(a excerpt from an interview)
It seems that Lennox's got a tooth against Vitali.
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Can you be specific concerning the unanswered questions about him?
Lewis: Obviously, there is a big stamina question with both brothers. When you have one brother suffering from it, the other one is definitely suffering from it. I was really going to show that point if our fight was allowed to continue because I felt that he was definitely getting tired and I actually brought him in the deep end and now it was time for him to drown. But unfortunately the fight got stopped on the cut, which I caused. So that is one question that needs to be answered. The other question is can he really take it on the chin? The other question is answered already. He definitely gets cut easy and boxing is a sport where it is the survival of the fittest. In his past, he has shown that he does not really have a big heart for if he is injured or something, he cannot weather the storm and go on. These are the answers that we do know, but obviously, there are probably other questions that we need to find out and answer.
Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that. It was a solid right hand that opened Vitali up. I have watched this fight a few times and it clearly shows that the cut was opened right after Lewis nailed him with a clean right.
no look at the slow mo reply man
...Thats pure bullshit and you know it. Lennox gave him a tape cut that he continued to open as the fight went on. If not for that fluke cut Lennox would have been knocked out within five rounds. The only reason Lennox landed anything significant after the cut is that Vit couldn't see jack shit. I respect you greatone but your dead wrong about Lennox being in control without that gift and having any kind of chance in a rematch. Vit would beat his ass to a bloody pulp and Lennox knows that. Thank god(for his sake) he is smarter than Holy.
That exactly what I though he kept rabbit punching and he came across with the wrist of the glove with the tape and cut him. I though both mean were tired though lennox seemed to be getting his feet undering him before the fight was stopped. Lennosx is like a gossiping girl he talks all nice to your face and then goes behind your back as soon as you turn around to talk shit about you.
Sonny, you oughta check any reputable fan's all-time list before you ever utter any nonsensical shit like that again.
Lewis is bitter at VK? Why? For getting his blood all over Lewis's gloves and trunks?
For VK retiring him, he knew the people demanded a rematch and he knew he would lose (which he were the first time had he not cut him with the ead of his glove).
Thats why he is bitter and is talking bullshit.
Deep in your heart you know it.
He's most likely pissed that Vitali keeps calling him out.
He's frustrated that he's 38, been out of the game for a while yet still gets called out. His past his best so he can't get in the ring and shut him up physically.
So how the hell does insulting Vitali help him out? He's making Vitali seem like a complete loser. Did he forget that complete loser was beating his ass up until the stoppage.
no u r wrong, that big right hand did not land flushly it slided right off the eye lid then after that when they clinched a big head butt was there, but the actually cut was caused by that right hand lennox brought around and slid across he face during the clinch.
klitschko lost cause of a cut, has happened before and will happen again. this whol argument is only here cause of the fact lewis was about to go ( or vitali whatever side your on) if klitschko was winning 6 rounds to 0 then peopel wil lsay lewis was saved by the cut, if lewis was wiining then it would be liek he was gonan KO klitschko anyway.
Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that. It was a solid right hand that opened Vitali up. I have watched this fight a few times and it clearly shows that the cut was opened right after Lewis nailed him with a clean right.
Lewis is bitter at VK but knows he cant beat upp, so he talkes shit instead.Sonny, you oughta check any reputable fan's all-time list before you ever utter any nonsensical shit like that again.
Lewis is bitter at VK? Why? For getting his blood all over Lewis's gloves and trunks?
Ducking Chris Byrd = 1 IBF Belt
Ducking John Ruiz = 1 WBA Belt
Spraying stickum on your gloves and cutting your opponent to start the third round in order to salvage your legacy after getting your ass kicked in the first and second round? = Forced Retirement and 1 WBC Belt
Refusing to rematch because your mommy said so? = priceless
Pathetic.........Citing that shit you listed as if it's factual.
Stupid.
Spraying stickum on your gloves and cutting your opponent to start the third round in order to salvage your legacy after getting your ass kicked in the first and second round?
hahaha. well i'd never heard that one before. good one, torino.
Ducking Chris Byrd = 1 IBF Belt
Ducking John Ruiz = 1 WBA Belt
Spraying stickum on your gloves and cutting your opponent to start the third round in order to salvage your legacy after getting your ass kicked in the first and second round? = Forced Retirement and 1 WBC Belt
Refusing to rematch because your mommy said so? = priceless
Pathetic.........
Exactly. Before the fight, I was 100% convinced Lewis was going to win....convinced enough to put $500 on the fight even at very short odds (4/1, but I felt it was money in the bank). After the first round, I was a bit nervous, and nearly shit myself in round two. The fight could've gone either way at any time. It was that close, and one of the best heavyweight fights I've ever seen. I personally think Klitchko would've been the favorite in later rounds because of Lewis' age and conditioning, but again...it could've gone either way at any time, had the cut not led to a stoppage.
Also want to reference the cut.
It was not opened by the tape. It was opened by a hellacious right hand that followed a big left thrown by Lennox in the opening seconds of round 3. Yes, the cut was almost certainly torn further by the tape on the glove, Lennox's head, and more punches, but it was initially opened by a beautiful punch, the exact same punch that KO'd Rahman, and Klitchko took it exceptionally well.
no u r wrong, that big right hand did not land flushly it slided right off the eye lid then after that when they clinched a big head butt was there, but the actually cut was caused by that right hand lennox brought around and slid across he face during the clinch.
klitschko lost cause of a cut, has happened before and will happen again. this whol argument is only here cause of the fact lewis was about to go ( or vitali whatever side your on) if klitschko was winning 6 rounds to 0 then peopel wil lsay lewis was saved by the cut, if lewis was wiining then it would be liek he was gonan KO klitschko anyway.
Come on, lets not start bringing pictures into it! http://www.boxing.de/all_images/Klitschko-Lewis-AP-450.jpg
Ouch!! That pic really illustrates Klits punches. Alas, the record stands. Lewis TKO 6. i believe Klit would win a rematch but its not going to happen. Drop the dead ghost!
It seems that Lennox's got a tooth against Vitali.
Come on, lets not start bringing pictures into it! http://www.boxing.de/all_images/Klitschko-Lewis-AP-450.jpg
This whole topic is rediculous already! I realize Lewis is just answering questions that are asked of him everytime he is interviewed, but he is trying to draw this picture of himself like we are blind and didn't see the fight! This fight was non-stop action from the opening bell (which Lewis is not too keen on!). Vitali was getting the better of Lewis and even staggered him in round 2. You could see in Lewis' face the urgency of the situation that was put on him. I realize that Lewis was not prepared for Vitali, but he still should have been in top condition since he was supposed to fight Johnson on that same evening, so STFU about Lewis being unprepared! Vitali was not training to fight Lennox Lewis, but still came in top condition! Bad conditioning is not an excuse when you have a scheduled fight, it's stupidity!!! For the last few years even right before the Vitali fight, commentators, Manny Steward and many boxing people have said that Lewis has gotten better in his late 30's! His age was not a factor in this fight! Lewis was murdering his competition leading up to the Johnson (Vitali) fight!
As far as Vitali being washed up as the fight progressed, I have no idea what the hell Lewis was talking about! If anything Lewis was dragging himself around the ring. Vitali was definitely fighting differently than in the first couple of rounds due to the fact that he couldn't see out of one eye anymore, but he was still fighting and staying in there evenly with Lewis at the time of the stoppage! Lewis as the champ, should have given Vitali an immediate rematch since his win was technical, questionable and the majority of viewers and the judges said that VK was winning at the time of the stoppage!!
Vitali is not guilty of bothering poor Lewis and making excuses about anything! Vitali has been pushing for the rematch since the time of the stoppage in the ring because he is (obviously and understandably) disappointed in the outcome! IMO Lewis should have wanted it as well! Lewis has had enough and that is cool and understandable, but he must start rephrasing himself when faced with these questions concerning Vitali or else make the comeback! Talk is cheap!
i thought it was good fight and its hard to say what would have happened had it gone on... lewis was making a comeback, but he was also looking very tired... his age and the fact that he was a little overweight might have ended up playing a factor...
from the replays, i thought the cut was cause by a punch that mostly missed, but caught VK with the side of glove and cut him... i had no problem with the stoppage, although i wanted see more...
in a rematch I have to favor VK, even if it was fought immediately after the 1st fight... lewis has to be aggressive against VK and that's not his style, it opens him up to being hit alot more than he's used too... lewis likes to try and box, but against VK he presses the action to try and get him out of his comfort zone and tire him...
also, i dont see how a guy(VK) with so many late round KO's has a percieved stamina problem....
LL beat VK and could do it again, but he has nothing else to prove, he was a great HW champ, now it's time for VK to make his mark. LL can say whatever he want's like he said, the fights was stopped by a cut that he created, and and continue to damage throughout the fight. It was clear that LL's punches where much more effective than VK's, thats y he won. VK should be happy that the fight was stopped and happy that LL retired when he did.
that's correct,it dosn't matter who is winning a fight, if the guy was cut very bad it had to be stoped, vitali wold have had no face left if it went on much longer, yes he gave lennox a tough fight but that means nothing if the guy was cut to pieces
Vitali should just stop with all the Lewis bullshit and stop making excuses about bullshit injuries he has suffered and just fight Rahman. This whole incident is starting to sound as though Vitali is ducking Rahman.