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    Default Re: Lennox Lewis - The gloss

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    Coincidentally I am on the chapter where McCall lost to Lewis and in the press conference he claims it was all a ploy to get Lennox to complacent again but the ref got in the way and stopped the fight. Oliver McCall was paid $3million for this fight and was demanding a rematch.


    LMAO! Well.... the ref (Mills, right?) gave Oliver more than ample time to quit bawling and fight. So if it was a ploy then Oliver dragged on a bit too much. Also, Oliver still got paid?? I don't remember that part. I would've stripped him of his cut following that debacle.
    Yes Oliver got paid as did Henry Akinwande.
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    Coincidentally I am on the chapter where McCall lost to Lewis and in the press conference he claims it was all a ploy to get Lennox to complacent again but the ref got in the way and stopped the fight. Oliver McCall was paid $3million for this fight and was demanding a rematch.


    LMAO! Well.... the ref (Mills, right?) gave Oliver more than ample time to quit bawling and fight. So if it was a ploy then Oliver dragged on a bit too much. Also, Oliver still got paid?? I don't remember that part. I would've stripped him of his cut following that debacle.
    Yes Oliver got paid as did Henry Akinwande.

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    Default Re: Lennox Lewis - The gloss

    "The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights." - Muhammad Ali

    We always see these type of phrases that allude to the fight being won in the gym. Its partially true. There are kids that look great in the gym and the freeze up when it's showtime, too. So i believe at least part of it is won in the gym. That being said, Lennox was responsible for being ill prepared and getting his clocked leaned by Rahman. It's a loss. Did he win the rematch, sure by KO...but I do see what Memphis means by it getting glossed over. Would Rahman get beat in a rubber match? Probably... Rahman was a fighter that always knew when he had enough and then his shine was gone. It doesn't mean lightning couldn't have struck twice nor does it erase the sight of a bloated Lennox flashing a cheesy grin a second before getting obliterated by that ugly right hand. His dreads did him a favor and kept his head from bouncing off that mat. Otherwise i don't think he would have gotten to his feet without assistance.

    As for McCall.. Lewis got caught. McCall knew what he was doing when he threw that combo. As for the rematch, McCall is responsible for that loss for whatever he was trying to do. Lennox gets credit for frustrating him and you have to admit that Lennox gets up for revenge matches and preps well and is motivated... probably better than most... or one knockout doesn't really negate another. One might even argue that a rematch win or knockout might not even have the effect it does if the first fights loss wasn't casting doubt or suspense on the rematch.

    Records, knockout losses, subpar preparation aside. Lewis was probably one of the more complete heavies in recent memory. Not ferocious by nature but knew when he could have an easy night by jumping on someone early. Fought quite a few names and didn't mentally come apart. I wasn't a fan before because I thought he could have been more aggressive many times when it seemed like he was playing with his food. But he always got flak for playing chess instead of checkers.
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