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Let me just say that if Lennox Lewis comes out of his brief retirement to fight WBC Champ Vitali Klitschko, nobody will have been more wrong than me! If Lewis fights Klitschko, I will have completely misjudged him. I for one felt that Lewis got out of boxing at the perfect time. He is one of the few heavyweight champions who came out on top in every way possible. I really believed and thought he was different then the others and could resist the lies that his healed body and mind are whispering to him. [details]
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Maybe something inside his retired body is itching and only another fight can satisfy him. It happens all the time to all great fighters so it would'nt be surprising if he does. -
I agree...and the 6M US$ makes the itch more difficult to ignore...he has to scratch it.
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itch or no itch, this is a non-sense fight for him... $6M is cheap considering how much he has right now... i don't think pride is on the line either since he beat vitali convincingly, and proved to be too much for him... so why take the fight? money? i don't think so. he's so damn rich to think of the money this time... pride? nope. you beat him before and will probably beat him again. just for the fun of it? come on lennox, jordan almost lost the title of the all-time highest scoring average when he came back, when he should have not, somehow lowered his status upon his exit. so i agree, don't do it...Comment
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Lewis is a little ***** if he doesn't come out to fight VK. Everyone knows he retired after their last fight to duck a rematch. Until he steps up to honor a rematch he's just a little ***** and has no legacy whatsoever. And he won't, so don't bother waiting for the girlscout.Comment
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$6 million?? The article says 30-40 million: that would easily motivate someone to come out of retirement.Originally posted by magandaI agree...and the 6M US$ makes the itch more difficult to ignore...he has to scratch it.Comment
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interesting opinion...Originally posted by air_keng
I just wish we could take a closer look at what actually cut VK's eye... too bad I don't have the video.
Either way, it's up to LL if he truly wants to come back or not.. just like questioning VK and his giving up against Byrd, no one can judge his actions, as no one is in HIS SHOES... so same with LL..
we'll see ..
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I hope he gets KO'd by VK.Comment
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Call Lennox out, call him a *****, say he's got no legacy, but please don't say he's got anything to prove against Vitali.
Put any two guys in the ring and give one of them that same cut. The fight ends with a TKO. It might not be satisfying, but it's the right decision.
I just watched the video again today and still have Vitaly up 5 rounds to 1 at the stoppage. Lennox easily won Round 3, but Vit was busier in all other rounds and was consistently landing. Lennox got almost all the power shots in this fight, but they were limited. Sure Lennox almost decapitated Vitali, but then Vitaly took that round also by being busier and connecting, even though china-chinned Lennox kept coming forward.
By the way, the replay shows a very clean right hand ripped opened Vitali's eye and the blood was freely flowing immediately after contact. In the same round, Lennox jabs the left side of Vit's head very effectively. In the following round though, Lennox does push Vitali back using the palm side of his wrist aginst Vit's head. Lennox also continued in all rounds to rub his head on Vit's left side, whenever they clinched. Despite the palming and head grinding, it was a classic Lennox right hand that ripped his head open. If Vitali had not been moxing backward when Lennox connected, the cut probably would have been from his eye to his chin.
Sure it was ****ty showing (overall) by Lennox, but he did bust up Viali to the point where the fight was rightfully stopped.Comment
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Sorry Frank, going out at the perfect time for Lewis would have been after the Tyson fight. The last time I checked a grazing blow is not the same thing as a solid punch. Once again another so so article from Frank. Keep up the bad work.Comment
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