Could Lennox Lewis Make A Comeback?

LL was the last undisputed HW Champion but now is 45 coming on 46. Is it possible he could make a comeback. Let's be honest here - the HW Division is in a pretty crabby state. It's full of old men - James Toney, Evander Holyfield, Oliver McCall, Kirk Johnson and Hasim Rahman. If Lewis gets back into fighting shape and takes one of these 'lesser' fighters (Holyfield Part 3!) and build his way back up the division he could get his shot against Vitali (who still wants a rematch). I believe Lewis can still clean out this division. Or am I way off. Thoughts?

Holmes is only 61 and was fighting almost as recently as Lewis. Could be some great matchups.

Not as daft as it seems...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1327847/Lennox-Lewis-ponders-shock-comeback-heavyweight-king-gets-seven-year-itch.html

Union Cane wrote:Not as daft as it seems...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1327847/Lennox-Lewis-ponders-shock-comeback-heavyweight-king-gets-seven-year-itch.html

Perhaps he can fight Tyson again http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/mar/04/mike-tyson-comeback-evander-holyfield

They could set up a kind of Seniors Tour like golf & tennis.

Yeah perhaps even fight Evander Holyfield...

That article is just trying to build a story around a series of vague quotes. At no point does Lewis ever say hes considering returning.

He was on Ringside recently enough and categoricaly ruled it out saying he would need a minimum of a year to even get into fighting shape now.

Depends what he's been doing last couple of years? I think with plenty of sparring he could comeback to be brit champ almost immediately. A big tune up against Povetkin, Adamek or someone like that & then after you never know? I think he'd have a better chance against Wlad than Haye (in hindsight).

Thats a better chance of beating Wlad than Haye had of beating Wlad.

leave it alone..... lennox was a great champion, just because talent is thin on the ground at the moment we don't need to dig up the dinosaurs and bring them back

eddy, i think the key word is 'could'. Much the same as 'could' a prime Tyson send a rocket to the moon....& so on.

Could he ? Yes

Should he? No... He's too old and been out for too long. Great Champion in his time though.

I met big Lennox at the airport in Hamburg, and whilst he had a baggy tracksuit on I'd say it is clear he isn't in any way out of shape, but as someone said above - it'd take a good while to be back in acceptable fighting shape.

Can't see it happening at all, though I'm sure it'd cause some excitement if it did!

Definitely not. He looked past his best in his last fight against vitali, so god knows what 7 years of inactivity would have done to him. The only fights worth him coming back for are wlad and vitali, both of whom remain active and in excellent fighting condition. It would be a huge mistake, Lewis was top man of his era and in retirement has started to get more of the recognition he was due, any comeback would end up being a mark on his legacy. Besides, he's in his mid '40's and mega wealthy, the motivation just doesn't exist.

No..too fat and slow.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:No..too fat and slow.

Are we talking about lennox or you here Truss?

Definitely Lennox.....

I'm 6ftish...15 stone of muscle.....with a huge man sausage..big personality and a heart throb to all the ladies on both sides of the pond..

Couldn't be more different..

In answer to this article. He could yes (if he wanted to, but he doesn't), no way of knowing how successful it would be though. For me, he was just starting to slide towards the end of his career. More a case of should he. The answer to that is no. He has also stated more than once he won't.

TRUSSMAN66: I'm 6ftish...15 stone of muscle.....with a huge man sausage..big personality and a heart throb to all the ladies on both sides of the pond..
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not bad for such a humble guy..hey!

6ftish, how all men below 5'11 or 5'10 define their height!

Or in some cases 5'8

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:TRUSSMAN66: I'm 6ftish...15 stone of muscle.....with a huge man sausage..big personality and a heart throb to all the ladies on both sides of the pond..
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i'm impressed that you can type and hold a huge man's sausage at the same time truss. Perhaps, though, you should tuck it back in his trousers whilst you post and get back to whatever you were doing afterwards.

We Americans can multitask milky..

Won't respond to the other wallies..

No offence intended fatty.

None taken....

you know who I was talking about then???..

Yeah but I also know you always look forward to my posts so I won't get upset.

I do........Especially your overtures on VAT... and the effect raising it has on the economy.. 8)

I imagine it's good to hear from someone better educated.

I imagine it would be too

What would he want to come back for? I can't see much point in punishing yourself to get fit enough to fight just to prove to yourself that you can. There's no way he would be as good as he was when he retired.No Lennox stay retired and enjoy the spoils of your career.

Chances are that in the time since retiring his natural ability as an athlete has diminished to such a point as to render him shot anyway?

Lennox was clearly in decline when he fought Vitali, I struggle to see how he couldn't be a lot worse now even given time to prepare.

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