Was Lennox Lewis shot when he fought Vitali?

[KnockoutTheFat]

well, if he was then the corner did a good job on covering up the wound up nicely

All I'm gonna say is that his peak was around the time he fought Golota and Holyfield.

[TheManchine]

Im sure he realized he was past his best and would lose to a fully prepared Vitaly. Thats why I commend him on retiring. He knew he was past it. Why go out a loser?
We all would have loved to see a rematch, but LL did the best thing he could do for himself at that stage of his career. Do you not agree with this Herbert?

i do agree, i think it was probably a wise move from Lewis,

but 25+ million dollars to take another L would be tempting

[Phil McRevis]

Lewis was past his best and knew it.
That is why he retired like he said he always would.
At his best he would have wiped the floor with Vitali.
He was one of few who went out on top with his faculties.

[JAB5239]

i do agree, i think it was probably a wise move from Lewis,

but 25+ million dollars to take another L would be tempting

Touche'!!

[ReadyUp]

i would be embarassed to call that a victory if i were him, its not somthing i would be proud of,

Lewis knew he would lose to a fully prepared Vitali so he retired,

Lewis wasn't fully prepared either. He was supposed to fight Kirk Johnson.

Lennox would have won the fight had it not got stopped on cuts anyways. Vitali had his chances early then Lewis started taking control.

[Ray Ray]

I wouldnt call it shot...Its more like he lost interest in fighting at that high level...He was not hungry it seemed and he didnt have the drive in him (just my personal opinion)

[The Gully Gad]

He did look fat though for the fight.
He was carrying some extra weight around 4sure.

Looked like he had proved all he needed to prove by then and his heart
didnt seem in that fight

[Naps]

Im sure he realized he was past his best and would lose to a fully prepared Vitaly. Thats why I commend him on retiring. He knew he was past it. Why go out a loser?
We all would have loved to see a rematch, but LL did the best thing he could do for himself at that stage of his career. Do you not agree with this Herbert?

He wasn't shot, he just forgot to train.

[Joe2608]

He wasn't shot but he was definatley past his best days.

[DuttyAlacrity]

on the downside? .. yes... Shot? that's a bit of a stretch