The biggest point in that fight was that Vitali was winning and lost on a technicality. And, there should have been a rematch.
There should have been a rematch but Lennox still stopped Vitali in the fight.
I find it funny Ward gets more credit it seems in beating Kessler than Calzaghe. I remember people saying Kessler is a bum but all of a sudden it is a great win for Ward.
Kessler is a better win for Ward than anyone on Vitali's resume. Point blank.
But beating Kessler doesn't make Andre an all-time great. Just like it didn't make Calzaghe an all-time great either.
Why not blame Lewis? He walked out after saying before the fight that he was in the prime of his powers and then afterwards be decides to duck out on one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in years for his highest purse ever after Vitali patted him up.
He was chicken sh*t and you know it.
Lots of fighters say they are at their best when they clearly aren't. Lewis saying so means little.
Vitali lost on cuts. He was winning the fight 2 to 1 on the cards and in connects. There should have been a rematch. I'm not saying he didn't lose fair and square, I'm just saying that Lennox ducked a rematch and he did it because he knew he lost the battle that night.
I can agree that a rematch would have been nice, and should have happened, but I don't blame Lewis, he had nothing left to prove in his career, and at that point obviously didn't care about opinion or proving anyone wrong that criticized him.
The biggest point in that fight was that Vitali was winning and lost on a technicality. And, there should have been a rematch.
The real point is that Vitali lost point blank period!!!! Ppl need to accept it. Im tired of this. If you need to use an "if" when explaining why a fight shoulda won or woulda won there is no need to explain. Should he have gotten a rematch? probably, but end the end Vitali ended up a champion so ppl need to get over it(not u bruh, just ppl that are still bring this **** up)
A technicality? He lost because Lewis was in the process of ripping his face off. It's ridiculous that so many people pretend that Vitali was dominating, and the fight got stopped for a bogus reason.
JayDee2700 and bojangles1987 both clearly know what's up. The point is Lewis was within 2 rounds of PERMANENTLY blinding Vitali and knocking him clean out.
Klitlickers would rather die than admit this.
The biggest point in that fight was that Vitali was winning and lost on a technicality. And, there should have been a rematch.
A technicality? He lost because Lewis was in the process of ripping his face off. It's ridiculous that so many people pretend that Vitali was dominating, and the fight got stopped for a bogus reason.
The biggest point in that fight was that Vitali was winning and lost on a technicality. And, there should have been a rematch.
The real point is that Vitali lost point blank period!!!! Ppl need to accept it. Im tired of this. If you need to use an "if" when explaining why a fight shoulda won or woulda won there is no need to explain. Should he have gotten a rematch? probably, but end the end Vitali ended up a champion so ppl need to get over it(not u bruh, just ppl that are still bring this **** up)
I don't know why so many Klitschko fans bring up the Lewis fight. Yes, Vitali did well against Lewis early in the fight but Lennox still stopped him. If the fight would've continued, Vitali may have ended up blind, thank goodness that didn't happen.
Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis
THE FACTS
Vitali took the fight on just 10 days notice.
Vitali was clearly winning the fight 4-2 on all 3 scorecards at the time of the controversial doctor stoppage. Lewis barely survived the 2nd round and almost got KO'd, he was badly hurt, holding on for dear life, wobbling everywhere and staggering around the ring like a drunk. Lewis was badly hurt several times in the fight and was getting outslugged, outworked, outmuscled, outlanded and outboxed by Vitali.
punches landed
Vitali 156
Lewis 102
Lewis was exhausted, worn down and hurt from the accumulation of punches and was ready to get KTFO again, he collapsed onto his stool at the end of the 6th round, Vitali was clearly the fresher of the two, he was a man on a mission and would've KO'd Lewis for sure if the fight had continued.
After the fight, Vitali intimidated the shit out of Lewis and made him look like a bitch.
All the fans at Staples Center cheered for Vitali and booed Lewis after the fight.
Lewis promised Vitali a rematch.
Vitali destroyed Kirk Johnson in 2 rounds and called out Lewis again in the post fight interview. The scared Lewis retired shortly after that fight.
Lewis turned down 40 million dollars for a rematch and retired like a coward because he knew he would get destroyed by Vitali.
Vitali dominated Lewis, whooped his ass and scared him into retirement.
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George Foreman: "Vitali was winning the fight. Lewis got lucky. There has to be a rematch!"
Jim Lampley: "A lucky escape for Lewis who was clearly losing the fight"
Even Emanuel Steward was upset and pissed off at Lewis for blatantly ducking a Vitali rematch.
Lewis is scared to death of Vitali.
Totally agree. Lewis should have at least given Vitali the rematch he deserves. Lewis was extremely lucky he won that fight, Vitali was beating the crap out of him.
More FACTS
Vitali wasn't even in his prime yet.
- He is unbeatable
- He is the most intimidating HW of all time
you aren't allowed to use the word fact anymore till you prove you understand its meaning.
Against a soft opponent, and Kessler had been inactive for a full year before that.
Yes you did.
Don't you remember, before Ward's win over Mikkel, you used to ridicule Kessler?
But if it had been Ward or some other American who beat him, Lacy would have been "a win over a top fighter" right?
You liked Lacy before he lost to Joe, didn't you?
you said he was inactive and i proved he wasn't. he just fought 2 months ago. hence NOT INACTIVE.
no i don't remember that because you made that up.
why would beating lacy be a good win for anyone? his resume was trash and he struggled with c level guys like omar sheika. a guy with a lot of hype is not the same as a top fighter.
no i didn't like lacy. that's like saying i like broner right now. i don't like unproven hype machines. pay attention.
Vitali's annihilation of Lennox Lewis and ownage of Chris Byrd are marquee wins that put him ahead of Ward
LOL, I think you should go watch that fight again. It was Vitali who got annihilated. Sure he had success in the beginning but as the fight went on he was taking a lot of punishment. I would say Ward has the better names but Vitali has the greater legacy as of now. In a few years I could easily see Ward surpassing Vitali though. Who knows though we'll just have to wait and see.
Why do you say a slightly faded, inactive version of Kessler is a "top fighter" on Ward's resume, but a prime Kessler is "just another bum" on Calzaghe's resume?
Do you go by a double standard?
kessler wasn't inactive he just fought 2 months before he faced ward. i never say kessler is a bum on calzaghe's resume. it's his best legit win. a guy like lacy was a bum because his resume was terrible.
Lol, Vital iIS the best guy in the division. Can't fight his brother and was beating an ATG in LL.
Kessler and Froch are hardly ATG's bud.
vitali is the best in the division? not even close. wlad has 3 belts, has a much better resume especially as of late, and is the ring recognized champ.
he could fight his brother but he won't
was being the key word until he lost
vitali still has no marquee wins and ward has 2 even if kessler and froch aren't all time greats they were still top fighters. vitali is 0-2 vs top fighters. longevity and easy title defenses don't impress me.
you racist dumb fu.cks who try to stay freedom doesn't like ward keep forgetting that ward is 50% white and gets more from his WHITE FATHER who was a boxer than he does from his mother so don't try to insinuate there's any racial reason freedom wouldn't like ward considering he's half white
If you think Tunney looks at Ward as white you are pretty damn stupid.
Vitali
Samuel Peter
Chris Arreola
Tomasz Adamek
Shannon Briggs
LENNOX LEWIS- even tho he lost and he did lose he was putting up a pretty good fight...
Ward
Carl Froch
Mikkel Kessler
Arthur Abraham
Sakio Bika
Edison Miranda
Pretty close actually. I'd favor Ward slightly.
I still would to tho
I didn't say he didn't like him because of his race.
well I apologize if that's the case but seemed to be insinuated, if not you then by the other butthurts
Yes, I think it has everything to do with Freedom. He's a huge Vitali fan and doesn't seem to like Ward at all. Pretty obvious, but then again I don't really know the thread starter so I wasn't completely sure.
you racist dumb fu.cks who try to stay freedom doesn't like ward keep forgetting that ward is 50% white and gets more from his WHITE FATHER who was a boxer than he does from his mother so don't try to insinuate there's any racial reason freedom wouldn't like ward considering he's half white