Saw a replay of Ruddock vs. Lewis 1992 recently

[pundit]

..... which was no more than an eliminator fight at the time, with the winner getting a shot at Bowe or Holyfield, while the true champ (Tyson) was in prison.

AND I wondered how long it will take until we get again such a quality matchup in ANY heavyweight bout. Even unification fights.

Among the current heavyweights, Vlad is the only one who talent- and techniquewise could mix with Lennox and Razor; but he doesn't have the mental mindset, chin and timing to compete at the same level with RR/LL. Everyone else around these days would be easy prey for the 1992 Lennox/Razor anyway.

[JC]

The way things are going at the moment I guess we'll have to wait and see how good the next generation of prospects coming out of eastern Europe will be.

[The Great John L]

Among the current heavyweights, Vlad is the only one who talent- and techniquewise could mix with Lennox and Razor; but he doesn't have the mental mindset, chin and timing to compete at the same level with RR/LL. Everyone else around these days would be easy prey for the 1992 Lennox/Razor anyway.

Sorry, but a prime Lewis would make VERY short work of Wlad. As you noted, Wlad has some skills, but with his size, power and skill, Lewis would have been a terrible opponent for Wlad.

[dr_devious]

..... which was no more than an eliminator fight at the time, with the winner getting a shot at Bowe or Holyfield, while the true champ (Tyson) was in prison.

AND I wondered how long it will take until we get again such a quality matchup in ANY heavyweight bout. Even unification fights.

Among the current heavyweights, Vlad is the only one who talent- and techniquewise could mix with Lennox and Razor; but he doesn't have the mental mindset, chin and timing to compete at the same level with RR/LL. Everyone else around these days would be easy prey for the 1992 Lennox/Razor anyway.

How was Tyson the true champ in 1992 when Douglas took the belt off him in 1990?
I agree that early 90s Lennox and Razor would obliterate anybody in todays heavyweight division

[pundit]

Among the current heavyweights, Vlad is the only one who talent- and techniquewise could mix with Lennox and Razor; but he doesn't have the mental mindset, chin and timing to compete at the same level with RR/LL. Everyone else around these days would be easy prey for the 1992 Lennox/Razor anyway.

Sorry, but a prime Lewis would make VERY short work of Wlad. As you noted, Wlad has some skills, but with his size, power and skill, Lewis would have been a terrible opponent for Wlad.

Not even prime Lewis only, but plausibly also the 1992 (pre-prime) Lewis and the 1992 (end-of-prime) Ruddock.

[yiddo14]

The current day Lennox Lewis would bash up the majority(if not all)of the heavyweights around today.