Lewis Should Have Been DQed: Cut Caused By Illegal Punch

[fitefanSHO]

Maybe Vitali should have been DQ'd for his attempt to KICK the Heavyweight Champion of the World Lennox Lewis. Oh, you don't remember that happening? You didn't notice it? Well, you're not alone, it seems like neither ref nor Lewis noticed it, and that Vitali got away with it. Luckily for him, his kick missed, or history might remember this fight a little differently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6euZ3kIKvU&feature=related

At 2:52 the boxers fall to the canvass.

At 2:54 a frustrated Vitaly takes a kick at Lennox.

Nobody seems to notice...

Lennox even helps Vitali get up after that little stunt.

[Bring It On]

Lennox is the antonio margarito of HW's he's a cheater. The ref was either bribed or incompetant. It is disgusting and thank god he retired in fear and shame and the Klitschko's came and cleaned up the sport.

WADA tried to clean up the sport by suspending Vitali, but unfortunately they couldn't keep it clean forever.

A fat, out-of-shape, Lewis literally destroyed Vitali's face. Get over it.

[Furn]

That cut was the best thing that ever happened to Vitali. Saved him from being KOed within 2 or 3 rounds and gave him his only claim to being a legitmately good HW.

To to be honest he was lucky to even be ahead in the fight anyway.

[kiDynamite92]

That cut was the best thing that ever happened to Vitali. Saved him from being KOed within 2 or 3 rounds and gave him his only claim to being a legitmately good HW.

To to be honest he was lucky to even be ahead in the fight anyway.

LL was just starting unload with his big shots and if went any longer VK would be KO'd. VK also fought dirty, he actually kicked Lennox on the ground.

[Pretty Boy1]

Im sick of people saying that Lewis's punch caused the cut. Yeah, I think it was a punch, but an illegal one. Lets go to the rules

"They are prohibited from holding the ropes for support when punching, holding an opponent while punching, or ducking below the belt of their opponent. If a "clinch," a defensive move in which a boxer wraps his or her opponents arms and holds on to create a pause, is broken by the referee, each fighter must take a full step back before punching again."

The punch happened at 2:50 in the third round where Lewis grabbed and held Vitali, the ref told them to break, and then lewis while holding hit Vitali. It was an illegal punch, history will remember it as a DQ.

Nah history will remember it as:

2003-06-21 Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

Lennox Lewis W TKO 6

[BattlingNelson]

Lummox was always a dirty fighter. How he got away with it is anybodys guess. He was always holding and hitting to a sickening degree.

[Jeff Da Maori]

Im sick of people saying that Lewis's punch caused the cut. Yeah, I think it was a punch, but an illegal one. Lets go to the rules

"They are prohibited from holding the ropes for support when punching, holding an opponent while punching, or ducking below the belt of their opponent. If a "clinch," a defensive move in which a boxer wraps his or her opponents arms and holds on to create a pause, is broken by the referee, each fighter must take a full step back before punching again."

The punch happened at 2:50 in the third round where Lewis grabbed and held Vitali, the ref told them to break, and then lewis while holding hit Vitali. It was an illegal punch, history will remember it as a DQ.

History will remember it as a TKO victory for Lewis, because that's exactly what happened!

Excessive holding is also against the rules so you could make a case for the Klits being DQ'd in any of their fights! ****en muppet!

[BattlingNelson]

That cut was the best thing that ever happened to Vitali. Saved him from being KOed within 2 or 3 rounds and gave him his only claim to being a legitmately good HW.

To to be honest he was lucky to even be ahead in the fight anyway.

Lol. Lummox was behind on points and totally exhausted and spent he slumped down in his corner like a sack of potatoes.

He got lucky and he knew it himself. If Vitali with 10 days notice could take Lummox to hell then a Vitali prepared for a championship fight would kill him. If Lummox didnt agree with this assessment he'd have given Vitali the rematch he had promised.

[bojangles1987]

WAAAAAHHHH!!!!! The guy in the ring with me cut my face open by punching me!!!!! He's racist, no one a Klitschko fights should be allowed to punch back!!!!! WWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Larry the boss]

1-hitting and holding
2-headbutt
3-his dreads

now which one caused the cut cause there seems to be a new excuse everyday on here