Man, i wish lennox had stayed around a year longer.

[ChopperRead]

It was the right time to retire. Definetely...

What p!sses me off though, is the way he kept promising Vitali and the boxing world a rematch without delivering. That ******.

I don't blame him for retiring (which was his mother Violet's idea more than his, and like the Klitschkos, Lennox respects his mother).

But I do blame him for promising a rematch and reneging, and for holding up the belt for a year while he dithered around.

Violet was at a meeting between Vitali and Lennox about a rematch, and after the meeting she told Lennox not to fight him again. Lennox listened.

Let's face it, Vitali almost had him the first time, and that was on a couple of weeks notice.

[STREET CLEANER]

It would had been very interesting to see how Lewis would had done against bot K bros. He was the only one with the tools to really keep the fights competitive. Lewis had experience, excellent jab, powerful right hand and solid skills. His chin was always suspect

[Joeyzagz]

Well Wlad did call out Lennox in March of 2001, but perhaps Lewis would've finally faced him after the loss to Sanders. Highly doubtful he'd have beaten both brothers at that stage of his career though.

Wlad and Lennox wanted to fight each other and Oceans 11 was supposed to coincide with the actual bout. Rahman got in the way of those plans in 2001.

If you remember Lennox DID call out Wlad after the Vitali fight. "Bring on his brother"

Of course K2 is not ****** and would never put Wlad in with even a faded Lennox after what he did to the stronger Klitschko.

[BattlingNelson]

Of course K2 is not ****** and would never put Wlad in with even a faded Lennox after what he did to the stronger Klitschko.

I dont understand what you are saying there. Didnt Vitali punch Lewis into retirement thereby making it impossible to make a rematch let alone a Wlad fight??????????

[Die Antwoord]

I dont understand what you are saying there. Didnt Vitali punch Lewis into retirement thereby making it impossible to make a rematch let alone a Wlad fight??????????

Allow me to translate Joeyzagz post for the non-British speaking people out there.

"Klitschko's suxxors, lennox lewis is black jesus of boxing, vitali got his eye ripped out by a skilled and perfect punch and had no chance against even a fat lennox lewis, who subsequently retired after realizing there was no competition left for him to beat. Haye Rules! I love tea and biscuits. I have never been to a dentist."

that about sums it up.

[Joeyzagz]

I dont understand what you are saying there. Didnt Vitali punch Lewis into retirement thereby making it impossible to make a rematch let alone a Wlad fight??????????

Vitali was too featherfisted to punch anyone into retirement. Mccall and Rahman had that kind of power, but not Vitali.

At Lennox's age he didnt see the point of rematching a guy he already beat. He probably could spark Vitali a second time even at 38, but I dont think he wanted to go through all the training and preparation it would require to get the job done.

[BattlingNelson]

Vitali was too featherfisted to punch anyone into retirement. Mccall and Rahman had that kind of power, but not Vitali.
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If it was not the punching by Vitali that retired Lewis, what do you then think it was? Maybe you think that Lewis was intimidated by the giant ukrainian? Or maybe Lewis wondered how Vitali would manhandle him if he had had more than a week to prepare for a championship fight?

[Joeyzagz]

If it was not the punching by Vitali that retired Lewis, what do you then think it was? Maybe you think that Lewis was intimidated by the giant ukrainian? Or maybe Lewis wondered how Vitali would manhandle him if he had had more than a week to prepare for a championship fight?

Look up the interview Vitali did with on the ropes..

Vitali says the 2 weeks notice was better because "Lennox dont prepare for me, I dont prepare for him we just fight"

What Vitali forgot to mention is that hed been studying Lewis for two years, since Ocean's 11. Its natural for the challenger to always keep the champ in his sights, but Lewis was more focused on Tyson during that time.

Lewis retired because he was old and had beaten everyone he ever faced.Vitali trying to take credit is as pathetic as Trevor Berbick taking credit for Ali's retirement.

[BattlingNelson]

Look up the interview Vitali did with on the ropes..

Vitali says the 2 weeks notice was better because "Lennox dont prepare for me, I dont prepare for him we just fight"

What Vitali forgot to mention is that hed been studying Lewis for two years, since Ocean's 11. Its natural for the challenger to always keep the champ in his sights, but Lewis was more focused on Tyson during that time.

Lewis retired because he was old and had beaten everyone he ever faced.Vitali trying to take credit is as pathetic as Trevor Berbick taking credit for Ali's retirement.

Nah. He stalled his decision because he had trouble finding out if his love of money was enough to warrant another beating. Lewis knew that he had had a long rigorous camp before Vitali and he knew that Vitali was only prepared for an undercard fight. So in the end Lewis decided that he'd rather retire than take a whooping. I dont blame him for retiring. He earned it. The problem was the time it took to come to the decision.


And LMAO @ you comparing Lewis to Ali. Blasphemy!

[*OG Wenger*]

Lewis was 37 and weighed his career heaviest against Vitali. The hunger and motivation just wasn't there anymore. I would bet he barely trained for the fight if at all.

I would bet anything that the Lewis of a few years earlier that beat Holyfield would destroy any version of Vitali. He had the reach, skill and power to always give Vitali trouble.