights last week and two things that I noted were that I had forgotten just how quick Tyson was and how hard Foreman could land a shot. Christ, even when he was like 45, he near knocked Moorers head off

they were both freaks in the true sense of the word tyson had speed close to ali and more power with it
foreman is the most powerfull guy to ever set foot in a ring imo (and alis aswell)
tyson would take your head off with fast powerfull combos that came from nowhere.
foreman would take your head off with EVERYTHING! even dainty looking shots could knock people silly.
they were both genuinly awesome