Lennox Lewis - How good was he?

[Elroy1]

I don't agree, and not simply because i'm a Lewis fan.

I don't see how Lewis was 'lucky'. He landed a straight right that caused the cut and then went to work on it over several rounds. I also disagree with the notion that Vitali was 'dominating'. He was only up two rounds and, like Lewis, looked shattered as he took to his stool at the end of rounds 5 and 6.

Straight out lie!

THIS is key, the cut was caused by winging edge gloves from flailing his arms over the place trying to counter the punches. Good on him, very lucky...

But NOT in any way caused by any clean effective punch!

There is no argument that it was dead lucky!

[Elroy1]

In fact there was even an elbow involved if I'm not mistaken, it was scrappy as from Lewis (and from VK too to be fair).

Is it Lewis's fault? Hell no, he was doing what was necessary to survive!

[Weltschmerz]

In fact there was even an elbow involved if I'm not mistaken, it was scrappy as from Lewis (and from VK too to be fair).

Is it Lewis's fault? Hell no, he was doing what was necessary to survive!

As a matter of fact, there was. Lucky, lucky escape.......

[Elroy1]

As a matter of fact, there was. Lucky, lucky escape.......

I just can't believe Yoz actually tried to claim otherwise lol

[Boxing Goat]

So why did you say he never mentioned retirement?

I've mentioned that I'm going to retire one day too, does that mean I'm fixing to retire when I get off work friday?

Get the knack man.

If Lennox was set to retire after the Vitali fight he would have done it right after or announced if beforehand instead of retiring almost the day after the WBC made Vitali the mandatory challenger based on the previous fight.

This is no debate. It's fact.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Nothing suggests that he was not at his best just because he was like 2.5% heavier than he was in his prior fight.

You just stop it. It's a cop out to make an excuse why Vitali landed 26 punches on him a round and was beating him 2 to 1 in rounds and connects.

In his previous fight, he looked better than ever. The year off didn't make a sh@t bit of difference either.

Except being 37 years old, being the heaviest of his career and having been out of the ring for a year.



His previous fight was against a shot to **** Tyson who he toyed with.

[M Bison]

No. Lennox had many career highlights and defining wins. Vitali was just a bonus win at the end of an already legendary career.

Vitali Klitscko's career defining moment was having his face ripped into a menstruating vagina by Lennox Lewis

Because beating past prime Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield equal a greater pheat to beating an accomplished world champion who has dominated the division... hmmmmmm

We all know Vitali would of beat EVERY single opponent on Lennox Lewis resume with ease and there wouldn't of been the case of him being knocked the **** out by Rahman or McCall

[Weltschmerz]

I just can't believe Yoz actually tried to claim otherwise lol

He wants to be a Lennox and Klitschko supporter at the same time... Talk about being a confused individual

[M Bison]

Except being 37 years old, being the heaviest of his career and having been out of the ring for a year.



His previous fight was against a shot to **** Tyson who he toyed with.

Only a weak champion wouldn't be at his best in his late 30s I guess If you want to deduct some points off of LL for not being disciplined or good enough to maintain a high standard into his late 30s that is your choice not mines although it is a valid one.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I've mentioned that I'm going to retire one day too, does that mean I'm fixing to retire when I get off work friday?

Get the knack man.

If Lennox was set to retire after the Vitali fight he would have done it right after or announced if beforehand instead of retiring almost the day after the WBC made Vitali the mandatory challenger based on the previous fight.

This is no debate. It's fact.

He didn't say he was going to retire "one day" you spastic!

He said that retirement was a serious option for him after his victory over Tyson. He'd achieved everything he wanted to in the sport. Unified the HW division and beaten every significant guy out there.

He came out of semi-retirement to fight Vitali and still busted his face up