Prime Vitali went toe-to-toe with OLD Lennox and got his a@$# kicked

[Master]

Lewis was going to smash Vitali to bits.

didn't look like that at all, and there's a good reason why Lewis retired right after and recently said it'd take 100 million to get him even interested in a rematch

Lewis should be applauded for making the right decision and retiring at the right time. He was finished at the top level and had achieved everything he wanted ti in his career. If Vitali could not beat an out of shape Lennox then a fit and motivated one would have smashed him.

[Spicoli]

Lewis was going to smash Vitali to bits.

didn't look like that at all, and there's a good reason why Lewis retired right after and recently said it'd take 100 million to get him even interested in a rematch

Lewis should be applauded for making the right decision and retiring at the right time. He was finished at the top level and had achieved everything he wanted ti in his career. If Vitali could not beat an out of shape Lennox then a fit and motivated one would have smashed him.

Agreed, peak for peak I cannot see Vitali topping Lewis. Lewis had the gears.

[El Kabong]

IF

Vitali didn't fight a PRIME Lewis, Lewis didn't fight a Vitali prepared for Lewis and vice versa.

Questions would have been answered IF there was a rematch...but there wasn't so just enjoy what happened and leave it at that

[brocktonblockbust]

IF

Vitali didn't fight a PRIME Lewis, Lewis didn't fight a Vitali prepared for Lewis and vice versa.

Questions would have been answered IF there was a rematch...but there wasn't so just enjoy what happened and leave it at that

now he's a bloody priest

[El Kabong]

Lennox may not have sparked him clean out, but definitely it was looking like what it would have happened- a STOPPAGE, either by Vitali's corner due to those cuts OR Vitali wouldn't have answered the bell in the later rounds. Basically, quit on his stool.

Based on what? The Byrd fight? Vitali took soo much shit for that but when he tears his shoulder ligaments again vs Chisora and finishes out the fight what does he get? Does he get a pat on the back and an "atta boy" for gutting out a win? Nope people probably don't even know he fought with 1 arm that fight.

now he's a bloody priest

What in the blue blazes are you talking about?

[ykdadamaja]

Lennox may not have sparked him clean out, but definitely it was looking like what it would have happened- a STOPPAGE, either by Vitali's corner due to those cuts OR Vitali wouldn't have answered the bell in the later rounds. Basically, quit on his stool.

Based on what? The Byrd fight? Vitali took soo much shit for that but when he tears his shoulder ligaments again vs Chisora and finishes out the fight what does he get? Does he get a pat on the back and an "atta boy" for gutting out a win? Nope people probably don't even know he fought with 1 arm that fight.

now he's a bloody priest

What in the blue blazes are you talking about?

Quit from the stiff right hands he was getting to his face. With Lennox's power, it was only a matter of time. Plus, Vitali was more than tiring... he was a spent fighter and Lennox was pouring it on as the rounds progressed.

Lennox controlled the second half of that fight... dominated, actually.

[El Kabong]

Quit from the stiff right hands he was getting to his face. With Lennox's power, it was only a matter of time. Plus, Vitali was more than tiring... he was a spent fighter and Lennox was pouring it on as the rounds progressed.

Lennox controlled the second half of that fight... dominated, actually.

Oh would he have? Well that's quite the interesting take because I recall that all the Lennox Lewis fans were commenting about how out of shape Lennox was and if I remember correctly Lennox threw everything at Vitali to try and KO him/get the doctor to step in and stop the fight and Vitali was still there ready to go. Lennox was fading which is the exact reason he gunned for the KO/stoppage.


As for "controlling the second half of the fight" here are some numbers you may want to look at

58-56 VITALI on all 3 scorecards
156-102 total punches landed in favor of VITALI
79-50 power punches in favor of VITALI