Comments Thread For: Vitali Klitschko: Our Fight, It Made Lennox Lewis Retire

[Frank Ducketts]

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40KOs) reflected back on his fight with Lennox Lewis. Klitschko challenged Lewis for the WBC/IBO titles in June of 2003. The fight was stopped in the sixth round, after the ringside doctor felt Klitschko's facial cuts were too severe to allow him to continue. At the time of the stoppage, Klitschko was ahead on all three of the official scorecards.

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I believe everything Vitali said right up until he said he thinks his fight with Lennox made Lennox retire. I do believe that Lennox thought that there was nobody left. Vitali didn't inflict enough damage to where Lennox said, "I better not rematch Vitali", sorry. Vitali and his fans want you to feel this way. Nope, uh uh...sorry!

[Poet682006]

You can't be the best riding the bench. Vitali is active. He held the Ring title and never lost it in the ring, came back after 4 years retirement and beat Peter to a pulp who floored the supposed #1 fighter in Wlad 2 legit times. Vitali is the best hw in the world since the day he unretired and everyone knows it.

End of.

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[joseph5620]

Try again. Wladimir had a title when Lewis was retiring and ranked 3rd behind Vitali. He wanted no part of a Klitschko. He was basically forced into fighting Vitali by HBO.

Another one of your typical lies.


Eager to salvage the June 21 fight card at Staples Center, heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis said Saturday night he is considering a fight against Vitali Klitschko.

Lewis' scheduled opponent, Kirk Johnson, was forced to drop out of the fight on Friday because of a torn chest muscle suffered in a sparring session.


Lewis had originally agreed to fight Klitschko at Staples after a proposed rematch with Mike Tyson fell apart when Tyson, knocked out by Lewis a year ago, said he wasn't ready for a second fight.

When Lewis and Klitschko failed to come to an agreement, Lewis signed with Johnson and Klitschko agreed to fight Cedrick Boswell on the undercard.

The plan was to match Lewis and Klitschko in a pay-per-view fight in December, assuming both won at Staples Center.


Lewis, 37, previously had agreed to meet the 6-foot-7 Klitschko by December to stop litigation over whether Lewis owes him a mandatory title defense.

http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/08/sports/sp-newswire8

So where in all of this did HBO force Lewis to fight Klitschko?

[DeadLikeMe]

Both his cheekbones were swollen as hell, and there's been rumors he suffered a broken nose. Never confirmed, never refuted.

There were rumors Vitali and Wlad engaged in a prolonged session of eye ******* penetration after the Lewis fight. Never confirmed, never refuted.

[Mr. Invincible]

Klitschko needed 60 stitches. He had a main cut and other cuts, and was bleeding from his mouth. Lennox was unloading bombs in that fight, and the tactic paid off. People can argue about this for another 8 or 9 years, but it will make no difference.

The stoppage was legit and there is no denying it. Klitschko could have been stopped earlier. The doctor has an obligation to act in the interests of a fighter's welfare. Klitschko fought a good fight and it's a pity that we never saw another fight soon after, but some Klitschko fans need to stop the crying. It's like crying over someone who dies, it won't bring them back.

The thread is about Klitschko running Lennox out of boxing. Get up to speed here at least.

[Frank Ducketts]

Like the ones where he got knocked out cold by Rahman and McCall?

No, like the one where Lennox cut Vitali to ribbons and his fans are still ****ing crying about the ref saving his eye sight.

[Superflo777]

There were rumors Vitali and Wlad engaged in a prolonged session of eye ******* penetration after the Lewis fight. Never confirmed, never refuted.

Unfortunately, your wet dreams do not count as rumors. Sorry.

[Frank Ducketts]

The thread is about Klitschko running Lennox out of boxing. Get up to speed here at least.

Do you believe Vitali ran Lewis out of boxing?

[Mr. Invincible]

Actually, life will go on with history telling us that Vitali never beat an opponent that will even make it to the BHOF. It will also tell us that he lost to the two best opponents he ever faced. How does that feel?

I feel pretty good about his HOF and ATG status. Now crawl back into your hole and surface again when Calzaghe unretires or there's another opportunity to discredit a Klitschko.

[Mr. Invincible]

Who has he shown a great defense against?

Yes Unfortunately Lewis was unlike all the other bums Vitali had faced previously. Of course he was able to connect.

The fight only lasted six rounds so 50% isn't that spectacular. But this isn't relevant anyway because the only statement Vitali made was the state of his face after six rounds.

That doesn't speak of a great defense does it?

You probably need me to explain this actually but when you are all offensive in boxing, you tend to get hit. Vitali has a great defense when he chooses to use it. That much is obvious to those whom possess boxing knowledge and have seen him fight.