Who makes boxing look bad, Vitaly or Mike ?

[ejk22]

I watched that fight twice and the second time I noticed Vitali slowing because he was exhausted as was Lewis but I think it was only a matter of time before Vitali would have gone down more from exhaustion rather than a pounding. I think Lewis ring experience in big fights would have helped him prevail even though he was tired.

[Neuraxis]

They only reason why Lewis went at Vitaly is because he wasn't in shape. The reason he wasn't in shape is because he wasn't taking the man he was supposed to fight the night seriously. That wasn't Vitaly fault but I think a in shape Lewis beats Vitaly. You have to remember when Lewis feels their is danger most of the time he comes in serious and ready to kick ass. He would box Vitaly and maybe stop him.

If this were true shouldn't Lewis have fought Vitali and proven that he would have had no trouble beating Vitali while in shape?

[guru]

If this were true shouldn't Lewis have fought Vitali and proven that he would have had no trouble beating Vitali while in shape?

i think lewis realizes he would have to train hard to beat VK and that was something lewis just was not interested in doing... lewis and manny have admitted they underestimated VK, so I'm sure they know lewis would have to go balls to wall in training to beat him....

[Neuraxis]

I guess Lewis and Corrie Sanders have been hanging out way too much. Either way he should have retired right after the fight, and not sat around classlessly instead of hording the belt for 8 months waiting to see if Vitali would lose to Johnson first.

[tracylee]

Classless? Lewis may be many things, but classless is not one of them. Regardless of him rematching Vitali or not, few boxer's have displayed more class in and out of the ring than Lewis over the years. Him taking his time in making a life altering decision doesnt lower his class and erase his accomplishments. He's not the first to take time deciding, and he sure wont be the last.

[ejk22]

Lewis is one boxer I respect alot. He carried himself properly in and out of the ring. The only thing that bugged me about Lewis was that he refused to fight both Byrd and Ruiz and instead relinquished his belts. I know he was not scared of those two clowns.

[jack_the_rippuh]

I agree, the Klitschkos make boxing look bad.

[Neuraxis]

Regardless of how he has handled himself before I am talking about how he handled his retirement. Try to stick to the subject matter. So going back on your word is now not classless as well as waiting to see if Vitali lost? Please, he could have and should have handled his retirement much better, and it is going to forever stain his legacy.

[tracylee]

Regardless of how he has handled himself before I am talking about how he handled his retirement. Try to stick to the subject matter. So going back on your word is now not classless as well as waiting to see if Vitali lost? Please, he could have and should have handled his retirement much better, and it is going to forever stain his legacy.

His retirement is his business, not Vitali's or anyone else's....him deciding not to rematch doesnt make him scared or classless. It may stain his legacy in your eye's but not in mine. The way Vitali has whined over the whole thing stain's his image in my eye's.

[psychopath]

Friends, I have a strong feeling that Lewis will be out there again in the very near future and that Klitscho rematch will be a reality.