The silent Assassin would of been a more appropriate name for Lewis

Probably an extreme understatement. He's for sure a top 10 all-time heavyweight champion.

@@JorgeRojas-ut3wj why is that extreme? Standards improve with each generation and size alone would make him favourite against any champion before him ..

​@@jsquire5pa did you even bother reading the entire comment?

*years

He's the best..no.doubt!

I feel like the best champs aren’t the ones with no loses but the ones who always came back, made those loses up through rematch, or even climb their way back to get the title….that’s the ultimate champ to me

I don't get why there's so many saying he don't get the respect he deserves. I don't know where the disagreement is coming from he's the best there ever was in the heavyweight division. I'm from America. In the northeast. Its unanimous around here. I know in the UK he's is king. In Europe he is king. Must be coming from other parts of my country. Can't see south of the border being anti Lewis cause they don't produce Heavy Weights. Maybe it's just that the people in England feel that he's jaded here in America. Not where I'm from!

​@@flaccidego4291 Mike Tyson will also be the best IMO..am from the U.K.....lewis was good won't disagree there but he never fought PRIME IRON TYSON,... Only one winner for me bruvva..🇬🇧👍🇺🇸

​@@vengeful444mars6 Here we go, the mythical entity that is "prime Mike Tyson". He was starched by Buster Douglas. Lennox' record is farrrr superior to Tyson.

Me too. The lion of London!

Bro imo he is the goat of heavyweight. i dont understand why no one else considers him the goat. look at his resume. beat pretty much everyone. e v e r y o n e

He's not rated because he's not from the US. People keep talking about how good Tyson was but Tyson was good for only a few years. Lennox was good for over a decade and beat every top heavyweight of his era.

Underrated by who? People who know boxing put him in the top 3 heavyweights of all times

@@antomat85 That may be so but in the mainstream i almost never hear his name drop, only mike Ali foreman and louis

@@elafzal5866 Yep, thats true

What a champ. The both of em. Was a great watch

yes sir

Lets go champ!

He had shit defense

🎯💯

And the bigger Klitschko.

He was dodged for a long time too. Anyone rmmbr Lennox throwing his belt in a bin, cos he cdnt get a shot?

@@baabaabaa2293 it was Riddick Bowe throwing the belt in the bin to not fight Lewis.

@@MaccaveliPL oh, you maybe right mate, l thought Lewis threw his belt in a bin at Wembley, l can't rmmbr who was fighting...but my memory ain't 100%. Lennox was definitely dodged, that's not the fighters fault, it's promoters (esp King). Apologies if I got it wrong & thanks for pointing it out. Edit: was it at a press conference & Bowe was meant to give Lewis a mandatory fight? Now youve said it..it's jogged my memory.

@@baabaabaa2293 no worries man, crazy times the 90s, everyone can forget or confuse some stuff. Lewis was the mandatory and Bowe's camp was low balling him for the fight. Since they couldn't agree on terms, Bowe threw the belt in the garbage and WBC named Lewis their champion.

Clean?...Lewis was just as dirty as the rest of them. Every he chance got to get away with it, he would put that big body of his on his opponent to weigh them down. I wouldn't call that a clean boxer.

Leaning is tactical when boxers use there physical attributes. Totally different to illegal conduct to harm an opponent. Lennox Lewis was a clean fighter overall throughout his career.

Lennox was a boxers boxer

Wicked rabbit puncher too. Michael Grant took the fouls with grace regardless

couldn't agree more, master boxer and technician, such a difficult opponent to try and beat plus his sheer size and reach and if you make one mistake or leave one little opening HUGE punches and combinations rain on you from all angles

Yes but he did not learn that until he took Emanuel Stewart as his trainer. Then he became unstoppable.

@@robhamilton4736 I'd hate to think how good Lewis could have been if he'd had Manny from day 1. Certainly wouldn't have lost to McCall in 94. Lewis record reads like a 90s who's who. The only missing name on his record was Bowe

The technical standard from both men in this fight is exceptional. Lewis is 6'4, Briggs 6'3. Both are easily 200lb and when you compare their fight with what passes for 'boxing' at the upper rung these days you compare chalk and cheese.

Brilliant comment i agree.

He had a nap and then a cup of tea before fighting Mike Tyson.

Blacc lives don't matter... that was not a boxing match!! 🤦‍♂️😡

Briggs mother was worried about him boxing with asthma so he promised her he would finish every fight in the first round, its why he used to come out swinging from the bell

@generaldisarray1201 yeah I knew had asthma and that's why he claimed he would sometimes fizzle out

LET’S GO CHAMP!

Beautiful way of putting it.

He got lucky against Vitali. And I certainly couldn't see a prime vitali giving prime fury trouble

@@speedmann194 get off your knees dude 😒

@@speedmann194 ye a young vitali vs a old lewis, but still lost

@@speedmann194 seems you're salty at Brits for some reason

@@no_soy_rubio he was 37yo and unlike Mike Tyson, Lewis got better with age. Lewis got "belted by Vitali" if we're all honest Why on earth would he not give him the rematch?? Why do you think the crowd booed at the end of the fight ? He couldn't beat Vitali Klitschko who just stood there like a tough test. Someone with a bit of brains like Muhammad ali, Tyson fury atleast would've used a bit of foot work head movement to avoid punches. Klitschko can be excused that it was his style, but Lewis was supposedly the boxer of the two he just stood there and took bombs. Vitali was much better than people gave him credit for he never legitimately lost a fight. Always through unforeseen circumstances. I don't see any version of Lewis beating Vitali. But I don't see any version of Vitali beating Tyson fury either. Vitali vs Wilder that would've been one hell of a match

Until today he remains gentleman.

Please explain how Lennox was underrated. I want you to tell me how Lennox Lewis was underrated. Who underrated him? No one is the answer. Your comment is just dumb. Go away and think about what you are writing before commenting.

@@DrCrabfingers UK fans thought boxers like Frank Bruno were better and hated him for his west Indian/US accent. He definitely did not get the recognition he deserved at the time. 🤷🏼‍♂️

​@@DrCrabfingersdidn't you know that underrated, just means good nowadays? People are dumb and don't know what words mean.

​@@chemeisteryes he did

Nothing underestimated about Lennox the greatest technical boxer on planet earth

Undderated how? He is a first ballot hall of famer

@@wala6276 well said my friend

He is underrated in a lot of peoples minds. Really he is a top 3 or 4 imo. I wouldn't say underrated as far as resume. For instance damn near every Tyson fan. I mean Im a Tyson fan , but not a delusional one.

@@animeisthebest822 far comment my friend

I can relate to that, never wanted ty to lose.

I honestly think he's the GOAT at heavyweight. I can see a way he beats ANYONE of any era. He's The best British heavyweight without a shadow of a doubt but probably the best of all time too to be honest.

Mike 🥊Tyson:"You got that Right..." 🙄

@@dougfredricks2017 George Foreman commentating on the LL/ Tyson fight put Lewis as the best of the lot

Best HW of that era

@@anyguy8040 He was the best of that era but in no way is he the GOAT, he's not even the best UK heavyweight ever, that title belongs to Tyson Fury. Let's not forget he got viciously KO'd by Hasim Rachman, who is an above average fighter at best. He refused to fight Klitschko a second time after their fight got stopped due to a cut...a fight that was very much starting to go in Klitschko's direction. But mostly he was a victim of a lack of depth of talent in the heavyweight division at that time. Aside from an out of his prime Mike Tyson and an in his prime Evander Holyfield, Lewis didn't have any other truly great contemporaries. Lewis was an amazing talent no doubt but his resume leaves him out of the GOAT conversation.

Back when heavyweights were smaller than todays heavyweights

@@steve-fc6mc yes that six foot five midget Lennox

@@steve-fc6mc um Jess Willard was 6'6" in 1915 against jack Johnson. Primo Carrera was 6' 7" fighting thru the 30s.

@@steve-fc6mc You couldn't be more clueless!

@@sib4780 😂😂😂

Does anyone know? What soundtrack starting in this video?

And then the younger fighters became Mayweather with no class and zero tact. Lewis became great when he took on Emanuel Stewart as his trainer who taught him angles and how to fight tall and smart.

He nearly got knocked out?

@@darcyhartley1286 No he didn't. He tripped, and covered up allowing Briggs to waste a lot of energy with those flurries of punches, very little of which were getting through his guard, then went on to utterly dominate the fight.

@@fuzzluvver69 lol not what I saw.

Top 5 at a minimum. I think on a head to head basis he could beat Ali, Louis and Holmes. His CV is also better than everyone's aside from Ali.

Agreed. It's utterly non-sensical for someone to suggest he's "underrated."

@@ivanjulian2532 But he is. The fact you believe he's top 5 doesn't negate the fact that many others barely have him top 20. I think it's mostly the fact he was hated by American fans for most of his career.

It's impossible to claim he was that good. He existed during an awful time of heavy weight boxing. He fought an old mercer and holyfield. And beat Morrison after a devastating loss. He took way too long getting his career off the ground, fighting total tuna cans for the 1st half of his career. Again, not his fault, but he never fought any great fighters in their prime.

Agreed best of his generation and should be in a heavy weight goat conversation at least. Most of the haters are American, only rate their own regardless of ability and cv...

Agreed

Faculties*

Lewis was the last of the decent heavy weights.

LoL most?

@@petergreen5337he clearly doesn’t… LETS GO CHAMP every 10 seconds is a sign of mental illness

yes the referee definitely saved him from serious damage.Brave man though.

I actually think the ref should have stopped it sooner

​@@gordonmcquarrie8649 It's hard to stop the fight the way Briggs was battling vs a legend. He never looked weak or shaky.

I agree with this. I hear the “hands up at all times”, but see nothing wrong with giving oneself some breaks here and there, and getting away from the opponent for a quick breather. I saw Briggs giving his arms a rest a few times.

i kept saying the same thing he definitely wasn’t tired lol

Yeah. It's very different being a heavyweight in comparison to the lighter fighters. Big people don't move like smaller people. It takes energy to throw those huge punches so it's about being economical with their energy expenditure. Lennox had plenty in the tank.

On another level

Cus DAmato warned a young Mike Tyson:"Be careful.,You're gonna see this guy 🥊 one day!"

@@anyguy8040 fact my friend the greatest technical boxer the world has ever seen

True.. Very True

Was a great boxer

Top 7 of all time maybe top 5

@@kid--presentable I agree buddy something like that second best British heavy weight ever for me tyson fury then lennox Lewis then aj

@@tazmannn I disagree, AJ is over hyped and fury is a small bit too. It's based of resume and who you beat.. look who lewis beat , Tyson , hokified , Klitschko and many more , if Tyson fury wants to be in the conversation, he has to beat usyk , AJ , Joyce

@@kid--presentable my opinion is tyson fury would destroy lennox Lewis thats it that's my opinion pal!

Fury isn't bad either but I think he would be too much for him

Let's go champ!😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Nobody around like Lewis nowadays he had a great engine too could go on forever Emmanuel turned him into a rockem sockem robot machine

His punches were so accurate

Should watch the brings vs klitchko. Must have taken at least 4 X more shots in that fight..

..."let's go champ" 👀🤣🤣🤣

I think it's a combination of both Lewis did punish him he rope a doped himself SMH 🤦🏾‍♂️ trying to beat him earlier in the first instead of trying to box him

@@charlesedward31 he couldn't outbox Lennox

That's how he fought all of his opponents.

Tons of rabbit punches and constant attempts to cheat in rd 1, barely any game plan at all other than walk forward and swing but somehow you see that as something worthy of respect 💀 bro is a known dirty pos and put it on display here and him punching Lennox in the back of the head on purpose is somehow worthy of respect?

@@electricarcanine6849 yeah…he could throw but not a great boxer. Especially against the pugilist specialist

@@electricarcanine6849 yeah but he kept getting back up. That's class.

@@talibanairport1544 That's asthma for you

The klitschko fight he did with one arm but still getting one klitschko bomp to another but still standing up to round 12. Hard to see..

Ever heard of the bronze bomber?

@@bernardbernabe7733 Or Tyson Fury.

@@janethbailey3998 I mean usyk brings a lower weight class style to heavyweights

@@janethbailey3998 like fury use to

@@bernardbernabe7733 yes of course but he wouldn't have ever been champion back then. He would have gotten knocked out cocking that right hand back like he does telegraphing, waiting for one big shot. Throwing everything but the kitchen sink and gassing out instead of breaking his opponent down technically, like a Holyfield or Lennox Lewis calibre champion.

Stop smoking crack !

One great heavyweight, one good heavyweight

@@badlefthook624 You’re opinion. I think if you win the HW championship twice and have the highest first round KO percentage in boxing history you’re also considered a great. People love to give Briggs no credit but his record and numbers speak for itself

@@Lookbehideyou69 I'm not hating on him in any way, far from it. I just would never consider him a great heavyweight. To be fair, a very good heavyweight, but not a great heavyweight. Massive heart and great chin though. Each to their own.

@@badlefthook624 Fair enough, I’d personally consider him a great HW but I’m not arguing that he was better than Lewis, Lennox was one of a kind talent

He should be Top 4 greatest EVER that guy

Lewis = silent Assassin

Yes Brigga was a tough guy let’s go champ lol

I think it's a 50/50 with Ali, Lewis smashes Frazier on sheer size, and goes life and death with Foreman. The real question is whether prime Mike Tyson - I'm talking mid-1980s Iron Mike here - takes prime Lewis. Shame they peaked a decade apart from one another, because that would have been one hell of a fight!

@@davesmith826 Tyson lacked heart when met with skill and resistance, history shows.

He beat them all in his era nothing more he could do. He is number one on my eyes but who am I .only a arm chair fan

@@shaunbat5097 🎯

But the thing is he did beat them all.

100%

LMFAO. 🤣🤣🤣

@@GholamFareed fr I thought he was out cold 🤣

@@charliemancuso6980 yeah likewise talk about raising the dead.