Lennox Lewis snubs legendary rival when naming his top five boxers of all time

Lennox Lewis names icons from different eras as his top five boxers of all time

While he ranks highly on the list, it’s hard to consider Lennox Lewis the greatest heavyweight of all time.

The incredible legacy of Muhammad Ali makes his nickname of ‘The Greatest’ much more than just one of the various ways people refer to him.

In a recent video posted by HardRockBet on Instagram, Lewis unsurprisingly featured Ali as the first entry in his personal list of the top five boxers of all time.

Cassius Clay was joined by four other icons of the sport who were all era-defining fighters during their time at the pinnacle.

Despite facing the likes of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield inside the ring, Lewis didn’t include anyone that he competed against, though he did say that he’d put himself in the same room as these fighters.

The four fighters listed after Ali were:

Lennox Lewis was recently beaten to the title of Britain’s greatest ever boxer

Last month, the British Boxing Hall of Fame had boxing historians and writers vote to crown one fighter as the greatest boxer that Britain has ever produced.

Lennox Lewis would have certainly been in consideration for this, with many likely to have him as the runner-up if not the number one.

However, the poll awarded this title to the former two-weight world champion, Joe Calzaghe.

‘The Pride of Wales’ went undefeated in 46 pro fights from 1993 to 2008, beating the likes of Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr.