"I didn't need to fight [Klitschko] again." Lennox Lewis

**maverock** · 11-28-2010, 01:53 PM

I wonder why though was he waiting around for rematch with a shot Tyson then? Why was Lennox unwilling to cash in a cool $20 million for a rematch with Vitali but he was going to court to force Tyson to get in the ring again and make the same $20 million?

Kinda weird isn't it.

**Joeyzagz** · 11-28-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by BatteredKessler

http://www.skysports.com/video/inlin...,13273,00.html

"So you know when it came time to say well do I want to fight Klitschko again I'm thinking, at my worst, at my worst, I beat Klitschko, and look what I did to his face, and you know we're at this level, this is my worst, just think if I would train just a little bit better, I would beat him, so I didn't need to fight him again."

"What I did to Klitschko, I brought him into the deep end."

Im glad he finally admitted this.

At the time he was ashamed to admit he was past his best, he was ****y in the post fight interview and it made him look bad. If he was simply honest from the start, he would get more credit for his great win over Vitali. WHo was absolute prime at the time.

**strykr619** · 11-28-2010, 02:23 PM

Sure Lennox. What you actually meant to say was "I wouldn't give him a rematch because we would take my crown and tarnish my legacy"

Lennox Lewis Was losing on all cards and got away with a fraud win. Of course he didn't want the rematch. Vitali would have put him thru the meat grinder for a 11 rounds then KO him.

**Joeyzagz** · 11-28-2010, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by maverock

I wonder why though was he waiting around for rematch with a shot Tyson then? Why was Lennox unwilling to cash in a cool $20 million for a rematch with Vitali but he was going to court to force Tyson to get in the ring again and make the same $20 million?

Kinda weird isn't it.

The Tyson rematch negotiations were in Jan of 2003, before he even fought Vitali. In the interview he explains that he had a personal vendetta against Tyson, and that he was his main motivation to train hard. Once Tyson faded away, so did Lennox's passion for the sport.

Lennox was fat, old and unmotivated against Vitali yet still won.

Lennox's worst > Vitali's best.....It makes no sense for an even older and more unmotivated Lennox to give him a rematch.

**Pullcounter** · 11-28-2010, 02:31 PM

an in shape lewis beats vitaly, but I think lewis knew he was on his last legs already.

he's smart for getting out while on top and not coming back.

**Tiozzo** · 11-28-2010, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by strykr619

Sure Lennox. What you actually meant to say was "I wouldn't give him a rematch because we would take my crown and tarnish my legacy"

Lennox Lewis Was losing on all cards and got away with a fraud win. Of course he didn't want the rematch. Vitali would have put him thru the meat grinder for a 11 rounds then KO him.

meat grinder ? sounds like something the face of Vitali had to go through, thanks to Lewis (see JoeyZagz sig

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**Dirk Diggler UK** · 11-28-2010, 02:51 PM

Waits for SteelHammer to enter with "the truth"...

**Tiozzo** · 11-28-2010, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK

Waits for SteelHammer to enter with "the truth"...

hahaha

that won't happen, he and his alts are on ignore

so he'll just have to read this and shove it

**Tiozzo** · 11-28-2010, 03:03 PM

btw, the interview is 30 minutes long and is worth watching in its whole... Klitschko is just one topic among others...

"I didn't need to fight [Klitschko] again." Lennox Lewis