Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko

[Fenster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGrEJ0B40Ik
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Nice one.. haven't seen that fight in a couple of years.

Lennox won fair and square of course.. but I also doubt Vitali would have lasted much longer had the fight gone on

How in the hell did he last that long with being blind in one eye. Fact islewis would have had his ass kicked every round if the cut didn't happen. the only reason lewis got back into the fight even a little bit was because vitali was blind in one eye for at least 3 rounds.

No.. the only FACT is Lewis won the fight.

[DaxxKahn]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGrEJ0B40Ik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Dtu...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrHr...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqasS...eature=related

Nice one.. haven't seen that fight in a couple of years.

Lennox won fair and square of course.. but I also doubt Vitali would have lasted much longer had the fight gone on

How ncan you know that? Vitaly was breathing with his mouth open looking a bit worse for the wear himself...Cut or no cut his stamina was shot as Lewis was...Vitaly was breathing hard after round one himself....

You can not assume what he would have done.....Fact is he lost the fight...assume all you want but in the end it is still just that...an assumption

[El Kabong]

The cut though was not a freak accident

This is how the cut opened and why it opened where it opened. Lennox threw a right cross, Vitali leaned back, the cross went over Vitali's head although the thumb grazed Vitali's eye in the process therefore opening a cut on Vitali's eyelid and not his eyebrow......that doesn't happen very often in boxing. Vitali had not been cut before AND hasn't been cut after!

That being the case I think most would agree that the cut was caused not by a punch but HOW a punch landed and therefore can be considered a "freak accident" as any other time Lennox throws the punch he usually lands it flush OR Vitali ducks it OR it doesn't land in the same way to cause such a cut.


Yes AFTER the cut happened Lennox targeted it as any smart boxer would do, you take advantage of a fighter's weakness.

[boozeboxer]

The cut though was not a freak accident

This is how the cut opened and why it opened where it opened. Lennox threw a right cross, Vitali leaned back, the cross went over Vitali's head although the thumb grazed Vitali's eye in the process therefore opening a cut on Vitali's eyelid and not his eyebrow......that doesn't happen very often in boxing. Vitali had not been cut before AND hasn't been cut after!

That being the case I think most would agree that the cut was caused not by a punch but HOW a punch landed and therefore can be considered a "freak accident" as any other time Lennox throws the punch he usually lands it flush OR Vitali ducks it OR it doesn't land in the same way to cause such a cut.


Yes AFTER the cut happened Lennox targeted it as any smart boxer would do, you take advantage of a fighter's weakness.

how many fights has he had after that Lyle?

[El Kabong]

4....all vs top competition (at the time)

Kirk Johnson, Corrie Sanders, Danny Williams, and most recently Sam Peter....all guys who could have opened Vitali up if he cut so easily

[killersheep]

The cut though was not a freak accident

This is how the cut opened and why it opened where it opened. Lennox threw a right cross, Vitali leaned back, the cross went over Vitali's head although the thumb grazed Vitali's eye in the process therefore opening a cut on Vitali's eyelid and not his eyebrow......that doesn't happen very often in boxing. Vitali had not been cut before AND hasn't been cut after!

That being the case I think most would agree that the cut was caused not by a punch but HOW a punch landed and therefore can be considered a "freak accident" as any other time Lennox throws the punch he usually lands it flush OR Vitali ducks it OR it doesn't land in the same way to cause such a cut.


Yes AFTER the cut happened Lennox targeted it as any smart boxer would do, you take advantage of a fighter's weakness.

how many fights has he had after that Lyle?

4, and yes my name is Lyle for the duration of this post.

[boozeboxer]

I rewatched the fight..... that was a great fight. You know people act like the HW division is shit. And it is. But it has never been super great....and that fight wasn't even that long ago. And Vitally is still fighting, plus Wlad has come into his own. The only thing we are really missing is a couple more solid heavyweights.

[C.J.Rock]

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!


Let's just all face the facts. Lennox Lewis won on a stoppage due to a cut which in all honesty was a freak accident, if Lennox tried to cut Vitali that bad again on purpose he might do it 1 time in 1,000 chances.

Lennox Lewis was preparing to fight Kirk Johnson, Vitali Klitschko was preparing to fight Cedric Boswell...so nobody was at an advantage there.

Lennox Lewis was a great champion and Vitali Klitschko gave him all he could handle....there were no knockdowns, there were no 10-8 rounds, it was a fairly even fight with Vitali up 58-56 on all cards.


Put your fanhood aside and just admit it was a GREAT fight that happened on regular HBO because the planets aligned in just the right manner and the boxing Gods gave us this fight as a gift.....enjoy it, don't dismiss this fight as "Lennox was lazy and fat and unprepared" or only "If Vitali didn't get cut he would have won"....Champions fight and they win no matter where, when, or what the circumstances are.

What you failed to mention was
Lennox was prepared for a warm up match with Kirk Johnson. Kirk pulled out leaving the card in jeopardy. Lennox did, what no other fighter I know has, took on his #1 contender on a few days noticeto save the card
An 80% Lewis beat a 100% Vitali that night. A 100% Lewis would DEMOLISH him lol

[El Kabong]

What you failed to mention was
Lennox was prepared for a warm up match with Kirk Johnson. Kirk pulled out leaving the card in jeopardy. Lennox did, what no other fighter I know has, took on his #1 contender on a few days noticeto save the card
An 80% Lewis beat a 100% Vitali that night. A 100% Lewis would DEMOLISH him lol

Did I fail to mention that? I believe it's in the post you quoted. Kirk got injured and Vitali stepped up.


Well I'm sorry, people must really underrate Cedric Boswell since fighting Lennox Lewis was apparently not a big deal for Vitali but fighting Vitali instead of the 34-1-1 Kirk Johnson was a HUGE deal for Lennox Lewis.

Look at ALL the facts next time


And a true CHAMPION is always 100% fully prepared to fight after training no matter who they throw in there.