Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis Shreds Klitschkos' Opponent, Heavyweights

[edgarg]

JOE STRONG. A computer glitch; I can't reply highlighting your post for the moment. But when Klitschko fought Byrd it was only his 8th or 10th fight at 10 rds or more. And he'd KO'd every single opponent except Timo Hoffman who became European Champ.

When he fought Lewis on 10 days notice having been training for a mch lesser fighter in David Bostice (I think) he was really quite "green. Not experienced enough to fight for the World Championship and do full justice to the opportunity. So he did very well in giving Lewis such a beating for the 6 rds that he was forced to retire and not give him the promised return.

There's no mistake about it, the WBC was stripping him on that very day that he announced his retirement. He did it just a couple of hours before he was due to be stipped. A genuine "dog in a manger".......

[edgarg]

No. you, mr invincible, and freedom and domination are part of a group of vitali fans that that attack anyone who dares point out the fact that the competition faced is below average to average.

I don't know why anyone should be attacked over that. BIG DUNN is right . It happens to be a fact. And I like the Klitschkos-not as much as some of course- so I am giving a straight unbiased opinion.

[Someone88]

Lewis is a legend and a classy guy but it's not Vitali and Wladimir's fault they are just beating who they get they are great fighters still

[Jam Jars]

JOE STRONG. A computer glitch; I can't reply highlighting your post for the moment. But when Klitschko fought Byrd it was only his 8th or 10th fight at 10 rds or more. And he'd KO'd every single opponent except Timo Hoffman who became European Champ.

When he fought Lewis on 10 days notice having been training for a mch lesser fighter in David Bostice (I think) he was really quite "green. Not experienced enough to fight for the World Championship and do full justice to the opportunity. So he did very well in giving Lewis such a beating for the 6 rds that he was forced to retire and not give him the promised return.

There's no mistake about it, the WBC was stripping him on that very day that he announced his retirement. He did it just a couple of hours before he was due to be stipped. A genuine "dog in a manger".......

A 32 year old with 33 fights and a former titlist is green? He was training for Boswell and the winner was going to face Lewis in his next fight so to even suggest he was taking it easy in training is absurd. Gave Lewis a beating? he was ahead on points but the one who took the beating was the person with 4 or 5 cuts that needed over 60 stitches.

[Someone88]

A 32 year old with 33 fights and a former titlist is green? He was training for Boswell and the winner was going to face Lewis in his next fight so to even suggest he was taking it easy in training is absurd. Gave Lewis a beating? he was ahead on points but the one who took the beating was the person with 4 or 5 cuts that needed over 60 stitches.

Don't act like it was one sided Lewis got a beating as well

[edgarg]

have you ever seen a guy get more credit for getting his face bashed in? fights are 12 rounds not 6 & so what vitali was leading so was michael moorer vs george foreman...he would have lost his eye or not have seen the big rights coming once it's closed but this is like a broken record talking to klitschko fans...alls i know is the 2 best fighters vitali fought he is 0-2(byrd & lewis) in the year 2056 no one will see anything but TKO6 & TKO9...

You're talking pure nonsense, there was nothing wrong with Klitschko's eye. He had a cut eyebrow and no swelling. Both eyes were wide open. The dr made a mistake thinke eye..."ing that Klitschko's eyelid nerve was cut causing his eyelid to not open making him blind in that eye.

He said "......I told him to look up, and he had to tilt his head, so I assumed that his eyelid was not working and he was effectively blind in one eye..." This was the dr when in Klitschko's corner to look at the eyebrow cut. LOOK IT UP.

[Someone88]

A lot of you are a bunch of haters towards the Klitschkos I've seen the posts here, bias is effecting a lot of the opinions being made Vitali and Wladimir will be more respected later

[edgarg]

that "can" he was fighting was cedric boswell...fighting vitali klitschko was a huge letdown after fighting holyfield twice & tyson...im sorry but couldnt blame him for calling it a day. couldnt get motivated anymore...he wasnt going to make 50 million...lol! my ass HBO was going to pay him that & it seems only the klit fans make up these ridiculous numbers...he was not going to get paid more fighting vitali then he got fighting tyson or holyfield...lol get over it people it's 2012...if the division doesn't suck then why are the Kbros not on HBO anymore after so many years of being on the telecast?

Although Cedric Boswell was undefeated, he had not yet fought in a 10 rd fight. He had one a few months after the cancelled Klitschko fight. He was KO'd by Jameel McCline. So whilst not a "can" he would not have beaten Klitschko unless he had both arms tied behind his back.

I think Lewis was to make $25 mill forthe Klitschko return fight. Perhaps his biggest payday.......So what does that say.....??

[edgarg]

The poor fella needs to update his fantasy facts.
As you said Rocky Marciano has the highest KO ratio of all time and he never lost a fight.Never!
Plus,Vitali lost rounds against Chisora.
Vitali was never the undisputed HW Champion of the World just a title holder.

I have a suggestion to make.Look up Marciano's record. Consider who he fought and WHEN. Then look up the opponents of his opponents. I don't think you'll need to go any further.

Did you know that Joe Louis, before he fought Marciano, was completely worn out, as were Charles, Savold and a few others. Louis was in and out of sanitariums. When "out" he used to soend his time hiding under the table with the tablecloth pulled down.......I wonder could he have been mentally unbalanced? Poor guy, he gave us some great history.

Marciano didn't.

[edgarg]

Points mean **** when you almost scalp ur opponent like an out of shape lennox was doing to Vitali. Klits went pro in the early 90s and had to wait for everybody to retire to "dominate"... Comparing these guys is foolsih

Klitschko had his first fight at the very end of 1996 or early in 1997. There's lots of badly skewed misinformation floating around over the Klitshko-Lewis saga. Many of the posters who seem to know the most, actually weren't around then in mid 2003.