Is Lennox insecure with his greatness? Does he feel Wlad may be stepping on his toes?

how come lewis was only unfit and unprepared on the three occasions that he looked like shit? what a coincidence :ugh:he looked amazing physically against mccall but got caught with a decent shot. he lost via ko. not disputing the loss. theres no denying that he wasnt as prepared for rahman as he should of been, he did some filming for oceans 11 and didnt do altitude training but that was also his own fault so again, not disputing the loss. but he got vitali on two weeks notice, after hed not bothered to prepare for a very shit kirk johnson (see his fight against vitali ? what a joke). yet again that was his own fault, but the result was he beat vitali so bad his face was a complete mess, vitali lost. and lewis has had many crap nights, but he did beat all the best fighters on offer, which wlad hasnt even come closeto doing yet.

lennox dominated the heavyweight division for almost 10 years in a very good era. wlad is dominating in one of the worst heavyweight eras in history the era was pretty good when lewis was just starting but bowe,,,holy and tyson were on the downside when lewis was at his best

the stiff chinny european is better than lennox lewis hahahahahaha after seeing the mess that an unfit and unprepared lewis made of vitali what makes you think he retired rather than fight vitali ? and dont give me the "ahead on scorecards" bullshit. scorecards dont win you fights if u get stopped because ur face is inferior lol Lewis is just as chinny as anyone, or did ya miss Rahman vs Lewis 1 ???

Before anyone jumps the gun and decides to respond to my thread just based on the title... read below first! ---------------- I don't want to spam the forum with another Klitschko thread, but this is more about Lewis. Most of Wlad's fights, Merchant likes to press Lewis' buttons.. "Lennox, you had the most dominant jab in the division at your time. Wlad has the most dominant jab now. Do you think his jab is as great as yours was?" Lewis: "I wouldn't exactly say he jabs like me {smirk}, but he definitely has a good jab" Lampley: "Lennox, Wlad has the same trainer, a member of our HBO crew, a legendary Emanuel Steward, as you did. A lot of people say he fights similar you to your style, what do you think Lennox" and on and on.... (Note: These are not the exact quotes, but we all heard them and know what I'm talking about) I believe deep inside Lewis doesn't support, or even like Wlad. I mean it's silly to say, but may he possibly feel challenged by Wlad's accomplishments and future possibilities? I mean remember the Rocky V... when Rocky was already an old dog.. and everything was about Tommy? Tommy this, Tommy that. Can Lewis feel the same way now that Wlad is getting most of the attention and recognition in the HW? http://www.fightnews.com/1photos/wlad_wins25.jpghttp://www.fightnews.com/1photos/wlad_wins21.jpghttp://www.fightnews.com/1photos/wlad_wins30.jpghttp://www.fightnews.com/1photos/wlad_wins28.jpg lennox dominated the heavyweight division for almost 10 years in a very good era. wlad is dominating in one of the worst heavyweight eras in history

i'd ike to know how do you get your information.... and for the record, i like Wlad, but he got nothing on Lennox.... that is all... he's got a better left hand than lewis. achievment wise youre right though. long ways to go before you can put him with lewis

how come lewis was only unfit and unprepared on the three occasions that he looked like shit? what a coincidence :ugh: I, like everyone else on this site like making excuses for my favorite fighters so hear goes. He weighed in over 250 only twice in his career and looked a bit tubby in the first Rahman fight and the Klitschko battle. Dress it up any you choose, he WAS overweight...fat bastard.

the stiff chinny european is better than lennox lewis hahahahahaha after seeing the mess that an unfit and unprepared lewis made of vitali what makes you think he retired rather than fight vitali ? and dont give me the "ahead on scorecards" bullshit. scorecards dont win you fights if u get stopped because ur face is inferior lol how come lewis was only unfit and unprepared on the three occasions that he looked like shit? what a coincidence :ugh:

no, he doesn't need o be affraid, because lewis beat some great and dangerous fighters, wlad doens't have too face that good opponents because this era is a little more weak, but it's getting better in recent time

I don't know if this is an original opinion or not, as I did not read all 65 posts preceeding this. But I can envision a scenario (e.g. Wlad dominates the division) whereby Lennox returns to the ring to reclaim past glory against him.

Lennox is coming to terms with it. Two years ago it was obvious he resented the Klits. He is a touch insecure, and as Wladdy improves and it becomes clearer the new guy is better than Len, it might become hard to swallow for him again.the stiff chinny european is better than lennox lewis hahahahahaha Yea, he retired rather than rematch Vitali. You think he was happy about that? after seeing the mess that an unfit and unprepared lewis made of vitali what makes you think he retired rather than fight vitali ? and dont give me the "ahead on scorecards" bullshit. scorecards dont win you fights if u get stopped because ur face is inferior lol

like what? and if he does say somethings, it's because HBO wants him to say it, but you can hear in the intonation of his voice.... I mean there is nothing wrong with him being THE MAN, wanting to be THE MAN and not to be replaced. It's only natural i'd ike to know how do you get your information.... and for the record, i like Wlad, but he got nothing on Lennox.... that is all...

I don't understand this thread at all, Lewis always says nice stuff about Wlad, he actually overrates Wlad, if he was insecure he would've not say anything nice about Wlad. like what? and if he does say somethings, it's because HBO wants him to say it, but you can hear in the intonation of his voice.... I mean there is nothing wrong with him being THE MAN, wanting to be THE MAN and not to be replaced. It's only natural

I dont think he could really care less. He went through years in the ring achieving what he did, he retired happy about what he had done, why should he resent anyone else doing the best they can also. One thing Wlad can never do, beat Vitali who everyone thinks is the tougher man of the 2 brothers and would of always beaten wlad, Lewis beat him while at his oldest. Yea, he retired rather than rematch Vitali. You think he was happy about that?

I'm willing to bet that if Wlad unifies the division in the next year, Lewis comes out of retirement. If he does, he'll have to go through Vitali first.

I think the short answer to your question would be a resounding.......... Definitely!!!!

Ross Purrity KO'd Wlad and he has like 20 losses. So dont even go there, you know that logic does'nt work, And Lewis avenged both of his losses by KO, Wlad has avenged 1 of them and needed his elder brother to avenge the other two, the same elder brother who got stopped by Lennox Lewis and is generally regarded as the tougher one out of the two Klitschko brothers. Wlad was not very wise at those days... Lewis avenged, and I was more shocked that he go KO'd by Rahman, than i was that Wlad streamed out with Purity/Brewster..I was not shocked that Corrie beat him, cause that's what Joe went thru vs Foreman...I was shocked then too. Wlad of now has improved alot....The Wlad of back then would never have beaton Peter, nor the Brewster of 7-7-07 The guys from Russia/Ukrane never had the opportunity to box as City kids have.in USA..Now that it is nearly a level playing field...times have changed a bit ( for now anyway ) Wlads' career aint over yet...he can still get dethroned...falter...or clean house. NO comparrisons SHOULD be made till then...it's dumb to do that. If ya wanna look back..Ali was always great, but in HIS early days, he was nearly KO'd by 180 pound Henry Cooper. He almost loss that, and 180 pound cooper couldn't KO any heavy of today, not even Wlad...so like I said, ALWAYS wait till career is done, THEN compare them

Lennox is coming to terms with it. Two years ago it was obvious he resented the Klits. He is a touch insecure, and as Wladdy improves and it becomes clearer the new guy is better than Len, it might become hard to swallow for him again.

I think Lennox Lewis is very proud, that Wlad Klitschko will box like Lewis did. He was the man you beat his brother. And Wladimir wants to box like Lewis.

Seconded, this guy actually saw the fight like I did. Too many people keep talking shit about things they have no idea about. The funniest was hearing how "Puritty knocked Wlad out with a hard right hand" hahahahahahhaha morons. Wlad collapsed with exhaustion and couldn't even stand on his feet because he punched himself out. Haters just amaze me day in, and day out. Good to see your replies...you always make sense. ( I'm still amazed on your Maskaev/Peter assesment ) :beerchug:

try watching it with your eyes open next time ( if you even watched it) it was an obvious fluke. inexperienced fighter thats never been past 6 rounds simply doesnt pace himself and gasses. it was a fluke periodit was tongue in cheek mate