X, you make a great point, IF
 this was a fairy tale, if it was a perfect world, if it was a movie or book IT WOULD SELL. However, back to reality. Boxers do get scared, boxers do believe they can lose, boxers do take fights for paydays. And boxers do DUCK people. Its not because they dislike the people they dont want to fight. Its because they knew what would happen if they do fight them. Boxers are tough, but they are human, they give up at times, they run, they get scared.
NOT ALL..but those faults above is what seperates the The Greatest fighters from the good fighters.

I try not to take anything away from Lewis, but its hard.
The gold medal, Congrats to him, it was a great acomplishment, Being dominant in a lackluster division, is an acomplishment as well, just not a great one (in a boxing aspect).

Bilbo, unfortunately we will never know what could have happend on a rematch that lewis promised and never fulfilled. (unless lewis comes out of retirement)
However, if the cut on klitscko makes you think that lewis was the better fighter, thats where you and i will have to agree to disagree. Lewis was being beaten, outboxed, and he was the lucky one on that day. That cut, saved a tired, out of shape lewis, that cut (which got alot worse after a run in with laces on lewis's glove) helped lewis retire with the belt. But if you really believe, that lewis was comfortable with that win, answer me a few ?

1) why make the comment "ill give him a rematch, i busted him up, and ill finish the job next time" Then never do it. Do you really think he said to himself, ummm yea, thats it. I beat em good, there is nothing left to prove? (cmon)

2) Lewis has even said, that for good money, he would come back and do it. He would let klitchko have it. Well, WTF does he think will happen he (if Lennox Lewis "THE DOMINANT MAN OF THE 90's") came out of retirement to face Vitali"? Does he think itwould be on Friday Night fights? Does he think it would be broadcast on the disney channel? It would be one of the biggest HW ppv ever. So if money could get him out of retirement, did he really believe in before retirement, that he had nothing left to prove? Because he wasnt broke before he retired, and he woulda made millions on the rematch.
So why would money get the rematch now?