T.K.O. in 6

6 isn't a letter. It pays to be correct when you question the intelligence of others.

TKO6.

 

Tko 6 for life

Peak vitali nearly gets blinded by fat old lewis

 

Again with your pathetic response. Please keep doing it.

 

Did you forget to include that Vitali dominated him throughout the fight and Lewis refused the rematch?

 

Both fighters took the fight at short notice but Vitali was younger, hungrier and far more motivated for the fight. This is common sense as Lennox was the reigning Heavyweight King who every ambitious heavyweight was gunning for while Vitali to Lennox wasn't a legitimate threat.

When the fight began Vitali came out quick and took the fight to Lennox, looking to knock out the champ in the early rounds. Lewis - overweight, sluggish and unprepared - was caught off-balance by Vitali from the beginning and struggled to get his feet. This resulted in Vitali dominating the first four rounds

As the fight went on Lennox began to familiarize himself with his opponent and get in the game while Vitali tired - having thrown too much into the early rounds trying to get a knock out - resulting in Lewis winning the last two rounds of the fight and forcing Vitali to hold on for dear life at the end of the 6th.

The cuts to Vitali's face were numerous and far too many to be described a "lucky". Lewis targeted them as soon as he saw them developing and made them as bad as he could to force a doctors stop. This is a perfectly legitimate way to win a fight.

After the fight Lewis was upset with his performance, it had been one of the worst he'd ever had. Though he promised Vitali a rematch the more he dwelt on his performance and the longer he went without a fight the more convinced he became that he would not be able to reach a world class standard anymore. So he walked away and hung up his gloves. He didn't want to go out on a loss - which is perfectly understandable.

I'm not sure Lennox could have won the rematch but I'm not sure Vitali could either. Lennox was too old and too deminished, even a properly motivated Lewis in the best condition he could get himself into in 2003/2004 would have struggled with Vitali at that time, but Vitali had fought the worst version of Lewis, the one that was old, overweight and unmotivated, and he had failed to put him away and was loosing ground as the fight went on and had had his face reduced to a bloody pulp. So, I am undecided on what the outcome of a rematch would have been.

 

Frank Bruno did better, and lasted longer against Lewis.
He didn't get a rematch.

Ray Mercer did better, and was far more durable than Vitaly. He didn't get a rematch.

Shannon Briggs also brawled with Lewis, and IMO scored a KD at the end of round 1. You could argue the ropes were all that was holding Lewis up.
He got no rematch.

Why is Vitaly so special that he must have a rematch? He wasn't a champ, unlucky challengers are just that. Unlucky.
They had their chance and didn't grab it?

Why no Solis rematch?
Why no Charr rematch?

Vitaly would always have problems with Lewis. His lean back defence is ok against smaller, timid fighters. Lewis is big, strong and has a long reach.
Vitalis lean away defence is no good, as Lewis can still reach him.

No amount of rematches will change that. Lewis' right hand is always going to find a home on the left side of Vitalis face.

 

That's a bit rich coming from you seen as your rebuttal is to claim Vitali "dominated" Lewis.

Vitali had his face turned into a bloody mask and ate right hand after right hand, not to mention being knocked askew by a ****ing jab. Yeah, "domination". atsch

I suggest you stay off those drugs you think help you study as they are clearly turning your brain into mulch.

Also, your username is super gay. :rofl

TKO 6.

 

The result of 6 round domination:

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TKO 6.

 

I got something logical that proves your whole post is bull**** and you're to stupid to be talking boxing. TKO 6 is three letters and a single numeral. If you aren't smart enough to distinguish between the two than you're obviously not intelligent enough to discuss boxing rationally.

TKO 6!

 

I also enjoy the way she claims that Lewis would have lost the rematch as a "fact" rather than her opinion.

 

grown men arguing in a childish manner about an ancient fight every single day , on every boxing forum , for the last 6 years .

get a life people , get a girlfriend , get a hobby .... it's getting morbidly sad .


i'm pretty sure vitali and lewis forgot all about this fight, maybe you should too

 

Well aren't you about an uppity little **** hole.

Are you gonna stop by every other thread on the main page to tell the grown folks not to argue, or is it just something about Vitalys face lookin' like he tried to French kiss a lawn mower that got your panties all in a wad?


TKO 6 :deal

 

I see your point.

I'll spend more time in the General Forum where I can discuss a fight that hasn't happened, or about how "**** JUST GOT REAL" about a washed up rapper and a semi retired boxer on twitter FFS.

Much better.

 

Very good post, for the most part.

The one point of disagreement that I have is that Vitali really only had control through the first couple of rounds. Lennox opened the cut in the third, and landed enough throughout that round to win it on my card- and the card of many others. Vitali came back nicely to take the fourth, but it was hardly a domination. And the fifth was close enough to be called either way (the judges went with VK, but a case could certainly be made for Lennox taking the stanza). Lennox did enjoy his best round of the abbreviated fight in the sixth, though, and arguably dominated the frame as thoroughly as Vitali dominated the second.

I think the fact that there were a couple of pronounced shifts in momentum is part of the reason why this fight remains such a point of discussion.Well...That and the fact that the loss rankles many K2 fans to no end. :good

Still, a good, thoughtful take on what remains the best heavyweight championship fight to have occurred in this century.:good

 

I don't think either of them will ever truly forget the amounts of punishment they shipped that evening. It was quite a boxing match...and since, y'know, this is a site that's devoted to the discussion of boxing matches, it stands to reason that this fight would warrant some discussion.

Just saying.

And, one other thing needs to be said, of course...

TKO 6

:good