Funny how Lewis fans justify.........

[Grimmer]

Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis

THE TRUTH

Vitali took the fight on just 10 days notice.

Vitali was clearly winning the fight 4-2 on all 3 scorecards at the time of the controversial doctor stoppage. Lewis was badly hurt and was staggering around the ring like a drunk, he barely survived the 2nd round. Lewis was getting outboxed, outworked, outlanded and was hurt several times in the fight.

punches landed

Vitali 156

Lewis 102


Lewis was exhausted, worn down and hurt from the accumulation of punches and was ready to get KTFO again, he collapsed onto his stool at the end of the 6th round, Vitali was the fresher of the two, he was a man on a mission and would've KO'd Lewis for sure if the fight had continued.

All the fans at Staples Center cheered for Vitali and booed Lewis after the fight.

Lewis promised Vitali a rematch.

Vitali destroyed Kirk Johnson in 2 rounds and called out Lewis again in the post fight interview. The scared Lewis retired shortly after that fight.

Lewis turned down 30 million dollars for a rematch and retired like a coward because he knew he would get destroyed by Vitali.

Vitali dominated Lewis and scared his bitch ass into retirement.



George Foreman: "Vitali was winning the fight. Lewis got lucky. There has to be a rematch!"

Jim Lampley: "A lucky escape for Lewis who was clearly losing the fight"

Even Emanuel Steward was upset and pissed off at Lewis for blatantly ducking a Vitali rematch.

Lewis is scared to death of Vitali.

I'm sure 90% of your post count is made up of this post.

[jimmy1569]

So are you saying that Sam Peter is on the same level that Vitali and Lennox were? I specifically said Young ATG vs OLD ATG Peter is a D class fighter who barely beat Maskaev.

Lennox had defeated everyone he ever faced by 2004 and had no reason to really continue on. Vitali has every reason to continue on because he failed in his PRIME when it mattered most. He failed where every other young atg succeeded..Marciano beats old Louis, Holmes beats old Ali but Vitali couldnt handle old Lennox..

Its embarassing really....he is the only one who failed

Let's stop with the Myth THAT LeWIS beat everyone he ever faced. The Mccall victory is even more tainted than the Klitschko one. I love how everyone says he avenged Mccall when he did anything but. The RAHMAN revenge fight was very impressive... that's what I CALL payback.. but not WHEN mCCALL is not fit to fight & you get awarded a Tko because Oliver is supposed to be in a drug rehab center & nowhere near a boxing ring. If I WERE LENNOX i would be ashamed to even claim the W ...so we have 2 fighters who HE really didn't beat but states Tko NEXT TO HIS WIN COLUMN & hE lost the Holyfield sequal.... that was clearly a makeup call.. Yes LENNOX has dominant wins on his resume but alot of shady ones... the Mercer fight could've gone either way... you get my point.

[jimmy1569]

How can you start your post with "THE TRUTH" then state that the stoppage was controversial? You didn't have to be a doctor to know that the fight was stopped correctly. That eye looked ugly.

Oh, by the way, Lewis also took the fight on just 10 days notice.

It's controversial when Klitschko is still defending himself & 3 minutes from turning it into an automatic W.

[sweetpea87]

Justify what? He won the fight by stoppage.

[Grimmer]

Let's stop with the Myth THAT LeWIS beat everyone he ever faced. The Mccall victory is even more tainted than the Klitschko one. I love how everyone says he avenged Mccall when he did anything but. The RAHMAN revenge fight was very impressive... that's what I CALL payback.. but not WHEN mCCALL is not fit to fight & you get awarded a Tko because Oliver is supposed to be in a drug rehab center & nowhere near a boxing ring. If I WERE LENNOX i would be ashamed to even claim the W ...so we have 2 fighters who HE really didn't beat but states Tko NEXT TO HIS WIN COLUMN & hE lost the Holyfield sequal.... that was clearly a makeup call.. Yes LENNOX has dominant wins on his resume but alot of shady ones... the Mercer fight could've gone either way... you get my point.

Agree with this. McCall should have been allowed no where near a boxing ring that night.

[jimmy1569]

The punch in question was the very first punch Lennox threw in the 3rd rd. Vitali Had Lennox out on his feet a minute prior & did NOT expect an aggressive Lewis to come out at him like.. as a result he didn't put himself in position to defend or brace for the punch.

This was Vitali's inexperience at play. He EXPECTED A lackadasical Lennox to come out for the third & yes Steward did instruct for Lennox to make it a dogfight because Steward knew Lennox was about to get knockedout if he kept fighting in the same manner. With that being said.... the punch was not lucky at all..where it landed & how it cut Vitali was pure luck..i'm sure LENNOX didn't throw it expecting to cut Vitali...he threw it to hurt him..he'd be one hell of a forecaster if he just said this punch will cut VITALI... tHE punch was a quality one thaT didn't hurt Vitali whatsoever... it JUST created a cut & was,,

It was MORE VK being caught off guard..with that being said.. Vitali kept on fighting..kept on outlanding & throwing more punches than Lewis in every rd including the 6th WHEN he was holding onto Lennox after caught him with a punch from the blindside on the side of the head with 10 seconds to go.. No shame in that..esp when that punch was not in his lone of vision.. He kept taking the combos Lennox was throwing until the end. Lennox expended alot of energy to try to take him out at the end of the fight & that's why he was exhausted,,he couldn;t do it & it was anyone;s fight in the 7th.. they were both equally finished with LENNOX having the advantage of clear vision.. Vitali WAS not going to be Knocked out or denied in that fight..unfortunately the dr,, didn;t let it go one more round as Vitali WAS 3 minutes away from a clearcut decision after the 7th rd..

They could've repeated any one of the 6 rds they fought in the 7th & It would've been Vitali with his hands raised. Victory snatched from Vitali BECAUSE HE WASN'T allowed to continue for 3 more minutes & you guys want to tell me Lennox won fair & square. What kind of a VICTORY is it when you would've clearly lost if the fight was allowed to play out for 3 more minutes. 1 rd is what separated a Vitali WIN FROM A LENNOX win & the cut was the same for the last 2 rds. Vitali should've been afforded that chance.... if you wanted to stop it..stop it as a legit tko WHILE they're fighting in the 7th iF VITALI IS receiving too much punishment & is defenseless..... that's the way it went down guys as i see it.

aCTUALLY..mY FAULT it was the punch when they were in a clinch... after the first exchange..... It clearly shows Lennox twisting his arm & grazing him with the lacing of his glove.. a borderline dirty punch. Vitali DIDN'T cut because his skin is soft. Lernnox threw a hard punch in a clinch.. Vitali DID not defend himself at that instance. You people make it seem like it was a normal punch that Lewis landed that caused the cut>>> IT WAS NOT.... hE was aided by lacing of his glove.. not exactly a legit punch especially when in a clinch.

[paulf]

Just re-watched the fight.

If the fight hadn't been stopped Vitali might have never fought again. There was no way he could have safely fought six more rounds. The stoppage was the right thing to do. The commentary was a little biased against Lewis; He was actually starting to come on strong in the 5th and 6th, but all they wanted to talk about was how tired and out of shape he looked.

There's a lot of ifs.....

If the fight kept going, it really looked like Lewis was closing in on Vitali

BUT

If Vitali hadn't been cut, he probably would have done a lot more damage to Lewis already.

The answer to all this would have been to simply give Vitali his rematch. He really earned it across those six rounds, and fought like the champion it was clear he would one day become. Lennox could have got in shape, both of them could have proper camps, and we could have found out who was really the better man.

Instead, Lennox decided it was time to retire.

Lewis was a great champion and I respect him a lot, but would hold him in much higher regard if he had stepped up to the plate for the rematch.

[Safety]

That was the last GREAT heavyweight fight.....
But ummm.
I love the Klitschkos!
I can't wait for David Haye to fight em.

[jimmy1569]

Agree with this. McCall should have been allowed no where near a boxing ring that night.

It's a travesty that people state he beat mCCALL when citing that he beat every opponent he ever faced. I'll be the first to admit The Klitschko victory is more debateable. That's how much of a farce that fight was & Lennox threw bombs at him trying to take him out & couldn't do it while the dude was in tears.

[jimmy1569]

Just re-watched the fight.

If the fight hadn't been stopped Vitali might have never fought again. There was no way he could have safely fought six more rounds. The stoppage was the right thing to do. The commentary was a little biased against Lewis; He was actually starting to come on strong in the 5th and 6th, but all they wanted to talk about was how tired and out of shape he looked.

There's a lot of ifs.....

If the fight kept going, it really looked like Lewis was closing in on Vitali

BUT

If Vitali hadn't been cut, he probably would have done a lot more damage to Lewis already.

The answer to all this would have been to simply give Vitali his rematch. He really earned it across those six rounds, and fought like the champion it was clear he would one day become. Lennox could have got in shape, both of them could have proper camps, and we could have found out who was really the better man.

Instead, Lennox decided it was time to retire.

Lewis was a great champion and I respect him a lot, but would hold him in much higher regard if he had stepped up to the plate for the rematch.

Pretty fair post...yes it was to lennox's advantage in terms of VK being cut & yes the momentum was with him but the fact remains this was a seesaw battle post cut & that Vitali was still throwing & landing more every rd. 3 MINUTES EARLIER IN THE 5th RD HE HAD Lewis retreating to the ropes but let him off the hook. He WAS also winning the first half of the 6th rd & since you just watched it...it was only in the last minute where Lewis was getting to him as he was landing on Vitali's blind side.... This doesn't mean Lewis would've continued what he did in that final minute.. as he was throwing the kitchen sink at vITALI & he was leaning on Lewis & that's what zapped his strength & therefore he plopped on his stool.. I think they were equally spent,, Vitali more because the cut was zapping his energy & Lewis more because vitali was landing many more punches than Lewis was. With that being said....if the fight had started in the 7th rd with both fighters the waY they were.. Lennox would.ve had the slight edge over Vitali because of the cut..even though Vitali was fighting him evenly with the cut.. The point being that if they would've made the decision to stop it a RD later.... Vitali WOULD'VE won & not LENNOX even though they could've stopped it in the same exaCT MANNER THAT THEY did a rd earlier. Most peeps assume that Vitali's EYE WOULDN'T HOLD UP for 6 more rds WHEN in reality it was just another 3 minutes of action & the rightful fighter...the one who earned it would've won.