Should Lewis have given Vitali a rematch?

[srs2000]

if he was gonna rematch he shoulda earlier, but i dont see any need too anyway

[hardhitter]

lewis was unprepared for the vitali fight and im sure he has regretted not preparing fully for the fight but lewis nos and vitali no that a fully prepared lewis would have beaten vitali. the history of the sport will say that lewis retired as champ and that is what he wanted

[Pno]

the only way to fully know would be to let them both prepare the best they can and unleash them against each other.

[Neuraxis]

Sorry, didn't see that one. I also think that Wlad should have given Williamson a rematch, not because it would be a great fight, but because it seems cowardly not to.

Belfort hit Couture with a glancing blow near his eye which opened up a nasty cut just like Lewis did to Vitali, and Belfort gave Couture a rematch in which Couture beat him.

[Torino]

I know history records a win for Lewis in this fight. His legacy is secure and he retired a Champion. Lewis won the fight.

Although, IMO, future generations will never get the true story on this fight because so many people disagree on what happened.

In My Opinion, Lewis got lucky. He was loosing the fight and was lucky to escape with a win. Lewis knows there was doubt about his performance in that fight and chose not to quiet the doubters. The fact that he refused to rematch Vitali, in front of all the world, convinced me that he himself doubted whether or not he could win a rematch.

IMO, Lewis escaped into retirement knowing a rematch with Vitali was a risk to his legacy. He wanted to retire a Champion. In my mind he was a great champion that retired a coward. It was at that moment I became a Klitschko fan.

[warped]

Aye, he'd be smart not to grand a rematch and nobody would blame him.

He should stop being a **** and give vitali the respect he deserves, though.

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I know history records a win for Lewis in this fight. His legacy is secure and he retired a Champion. Lewis won the fight.

Although, IMO, future generations will never get the true story on this fight because so many people disagree on what happened.

In My Opinion, Lewis got lucky. He was loosing the fight and was lucky to escape with a win. Lewis knows there was doubt about his performance in that fight and chose not to quiet the doubters. The fact that he refused to rematch Vitali, in front of all the world, convinced me that he himself doubted whether or not he could win a rematch.

IMO, Lewis escaped into retirement knowing a rematch with Vitali was a risk to his legacy. He wanted to retire a Champion. In my mind he was a great champion that retired a coward. It was at that moment I became a Klitschko fan.

IMO Vitali caught Lewis at the right time, that was a poor performance by Lewis and he was right to retire after it.

People can say Lewis was a coward for not giving Vitali a rematch but isnt it better that fighters get out before its too late? Before its a health risk? Would people rather him have an Evander Holyfield attuitude?

I hate it when fights get stopped on cuts but Vitali had terrible injurys, for me they were as good as a KO and there should be no doubt Lewis won that fight fairly, to say Lewis got lucky is a joke!

[hollister]

Belfort hit Couture with a glancing blow near his eye which opened up a nasty cut just like Lewis did to Vitali, and Belfort gave Couture a rematch in which Couture beat him.

Ah, I see your point, thanks.

[hollister]

IMO, Lewis was a good fighter, but not a great one, and true champions aren't cowards. Could anyone imagine how the fight would turn out if VK fought LL like he did against Sanders? Does anyone doubt that a man of VK's intelligence would consider that style in a rematch? I mean. he's never really had too much pride to run if he thought it would give him the best chance.

[Pullcounter]

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NO, Lewis is done and got old in that fight. Lewis barely got away. Lewis shouldn't even think about coming back.