🤯An explosive early onslaught turns into a devastating lesson in heavyweight survival. Shannon Briggs empties his gas tank swinging for the knockout, only for Lennox Lewis to absorb the damage and brutally dismantle the exhausted challenger for a 5th-round TKO.✨ Name a better display of championship composure in heavyweight... history. 👇 #Boxing #LennoxLewis #Boxinghistoryshow more

Briggs threw everything he had in those opening rounds. Most heavyweights would’ve folded under that storm, but Lewis stayed composed, let Briggs burn through his cardio, and took control with surgical precision. Pure championship IQ.

Lennox Lewis was incredible, massively under appreciated in far too many circles.

Lewis’s boxing IQ and power were elite, yet he’s often sidelined in GOAT talks. Glad the highlight captured that masterclass!

Classic heavyweight chess. Lewis let Briggs gas out and then took over.

Thanks! Lewis showed real champ IQ there letting Briggs punch himself out before the clinic. What’s your favorite Lewis masterclass?

The chin of Briggs was something else - Lennox absolutely battered him & he hung on much, much longer than many other fighters did after getting tagged.

He keeps getting up. Respect to him for having that kind of iron chin.

Lennox is the most under-rated heavyweight of all time.

Lennox Lewis brought elite skill to an era full of larger-than-life personalities, yet he rarely gets the same spotlight as Tyson or Ali.

Lewis ate those early shots like they were nothing and then turned the lights out.

Exactly, Briggs came out like a wrecking ball but Lewis just absorbed it all and flipped the script.
 Masterclass in patience and power true heavyweight royalty

Lennox was a great and I was a fan of his from early on (after beating Gary Mason, god rest him)

Absolutely, Lewis showcased elite skill from those early days onward. His composure against Briggs remains a masterclass in heavyweight boxing.

The referee (Frankis Cappuccino) in that fight was a very close family friend. He also ref'd Ward-Gatti I.

That’s a cool family connection Frank Cappuccino was one of the greats in the ring.
Thanks for sharing, made the highlight even more special!

I wrote the Wikipedia article for Frankie. I took the picture.

That’s awesome thanks for writing the page and capturing the photo. Frank’s legacy as a ref lives on because of small contributions like yours. 🥊

These were the golden days for heavy weight boxing, great times

These were the true golden days of heavyweight boxing! Lewis’s composure against peak Briggs was masterful. Miss that era’s depth with Tyson, Holyfield & more.

Muhammad Ali's rope-a-dope against Foreman in Zaire takes it for me — absorbing punishment round after round before the comeback KO. Lewis vs Briggs is elite though.

Thanks, Lewis flipped the script perfectly.
True champs adapt on the fly and finish strong!

Can’t believe the stadium was half empty, goes to show how much better the promoters are now

Modern promoters hype smarter with social media, yet attendance still hinges on star power and fight quality more than promotion alone

Lennox was never concerned.

Yes, he was never concerned. You could see it in his eyes he was waiting for Briggs to gas out.

One terrible thing about explosive style is that once you can no longer go, your opponent immediately spot your vulnerability.

Exactly, explosive starts look flashy until the tank hits empty. Lewis showed why smart pacing beats raw aggression every time.

Hi I'm really unimpressed by all this. People pay thousand of dollars to watch two gladiators inflicting bodily harm and head injuries upon themselves yet you call this entertainment. Prime example Muhammad Ali took 2 million blows to the head and his fate was sealed. Ban boxing

Lewis never even looked winded.

Agreed, absolute masterclass in composure.
Lewis just stayed calm and let Briggs punch himself out.

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Lenox Lewis is easily one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He's should be talked about in the same way as Ali, Foreman and Marciano. He beat everyone of his generation.

Right. But you won't really see people hyping him the way they do other heavyweight legends.

Legend Lenox Thee Best Of My Lifetime

Thanks! Lennox Lewis truly was a heavyweight legend with unmatched poise. his comeback against Briggs is pure boxing mastery.

I will be that guy. Imagine a prime Tyson

Prime Tyson is on another level for sure.

Heavyweight division is an absolute joke currently.

What a fighter Lennox was

Let's go champ let's go champ

No disrespect intended but i doubt usyk t fury or a j would of achived all titles if lennox bruno m tyson foreman holyfield so on were still boxing in their prime .

Hmmmm Good point the 90s were stacked with elite big men. Still, Usyk and Fury have shown elite skill against top competition in a faster, more technical era.

They don't make em like they used to man what a fucking show

Massive punching power real heavyweight boxing when we were spoilt for good heavyweight boxers classic

It took 8 rounds for foreman to succumb to the rope-a-dope. Briggs took 5.

Punches landed perfectly

His timing was right. He made every punch count.

When you watch Lewis in fights like this, it makes you realise just how good Oleksander Usyk is. Usyk never gets wobbled. Briggs would barely have landed a glove on him, never mind had him in trouble

Lennox Lewis was a beast.

Lewis Absolute class!

Yes Man was a great fighter.

Don’t know anything about boxing, but the lad in the gold shorts wasn’t defending himself and just taking punches for a good few rounds it looks, surely that’s when the red steps in 😆

😂That’s Lewis he was deliberately soaking up Briggs’ early wild swings to drain him The ref only stops it when a fighter can no longer intelligently defend himself, not just for eating punches, and Lewis was still fully in control.

Ahh I meant Briggs in the later rounds.

Lets get one thing clear. Lewis is the greatest heavyweight there has been. Only foreman in his prime would of troubled him

Boy gassed himself out 😂