Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Lennox Lewis, has listed the fighters that he has most loved watching over time.Lennox ‘The Lion’ Lewis is remembered by many as the best British heavyweight of all-time, having held the undisputed title in 2000 and crushed the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko and Frank Bruno in a forty-four-fight profession.His willingness to tackle all-comers has constructed up a revered legacy with an exceptional résumé besides. As some of the fascinating fighters to ever do it, he has now informed his social media followers of the ‘non-heavyweight’ fighters that he himself loved watching.“Sugar Ray Robinson & Leonard, Salvador Sanchez, [Marvin] Hagler, Prince Naseem [Hamed], [Joe] Calzaghe, Shane Mosley, [Floyd] Mayweather, JC Chavez, [Roberto] Duran, and [Aaron] Pryor make my checklist of favourites to look at.”One of the crucial eye-catching on the checklist is Salvador Sanchez – one of many first names talked about by the previous champion.The Mexican was the 1981 Ring Journal Fighter of the 12 months, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, however tragically died in a automotive accident on the age of 23-years-old the very subsequent yr. Sanchez gained the WBC featherweight title in 1980 and managed to make 9 profitable defences earlier than his premature dying, ending his profession with a file of 44-1-1 regardless of an especially untimely finish.Many established writers consider that Sanchez would have grow to be one of many all-time greats if he continued to field and nonetheless has his place because the twenty fourth best fighter of the final eighty years, in line with a 2002 article by Ring Journal.A lot of the different names can be talked about on the checklist of many fighters and followers, with the likes of Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Prince Naseem Hamed needing no introduction as historic entertainers of the game.Nevertheless, another barely unorthodox identify is Aaron Pryor. The ‘Hawk’ dominated the super-lightweight division throughout the 1980’s, successful all eleven world title fights of his profession and recording thirty-five stoppage victories in a 39-1 profession. Pryor will all the time be remembered for his 1982 bout with Alexis Arguello, the place he gained by knockout within the fourteenth spherical in arguably one of many best fights of all-time.Lennox Lewis’ legacy is properly and actually cemented within the sport and he would probably be on the checklist of a lot of immediately’s fighters’ favourites to look at. While Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury jostle for place amongst the greats, Lewis might be tough to overhaul.
Lennox Lewis Names Favorite Fighters To Watch – With A Few Surprises
