Lewis vs Rahman I & II

[BIG H]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

[bzkfn]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

[ross]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

Yeah, ouch...

Laugh all you want, Lewis dropped the IBF to fight Kirk Johnson () instead of Chris Byrd.

[Fenster]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

Yeah, ouch...

Laugh all you want, Lewis dropped the IBF to fight Kirk Johnson () instead of Chris Byrd.

Lewis dropped/was stripped by the IBF because he was contemplating retirement. While he was doing this Don King in conjunction with the IBF were able to cash-in on a Holyfield-Byrd fight.

No TV company, promoter, fighter or fan ever gave a shit about Lewis-Byrd (hilarious). The WBC were threatening to strip him too because he was so inactive.

Lewis only came back for Johnson because it was a massive PPV double-header with Tyson to set up the rematch. Tyson pulled out, Johnson pulled out and Lewis ended up taking Vitali.

[greynotsoold]

I thought he thoroughly trounced Holyfield in their first fight.

[Master]

Lennox Lewis was a great heavyweight champion, he was royally screwed by WBC/Don King at times but he played the long game and won in the end against them. Lewis could have told them where to go and stick with one title like Holmes did but Lewis controlled his career and used those that worked so hard against him.

Lewis peaked later in his career and certainly was the better fighter with Emanuel Steward. Had he not lost he would probably never have got with him.

[ross]

Lennox Lewis was a great heavyweight champion, he was royally screwed by WBC/Don King at times but he played the long game and won in the end against them. Lewis could have told them where to go and stick with one title like Holmes did but Lewis controlled his career and used those that worked so hard against him.

Lewis peaked later in his career and certainly was the better fighter with Emanuel Steward. Had he not lost he would probably never have got with him.

Steward must have realised Lewis had a crap chin because he made him more boring. Leaning and holding. The fight he had against Grant, I havent wached it since but remember from watching a the tie that Lewis was very amateurish swinging and lucky not to get caught himself.

The one thing I like about Lewis was his belief in his power. He fought brave even though his chin wouldnt hold up if caught. He was always a "lucky punch" away from losing his title.

Edit, just remember how cautious he was against Holyfield. Lost the first fight and some say he was unlucky. Then in the rematch he does even worse and then gets the win! He didnt deserve the win the second time round, no way! In fact, against Tyson he also fought cautious. He could have stopped Mike much earlier and even Steward was screaming athim to step it up but he lost the 1st on all 3 judges cards then Mike had shot his bolt but Lewis could not get out of his negative cautious mode. He was gunshy at the back pf his mind when he felt someones power. Tyson in his orime would have scared the living shit out of Lewis. A fighter he would struggle to hit who when he did could eat up that power and had blistering speed. Lewis would have been a negative Bonecrusher.

[TysonBomb]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

Yeah, ouch...

Laugh all you want, Lewis dropped the IBF to fight Kirk Johnson () instead of Chris Byrd.

Lewis dropped/was stripped by the IBF because he was contemplating retirement. While he was doing this Don King in conjunction with the IBF were able to cash-in on a Holyfield-Byrd fight.

No TV company, promoter, fighter or fan ever gave a shit about Lewis-Byrd (hilarious). The WBC were threatening to strip him too because he was so inactive.

Lewis only came back for Johnson because it was a massive PPV double-header with Tyson to set up the rematch. Tyson pulled out, Johnson pulled out and Lewis ended up taking Vitali.

Tyson vs Lewis II was never made

Don King was preventing it so Lewis sued him

[Fenster]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

Yeah, ouch...

Laugh all you want, Lewis dropped the IBF to fight Kirk Johnson () instead of Chris Byrd.

Lewis dropped/was stripped by the IBF because he was contemplating retirement. While he was doing this Don King in conjunction with the IBF were able to cash-in on a Holyfield-Byrd fight.

No TV company, promoter, fighter or fan ever gave a shit about Lewis-Byrd (hilarious). The WBC were threatening to strip him too because he was so inactive.

Lewis only came back for Johnson because it was a massive PPV double-header with Tyson to set up the rematch. Tyson pulled out, Johnson pulled out and Lewis ended up taking Vitali.

Tyson vs Lewis II was never made

Don King was preventing it so Lewis sued him

Tyson signed to fight Maskaev on the Lewis-Johnson undercard to set-up Lewis-Tyson II. But Tyson pulled out.

King was blamed for bribing Tyson and stuff. Lewis sued them both, for fucking up his original bill (which he fought Vitali on) and costing him millions by blowing the rematch.

[TysonBomb]

Lennox Lewis was one of my favorite fighters, nobody gave this muther-fucker anything, he took names kicked ass, and when he lost he came back like a Champion to settle the score. IMHO, one of the most underrated Heavyweight Champions, he fought everyone who was anyone.

Wouldnt go anywhere near his mandatory Chris Byrd

Lucky to get the decision against Mercer and was just as much to blame as Akinwande for holding and I think Akinwande even dropped him but it didnt get called?

Chris Byrd LMAO

Ray Mercer - a common myth! Watch the fight and score each round independantly - Lewis won fact

Akinwande - LMAO

Ross generally - LMAO

Another Big H beatdown. Send Ross to the burn unit.

Yeah, ouch...

Laugh all you want, Lewis dropped the IBF to fight Kirk Johnson () instead of Chris Byrd.

Lewis dropped/was stripped by the IBF because he was contemplating retirement. While he was doing this Don King in conjunction with the IBF were able to cash-in on a Holyfield-Byrd fight.

No TV company, promoter, fighter or fan ever gave a shit about Lewis-Byrd (hilarious). The WBC were threatening to strip him too because he was so inactive.

Lewis only came back for Johnson because it was a massive PPV double-header with Tyson to set up the rematch. Tyson pulled out, Johnson pulled out and Lewis ended up taking Vitali.

Tyson vs Lewis II was never made

Don King was preventing it so Lewis sued him

Tyson signed to fight Maskaev on the Lewis-Johnson undercard to set-up Lewis-Tyson II. But Tyson pulled out.

King was blamed for bribing Tyson and stuff. Lewis sued them both, for fucking up his original bill (which he fought Vitali on) and costing him millions by blowing the rematch.

I can't find anything on Lewis suing Tyson for that

As far as I know, Don King prevented the entire thing from ever transpiring... Tyson wanted a rematch and was the one to propose it and challenge Lewis (needed the big payday to get him out of debt) and Lewis certainly would like to fight Mike again (huge payday involved for him as well and probably to further "enhance" his legacy).

And lets not get carried away over Lewis' chin ... it was OK but certainly wasn't anything better than "OK." Fact is that he did get one shotted TWICE ... once in an exchange and the other when he was taunting his opponent. Yes he did "avenge" both losses in rematches but McCall was in no shape to fight when they fought for the second time ... he was literally taken out of rehab and was acting bizarre weeks leading up to the fight. He did beat Rahman but I can't give him too much credit for "beating" Oliver McCall. And those who like to bring this point up of him "avenging" his losses, well why didn't he give that opportunity to Vitali Klitschko? Lewis was knocked unconscious by both McCall and Rahman (no lucky punches in boxing IMO, so I'm not buying that Rahman got in with a "lucky punch") but a more controversial fight where Lewis was losing on the scorecards of all the judges and managed to escape with a TKO victory on cuts doesn't warrant a rematch Just a year earlier he was pounding his chest acting high and mighty after beating the ghost of Mike Tyson yet now he's running away from a rematch from a guy who fought him on short notice?

He even verbally said that he would fight him again "if the money was right" and this fight would have been just as lucrative if not more lucrative as a rematch with Tyson. From the looks of it, Vitali ran Lewis into retirement. He declined him the same opportunities which were given to him against Rahman and McCall.

Bottom line is that ... Lennox Lewis ducked a rematch fight with Vitali Klitschko. I don't recall Mike Tyson or any of the highly regarded heavyweight champions of the past ducking anyone into retirement.