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

[Mr. Invincible]

Vitali quit on his stool against the super middle Wladimir knocked out in 7.

Getting injured while winning handily is far different than being knocked out with punches while losing a fight. I'm waiting on a point that you cannot and will not make.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

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.

You mean Vitali has a great defence when hes fighting slow, fat, midget bums like Sam Peter?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Getting injured while winning handily is far different than being knocked out with punches while losing a fight. I'm waiting on a point that you cannot and will not make.

He quit. Quitting is worse than getting knocked out.

[Mr. Invincible]

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!

HBO offered Lennox 25 million to rematch Vitali after a controvercial win in which would've been his career high payday. He retired so as not to face him again. This means without doubt, Vitali ran Lennox out of boxing. Period.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

HBO offered Lennox 25 million to rematch Vitali after a controvercial win in which would've been his career high payday. He retired so as not to face him again. This means without doubt, Vitali ran Lennox out of boxing. Period.

No it means Lennox had made enough money and could not be arsed to get back into any kind of shape in order to fight again. He had already been in semi-retirement for a whole year before the Vitali fight. The only reason he came back was for money. Vitali got him a nice paycheque and another TKO to sign off on. Thanks Vitali!

[Sick/]

lennox made vitali look like a bum

[JAB5239]

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?

Mr. Invisible just got owned!

[Vadrigar.]

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.

Another lie.

Lewis was going after Vitali when he got cut. I didn't see Vitali being "all offensive" there. It wouldn't hurt to slip a few right hands would it?
Anyone with great defense would show it consistently.

Bold: In other words Vitali's ****ty defense gets exposed when he fights someone with a pulse.

[JAB5239]

Another lie.

Lewis was going after Vitali when he got cut. I didn't see Vitali being "all offensive" there. It wouldn't hurt to slip a few right hands wound it?
Anyone with great defense would show it consistently.

Bold: In other words Vitali's ****ty defense gets exposed when he fights someone with a pulse.

His defense was hugging for dear life.

[Vadrigar.]

Getting injured while winning handily is far different than being knocked out with punches while losing a fight. I'm waiting on a point that you cannot and will not make.

Only if people fall for your lies.

Most of the rounds were close and didn't speak of either fighter handily winning the fight. Definitely not the way Wladimir handled Byrd. Byrd was backing Vitali up during the fight.

This is a super middle we're talking about.