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Lennox was too mobile/skilled for one dimensional Vitali. Additionally, Vitali wasn't durable enough to last or wear Lennox out. Lewis was a great super heavyweight and ATG champ. Vitali was an excellent fight with solid fundamentals who knew how to fight tall effectively.
Not durable enough? Just....wow hahaha

Separately, Lennox was better but Vitali had him if not for the cut. Lennox could barely stand to celebrate. And he did not retire right away, he could have rematched. He stayed looking for other fights that did not materialize. He didn't want to fight Vitali again. That's his choice but if he had retired right away nobody could question his choice not to rematch, since he stayed looking for fights the choice not to rematch should be questioned.
Vitali had him if not for the cut?

It's like saying Vitali would have had him if Lewis wasn't allowed to punch back but in that fight Vitali could not absorb Lewis' punches without suffering fight ending injuries. He couldn't survive and that's the end if it. If he had better skin he wouldn't
get cut and equally if Khan had a better chin he wouldn't keep he getting knocked out & if Lomachenko was 6 stone heavier he'd be a heavyweight etc etc.