Why? I thought if you cut up a guy's face, than you should easily take the rematch and all the money that would come from it. Oh wait, boxing isn't about luckily cutting up a guy's face. It's by actually using skill and outboxing the other guy, and that's what happened to Lewis that night. So why did Lewis refuse a rematch and the pay day of his life? Can TKO6tards explain this?
He didn't want to risk losing on his way out. I think Lewis would've won in a rematch. But he clearly didn't wanna test it.
These type of threads just goes to show that Vitali really does have zero legacy. All his fans can talk about is a losing effort vs a shot fat half retired LL.:roflatsch
Scared. And I am saying that as a LL fan. LL is a fabulous boxer, and clearly in my top 5 all time. But at the time he felt that he met his match and got off luckily. He retired before he got a defeat to someone we think could beat him - because the other two defeats were flukes and everyones knows that. So scared to lose - and I don't blame him. Although of course I would like to have see a rematch. I blame Bowe for running from LL though. Because Bowe had no excuse. LL was afterall at an age where he could defend retiring. Bowe blatantly chickened out.
This is the answer that took a lot of replies for, but a perfect one. I actually really respect Lewis and loved him, but after he faced Vitali I became a Klitschko fanatic and screw bowe, guy was a *****. Lewis and Vitali raped bums who lose to golota 2x any day of the week.
so you still didn't answer. And yes, lewis won by a cuts stoppage by a ring doctor while getting his ass kicked. meaning, lewis lucked out.