Best I Faced: Lennox Lewis....

[Vlad_]

Lennox beat him , sliced him to ribbons gave him over 50 stitches and was on his way in a round or 2 stopping him.
He was 38 showing signs of decline and would have. Had to wait another 8 months for klitchcko eyes to repair properly.
It’s you who is sore around the anus with Lewis winning and I’m just saying what’s right , now get back in your Eastern European gulag wanker

Look at this moron brining up gulags now. Is that how you brits insult someone? Pathetic.

[The D3vil]

I know Briggs can crack but I'm a little surprised Lewis picked Briggs to be the biggest puncher he's been in the ring with.

I'm not.

He didn't fight Foreman,

He fought Tyson when he was wayyyy shot.

He thinks McCall & Rahman hit him with "lucky shots"

[Earl-Hickey]

- -U was never right in the noggin or body.

Vit took the fight on 2 wk notice as an emergency replacement. Lewie had 8 full weeks plus a couple more in England the month before starting camp.

Why U even on a boxing forum where U seem to relish U inner stoopid for folk to kick around?

Lewis was preparing for a bum mandatory Vs a 6'1" fat guy to be fair, not exactly ideal prep for a fight Vs vitali

Still win tho

[Earl-Hickey]

Look at this moron brining up gulags now. Is that how you brits insult someone? Pathetic.

He doesn't speak for us

[meat_abstract]

The mind of a champion is not an even-handed place. He said the same **** on Joe Rogan's podcast: when a guy knocked him out it was a lucky punch, the count was fast, and Don King bribed the ref. When he won on a cut in a fight he appeared to be losing, it was pure skill, he was out of shape, and he'd have obviously won the rematch easy anyway so why bother. Better shave off my eyebrows if I'm ever gonna see him in person, otherwise he'll notice what they do when he talks...

As much a I enjoy the "best I faced" bits I think it's hilarious how almost all of them pick guys they beat as "the best". Y'know, because if the the best is a guy you beat, then you're the best. You would think that in retirement, with nothing left to prove in the ring, they could take a break from building firewalls around their egos and be honest. But I guess since so few of them go on to do anything significant after boxing, defending the ego turns into defending the legacy...

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Lewis is still such a prick.

Glad to see things haven't changed.

[QueensburyRules]

I just stated a fact. Lennox said it himself, dummy. Don't you know how to read?


"I took him on at short notice and despite being mentally ready, my physical preparation wasn’t ideal. I beat him at my worst so there was no need for a rematch. He definitely experienced the uppercuts."

- -I lived and breathed the era and Lewie either lying or dumb as U, take U pick.

[QueensburyRules]

Lewis has always been arrogant, and you can tell from his wordings here. Lucky lunch from Rahman? I doubt that, but I have no issues with his retirement. He knew he was done and he went out his own way. There is always one more person that people would want you to face.

- -Made up the Lewie the Lion moniker and went out as Mary's little lamb.

Said after Tyson he was on the top of his game and was gonna fight 6 more fights and retire.
Ain't even close to the way it played out.

[NORMNEALON]

- -U was never right in the noggin or body.

Vit took the fight on 2 wk notice as an emergency replacement. Lewie had 8 full weeks plus a couple more in England the month before starting camp.

Why U even on a boxing forum where U seem to relish U inner stoopid for folk to kick around?

Vitali was supposed to fight on the undercard of lewis vs johnson vs Cedric Boswell . They were both well into camps when the fight was made with 2 weeks to the date . They both were under the same circumstances.

[Monzon99]

Before the Vitali fight, Lennox never mentioned any thoughts of retirement. Watch the full HBO telecast, he sounded like he planned on several more fights. No mention of quitting. He quit after Vitali because that brutal fight stripped him of his self belief that he was the best. Lennox was not sure if he could beat Vitali in the rematch. Lennox cleverly waited around for two more Vitali fights before finally officially retiring. Lennox was hoping Vitali would lose to Kirk Johnson and Corrie Sanders and even predicted Vitali would lose both of those fights. When Vitali won both, Lennox decided to retire - because he could not continue boxing without giving Vitali the rematch. Trust me, I followed this whole drama very closely. Lewis was not sure he could beat Vitali in the rematch, that's why he retired.