Quote Originally Posted by Samson3000
Quote Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
Anyone who thinks Lennox was on a route to ko vitali is clearly not being objective. Its ok, i understand there are hard core lennox fans, But Point blank,
LENNOX PUNCH STATS WERE DWINDLING! each round
Vitali took a fierce uppercut, that snapped his head back, and STILL kept comming forward.
Lennox lewis was gasping for air during the TKO call, and vitali was Fully energized.
Lennox lewis promised vitali a rematch, THEN RETIRED.
Lennox lewis was out of shape (YOUR THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP) TOO BAD.
Take a look at the Compu Box. Lennox was gettin his a*** handed to em, and it was only going to get worse.
Anyone who thinks that Vitali klitschko was not a major factor in lennox lewis retiring, just cannot live with the fact that lennox may of left with the belt after that fight, but vitali left with more. People wanted vitali, and the only reason people cared that lewis retired was because they knew they wouldnt see a Lennox vs vitali II to watch the proper ending!
Why are you using the term 'anyone who thinks Lennox was on route to KO Vitaly?'

HE TKO'D HIM. Forget being on route. Vitaly got stopped on cuts, which came from a right hand. Why do people get so caught up in fantisizing about what 'might have' happened? The only thing that's concrete is WHAT HAPPENED. Vitaly got TKOd. And spare me the 'oh well, um, he didn't get knocked out, it was just from cuts.' If the man didn't rip open like a b!tch maybe he would have stood a better chance. Lennox gets the W and a notch in the KO department. Time to accept it and move on.
Great post again Samson .

Someone posted earlier that Vitali took Lewis best uppercut in the 6th and kept coming forward , but it looked like he was stumbling forward to me . How could have Vitali gone on to win ? His best shots bounced off Lewis and Lewis was getting better in teh fight Vitali was getting weaker . I agree when you say " what cuda happend " duznt matta cuz what did happen is Lewis tko'd Vitali and it wasnt even a prime Lewis . A prepared Lewis would have done him in half the time.

As for Lewis retirement - Some say he pussied oyt , well did Vitali pussy out against Rahman ? or was it Williams that retired him ?