Doc Samson
Superhero Psychiatrist
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Haha, that is a lack of professionalism. He has some good underlying talent. He can absorb big punches and has power, along with being a very good counterpuncher. But no excuse for not being prepared lol.
None at all. All I keep seeing now is how he wants to get in shape and come back...but the huge paydays may have been squandered already. Respect to him, he realized his dream, but he could've enjoyed that type of success again.
Perhaps my view of history is a little different, but at the time I didn't find Lewis anywhere near as boring as I viewed Klitschko during his reign. Perhaps it was because Wlad was also an extremely boring person as well whereas Lennox had a bit more personality.
Lewis is my favourite boxer of all time. He did have some boring fights true. But that's because he was like a chess player. He was happy to keep people at distance with his jab and he had immaculate footwork to go with his intelligence.
But... if he got hurt or if he fancied it, he'd go to war.
Well I guess I saw a bit of that dog in AJ when he fought Wlad, I think that's the type of response we all expected out of him during his first fight with Ruiz, not appearing to quit.
Lewis would engage more readily with anyone, but he still did it strategically. He knew he could outbox Hasim so he took his time, kept him at distance, and when he found the opening he cashed in. Even a washed Tyson was given respect, so much so that Emanuel (rip) was berating him for not being more aggressive.
But part of his lack of popularity came from using a slower pace and not always going to war in the way fans like to see. I do think there's some similarities between the two because of that but clearly AJ is nowhere near Lennox as a boxer right now. Not even close...