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    #31
    Agreed, the Lewis that turned up for Rahman one was awful. Undermotivated, undertrained (no altitude training), weighing too much, overconfident.

    He was so much better in the return.

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      #32
      Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Post
      fair enough you may be correct but my mind immediately went back to the 1st Rahman fight and how Rahman walked Lewis into a corner and casually poleaxed him with a crashing right-hand, Lewis still had 2 left feet in that fight, run a few ATG heavyweights through you mind and how they would have reacted to being backed (walked) into that corner, Ali, Tunney, Dempsey, Frazier, Holmes, Holyfield etc would never have been hit with that punch, Lewis stood there all 6ft5in of him with his chin in the air and his guard by his side, he never had the footwork to spin-out or faint or bob-and-weave... Do you think Michael Spinks would have been walked into that corner and nailed?

      Not a chance!
      Do you think that LL would freeze & hit the deck, because Mike Tyson had an evil look on his face...

      Not a chance!

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        #33
        Giggling! Yes the 'murderous' post a few days ago about Tyson still raises a smile.

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          #34
          Originally posted by Sugarj View Post
          Giggling! Yes the 'murderous' post a few days ago about Tyson still raises a smile.
          And in a pathetic 49 seconds to! looooool
          Or was it 59 secs... Who cares!

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            #35
            Originally posted by mickey malone View Post
            Do you think that LL would freeze & hit the deck, because Mike Tyson had an evil look on his face...

            Not a chance!
            yes i do, thats why he wanted nothing to do with Tyson in 96 he did not want a career highest payday of $10 million+ he did not want a guaranteed title fight, he ran and accepted $2 million step-a-side, no-one forced him to accept that and fore-go a title shot, he done so because he knew he was a 1st round KO for that version on Mike Tyson, Lewis waited another 6yrs and 2 more prison sentences until Tyson self-destructed even more and was only a shell of his former self which was 12yrs earlier, There was no difference with Lewis victory over that Tyson than what there was with Danny Williams & Kevin McBrides victories over him.... "he was shot`.. Spinks would have a field-day with the man with 2 left feet

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              #36
              Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Post
              yes i do, thats why he wanted nothing to do with Tyson in 96 he did not want a career highest payday of $10 million+ he did not want a guaranteed title fight, he ran and accepted $2 million step-a-side, no-one forced him to accept that and fore-go a title shot, he done so because he knew he was a 1st round KO for that version on Mike Tyson, Lewis waited another 6yrs and 2 more prison sentences until Tyson self-destructed even more and was only a shell of his former self which was 12yrs earlier, There was no difference with Lewis victory over that Tyson than what there was with Danny Williams & Kevin McBrides victories over him.... "he was shot`.. Spinks would have a field-day with the man with 2 left feet
              Tyson didn't want anything to do with Lennox Lewis. He paid Lewis millions of dollars for him to step aside and later vacated his title when he was forced to fight Lewis.

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                #37
                Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Post
                yes i do, thats why he wanted nothing to do with Tyson in 96 he did not want a career highest payday of $10 million+ he did not want a guaranteed title fight, he ran and accepted $2 million step-a-side, no-one forced him to accept that and fore-go a title shot, he done so because he knew he was a 1st round KO for that version on Mike Tyson, Lewis waited another 6yrs and 2 more prison sentences until Tyson self-destructed even more and was only a shell of his former self which was 12yrs earlier, There was no difference with Lewis victory over that Tyson than what there was with Danny Williams & Kevin McBrides victories over him.... "he was shot`.. Spinks would have a field-day with the man with 2 left feet
                Wasn't it Tyson who paid Lewis to step aside???

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                  #38
                  Forgetting the politics I actually think a fight in 96 would have been pretty competitive. Tyson looked good against Bruno, Seldon and for the first five rounds of Holyfield 1.

                  Before the Holyfield fight Tyson was gaining some real confidence whereas Lewis was rebuilding after the McCall loss. The Mercer fight was the highlight for Lewis in 1996 and he really struggled.

                  Tyson might, just might have caught Lewis at the right time should the fight have taken place.

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                    #39
                    I hate Lennox Lewis, lol

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