Thread: Don King set to offer Lewis £25 MILLION to face Vitali

Originally Posted by sonny78

Lewis won't come back for less than £50 million

He said a few years ago he would have to get £40 million to come back

I cant see it

Do you knwo if this is one of the biggest purses ever ? I think Evander and Tyson had 30 million for their rematch .

Lewis has got into shape recently and he always hints at a comeback but I duno if hes just playing with the journalists . I always thought he was too smart to comeback . But hes the type of guy that would only fight if he knew he could win . He doesnt need the money .

Anyway he wont be going back on his word cuz he always said if the offer was big enough , he would comeback .

For the record Lewis hasn't said a word recently,it was Don King who has simply said that a huge offer is their if he wants it!

isnt 25 million euro like 23 million dollars or sumthing

Lennox said before that he was offered more than that for a fight about 2 years ago and said he's not interested. He's got a family now and is financially secure and has a regular job with HBO.

He beat Klitschko when he was 38 and in the worst shape of his career - he has nothing to prove.

I don't think he will do it for any money, he retired at the right time and he appears to be content with his riches and enjoying a well earned happy retirement.

I must say though, I'd personally prefer to see him in the ring than sat outside beside Jim and Larry with a headset on........but there you go

I do laugh when people post that Lennox certainly doesn't need the money.

Seriously how much money would someone have to have to happily turn down a genuine £25,000,000 pay day?

I don't reckon the fight will happen because I don't think Don King could make good on his money offer.

But if the money was on the table, guaranteed, only a saint or a mug would choose to turn down it down due to the risk of changing the number 2 on their boxing record loss column to a 3.

He has made about £100,000,000 in his career.

Another £25,000,000 would not change his lifestyle, he would still live as he does, buy what he wants, go where he wants. So he does not NEED the money does he Bilbo?

To me and you, yeah it sounds fucking nuts to turn it down I grant you that.

I want VK to bait him up and show some f*cking character for once in his dull existence...
He bores me Vitali but he's very effective.

Lewis should not accept Vitali should get over it.

When they showed Lewis during the ringwalk on Saturday night he had a great big gut on him. He's not interested in coming back and I can't see King being able to come up with a hundred million guaranteed dollars (he'd have to pay two guys) to put the fight on. Lewis was only a PPV draw against Holyfield and Tyson. Two previously retired Europeans fighting each other at MSG is not going to pull in two million PPV buys.

Anyone know how many PPV buys Lewis-Frankenstein 1 did?

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Anyone know how many PPV buys Lewis-Frankenstein 1 did?

Wasn't PPV mate....Plain old HBO

Originally Posted by Kel

He has made about £100,000,000 in his career.

Another £25,000,000 would not change his lifestyle, he would still live as he does, buy what he wants, go where he wants. So he does not NEED the money does he Bilbo?

To me and you, yeah it sounds fucking nuts to turn it down I grant you that.

Kel me and you don't NEED the money I mean we are realistically going to live our entire lives without it.

But the more money you have the more expensive your lifestyle is.

I guarantee Lewis NEEDS £25,000,000 more than I do. I live in a one bedroom flat with total living expenses of about £1200-£1500 a month.

Lewis probably has several homes, kids, a wife, cars, holidays and a lifestyle that costs £1200 - £1500 every hour.

You don't earn £100,000,000 in your career without learning to love the green stuff.

If a real serious offer was put forward Lennox would very seriously consider the possibility of a comeback.

I'll have to check the odds on a Klitschko Lewis fight happening would be with the bookmakers because I think there could be money to be made on that bet...........

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Originally Posted by Kel

He has made about £100,000,000 in his career.

Another £25,000,000 would not change his lifestyle, he would still live as he does, buy what he wants, go where he wants. So he does not NEED the money does he Bilbo?

To me and you, yeah it sounds fucking nuts to turn it down I grant you that.

Kel me and you don't NEED the money I mean we are realistically going to live our entire lives without it.

But the more money you have the more expensive your lifestyle is.

I guarantee Lewis NEEDS £25,000,000 more than I do. I live in a one bedroom flat with total living expenses of about £1200-£1500 a month.

Lewis probably has several homes, kids, a wife, cars, holidays and a lifestyle that costs £1200 - £1500 every hour.

You don't earn £100,000,000 in your career without learning to love the green stuff.

If a real serious offer was put forward Lennox would very seriously consider the possibility of a comeback.

I'll have to check the odds on a Klitschko Lewis fight happening would be with the bookmakers because I think there could be money to be made on that bet...........

I think Lewis has the kind of cash where he needs nothing. What can he do with an extra 25 million? buy a more expensive suit? Bigger house? Bigger TV?

He must make thousands in interest every day.

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I wouldn't blame Lennox for coming back for £25m and i think he could beat Vitali i think he would stop him.

Lewis got lucky the first fight. Vitali was kicking his ass before the eye got cut in the 3rd round. Lewis won on a technicality, he was losing the fight. If Vitali didn't get cut i'm damn sure he would have blown out lewis in 12.