Your thoughts on Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko?

[DaxxKahn]

It was a fight that was memorible and neither man realized what it was going to entail going in.

Lennox came in out of shape a mistake he made with Rahman and McCall in their first bouts, He was starched both times you would think he learned his lesson but no! Though he was in better shape for Vitali then either of those two.

Vitali was known as the "Other" Klitschko nwho quit against a soft punching Byrd regardless of why fact is he quit and thats all Lennox camp and most of the HW division associated him with.

Vitali looked at Lennox as the champion who had been KO'd twice by lesser fighters and he should be able to put on the same performance.

Vitali taught Lennox early on he was not the "Other" Klitschko brother and took the early lead by being all over Lewis.

Lennox taught Vitali that even tired he was experienced and thi9s was just another day at the office and unless you KO him clean he was there for the duration, Lennox picked it up the last 2 rounds and took target practice at Vitali's cut.

Neither man was used to fighting another man of their size and skill level not too mention they did not fight at a big mans pace they fought a fight not a boxing match.

Both men learned valuable lessons.

Lewis that he no longer had the desire he once did and knowing that he also realized that the next half assed training camp may be his last as champion so why not retire on top and make way for the next generation and spare himslef from the ever ongoing trail of Former champions who do not know when to quit and end up shells of their former self.

Vitali learned humility (If you remember Vitali had a poor attitude before the Lewis fight about losing) Vitali also learned that you can not out muscle every opponent and you need to add some old fashioned boxing to make your night easier

Was a good fight for both men, Lewis retired an ATG with all his wits intact, a swimming pool of $1000 bills then some.

Vitali turned into the fighter we see today that if not for the Lewis fight I don't think he would have evolved into what he has.

It may not have been a pretty fight but not all fights have to be master pieces to be good fights.

[johnmaff36]

It was a fight that was memorible and neither man realized what it was going to entail going in.

Lennox came in out of shape a mistake he made with Rahman and McCall in their first bouts, He was starched both times you would think he learned his lesson but no! Though he was in better shape for Vitali then either of those two.

Vitali was known as the "Other" Klitschko nwho quit against a soft punching Byrd regardless of why fact is he quit and thats all Lennox camp and most of the HW division associated him with.

Vitali looked at Lennox as the champion who had been KO'd twice by lesser fighters and he should be able to put on the same performance.

Vitali taught Lennox early on he was not the "Other" Klitschko brother and took the early lead by being all over Lewis.

Lennox taught Vitali that even tired he was experienced and thi9s was just another day at the office and unless you KO him clean he was there for the duration, Lennox picked it up the last 2 rounds and took target practice at Vitali's cut.

Neither man was used to fighting another man of their size and skill level not too mention they did not fight at a big mans pace they fought a fight not a boxing match.

Both men learned valuable lessons.

Lewis that he no longer had the desire he once did and knowing that he also realized that the next half assed training camp may be his last as champion so why not retire on top and make way for the next generation and spare himslef from the ever ongoing trail of Former champions who do not know when to quit and end up shells of their former self.

Vitali learned humility (If you remember Vitali had a poor attitude before the Lewis fight about losing) Vitali also learned that you can not out muscle every opponent and you need to add some old fashioned boxing to make your night easier

Was a good fight for both men, Lewis retired an ATG with all his wits intact, a swimming pool of $1000 bills then some.

Vitali turned into the fighter we see today that if not for the Lewis fight I don't think he would have evolved into what he has.

It may not have been a pretty fight but not all fights have to be master pieces to be good fights.

A very well put-together unbiased post that just about sums it up