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I found this article on sky news website. 2-19-05
"Vitali Klitschko has accused Lennox Lewis of running scared.
The world heavyweight champion says the 38-year-old Briton retired from the sport in February 2004 to avoid a rematch with him - and is still too scared to face him today.
Lewis was reported to be considering a comeback a month ago but has since quashed the rumours.
And according to Klitschko, it was because he does not want to face the 6ft ½ in WBC champion for a second time after the Ukrainian was leading their first meeting before it he was stopped by a cut.
"Lennox Lewis took retirement because he is afraid," Klitschko told Ringside. "He was a afraid of a second match.
"This fight is still very interersting for all boxing fans around the world.
"I don't need Lennox Lewis. Lennox Lewis needs me because Lennox needs to show everybody that he is stronger than me because everyone is doubting it."
Klitschko will make the second defence of his WBC title against Hasim Rahman in April, who of course became only the second man to beat Lewis when he took his undisputed heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout back in 2001.
Lewis avenged the defeat seven months later, but the current champion says he will take less than the four rounds the Briton needed to beat him.
And he is adamant that as long as he remains the heavyweight champion of the world, Lewis will not want a rematch.
"Lennox is hoping somebody beats me and the fight will not be so inetresting," he said. "But I am the goal for everyone, the heavyweight champion of the world, and everbody wants to beat me. I will try and keep this title for a long time."
"I don't want to make the same mistake as Lennox Lewis, he under-estimated Hasim. He didn't prepare it properly but I will be 100 per cent prepared and will show that by beating Rahman faster than he did."
Gotta love it. The Lewis lovers are gonna flip over this one.
"Vitali Klitschko has accused Lennox Lewis of running scared.
The world heavyweight champion says the 38-year-old Briton retired from the sport in February 2004 to avoid a rematch with him - and is still too scared to face him today.
Lewis was reported to be considering a comeback a month ago but has since quashed the rumours.
And according to Klitschko, it was because he does not want to face the 6ft ½ in WBC champion for a second time after the Ukrainian was leading their first meeting before it he was stopped by a cut.
"Lennox Lewis took retirement because he is afraid," Klitschko told Ringside. "He was a afraid of a second match.
"This fight is still very interersting for all boxing fans around the world.
"I don't need Lennox Lewis. Lennox Lewis needs me because Lennox needs to show everybody that he is stronger than me because everyone is doubting it."
Klitschko will make the second defence of his WBC title against Hasim Rahman in April, who of course became only the second man to beat Lewis when he took his undisputed heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout back in 2001.
Lewis avenged the defeat seven months later, but the current champion says he will take less than the four rounds the Briton needed to beat him.
And he is adamant that as long as he remains the heavyweight champion of the world, Lewis will not want a rematch.
"Lennox is hoping somebody beats me and the fight will not be so inetresting," he said. "But I am the goal for everyone, the heavyweight champion of the world, and everbody wants to beat me. I will try and keep this title for a long time."
"I don't want to make the same mistake as Lennox Lewis, he under-estimated Hasim. He didn't prepare it properly but I will be 100 per cent prepared and will show that by beating Rahman faster than he did."
Gotta love it. The Lewis lovers are gonna flip over this one.
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