Does Lennox Lewis Beat Both Klitschkos Within 12 Rounds?

[F!x]

Just a quick hypothetical to throw out there.. Since Lewis beat Vitali in 6 rounds, if prime Lewis fought prime Wladimir does he beat Wladimir also within 6 rounds - which means he would have beaten both Klitschko brothers within a total of 12 rounds - or would it take Lewis more than 6 rounds to beat a prime Wlad?

[dan_cov]

Me personally, I'd favour the best Wladimir to beat the best Lennox.

Hes just that little bit better for me.
More athletic, sharper, faster, harder hitting.

I wouldn't argue with anybody who picked Lennox, they're very evenly matched but I just give the slight edge to Wladimir.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Lewis would knock out Wladimir. Wlad is basically a bootleg, poor man's Lennox. Lennox is the far more dynamic and adaptable fighter. If they boxed, Lewis is the better boxer. If he wanted to just dog Wlad, he'd blast him out eventually.

[nathan_nall]

Well, first we have to assume Lewis would win. True, he got a win when he fought Vitali but he didn't "beat" Vitali. The cut and the doctor defeated Vitali. The fight was give and take up to that point with Vit coming on strong.

I do think prime Lewis defeats prime Wlad 9 times out of 10. With Vitali, it would be 50/50. Wlad get's KO'd in 6 and Vitali goes the distance.

I can't remember seeing Vitali ever even buzzed. The only time I've ever seen his legs buckle was a kickboxing clip where caught a knee to the face. He was on ***** street for a moment, covered up, then proceeded to destroy his opponent.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Well, first we have to assume Lewis would win. True, he got a win when he fought Vitali but he didn't "beat" Vitali. The cut and the doctor defeated Vitali. The fight was give and take up to that point with Vit coming on strong.

I do think prime Lewis defeats prime Wlad 9 times out of 10. With Vitali, it would be 50/50. Wlad get's KO'd in 6 and Vitali goes the distance.

I can't remember seeing Vitali ever even buzzed. The only time I've ever seen his legs buckle was a kickboxing clip where caught a knee to the face. He was on ***** street for a moment, covered up, then proceeded to destroy his opponent.

Vitali was buzzed quite badly against Corrie Sanders.

He got knocked out by Pele Reid in kickboxing.

[nathan_nall]

Vitali was buzzed quite badly against Corrie Sanders.

He got knocked out by Pele Reid in kickboxing.

I never saw the Reid fight. His kickboxing stuff is hard to come by. Youtube has some of them. And I honestly didn't remember seeing him get buzzed by Sanders but that's my own bad memory.

But if they could hypothetically fight 10 times, I think Lewis would win half the time on decision. His punching power was B+ and Vitali has an A+++ chin. Lewis caught him flush and Vitali walked through them. Lewis's overall skillset was much better than Vitali. I've never thought Vitali was an incredibly fluid or skilled boxer. He's just doesn't fight like a boxer. He's unorthodox so he's nearly impossible to time and/or avoid. Not to mention he's got dynamite in either hand. So, the times he loses, it definitely goes the distance with Lewis.

We never got to see 10 fights play out. We only saw one and I honestly think we just happened to get to see the one fight that ends on cuts.

[Frank Ducketts]

Just a quick hypothetical to throw out there.. Since Lewis beat Vitali in 6 rounds, if prime Lewis fought prime Wladimir does he beat Wladimir also within 6 rounds - which means he would have beaten both Klitschko brothers within a total of 12 rounds - or would it take Lewis more than 6 rounds to beat a prime Wlad?

Lennox-Wlad is a mismatch of gigantic proportions.

[Frank Ducketts]

Vitali was buzzed quite badly against Corrie Sanders.

He got knocked out by Pele Reid in kickboxing.

So what he was buzzed. He stayed up and beat the tar out of Sanders R.I.P. And you say that Vitali was knocked out by who in kick boxing? Man if you don't take your sorry ass to the MMA forum.

[nathan_nall]

Lennox-Wlad is a mismatch of gigantic proportions.

I think so too... but honestly, people said the same thing when Lennox signed on to fight Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman. Then he'd get paired up with legitimate challengers and humiliate them.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I never saw the Reid fight. His kickboxing stuff is hard to come by. Youtube has some of them. And I honestly didn't remember seeing him get buzzed by Sanders but that's my own bad memory.

But if they could hypothetically fight 10 times, I think Lewis would win half the time on decision. His punching power was B+ and Vitali has an A+++ chin. Lewis caught him flush and Vitali walked through them. Lewis's overall skillset was much better than Vitali. I've never thought Vitali was an incredibly fluid or skilled boxer. He's just doesn't fight like a boxer. He's unorthodox so he's nearly impossible to time and/or avoid. Not to mention he's got dynamite in either hand. So, the times he loses, it definitely goes the distance with Lewis.

We never got to see 10 fights play out. We only saw one and I honestly think we just happened to get to see the one fight that ends on cuts.

I had never seen it until just now. Posted a thread with the clip.