Your thoughts on Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko?

[sumkalambay]

looked like something out of the 1890's fighting scene.

[Violent Demise]

looked like something out of the 1890's fighting scene.

How the 1890's fight scene look like?

[sumkalambay]

primitive crap.

[Gandalf]

It was a quality fight, just a shame it was decided by cuts. Neither man was backing down in that one.

[Spicoli]

Shite I love primates...sign me up.I think Vitali had Lewis if his face had not fallen apart.

[Gandalf]

Shite I love primates...sign me up.I think Vitali had Lewis if his face had not fallen apart.

I think so too. Lewis knew it was time to go after that scare. Not in as decent shape as he used to be and on the slide somewhat.

[El Kabong]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

[sumkalambay]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

nah i enjoy wars like morales-barrera I, vazquez-marquez trilogy etc.

lewis-klitschko is just sloppy as hell.

[Master]

You have sumbukalambay name yet you avatar had McCallum who beat him why?

[El Kabong]

nah i enjoy wars like morales-barrera I, vazquez-marquez trilogy etc.

lewis-klitschko is just sloppy as hell.

So you just don't like the heavyweight division which was already known by everyone. Thanks for everything, your hatred of the heavyweights is soooo refreshing, please elaborate

[johnmaff36]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

You say that we all know why there wasnt a rematch. Would i be correct in thinking that your inferring that lewis wanted no part of it. Well i dont know myself but my guess would be that Lewis,18mths off 40yrs of age, had did everything asked of him. fought and beat every no1 contender, left his closest rival with 60 stitches inside and out side of his face, and,realising his skills were on the wane, wisely decided to call it a day having absolutely nothing left to prove to anyone. Am i close?

[El Kabong]

...or one could say because Lewis got rocked more often in that fight than had been the case with his most recent fights and that he hit Vitali with the kitchen sink and he was still there, even after having his face split open, Vitali was still there. I think Lennox realized that he had met someone who was bigger, younger, and just as talented as him and then he knew "I got lucky, now I'm going to get out of here while I am still champion"

I don't blame Lennox for retiring, everyone knows both fighters weren't prepared to fight each other, Lennox was supposed to fight Kirk Johnson (which the Lewis supporters think was a huge deal) and Vitali was scheduled to fight Cedric Boswell (which the Lewis supporters tend to overlook). If they were given time to prepare for one another I think given Vitali's relative youth and his brain (the guy is a smart fighter) he would be able to form a fight plan which Lennox Lewis would have a very difficult time dealing with. If Lennox Lewis was given time sure he could try and plan for Vitali but only one person fights the way he does so it's not like sparring would be a great help. Lennox would also be getting older in this time period, and he may have figured he was far easier to "get to" than was the case earilier in his career, although guys like Shannon Briggs had limited success vs Lewis, he was always able to recover and dominate, vs Vitali there was no slowing him down, Lennox hit him with everything and VK was still there.

So yes it's probably a mixture of the two

[luvfightgame]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

You say that we all know why there wasnt a rematch. Would i be correct in thinking that your inferring that lewis wanted no part of it. Well i dont know myself but my guess would be that Lewis,18mths off 40yrs of age, had did everything asked of him. fought and beat every no1 contender, left his closest rival with 60 stitches inside and out side of his face, and,realising his skills were on the wane, wisely decided to call it a day having absolutely nothing left to prove to anyone. Am i close?

The cut was a fluke. Lucky for Lewis, unlucky for VK. It was caused by the thumb of Lewis catching the corner of VK's eye. Really had nothing to do with skill or "leaving his closest rival with 60 stitches".

Bottom line is there should have been a rematch. It was very close, very exciting, and finished on a fluke, not a decisive win. All the ingredients for an immediate rematch. And leaving everyone feeling like he had one more thing to prove.

[johnmaff36]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

yeah, we do. No need for it. job done.

[El Kabong]

yeah, we do. No need for it. job done.

I know we covered this before but no matter what either fighter was prepared for (Kirk Johnson & Cedric Boswell) it was going to be a rough fight and we should just be happy it happened.

Both fighters ended up winning out in the end Lewis retired with the belt and Vitali won over the crowd that night and has had much success since that fight. Lewis won the fight on stoppage because of cuts while Vitali was WINNING the fight on points so there lies the main point of contention.