A DARTS legend has scoffed at claims Luke Littler is as good as Phil Taylor in his prime.
believes anyonehailing as the best ever could not have seen on his way to 16 world titles.
Two-time king Lewis, 40, expects to return to darts this year via the.
The Stoke star, aka Jackpot, stepped away from the game in April 2023 as he cared for his ill wife.
Now Lewisis itching for a comeback – after warming up by taking aim at anyone placing Littler above .
The Warrington whizkid, 18, capped his record-shattering emergence in the game with his first world crown in January.
But Lewis explained what he believes is the main reason that even the Nuke wouldn't have surpassed the original Power.
The 40-year-old told Online Darts: “It's a leg on leg pressure what Phil Taylor used to do to you.
“Looking at Luke at the World Championship for instance, his high would be obviously above Phil's.
“But his mediocre wasn't as good as Phil's B game, kind of thing.
“So that's when Phil would pounce on you.”
Explainingif that meant peak-time Taylor, now 64, was superior, Lewis added:“Definitely.
“I don't know who is saying these comments but they mustn't know that much about darts if they haven't seen Phil at his best.
“We've all witnessed this and have been in front of it many times.”
