Lennox Lewis: "I Considered a Comeback"

[beez721]

http://www.youtube.com/v/0em16mPPvR0&rel=1
Lewis vs Golota

Lewis was 32 years old, 244 lbs in this fight,
37 years old, 256 against Vitali (career high).

http://www.youtube.com/v/lq1_IA5Ssbk&rel=1
Lewis vs Vitali HL (music warning)

there's no question he came in too heavy,,,,but heavy and shot are 2 different things

[edgarg]

BEEZ 721 and THE MANCHINE= know exactly what they're talking about. Lewis, just BEFORE the Klitschko fight (I have the interview on tape) said ."I'll have one Klitschko for Breakfast and the other one for lunch" I heard him say this about 20 times. He also said. "I'm still good for a few more years, and getting better all the time". Re Tyson, he had NOTHING left (except the need for a lot of money) in his Lewis fight, which everyone in the boxing world well knew, but Lewis was still afraid to take any chance and proceeded with his usual, stodgy, boring "peck and cross" boxing style, until he was certain that Tyson was only capable of taking shots and couldn't reach him to return any. Just think folks, for a "pugilist specialist" who constantly has to self-praise himself as one of the very best heavyweights EVER (I said "regards himself") and keeps the impossible thought of a "comeback" dangling in front of the public's eyes, knowing well that he has NO intention of doing so, think back on some of his fights. His Holyfield fights, boring and actionless (on his part) to the extreme. any action was initiated by Holyfield, already an old and worn out man who was no longer consistent. His Tua fight, the little guy was about 9 inches shorter and couldn't even reach Lewis's jaw without a stepladder. Full of clinches, holding, wrestling etc, the only action other than an occasional left jab and right cross, being taken by Tua. His Grant fight, where he held Grant behind the head with his left and uppercutted him to a KO with his right-and wasn't DQ. His Mavrovic fight, where he couldn't put away a rank beginner with no experience. One of the most pathetic Heavyweight Title fights on record. I think we all have forgotten about it. Ray Mercer, 7 inches shorter, who was never more than an average good journeyman, but Lewis barely eked out a majority decision, which many thought he'd lost. His fights against Justin Fortune and Lionel Butler.......against WHOM??... Fortune -record 11-2, Butler- record 22-10......hardly ever heard of them. Of course he'd just lost the WBC title by KO 2 to Oliver McCall. AND....lest we forget how he and his management forced the return match against McCall, (who it is said, was brought out of a sanitorium to train), was in the depths of a deep, nervous breakdown, and, in fact, for NO apparent reason, as we all know, broke down again in the ring and began crying...... Yes, Lewis, a unique "PUGILIST SPECIALIST" who eats genuine fighters for breakfasts and lunches. I wonder does he forgo dinner.

[TheGreatA]

Wow someone doesn't seem to like Lennox Lewis.

This reminds me of:

Ali's career was a farce.
He lost to Doug Jones and was awarded a "win."
He lost to Jimmy Young and was awarded a "win."
Joe Frazier knocked Ali flat on his back--and according to the media it never happened.
Ali is the only heavyweight champion in the history of boxing to lose his title to a novice who had only seven fights (Leon Spinks).
Ali struggled for 39 rounds with mediocrity Ken Norton and still hasn't beaten Norton.
Ali won his title on obvious fixes with Liston.
Ali needed extra time between rounds after 185 pound Henry Cooper knocked him down.
The second "fight" with Spinks was an obvious phoney, with Spinks showing up drugged and disoriented.

Cleveland Williams came in on crutches....and No mention that Ali couldn't KO Terrel? And that he was one round from losing the Thrilla in Manilla to Frazier when Futch betrayed Joe and gave the fight to Ali? Not to mention the robbery of the second Ali Frazier fight where Joe was robbed?

Holmes struggled with Mike Weaver, Reynaldo Snipes, Tim Witherspoon and Carl Williams
and never gave any of them a rematch.
But somehow he is one of the "greatest of all time."

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=69355
Here is a biased look at Joe Frazier's career.

You can make any fighter look bad if you are negative enough.


Appreciate.

[Scott9945]

Wow someone doesn't seem to like Lennox Lewis.

This reminds me of:







http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=69355
Here is a biased look at Joe Frazier's career.

You can make any fighter look bad if you are negative enough.

Appreciate.

LOL. It's pretty easy to see through someone who has an obvious agenda.

[Vladimir303]

Wow someone doesn't seem to like Lennox Lewis.

This reminds me of:







http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=69355
Here is a biased look at Joe Frazier's career.

You can make any fighter look bad if you are negative enough.


Appreciate.

Too bad they don't have more Lennox lewis compilations on youtube like they do with Mayweather and others. Even this one wasn't too great.

[boxingknight]

Who do you guys favor in the rematch if it does happen? I would go with vitali by stoppage. Not by ko, I said stoppage, meaning the ref would have to jump in.

[Gorguruga]

Lewis should stay retired, he's cemented his legacy, risking it now would be a mistake. He was a great heavyweight, in his prime among of the greatest of any era. Best fight in my view was Lewis - Rahman II where he showed his "pugilist specialist" skills again after many suspected they had badly faded..

[boxingknight]

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Can you answer my question? And everyone else plz.

[Gorguruga]

Who do you guys favor in the rematch if it does happen? I would go with vitali by stoppage. Not by ko, I said stoppage, meaning the ref would have to jump in.

If they both had an immediate rematch without a tune-up fight I think it could go either way by KO. With a few tune-ups each I would favor Vitali purely because of age. But a prime Lewis vs a prime Vitali, Lewis wins.

[Allucard]

lol,,,, a "shot lewis" that had just looked his best in a one sided thrashing of tyson right before vitali. youre a real piece of work dude

Lenox won, that's all that matters. That TKO in 6 rounds, of Vitali will never gonna go away. Lenox was already 38 at the fight time, Voitali was HW prime at 31. He took a bait in taking young Klitotris, i don't think he will repeat, now at 43. He man said it all. He has a legacy, a legacy where Vitali Klitotri is a WIN. Lewis resume is closed and history about him is already made.