Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Lennox Lewis, has listed the fighters he has enjoyed watching the most over the years.
Lennox ‘The Lion’ Lewis is widely remembered as the greatest British heavyweight boxer of all time, having held the title undisputed in 2000 and beaten the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko and Frank Bruno in a forty-four career match.
His willingness to take on everyone has created a respected legacy with an extraordinary resume to boot. As one of the sexiest warriors to ever do it, now he told his social media followers among the ‘non-heavyweight’ boxers that he himself enjoyed 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 makes a list of my favorites to watch.
The most notable on the list is Salvador Sanchez – one of the names mentioned by the former champion first.
The Mexican was Ring magazine’s Warrior of the Year in 1981, along with Sugar Ray Leonard, but tragically died in a car crash at the age of 23 the following year. Sanchez won the WBC featherweight belt in 1980 and made nine successful defenses before his untimely death, ending his career with a 44-1-1 record despite ending it too soon.
Many long-time writers believe that Sanchez will become one of the greatest boxers of all time if he continues to box and retains his place as the 24th greatest boxer of the past 80 years, according to a report. 2002 Ring Magazine article.
Most other names will be on the lists of many boxers and fans, with the likes of Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Prince Naseem Hamed needing no introduction as historical entertainers. history of this sport.
Another slightly unorthodox name, however, is Aaron Pryor. ‘Hawk’ dominated the ultralightweight division throughout the 1980s, winning all 11 world title fights of his career and scoring 35 career-time injury wins 39-1. Pryor will always be remembered his 1982 match against Alexis Arguellowhere he won by knockout in the fourteenth inning in one of the arguably greatest matches of all time.
Lennox Lewis’ legacy is well and truly solidified in the sport and he will likely be on many boxers’ favorites lists today to watch. While Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury jostles for position among the big guys, Lewis will be difficult to pass.
