Your thoughts on Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko?

[El Kabong]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

[sumkalambay]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

nah i enjoy wars like morales-barrera I, vazquez-marquez trilogy etc.

lewis-klitschko is just sloppy as hell.

[Master]

You have sumbukalambay name yet you avatar had McCallum who beat him why?

[sumkalambay]

You have sumbukalambay name yet you avatar had McCallum who beat him why?

kalambay's one of my fav fighters to watch. real smooth operator.

but i admire mccallum more along with hopkins and barrera.

[Master]

You have sumbukalambay name yet you avatar had McCallum who beat him why?

kalambay's one of my fav fighters to watch. real smooth operator.

but i admire mccallum more along with hopkins and barrera.

Good fighter, both men beat my favourite Herol Graham.

[LBSCFC]

The Lewis fight made Klistchsko. Certainly the biggest fight Vitalis ever been in. Lewis was out of shape for this one and Vit was a late opponent. Great slugfest that ended with Lewis winning legitmately. it wasnt his head that made Klitschko look like something out of a horror film. Had the fight continued I think Lewis would have picked away at Vitali. The man was a great tactician as well as being a great fighter.

If Lewis was in shape Vitali probabaly would have just been another opponent and wouldnt have been the name he is now.

[Chino]

It wasnt the same lewis that had beat tyson 6months before

...and it wasn't the same Tyson that beat taller guys with ease either.

Such a shame lennox retired and we never got to see how the fight really would of ended!

A rematch would have been good business-wise and for the fans.

[Syntax Error]

I thought it was quite an entertaining fight & I actually think that Lewis hasn't got enough credit for his performance.

He was well out of shape & well past his best, but he still managed to tough it out & get the win.

It's all the more impressive when you consider that Vitali is still on top of the world in the HW division & that's after a lengthy hiatus too.

[El Kabong]

nah i enjoy wars like morales-barrera I, vazquez-marquez trilogy etc.

lewis-klitschko is just sloppy as hell.

So you just don't like the heavyweight division which was already known by everyone. Thanks for everything, your hatred of the heavyweights is soooo refreshing, please elaborate

[johnmaff36]

primitive crap.

OK so you don't when heavyweights box and use the sweet science and then you don't like it when they go toe to toe.....you are a boxing fan correct

Klitschko-Lewis was a great fight, it was an even match and both fighters came out of the gates trying to end it as fast as possible...what's not to like about it

Shame about that cut though, and that there was no rematch, but then again we all know why that was

You say that we all know why there wasnt a rematch. Would i be correct in thinking that your inferring that lewis wanted no part of it. Well i dont know myself but my guess would be that Lewis,18mths off 40yrs of age, had did everything asked of him. fought and beat every no1 contender, left his closest rival with 60 stitches inside and out side of his face, and,realising his skills were on the wane, wisely decided to call it a day having absolutely nothing left to prove to anyone. Am i close?

[El Kabong]

...or one could say because Lewis got rocked more often in that fight than had been the case with his most recent fights and that he hit Vitali with the kitchen sink and he was still there, even after having his face split open, Vitali was still there. I think Lennox realized that he had met someone who was bigger, younger, and just as talented as him and then he knew "I got lucky, now I'm going to get out of here while I am still champion"

I don't blame Lennox for retiring, everyone knows both fighters weren't prepared to fight each other, Lennox was supposed to fight Kirk Johnson (which the Lewis supporters think was a huge deal) and Vitali was scheduled to fight Cedric Boswell (which the Lewis supporters tend to overlook). If they were given time to prepare for one another I think given Vitali's relative youth and his brain (the guy is a smart fighter) he would be able to form a fight plan which Lennox Lewis would have a very difficult time dealing with. If Lennox Lewis was given time sure he could try and plan for Vitali but only one person fights the way he does so it's not like sparring would be a great help. Lennox would also be getting older in this time period, and he may have figured he was far easier to "get to" than was the case earilier in his career, although guys like Shannon Briggs had limited success vs Lewis, he was always able to recover and dominate, vs Vitali there was no slowing him down, Lennox hit him with everything and VK was still there.

So yes it's probably a mixture of the two

[porkypara]

Just rewatched the fight again to refresh my memory.


A few point I noticed,as far as I can see Lewis would have most likely won had the fight gone on.He was throwing the better shots over the last few rounds of the fight.At the end both fighters seemed exhasted.

Also the HBO commontators seem very pro Klitchko and as for George Foreman,he just talked bollocks throught the whole fight.Contradicted him self all the time.

[The Fightfan]

You can make a case for both fighters IMO. It seems those who liked Lennox gave him the fight and those who like Vitali had him winning the rounds. Lennox did do everything he could to get rid of Vitali especially that huge right uppercut in I believe it was the fifth and Vitali walked through it. Lennox did start to gain ground in the ending rounds but I do remember Vitali landing his right hand at will when he threw it. The best evenly matched fight I've seen in a long time and probably never again in the heavyweight division.

[porkypara]

You can make a case for both fighters IMO. It seems those who liked Lennox gave him the fight and those who like Vitali had him winning the rounds. Lennox did do everything he could to get rid of Vitali especially that huge right uppercut in I believe it was the fifth and Vitali walked through it. Lennox did start to gain ground in the ending rounds but I do remember Vitali landing his right hand at will when he through it. The best evenly matched fight I've seen in a long time and probably never again in the heavyweight division.

That uppercut was a great punch.

How did Klitchko stay on his feet

It seemed as if both fighters just decided not to bother with defence and just load up with big singel shots.

Not the most skillfull fight you will watch but very entertaining.

[ElTerribleMorales]

the last GREAT heavyweight fight, i had Lewis slightly ahead but he seemed to be slowing down, and i feel at least on that night, if it weren't for the cut, Klitschko would have out lasted him