When a fat out of shape Lewis TKO'd Vitali...

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  1. Arcane

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPjUsu2-QMQ[/ame]
     
  2. jacklondon

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    Who inspected Lewis' gloves after that fight? Nobody, that's who. Vitali had never been even cut before in his entire career as a kickboxer and boxer, or afterwards either. Were those gloves fixed up? I think they were.

    Lewis had other suspicious fights as well. Both Golota and Tyson appeared to have been doped up and on cloud nine.

    Vitali beat Lewis in every single round and forced him into retirement, and he has challenged him to fight again many times.
     
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    Oh dear me :rofl:rofl:rofl


    Looks like we've got one folks, deluded fanboys gone wild :nut
     
  5. Arcane

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    It's a youtube video you stupid anal bead, it's not me :patsch
     
  6. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beating a prime Vitali Klitschko, even if it was by cuts, even if the fight was competitive as hell, was a great accomplishment by Lewis.

    It's something that puts him above many other all time greats who lost in their last fights against lesser fighters than Vitali.
     
  7. Saltzy

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    won every round!? He was out on his feet for half of round 6. I had the fight 3 rounds a piece. It was clear Lewis was going to knock Vitali out his experience and clean punching were taking a toll.
     
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  9. Hank

    Hank Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It proved some people are nuts, and will make biased polls years after a fight is over. Lewis was in no way fat, and in no way out of shape. Fight should not have been stopped.
     
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    Where is the poll option for;

    London child protective services KO-1, Lenny's mum?
     
  11. ko_bros

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    me too.
     
  12. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It proved that Lewis was no longer the best fighter in the division.
     
  13. Saku

    Saku We Are All One Full Member

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    Lewis won fair and square, TKO6, but he was in shape and not fat.
    A rematch probably would have showed us the real result, with both guys prepared well for the other. Maybe Lennox would have won that easily, maybe Vitali would have knocked him out, we will never know... All talks are just speculations now and even Nostradamus would not be able to say what would have happened in the rematch.
     
  14. Farmboxer

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    Vitali ended Lewis' career. Lewis would have been knocked out in the very next round, but Lewis' promoter signaled Lewis doctor to signal Lewis' referee to stop the fight without even looking at the cut. Angelo Dundee said that Vitali was cheated out of the WBC title that night. Dundee was perhaps the best cut man in boxing history! He also knows boxing, trained Ali, Leonard and so many others............Even Max Kellermann said that Lewis was done, had never seen Lewis flop down on his stool like that before and he was sitting right behind Lewis' corner! The highest payday in Lewis' career was offered many times, but Lewis always ran away, gave up his title and hid! Vitali still wants Lewis, that is the fight everyone wants to see, but Lewis is too afraid to fight Vitali. If Vitali can come back and win the WBC title after 4 years lay off, no tune-up fights, Lewis should try to do the same.............but Lewis knows...............Lewis remembers being staggered badly and Vitali broke Lewis' nose, really badly..............................