I think some people miss the point about the Lewis Klitschko fight

[Brz_Pugilist]

I have lewis ranked 9th all time but not in the top 5.

[hollister]

LMAO,calling Lewis a coward. ur an idiot.Lewis fought everyone he could, he was dodged by some of the best.So much hate towards a warrior like Lewis!

I'm an idiot? How?

Lewis never gave a rematch in his career to anyone who gave him a good fight, only to the ones who knocked him senseless. If there was no revenge factor in it for Lewis, he was always a "take the money and run" kind of guy. Hell, Ray Mercer was an old man, and still swelled Lewis' head up like a balloon. Rematch?


No.

Lewis knew that old man gave him a run for his money, and he knew it was a good fight, but he didn't want to risk it.

Actions of a true champion?

Of a warrior?

Not to me...

[Upper Cut]

You owe me 10 mil for the Cotto fight homey.

No doubt,

Give me a chance to repay, I bet 20 Mil on that ****** Tyson, which I though was as good as *****g money in the babk.

I won't forget

[paul750]

Ray mercer wasn't an old man, he was probably just at his peak when he fought lewis, a lot of heavyweights reach their peak when they're about 35, Mercer was as good as just about any other heavyweights at that moment in time.

[Brz_Pugilist]

WTF u talking about.He fought everyone, it wasnt his fault that Bowe was a *****, that Tyson didnt want to fight him in 96.Again, Lewis ddint dodge anyone.

The bottom line is Mercer wasnt a big money fight.Again Lewis is a top 10 heavyweight, something Vitali has to work on before we hail him as one of the best!

[Bozo_no no]

The bottom line is Mercer wasnt a big money fight.

But Lewis did fight Mercer in a competitive fight...

[hollister]

Ray mercer wasn't an old man, he was probably just at his peak when he fought lewis, a lot of heavyweights reach their peak when they're about 35, Mercer was as good as just about any other heavyweights at that moment in time.

Alright, my mistake, I stand corrected. But still, why no rematch? I never thought it was a shutout by any means, actually thought it was a good fight...

[Brz_Pugilist]

Agreed, it was a good fight.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Why would anyone compare compare a retired HW hero to someone who just started?

Just because he has the WBC belt?
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[paul750]

Alright, my mistake, I stand corrected. But still, why no rematch? I never thought it was a shutout by any means, actually thought it was a good fight...

i think it's fair to say that lewis was not a risk taker, but that fight wasn't a title fight and lewis probably just thought it wasn't worth the risk again, anyway that's a different matter to the one in this thread