Top 5 Heavyweight Champions in the 2000s | A Brief Chronology of the 2000s Heavyweight Championship

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A brief chronology of the 2000s world heavyweight boxing championship.
Who were the Top 5 world heavyweight boxing champions during the 2000s?
In the 2000s there were 17 men who held claim to at least a portion of a major heavyweight championship between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009. For the purposes of this video, we are specifically comparing championship reigns and championship bouts during this period, as we explore a brief chronology of the 2000s heavyweight championship landscape.
The video will also provide an opinion of the Top 5 heavyweight champions in the 2000s, from all 17 major world champions, including: Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Roy Jones Jr, Ruslan Chagaev, Nikolai Valuev, John Ruiz, Lamon Brewster, Siarhei Liakhovich, Shannon Briggs, Sultan Ibragimov, Sam Peter, Oleg Maskaev, and David Haye.
So who were the Top 5 heavyweight champions during the 2000s?
This video documentary will attempt to answer that question.
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Top 5 Heavyweight Champions in the 2000s | A Brief Chronology of the 2000s Heavyweight Championship

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@Stout_Krout Ай бұрын

Vitali Klitschko 6' 7″ 250 lbs KOs 87% with 80" reach only lost twice due to horrible cut and torn rotator cuff. He never hit the canvas and was never behind on judges scorecards after the 2nd round. He had excellent power with granite chin and great determination with PhD-intelligence. Vitali would have been a Huge factor in any era.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

Byrd made him quit and Lewis has beaten him to a pulp. Also, he didn't have that excellent of a power. His brother was the power puncher of the two and the more complete boxer. Saying that, Vitali would definitely be a tough contender in any era. Too bad he didn't fight top competition, especially during the second part of his career.

@josephphoenix1376 Ай бұрын

And Now he fights for his country...SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

@nenivreb Ай бұрын

Yet his resume is no better than wilders and people praise Vitali and call deontay a bum.. Sad bias

@smoothcritical1 Ай бұрын

This is Vitali's PR line but another way of looking at it is that he lost vs the two best opponents he faced, one on a quit job, and had a win record comparable to Wilder.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

@@nenivreb it's a tad better than Wilder's. Deontay's record against Top 10 opposition is 3-4-1, Vitali's 6-2. Still, Vitali's resume is weak and I can't understand how people rate him so high. His brother was waaay more accomplished.

@MrBallAddict Ай бұрын

The best boxing channel on KZbin. Greetings from Croatia!

@zdravkoveselinovic9967 Ай бұрын

Slažem se s tobom. Pozdrav iz Srbije. Žao mi je što je Hrgović izgubio od Duboe. Očekivao sam da će da pobedi i dobro mu je išlo, ali je uvek nepredvidivo kod teškaša.

@RingIQ Ай бұрын

Opa, nisam znao da nas ima jos

@davidbanner9344 Ай бұрын

Great list, I agree 💯, I sure would've loved a rematch between Lewis and Vitali!🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

@pr-tj5by Ай бұрын

Nah Lennox was past it by their fight

@hawk992 Ай бұрын

@@pr-tj5by Yeah, Lennox was afraid. He lost the TKO6 fight on points. Only the cut stopped Vitali. In the ring Lennox proposed a rematch to Vitali but then later revoked it.

@AlbertJnbaptiste Ай бұрын

U want a old Lewis vs young Klitschko

@famousmortimer7933 Ай бұрын

Tyson and Holyfield were both past it when they fought Lewis but those are still considered his major wins. Strange logic that.

@scabab90 Ай бұрын

I'll be damned I watched the 50s to 90s videos for this just this week and wondered when the next one would come out and here it is.

@hitfan2000 Ай бұрын

One has to consider Wladimir Klitschko's long reign as champion to be among the likes of Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, and Larry Holmes. Consider the 20+ title defenses--in every single fight, his opponent worked just as hard and was as determined to win as he was. Yes, he has lost fights, but he came back. There is an old saying, "show me a fighter that has never lost, and I'll show you a fighter who has never fought anyone". Some say that Wladimir was never truly tested during his long reign as champion, but is that really a fair criticism? That is more a testament to his skills and hard work that he put into preparing for his fights. And he was in a memorable war at the end of his career with a gallant, though losing performance against Anthony Joshua. With the passage of time, he will be remembered as a great champion.

@RobertParody Ай бұрын

Vladimir fought only three men who were Hall of Fame worthy. Fury, Joshua and perhaps Byrd. His record against them was 1-3. Also after he lost to Purity, he refused a rematch. After being stopped by Sanders he refused a rematch as well and had his brother fight both of them. After his knockout by Brewster he waited three years till Brewster had been knocked out and had had a detached retina to fight him again. He was the best of his time in a weak division. And even there, he didn't have to fight the top contender who was his brother unlike every champion since Joe Louis. So you can't rate him in the top ten but 12 to 13. Another win by Usek and he passes Vladimir. Useks three victories over Fury and Joshua are more impressive than anything in Vladamirs reign. .

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

@@RobertParody He fought Fury and Joshua when he was 40, lol. And still made AJ fight competetive. He wanted to rematch Sanders, but Corrie prefered to fight for the vacant WBC belt instead. When he was the champion he didn't fight his brother, but defeated numerous number 3 in the division - Chagaev, Haye and Povetkin. Then after Vitali retired he fought a top contender in Pulev. He did what every champion should be doing - fought the best available opposition. He's definitely top 10 material.

@donwilly8725 Ай бұрын

And still the best damn boxing channel on this platform great video.

@vihtorisimberg6966 Ай бұрын

Rummy shall hold that distinction on this still relatively new platform until an actual Quasimodo appears.

@pablopycali6568 Ай бұрын

Great content as usual from the Big Rum 💪

@zhihaoxu756 2 күн бұрын

Best boxing history channel on KZbin. The others are not even close.

@RummysCorner 2 күн бұрын

Thank you very much. Cheers!

@wandyy8078 Ай бұрын

For the overall body of work in the 2000s it has to be Wladimir.. Byrd, Mercer, McCline, Peter, Botha, Brock, Brewster, Austin, Thompson, Iggy, Rahman, Chagaev, Chambers..

@jeremypearson6852 Ай бұрын

Most of them were punching bags, Lewis defeated Holyfield, Tyson, Ruddock, Grant, Briggs, Bruno, Botha, Klitschko, Rahman and Golota.

@Priceluked Ай бұрын

@@jeremypearson6852Pretty sure the only ones from that list that were from the 2000s were Vitali, washed up Tyson, Rahman, and Grant. Rahman and washed up Tyson were easily on the same level as guys like McCline, Byrd, or prime Samuel Peter, etc.

@famousmortimer7933 Ай бұрын

Dude calls Wlad’s opponents tomato cans and then proceeds to list a bunch of cans. Rahman? Bruno? Ruddock? Lulz.

@paulie2476 Ай бұрын

Thank you Rummy from Sydney, Australia. Always top content mate.

@Dazlingmagic Ай бұрын

Very interesting, thank you! I pretty much had a decade away from boxing for the 2000's so missed almost all these fights and many of the champions too! But to be honest, if I had to miss a decade this was a good one to miss!

@fasasitaiwo5782 Ай бұрын

Definitely Rummy i agree with you 💯 Taiwo watching from Nigeria🇳🇬 👍🏾

@set1237 Ай бұрын

Every Rummy video must mention Golota. 😉

@tjtanner500 Ай бұрын

And the old mongoose

@jakubwrona2040 Ай бұрын

I guess Rummy thinks he was a very good boxer.

@TheIkaraCult Ай бұрын

aaaaaandrew golotta!

@imemine8605 26 күн бұрын

That clip whete his trainer has a bunchbag with a cross over below the belt and him keep saying he won't do it again😂 he couldmt be one of the top of this list if he didn't have hitting below touretts

@CoachChef 20 күн бұрын

Lol

@josephphoenix1376 Ай бұрын

Excellent Episode 👍

@Carl-dq2dr Ай бұрын

Love your work 👍

@bareknuckles2u Ай бұрын

Great video!

@joejo4549 Ай бұрын

Great video

@markchapman2585 Ай бұрын

Awesome video Rummy.

@eugenegardnerjr1815 Ай бұрын

Love your show!!

@Jesus-do1wl Ай бұрын

I agree Lennox was #1

@lock_ Ай бұрын

Totally agree. I always thought Valuev wasn’t this great fighter, but maybe I should rewatch some of his fights again.

@johnm9482 24 күн бұрын

Can't wait for the "Top 5 Heavyweight Champions in the 2010's" Hopefully Rummy makes it soon.

@chuckfrancey7559 Ай бұрын

Another great Rummy video!

@J0HNJ0RDAN Ай бұрын

I always give a like before watching and I'm never disappointed.

@angelonewyork Ай бұрын

Well done Sir…..as usual 👏 👏👏👏👏

@T.C.-st8uz Ай бұрын

The decade I missed! I was an entrenched boxing fan in the '90s, went full-fledged hippie through the 2000s and picked it back up in the 2010s. I mean, if I could miss any decade, I'm kind of glad that I missed this one! 😂

@ironfist768 Ай бұрын

The Klitschko brothers are still criminaly underrated. If they were American or British, we would always hear about them instead.

@rakin7250 Ай бұрын

Great to start the day with a Rummy video

@vg9073 Ай бұрын

Very cool

@omarvazquez3355 Ай бұрын

Rummy the GOAT 🐐

@MichaelLynch1 Ай бұрын

I 100% agree on that Top 5 💯👌

@ThatFetcherFargoth Ай бұрын

Great video! I wish this one was an hour long like the 90s one though, lol.

@Tompanelli1 Ай бұрын

Great video as always!!!

@liquidgeorge Ай бұрын

A new video from Red Rum is like Christmas Day.

@staraptorflock3661 Ай бұрын

Great video this era is complicated and there is lots of room for debate I personally would swap Chris Byrd and Vitali and because I see Chris Byrd as a higher quality boxer at this time due to his equal amount of title defenses and his victory over Vital Klitschko therefore I also put Wladimir Klitschko over Lennox Lewis but this era is just complicated as hell

@AlbertJnbaptiste Ай бұрын

Who he beat

@seanburgmeier 11 күн бұрын

I definitely like your 1 and 2 choices. I think these two fighters are two of the best of all time.

@danselector3694 Ай бұрын

Just subbed, I thought i was subbed but been subbed since the start with my old channel. Top quality vid as always Rummy. TKO6 hehe, i remember the days on the forum. Lennox is the right choice. Quality opposition throughout and that Vitali win while basically semi-retired was no mean feat. For the record i think he's too much for Wlad h2h too. Too much aggression for him in that match-up. But that's another topic.

@wak3up_mrfreshgoggles415 28 күн бұрын

Sounds like the right top 5 to me 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

@stephenbahrmarbles Ай бұрын

Agreed ✅ well done ! Tons of pronunciation hurdles there !

@ADAM_COLLECTS Ай бұрын

RUMSFELD! Lennox had to be number 1, look who he beat! he’s a proper heavyweight legend. the klitschko ruled the 2010’s, but the 2000’s belonged to lennox. gratzie!

@jeffreycurtis9075 Ай бұрын

I have been the first to like and enjoy one of you wonderful clips. Today I'm second. Love your work Geoff ,and you sound exactly like a pugilist from the '50's. Cheers and love from The Great Southern Land ❤.

@RummysCorner Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Jeffrey. Cheers!

@WarioSaysSo Ай бұрын

Top of the 2000's era: 1. Lennox Lewis 2. Wladimir Klitschko 3. Vitali Klitschko 4. Chris Byrd 5. Hasim Rahman 6. John Ruiz 7. Lamon Brewster 8. Nicolay Valuev 9. Oleg Maskaev 10. Ruslan Chagaev

@suitedandbooted363 Ай бұрын

People moan about this Era of Heavyweights seem to forget this era. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@mrcuckles9636 Ай бұрын

What about that era and that era though?

@bostons2826 Ай бұрын

The worst generation lol

@justinparsons4538 Ай бұрын

@@mrcuckles9636you're clearly forgetting both the other era AND the other era

@therealc.t.7085 Ай бұрын

2000’s era of heavyweights was still better than the 2010’s and 2020’s so far but it was pretty bad especially the second half of the decade.

@brocklanders3616 Ай бұрын

I was a teen in the 2000's, and watched every heavyweight boxing match Showtime or HBO showed. That was even a worse era than the current one or even the 2010's. Wlad was far more boring than Fury, Vitali was injured for half of those years and everybody else was on Derek Chisora's skillset level. It was terrible time to be a heavyweight boxing fan

@donrebel1340 Ай бұрын

Lewis is the clear number one

@IdaiMakayaPublications Ай бұрын

Fair enough 👌

@truecrimescotsman Ай бұрын

I think your top 3 is spot on, they were so far above the others I think positions 4 & 5 are almost irrelevant.

@CRoeder4562 Ай бұрын

🐐

@TY-km8hj Ай бұрын

Could we get a vid on the best boxers P4P in the 2000s?

@S-fp7uz Ай бұрын

Wlads 8-0 is better than Lewis 6-1. Numbers aside he has a edge in unifications which was the criteria for putting Tyson over Holmes in the 80s. By the time Tyson fought Lewis he had struggled against lesser opposition and lost thrice, him being highly rated was name-recognition. A undefeated champ, silver-medalist and southpaw like Ibragimov is easily on par with Grant, Tyson or Rahman. Chagaev was also a undefeated ex-champ stripped for reasons outside the ring and the Peter win aged well. Creating a new lineage out of absolute chaos is a better individual feat than any of Lewis and if you add the numbers favoring Wladimir and unifications favoring Wladimir he is a easy choice over Lewis. Ratings were also massively pro-american biased with the first three Alphabet-organisations all being US-based with close ties to people like Don King. Eastern europeans were rated below their worth both Klitschkos and many of their opponents. Choosing not to count the WBO when it was already held in esteem in europe and other parts of the world is in and of itself a pro-american biased choice, people thought Jeff Lacy would beat Joe Calzaghe on the same grounds. But even with this heavily pro-american skewed system Klitschko wins and he wins in would-be-tie-breakers and there is no head-to-head loss to upset it. Lennox always said he was underestimated because he was canadian or a brit, but non-native english speakers never got HBO commentator jobs to build their own legend like Lewis.

@mgoogleuser8011 Ай бұрын

Wladamir got ko'd by Brewster and Sanders. and dropped 3 time vs Peter so no your wrong

@S-fp7uz Ай бұрын

@@mgoogleuser8011 Brewster and Sanders were dangerous fighters and he beat Brewster in a rematch. Sam Peter was undefeated and considered possibly the hardest puncher in the division at the time and Wladimir won every round he was not knocked down in, won the fight and won a rematch even more decisively. He did not have the best chin ever, but neither had Lewis. Prime Lewis got KOed by Rahman, while 41 year old Klitschko got back up from prime AJ's hardest punch and knocked AJ down. Sure Wlad got knocked down more times but he also had more fights and victories than Lennox Lewis.

@buckdacious Ай бұрын

Lewis was a beast but he was VERY Smart to not rematch Vitali and retire cuz even tho he gave him a pizza face, he was getting worked in there and would’ve had a great chance in the rematch! To bad we didn’t get to see that fight. Truly the only fight I wanted to see in the 2000s…Again 😂😂

@pr-tj5by Ай бұрын

Lennox was past it by then

@BratislavMetulskie Ай бұрын

Vitali is clearly #1 because of that entire time span of that decade and the unfortunate loss to Lennox, that wasn't a loss because of lack of skill but rather a lucky punch by Lennox. Otherwise he would have lost by points. And thats the issue here. Win is a Win and it was right to stop that fight, but Lennox knew he couldnt beat him afterwards, so he retired. Another thing to consider.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

Vitali's best wins of the decade are Corrie Sanders and Samuel Peter, stop it.

@BratislavMetulskie Ай бұрын

@@MaccaveliPL 7 fights and one loss in that decade for lennox. that ranking is a joke man.

@jeremievivianagriffin9458 Ай бұрын

You should do one on where are they now.

@ProfRogers Ай бұрын

Yes Lennox & Klitschko brothers certainly there. After that I guess we choose from Fury, Wilder, Usyk, Joshua.

@modernguitarist1992 Ай бұрын

Great video Rummy. I do find the post Lewis era in heavyweight boxing to be somewhat boring and overrated. I think this era (2004-2016) was pretty boring with a few exceptions. Boxing has picked up since.

@m.sb.1806 Ай бұрын

Sheesh. The Eastern Europeans made quite the dent in the heavyweight division this decade. And today, their presence is still felt.

@quahodron2756 Ай бұрын

"At the end of the day, I'm an american, so clearly the non-eastern-european guy is the number one for me, as I saw him back in the day on HBO and these were clearly the best times ever, as I was young and my back didn't hurt." :DDD Honestly, the older I get, the more I understand these sentiments. :DDD

@dontsayitisntbecauseitis3845 Ай бұрын

This is why they call the 90s a Golden Era…

@kwato Ай бұрын

If you made this video about modern heavyweight champions it be 2 min long

@fatrobdouble Ай бұрын

7:20 No. That established a new Ring Mag champion. It's not the same thing. A new lineage begins when someone becomes undisputed

@PP-zw9st Ай бұрын

No. The organizations are a joke. It's nice to get all of the belts but it's definitely not necessary.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

Nope. Lineage has nothing to do with undisputed in terms of alphabet belts. It goes back to the times that no alphabet belts were even around. Lineal champion is just the rightful champion universally recoginzed by the boxing public and Wlad was definitely it. You can't rewrite history.

@user-vi7uv6mv7r 26 күн бұрын

I loved the klitscho boys!! But I agree that Lewis is #1!! 🤜

@mauricioyinvieira2242 Ай бұрын

I fully agree with you BUT Lennox's victory over Vitali has a bit of an asterisk... it was a cut TKO and Vitali was winning the fight

@charliewenger7682 Ай бұрын

"In the 2000's there were 17 men who held claim to at least a portion of a major heavyweight championship" way to expose the absurdity of the 4 belts system right off the bat

@user-uq3vv8jp6t Ай бұрын

The 2000-2010 is legendary bad era !

@travzimmerman1340 Ай бұрын

Almost as bad as 85-90

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

WBO wasn't recognized as a major world title until 2007. You had 2 undisputed champs in 2006 having only 3 title belts.

@johnaustin209 8 күн бұрын

LIES.

@garrieclark24 Ай бұрын

Yep....

@josephcicchelli6662 14 күн бұрын

In meantime Vitali has never been off his feet!

@paulcropper4717 Ай бұрын

I thought the 80s Heavyweight championship was complicated with the title changing hands numerous times but it's got nothing on 2000-2010.

@endrevass2208 Ай бұрын

6:43 "somewhat controversial"??? One of the biggest robberies in boxing history!

@Ronis88 Ай бұрын

If i remember correctly Valuev didn't really land any shot against Holyfield.

@RatatRatR Ай бұрын

It was basically Valuev standing still in the middle of the ring and Holyfield shadow boxing around him from like twenty-five feet away. They should have both lost.

@paulg444 24 күн бұрын

the size of the heavyweights has grown due in large part to the reduction in rounds. Go back to a 15 or a 20 round fight and the fighters will go back to 210-220lbs.

@cryouchiha7983 Ай бұрын

I find it suspicious that Rummy Corner and Boxing Encyclopedia make a 2000's heavyweight video in the same day. Perhaps they are in collabs with each other in giving us 2000's content. Or maybe this is just a coincidence.

@IVWOR Ай бұрын

Цікаве відео. Дякую ❤️

@assassindelasaucisse.4039 Ай бұрын

Lennox is the best.

@Freedom2111 Ай бұрын

I have Wladimir as #1, Lewis as #2, Vitali as #3, Byrd as #4, and Chagaev and Ibragimov tied at #5. Lewis is better overall than Wlad, but in the 21st century Wlad has a deeper resume.

@BiggieBigLnPac Ай бұрын

Lewis only had a handful of fights in the 2000s but he still beat prime Shannon briggs, prime vitaly klitscko and prime hasim rahman.

@lukeafterluke Ай бұрын

crazy how many nobodies won belts in this era.

@josephcicchelli6662 14 күн бұрын

I'm not sure why folks put Wladimir up so high when he's been ko'd so often

@markjackson6431 Ай бұрын

Dream Match: Ken Norton vs Joe Frazier Dream Match: Manny Pacquiao vs Canelo Alvarez (Light Middleweight or Welterweight)

@jeromehahaha118 Ай бұрын

Lennox record looks great with certain perspectives. However, he fought legends so late. Holyfield in 99, Tyson in 02. Didnt fight bowe, foreman, and go knocked out by boxers that have no right beating a “top 10” hw. He’s great but I do not consider him the greatest hw boxer at all considering this. Def not top 5 and Lennox being number 1 in 2000s hw is insane when he had 7 fights in the decade and got flat lined in one of them.

@bcb5696 Ай бұрын

Blaming Lewis for the bowe or foreman fight not happening is the definition of being a casual bowe threw his belt away instead of fighting Lewis and foreman avoided both bowe and Lewis as well as multiple other fighters in the 90s and was extremely choosy about his match ups and Holyfield and Tyson both put off fighting Lewis until later so they could take other match ups yet you’re blaming it on Lewis lmaooo

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

Well, Bowe dropped the belt in the bin instead of fighting him and Foreman lost to Briggs in the elimination fight to face Lewis.

@danselector3694 Ай бұрын

Lennox' record IS great infact it's one of the deepest and very best in hw history and during a golden era. From early in his pro development he sought out the best possible opponents domestically and internationally and continued with that MO throughout his career. Has he said "I don't want no Mickey Mouse fights." He was at or near the top for more than a decade. Ducked nobody. It was he who was avoided. Tyson avoided him as long as he could (not the other way around) Holyfield wasn't exactly clamouring for fight until they had to, but he ducked nobody too. BTW Holyfield was ranked no1 (above him) when they fought. Bowe ducked him, Moorer wanted no part, Foreman was honest and said he wanted no part of him. He cleaned out the rest and in the second best era in division history. Then dug a little into the next era. Repeat. CLEANED OUT the division, undisputed and retired on top. Iron chinned McCall was his mandatory and Rahman was a very good contender has he shown. Lewis' record speaks for itself. Brief complacency cost him his 2 (avenged) blemishes. Toss up between Lewis and Holmes for 3rd all time imo. Long post for yt but a rare one. Enjoy!

@travzimmerman1340 Ай бұрын

Casuals think McCall knocked Lewis out. Little do they know Lewis was standing with his gloves raised to his chin in the defensive positioning when the ref prematurely called the fight.

@wandyy8078 Ай бұрын

1:18 😂😂

@dennisfboston4543 25 күн бұрын

Somewhat controversial, Johnny Ruiz against a Vanda. Evander

@tjacted1 Ай бұрын

Vitali dislocated his shoulder during that so called loss for those who don't know

@samuelakiwumi2988 Ай бұрын

2000s was the beginning of European born fighters dominance in the Heavyweight division specifically Britain and Ukraine. The heavyweight division is unappreciated because Americans don’t dominate it anymore.

@angelonewyork Ай бұрын

RUMMY! We need a fantasy fight of Duran vs Tank Davis - (yes WE know the answer is Duran but we need to explain WHY to these kind folks) 😉 PLEASE SANTA RUMMY ?

@downtownsportsanatomy1631 Ай бұрын

Valuev? Why???

@elnick1000 Ай бұрын

Not a bad list, but I guess I wouild have Haye in their over Valuev, and also vitali seconde Wladamir third.

@AlexCrighton Ай бұрын

Technically, the WBO wasn’t officially recognised as a major world championship fully until February 2007. That was when the other major 3 governing bodies all finally recognised its rankings. The WBA was first to recognise them in 2000, followed by the WBC in 2004 and then finally, the IBF, who held off recognising the WBO until February 07. So, even though Hopkins is considered the first 4 belt, undisputed champion, he technically was already undisputed and didn’t need the WBO to be considered as such, same with Taylor.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

100%. Zab Judah and O'Neil Bell were considered undisputed only having 3 major world belts. I don't know why Rummy is still hanging to that 2004 date.

@joshuacampbell289 Ай бұрын

Andrew Golota was screwed a few times and had Bowe beat on all cards and got himself disqualified then he quit against Tyson

@conner.9262 Ай бұрын

100% correct… I believe LL is the closest HW to the great Mohammad Ali …… tremendous boxer, digs deep when needed and one of the best jabs ever seen in boxing with Larry Holmes ……

@pr-tj5by Ай бұрын

💯

@JustMe-jj6lm Ай бұрын

Someone that put (the one i was born when he was active Lennox Lewis and my all time great Larry Homes) in the same sentence. I do not know you but i love you :D.

@S-fp7uz Ай бұрын

Wladimir Klitschko is a upgrade on Lennox. Both gold medalists, same Emanuel Stewart-trained style, but bigger, stronger, with longer reach, just as good a jab, just as much heart, never being daunted as seen well in the first Sam Peter fight or the AJ fight. More longevity, winning past the age when Lennox retired (37), more dominant in his prime, more title defenses, more non-title wins, more unifications, more KO wins than Lennox had fights period.

@conner.9262 Ай бұрын

@@S-fp7uz LL would beat WK and twice on Sunday….. WK in his career has never faced a HW anywhere near LL never mind the man himself… LL era was one of the toughest era in boxing …. Not for me …?

@pr-tj5by Ай бұрын

@@conner.9262 Lennox was the best imo

@orestmakar8562 Ай бұрын

How can you name victory over Vitali was any good. Vitali was winning on points and if Klichko was not cut he would have beaten Lenox. Despite the doctor deciding to end the fight and give the win to Lenox he did not earn that win and the crowds reaction proves my point. Lenox got booed and Klichko recieved a standing ovation from the crowd.

@gershomtan5879 Ай бұрын

A loss is a loss buddy. Vitali lost to a Lennox that was past his prime. In Lennox's prime he would've beat Vitali in much more convincing fashion.

@scabab90 Ай бұрын

Vitali wasn't cut by accident. Lewis caused the cut. It's like if one boxer was winning easily on points by round 11 and then suddenly one punch and the other boxer ended the fight. Doesn't matter if he was behind on points he still won.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

Well, Lewis beat him to a pulp. He couldn't see and looked like he was hit by a mack truck. Just like Dubois beat Hrgović on cuts while losing on the scorecards. And the fight was way closer than some people paint it to be. Vitali was winning 58-56, but Lewis was getting steam and won 2 last rounds. Harold Lederman and many from the press had a fight even at 57-57. It was a great win by Lewis.

@playbackvintagehifihunter9669 Ай бұрын

Winning on points half way... Lennox started to dominate afterwards

@jeremypearson6852 Ай бұрын

If you really watch that fight it’s obvious that Lewis was starting to land more telling punches towards the end. Lewis was also out of shape. The fact that it was stopped by a cut means nothing.

@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights Ай бұрын

Hi Rummy, question. With Lennox Lewis supposedly considering a "comeback" what does that mean for the lineage? Will we need a unified super duper lineal title fight? Is his claim to the lineage still plausibly valid like some of the earlier lineal claims which were settled in the ring? What's the procedure here?

@S-fp7uz Ай бұрын

The lineage never gets lost until you lose so there would be two legitimate lineages. I'm sure whoever is the champion would gladly take a fight against 58 year old Lewis to unify though. If some contender beats him that guy would likely be fast-tracked to a titleshot. Either way the lineages probably would not be seperate for too long.

@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights Ай бұрын

@@S-fp7uzI was assuming Lewis would fight either KZbinrs like Jake Paul or legends like Roy Jones in the same way Tyson did. I don't imagine anyone taking the lineal belt off him even at his age but if a KZbinr does it'll be embarrassing to the lineage.

@MaccaveliPL Ай бұрын

It means Frazier vs Ali all over again ;)