Lewis vs Rahman I & II

[Mars_ax]

Rahman calls Lewis "gay" @ the press conference before the 2nd fight, and a brawl breaks out: (funny)



They pretty much tore up the ESPN set.. lmfao

[ross]

Rahman calls Lewis "gay" @ the press conference before the 2nd fight, and a brawl breaks out: (funny)



They pretty much tore up the ESPN set.. lmfao

Haha! Lewis got thrown over the table. He wasnt much of a street fighter

Same here in the Tyson brawl, upside down getting the worst f it with a huge piss stain where hes got a bit scared

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/pic...r.html?image=6

[Beanflicker]

Meh, people can nitpick on any career. Lennox was the real deal and brought the pain. Top 5 HW of all time IMO, and I'm not a Lewis fan in the least.

[armyash]

I always liked LL too. I remember when I first got in to boxing in a big way and I was doing my paper round and reading all the sports pages after the first Holyfield fight. We never had sky or internet and stuff back then so had to wait to see the papers.

He doesn't get the credit he deserves now because the people judging him are still the people who may not have liked him just because they were Holyfiield/Tyson fans etc. In many years to come he will be considered a legend especially when the people see the names on his record.

One thing I'd like to say is that I would have liked to see a rematch with Vitali before retirement. People say that Lewis was unfit, overweight. Yes he was but he had been training for a fight (Johnson?) Klitschko took the fight at short notice, so he would not have been in tip top condition or as mentally prepared as he could have been. I always thought that was Lewis's plan. However funny that might sound but a lot of people had been calling for them to meet and I think Lewis intended to offer the fight to Klitschko after paying Johnson to pull out thus catching Klitschko not at his best.

Whatever. Lewis faced just about everyone he could and that KO of Rahman was pure class, the only thing that takes the shine off it is that he should have done it first time round.

[Fenster]

I always liked LL too. I remember when I first got in to boxing in a big way and I was doing my paper round and reading all the sports pages after the first Holyfield fight. We never had sky or internet and stuff back then so had to wait to see the papers.

He doesn't get the credit he deserves now because the people judging him are still the people who may not have liked him just because they were Holyfiield/Tyson fans etc. In many years to come he will be considered a legend especially when the people see the names on his record.

One thing I'd like to say is that I would have liked to see a rematch with Vitali before retirement. People say that Lewis was unfit, overweight. Yes he was but he had been training for a fight (Johnson?) Klitschko took the fight at short notice, so he would not have been in tip top condition or as mentally prepared as he could have been. I always thought that was Lewis's plan. However funny that might sound but a lot of people had been calling for them to meet and I think Lewis intended to offer the fight to Klitschko after paying Johnson to pull out thus catching Klitschko not at his best.

Whatever. Lewis faced just about everyone he could and that KO of Rahman was pure class, the only thing that takes the shine off it is that he should have done it first time round.

Vitali was fighting Cedric Boswell on the undercard that night. He was fully prepared to fight.

If either had an advantage it was Vitali. As underdog, challenger and with a reputation as a "quitter" he had NOTHING to lose. Whereas Lewis hadn't fought in a year, had been contemplating retirement and basically fought to save the bill.

[Mctaggert]

What puts Lewis ahead of guys like Mike Tyson for me is that he came back in fights and rematches after taking a beating. Vitali was fucking Lewis up in the first two rounds and Lennox had the strength of character to dig deep and keep landing bombs.

I think that's what annoys a lot of anti Lewis types they would like to say that Lewis had no guts but that fight proved that he actually did. I also give full respect to Rachman for the first fight you can't take it way from him, he's a sad figure now though :-(

[Mars_ax]

What puts Lewis ahead of guys like Mike Tyson for me is that he came back in fights and rematches after taking a beating. Vitali was fucking Lewis up in the first two rounds and Lennox had the strength of character to dig deep and keep landing bombs.

I think that's what annoys a lot of anti Lewis types they would like to say that Lewis had no guts but that fight proved that he actually did. I also give full respect to Rachman for the first fight you can't take it way from him, he's a sad figure now though :-(

Rahman landed a lucky shot on Lewis in their 1st fight, mainly because Lewis was clowning and got caught on the ropes. It was a hard, flush shot on the chin that would have knocked any HW out. Lewis's chin wasn't really that bad, and you certainly couldn't question the dude's heart if you watched the fight with Vitali. Plus, who the fuck has come even close to giving Vitali a beating like that since? Lewis was a great Champion, who deserves more credit than he gets.

BTW, I was never much of a Lewis fan, when he got KTFO by Rahman, I couldn't have been more pleased, i'm just giving credit where credit is due.

cheers

[armyash]

I always liked LL too. I remember when I first got in to boxing in a big way and I was doing my paper round and reading all the sports pages after the first Holyfield fight. We never had sky or internet and stuff back then so had to wait to see the papers.

He doesn't get the credit he deserves now because the people judging him are still the people who may not have liked him just because they were Holyfiield/Tyson fans etc. In many years to come he will be considered a legend especially when the people see the names on his record.

One thing I'd like to say is that I would have liked to see a rematch with Vitali before retirement. People say that Lewis was unfit, overweight. Yes he was but he had been training for a fight (Johnson?) Klitschko took the fight at short notice, so he would not have been in tip top condition or as mentally prepared as he could have been. I always thought that was Lewis's plan. However funny that might sound but a lot of people had been calling for them to meet and I think Lewis intended to offer the fight to Klitschko after paying Johnson to pull out thus catching Klitschko not at his best.

Whatever. Lewis faced just about everyone he could and that KO of Rahman was pure class, the only thing that takes the shine off it is that he should have done it first time round.

Vitali was fighting Cedric Boswell on the undercard that night. He was fully prepared to fight.

If either had an advantage it was Vitali. As underdog, challenger and with a reputation as a "quitter" he had NOTHING to lose. Whereas Lewis hadn't fought in a year, had been contemplating retirement and basically fought to save the bill.

Can't argue with that.

[TitoFan]

The way it had been told to me, the ESPN brawl was Rahman's fault. But watching the clip, I think it was really Lewis who started it by mentioning Rahman's sister. Regardless, the whole scrap looked pretty pathetic and.... dare I say it.... GAY!

Still, I enjoyed watching a focused Lewis get his revenge over Rahman in their second fight.