The Doctor saving Vitali vs Lewis was best thing to happen for VK's "legacy".

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Think about it, lets saythe doc let the fight go on into the 7th, VK was clearly fading to black by the end of the 6th and Lennox looked like he was gaining steam.

If VK came out and after already gotten beaten to a bloody pulp by 6 and then to get KO'd in the 7th, dont you think that would have been worse for his career.

I mean people are already looking and seeing him as a hype job for holding the belt hostage and not defending his belt against a ranked manditory. And then when he did defend it, it was against an WAAAAAY overhyped (by VK fans, to excuse this sorry defense) Danny Williams who just got a win over a "very well done" Tyson, especially when he had Hasim Rahman staring at him in the face. Not to mention all the lame excuse after another for why he WONT defend his belt. And he lost to every top guy he fought, he only beat B or C class fighters. To me he didn't have much of a legacy before he fought LL, only hype.

So like I said, let say LL had KO'D him in a pool of his own blood, he would have been just another body on a long list of exposed foes for Lennox.

The guys only claim to fame is that he won 3 rounds against Lennox Lewis and him acting like a total jackass after losing. No major wins against top opponents, only hype. Except now instead of a bloody KO from Lewis, he has a "contreversial" TKO (the "contraversy" exists in his own mind and his loony fans), but he was gained more hyoe to almost mythic proportions. I read so many threads, "what if VK had came out in the 7th", nevermind that his eyeball and brain was hanging out of his head. And they totally ignore that by the end of the 6th he looked like a guy who runs out of gas in the beggining of a "The Hills Have Eyes" movie.

So the stoppage was actually a good thing for him, probably the best thing to happen his entire career. It saved him from an embarassing and bloody KO, and a lifetime of conversations like this.......



"Vitali who"?



"You know the guy quit against Chris Byrd."



How do you say "No Mas" in Russian?

[revs1227]

why wasnt there a rematch ?
vk would absolutely destroy rahman thats just not funny
vk was ahead on teh scorecards thow
and i didnt see lewis winning that fight had it not been stoped

[PapiShasho]

I'm pretty sure any fighter would rather lose like a man than have the doctor stop your fight in the middle while you're fighting for a championship belt.

What if VK didn't lose and actually won the fight? That's the point, nobody knows what would've happened.

[THe TRiNiTY]

In a certain way, this thread makes sense. Vitali may have won the fight if it went on, but he may have lost HORRIBLY. And where would he be now if that happened? I doubt any thread would be started because of him. The Ring actually called him their champion based off of that fight, and the spirit/skill he showed in it. He MAY have won if it continued, but BECAUSE it didn't he was garunteed respect, especially after the Byrd fight, where many called him a quitter.

[Verstyle]

why wasnt there a rematch ?
vk would absolutely destroy rahman thats just not funny
vk was ahead on teh scorecards thow
and i didnt see lewis winning that fight had it not been stoped

I find it hard to believe that you're from America.

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The Ring actually called him their champion based off of that fight, and the spirit/skill he showed in it.

The Ring called Vitali their champ because he beat Johnson to become the top contender and then beat #3 contender Sanders.

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There is no doubt in my mind that Vitali would have KO'd Lewis in the 7th, Lewis caught a lucky break and escaped a legacy ending nightmare. If Vitali's eye wasn't mutilated he probably would have KO'd Lewis in 4 or 5 rounds. Vitali proved that he had 100 times the heart that Lewis had and a way better chin. Not to mention, Lewis became so scared of Vitali that he ran away and retired like a little ***** even though he was offered 25 million for a rematch. LEWIS IS A COWARD

[WLAD OWNS]

You jealous Klitschko haters also need to stop with this bull**** about Vitali's fight with Chris Byrd. You people try fighting with a dislocated shoulder if you're so brave. Vitali had won every single round in that fight and proved he was superior, Byrd is lucky there wasn't a rematch, but it dosen't matter because WLAD crushed Bryd twice. Byrd is nothing more than one of the Klitschko's personal punching bags.

[adietheforestfa]

There is no doubt in my mind that Vitali would have KO'd Lewis in the 7th, Lewis caught a lucky break and escaped a legacy ending nightmare. If Vitali's eye wasn't mutilated he probably would have KO'd Lewis in 4 or 5 rounds. Vitali proved that he had 100 times the heart that Lewis had and a way better chin. Not to mention, Lewis became so scared of Vitali that he ran away and retired like a little ***** even though he was offered 25 million for a rematch. LEWIS IS A COWARD

You are talking complete ****e.

VK would have, could have , should have.

Under the rules of boxing he lost. simple. get over it.

He Cut my eye, its not fair!!!!!! Sounds like sour g****s to me.

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You are talking complete ****e.

VK would have, could have , should have.

Under the rules of boxing he lost. simple. get over it.

He Cut my eye, its not fair!!!!!! Sounds like sour g****s to me.

Typical for Quitali groupies.

"He could have beat Byrd".

Instead he tore his shoulder and quit.

"He could have beat Lewis"

Instead he had his eye almost taken out and lost fairly.

"He could have beat Rahman"

Instead he cancelled 4 times and retired.

"He could have beat McCline"

Instead he got injured again.