in hindsight I think he definitey WAS. Certainly he was aware that he got hammered hard and looked bad, and to some extent totally lucked out with that thumb that ripped open the eye at the end of that long arcing rainbow punch. If it werent for that , he was certainy behind on all cards. A true champ would not have taken the safe way out, what is there to savor with a lucky win ike that, looking like crap and the crowd booing you? A true champ wouldnt be satisfied going out like that with that dark cloud over your head in your final bout.

He should have reacthed Klit, gotten into the best shae he could, he was only 37, come on, George Foreman fought until 49. Lewis shoud have come back and knocked that jackass out like he came back and sparked Rahman. We say he always got revenge, but he didnt get revenge against Klit did he now.

Had he come back from that shoddiness with a stellar or even solid win over Klit, the world would put him at like #3 or 4 alltime great heavyweight.