Lenox Lewis is one of the most overrated fighters of all time. He was knocked silly by Klitschko, but Klitschko will never get credit because black boxers always get the push. Tito Ortiz, would take him down and elbow him into oblivion. That's assuming he's not stupid enough (or egotistical enough) to trade punches with him.
Lennox is actually one of the most
underated fighters of all time. from here i will talk about a
prime and focused lewis.Vitali Klitschko was absolutely smashed by Lennox. He was tko'd. any time vitali wants to remember that fight he just needs to look in the mirror and count himself luck he can still
see in the mirror.
a 250lb lewis is not going to find a pumped up trailer trash middlweight like tito, but even guys coming straight off the streets can
yes, i agree totally that
IF tito manages to take down lennox, lennox is dead meat, but that is a huge IF.
lennox is of a class of striker tito has never seen before and he is far bigger and far more powerful a striker than anything tito has ever seen before. whether you choose to admit it or not, he is also an extremely gifted, well honed, focused and extremely experienced striker, an elite striker that has been the best since he was a small child. guys like tito and chuck wouldn't have survived 5 seconds in lewis' world. i'm sorry but that's the truth.
this is what would happen:
octagon is a big space and lennox will use it with lateral movement, foot work, balance, poise and athleticism you've never seen before on a heavyweight striker in the octagon/cage.
lennox will work quickly (the longer he's in there the more chance of tito getting to him), find him with the jab and drop a right hand - left hook combination on tito that will damn near kill him (with the 5 ounces i suspect it would). if tito happens to survive i guarantee it won't take long after that. lennox's combinations are absolutely brutal.
i am not a lennox guy, don't even like the man (he was painfully arrogant, shallow and conceited), not even a boxer anymore (although it is the discipline i brought with me). mind you i don't like tito either, but personalities/colour of skin have nothing to do with fighting realkarateblackbelt.
baring in mind this is my opinion, i am being honest here.
if you compare mma fighter to boxer on paper, this thread shouldn't have gone beyond 1 post, mma = more weapons = quick and decisive victory = stupid thread.
i probably should have left it there myself, but when you put 2 fighters together in the same ring there is so much more to it than what's on paper.
the subject of lennox v tito came up on another thread and i jumped on it because, despite aforementioned, i can see how this fight is going.
i based that opinion on many factors and i have stated my case more than once. i can understand being debated on it, but i'm not just talking out of my ass. i've seen plenty of both fighters and i carefully analysed what i believe would happen.