Is Lennox Lewis Ready For A Rematch With Vitali?

[Truth]

Lennox shouldn't come back but if he does he has to really really want to win otherwise he wasting his time.

[leff]

The problem is that if the fight do happen is that VK want get much respect even if he win.

If he loses he loses to an old LL and the division will be ****ed and if he wins many will just say he won because LL is old and rusty now.

But no matter that......i hope the fight will happen.

[Nautilus]

How is it a win-win situation if he gets beat down especially since that is the most likely scenario?

1. If he looses, he can say that he is old and past his prime, like Ali was in his come back fight. The loss would not hurt his legacy.

2. No matter what, he gets his 20M check.

[oldgringo]

I think Lennox will come back and this fight will happen. I also don't think that he was going to get beat down had the fight continued in their first fight...sure he was tired, but he was still landing some murderous punches on Vitali (uppercuts anyone ). VK did very well against against Lewis and the rematch would/will be a very close bout. As for Vitali beating a prime Lennox...lets say the Lennox that pounded Tyson...that'd never happen.

I agree with Nautilus that it's somewhat of a win/win for Lenny. Losing to the prime HW champ when you are over the hill and retired isn't such a significant blemish that people will hold it against his career. And he gets the big payday.

[Hurlex]

Lenox is known to have ruled one of the weakest era's of HW in all of boxing...i mean i dont think Lenox would have ever made it in the 70's-80's HW division...and then on top of that his resume isnt very strong...with the exception of beating fighters that were already getting old and or "shot"....so i disagree...with all that critisism and everyone already thinking he had a easy divison to box threw...and then comes back and loses...i think that will just be the thing for everyone to say see he wasnt anything special

a VK/lewis rematch would have been interesting 6 months after the first fight...not now...if it would have happened after first fight it would have been a great fight that could have gone either way...but now...vitali has faced good opponent and won and has been active...lewis but no means will be ready and will get KTFO...that time away from the ring and his shape will mess him up

Lewis is doing this because he knows he "won" the fight, but didnt "beat" vitali..and manny people know that..there is no arguement (only from extreme vk fans) that he won...but he didnt beat VK..and thats whats everyone thinks and he does also and thats why he's coming back....plus i think he cares more about that 20mil this time around

[Neuraxis]

1. If he looses, he can say that he is old and past his prime, like Ali was in his come back fight. The loss would not hurt his legacy.

2. No matter what, he gets his 20M check.

$20 million wasn't worth being in somewhat of a close fight to Lewis, and $20 million sure isn't worth getting the beat down that he would get now.

[Nautilus]

$20 million wasn't worth being in somewhat of a close fight to Lewis, and $20 million sure isn't worth getting the beat down that he would get now.

maybe you are right, but who knows what's worth for Lewis

[BrooklynBomber]

I dont think that Lewis will come back. Too much risk. And in his age it is very dangerous to fight somebody like Vitaly. When you are 40 and you are a retired HW champ you should primarily think about your own health. No 20 millions will buy you new brain. Just look at Ali

PS.: Big Lebowski sure rocks. Love that movie

[Nautilus]

I dont think that Lewis will come back. Too much risk. And in his age it is very dangerous to fight somebody like Vitaly. When you are 40 and you are a retired HW champ you should primarily think about your own health. No 20 millions will buy you new brain. Just look at Ali

PS.: Big Lebowski sure rocks. Love that movie

who is Big Lebowski?

[BrooklynBomber]

"The Big Lebowski". Very good movie. Oldgringo has it on avatar.