Vitali Klitschko Promises To Stop Juan Carlos Gomez

[Chase8400]

Lennox was fighting better at the time of the stoppage.

If fights were judged on the early rounds only then Judah would be an ATG.

That still didn't answer my question. You saying that Lennox was fighting better at the time of stoppage is only a matter of opinion. I couldn't find a round to give him in the fight. He knew Vitali had his number and that's why he didn't grant the rematch. It is common knowledge in the states.

[RAESAAD]

Gomez is pretty good. This should be an interesting fight. I wish it would have happened 3 or so years back when it was first talked about.....But better late than never. I'll be pulling for Gomez but it's hard to bet against VK at this point.

[Naps]

That still didn't answer my question.

Really? I thought it a was pretty concise response....?

You saying that Lennox was fighting better at the time of stoppage is only a matter of opinion.

Errr, well yeah, I know it is. As is your point of view.......?

Are you still following this discussion or do you have a million other tabs open on your browser distracting you or something?

I couldn't find a round to give him in the fight.

That suprises me. How long have you been watching boxing?

He knew Vitali had his number and that's why he didn't grant the rematch. It is common knowledge in the states.

Must be true then. After all America is the be all and end all of civilisation. I mean, what other nation would have the foresight and gumption to vote bush in....TWICE!! lol.

[RAESAAD]

That still didn't answer my question. You saying that Lennox was fighting better at the time of stoppage is only a matter of opinion. I couldn't find a round to give him in the fight. He knew Vitali had his number and that's why he didn't grant the rematch. It is common knowledge in the states.

Really? I disagree completely. Lennox was defintely starting to land more frequently and likely would have floored him in the next round or two had the fight when on. As far as a rematch....there will always be reasons that people think are why it never happened but if it had and Lennox had a whole camp to prepare for Vitali and not Kirk Johnson....Lennox would have owned him like he did everyone he fought a second time.

[BrooklynBomber]

Gomez ain't no walkover, I expect the fight to be somewhat like Klitschko-Donald.

[dchampishere]

Yeah and before the Sam Peter fight you picked Sam to beat Vitali. Vitali has a 93 percent knockout ratio, so sit down.

i said what? peter beats brother k? no peter got out boxed sparin in top rank gym in vegas all the time so i knew he was going to lose. and i take it you just watch boxing and prob never been in a fight in your life. the difference here is im a fighter and i have no bias on who wins because of someones nationality and if you think gomez is some bum check his am and pro record and watch him fight before you start with some ko% thinking that everyone can be knocked out. so you go sit your ass down somewhere and watch some more t.v.

[VirusTI]

Vitali was ***** smacking Lennox, people from england are poodle *******.

Calz is *****, picking on old men.
Lennox ran to retire rather then fight Klit.

Well... thats all the UK had... Kinda sad

[The Hammer]

I think Vitali will stop him late, but he'll need to be at his best.

Gomez won't be easy - he has excellent skills and underrated power too. He's the only one to score a knockdown against Virchis and against Samil Sam.

Against Virchis he scored a flash knockdown in an early round, very similar to Yusef Mack's knockdown of Librado Andrade. I haven't seen the Sam-Gomez fight, but I read the knockdown happened in the first round. I think his southpaw style confuses his opponents (or confuses their muscle memory) and they get caught off guard, the way Wlad was caught against Sanders.

But I should add, Virchis appeared to be sick in that fight and had lost a lot of his muscle in the weeks leading up to the fight. When I saw what Virchis looked like at the weigh-in, I placed a 50 K bet on Gomez with Boxing2005.

[Dave Rado]

That still didn't answer my question. You saying that Lennox was fighting better at the time of stoppage is only a matter of opinion. I couldn't find a round to give him in the fight. He knew Vitali had his number and that's why he didn't grant the rematch. It is common knowledge in the states.

Knowledge rather than opinion? Where's your proof? Did Lewis say that, or are you psychic?

What Lewis said in the interviews I read was that as things stood, he had won but Vitali had acquitted himself well enough to be accepted as the undisputed champion for the next generation, so it was a good time to pass on the torch. Lewis had under-trained for that fight, and if he were to train properly for a rematch and to win it, and then immediately retire, the heavyweight division would be left in a less healthy state because it would have a less credible champion. And whenever he chose to retire, there would always be someone else calling him out. Seems fair enough to me. I don't see why there's any need for cynicism, and even if you can't help being cynical, your "it is common knowledge" claim requires cast iron proof, not just your say so.

[kingring]

vitali by ko victory by round 8