Lennox Lewis about the Klitschkos

Q: Lennox, I know you fought Vitali I guess about six or seven years ago. And I'm wondering if – I know you've probably followed his career. I think you pay close attention to what's going on. How would you assess what he has done from the time of his defeat against you to when you retired and then claiming the title going through a bunch of defenses since he's – you know having a long layoff, coming back winning several defenses. Where does his legacy stack up, in your opinion, in heavyweights, whether it's compared to yourself, compared to his brother? Lennox Lewis: Yes, I think it stacks up very high. To comeback from a layoff like he did, and to have just a tremendous fight winning the championship back again is a tremendous accomplishment. And even to continue winning at this – at the age he's at and still have the drive that he does is amazing. So I think he does stack up, and you know in history, these things are going to be definitely noted. Q: Would you consider this, right now, the era of the Klitschkos? And do you – would you induct them into the Hall of Fame, you being in there? Lennox Lewis: It is definitely the era of the Klitschkos. The fact is that both of them hold titles and they're really the kings of the heavyweight division right now. And as far as the Hall of Fame, that's an automatic question. You know whenever have we had two heavyweight brothers ever holding titles at the same time? I mean, that's an award in itself. So, yes, I would definitely induct them on just that premise alone. It doesn't reflect very well on the Klitschko haters, when a great champion gives them their due credit, yet they refuse and act all the time like whiny bitches, huh? :D

Comments (10)

Pirao

The Federer example is 100% correct. All the American Sampras fans started to bash Federer with "weak era' and "clown era" arguments as soon as he closed in on Pete's records. It's just sour grapes. Yep. I find it funny how they try to appear unbiased yet their arguments have no basis whatsoever. Maybe if it had been the 1st time I see americans (some of them, not all of course) cry "weak era", I may have been fooled, but I've seen it before and oh, surprise! It follows the same pattern ie. some not american guy taking over a sport that americans were dominating previously. I really don't understand why it's so hard for some guys to give credit to foreign athletes :dunno:

15y ago

SCtrojansbaby

Eddie Chambers David Haye Hasim Rahman>>>>>Leon Spinks Mike Weaver and Trevor Berbick

15y ago

Pirao

Wind your neck in man If you were to ask boxing fans if this era of HW's is one of if not the worst the vast majority would say it is. The fact that Cris Arreola, Kevin Johnson, Eddie Chambers, Shannon Briggs, Albert Sosnowski and fighters of that ilk are top contenders says it all IMO. Chisora is 14-0 and he was going getting a pop at Wlad, why? Because the division is a big pile of steaming ****e outside of the Klits. It's full of ex Cruisers and old men, it's like ****ing pensioners day out with Holyfield and Ruiz fighting for titles. Most boxing fans are bitter americans that miss the days when they dominated the HW division, their opinions are irrelevant to the facts, and the facts are that when a guy/team is dominating, people who don't like him/them will cry out "weak era" to feel vindicated. It's happened in tennis when Federer started breaking Sampras records, and it's happening in boxing :wave:

15y ago

SCtrojansbaby

The Larry Holmes era was WAAAAAAAAAAAY worse then this era

15y ago

Trigg

Since you are so sure, I'm sure you'll have proof. No? Oh, that's too bad. Wind your neck in man If you were to ask boxing fans if this era of HW's is one of if not the worst the vast majority would say it is. The fact that Cris Arreola, Kevin Johnson, Eddie Chambers, Shannon Briggs, Albert Sosnowski and fighters of that ilk are top contenders says it all IMO. Chisora is 14-0 and he was going getting a pop at Wlad, why? Because the division is a big pile of steaming ****e outside of the Klits. It's full of ex Cruisers and old men, it's like ****ing pensioners day out with Holyfield and Ruiz fighting for titles.

15y ago

Pirao

How the **** am i an idiot? Are you seriously trying to tell me that this era of HW's isn't one of the worst ever. :ugh: Since you are so sure, I'm sure you'll have proof. No? Oh, that's too bad.

15y ago

SonnyboyReturns

Good to see sportsmanship from both boxers. It's a shame the Klitscko's are in one of the worst heavyweight eras.

15y ago

Trigg

One of the idiots, I see. How the **** am i an idiot? Are you seriously trying to tell me that this era of HW's isn't one of the worst ever. :ugh:

15y ago

Pirao

goes both ways, lennox and vitali both gave each other respect and props, it was nice to see. but both sets of fans turned it into an argument again. Of course, Lennox was a great champion. They're both great champions. It's not their fault that they're the dominant force in the worst heavyweight era ever. Two classy guys to boot. One of the idiots, I see.

15y ago

Trigg

They're both great champions. It's not their fault that they're the dominant force in the worst heavyweight era ever. Two classy guys to boot.

15y ago