If Lennox refused the rematch then it's obvious what the result would have been. That's not even taking into account in what happened in the first fight.
Lewis was battered from pillar to post, badly hurt several times, outboxed, outgunned, outmuscled, outslugged, outlanded in every round, outpointed, outclassed, dominated, emasculated and retired by Vitali. Deal with it
Vitali couldn't beat an old, unmotivated, out of shape Lewis who had " trained " for Kirk Johnson, how is he going to beat a Lewis that even takes the fight half seriously? As for " ducking " bums like Byrd, and Ruiz, at least try to be sensible here.
Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis THE TRUTH Vitali took the fight on just 10 days notice. Vitali was clearly winning the fight 4-2 on all 3 scorecards at the time of the controversial bull**** doctor stoppage. Lewis barely survived the 2nd round and almost got KO'd, he was out on his feet, badly hurt, holding on for dear life, wobbling everywhere and staggering around the ring like a drunk. Lewis was badly hurt several times in the fight, he was battered from pillar to post, outslugged, outgunned, outmuscled, outboxed, outlanded in every round, dominated and outclassed by Vitali. Punches Landed Vitali 156 Lewis 102 Lewis was exhausted, worn down and hurt from the accumulation of punches and was ready to get KTFO again, he collapsed onto his stool at the end of the 6th round, Vitali was clearly the fresher of the two, he would've KO'd Lewis for sure if the fight had continued. After the fight, Vitali intimidated the **** out of Lewis and made him look like a *****. The whole crowd cheered for Vitali and booed Lewis out of the arena. Lewis promised Vitali a rematch. Vitali destroyed Kirk Johnson in 2 rounds and called out Lewis again in the post fight interview. The gutless coward Lewis retired shortly after that fight. Lewis turned down 40 million dollars for a rematch and retired like a coward because he knew he would get destroyed by Vitali. Vitali dominated Lewis and scared him into retirement. Vitali proved he's the superior fighter. George Foreman: "Vitali was winning the fight. Lewis got lucky. There has to be a rematch!" Jim Lampley: "A lucky escape for Lewis who was clearly losing the fight" Even Emanuel Steward was upset and pissed off at Lewis for blatantly ducking a Vitali rematch. Lewis is scared to death of Vitali.
Vitali got robbed. The corrupt doctor and ref were on Lennox's payroll. It should've been a TD6 win for Vitali. Official Scorecards Pat Russell: Vitali 58-56 James Jen-Kin: Vitali 58-56 Tom Kaczmarek: Vitali 58-56 Sky Sports: Vitali 58-56 HBO: Vitali 58-56 Lennox's mom: Vitali 58-56
Vitali wasn't even in his prime yet. Lewis was 37 and was still in his prime when he got his ass whooped by Vitali. He was coming off the win over Tyson. In the Lewis-Tyson post fight interview Lewis said "I'm like fine wine, I get better with age" Before the Vitali fight, Lewis said "I'm at the peak of my powers, I will keep fighting for many more years" Lewis was outclassed, dominated, emasculated and retired by Vitali.
LL showed what a beast he truly was> Took everything Vit could dish and came back to almost KILL klit Vitali was 100% complete;y DONE afta round 6. NO WAY he would have made it 2 more rounds. NO WAY NO HOW and that is with removing the cuts. the cuts are the best thing that happened to V Klit that night. saved him from a brutal career messing KO. he was already on the way out aftrr being destroyed in R5 and 6 SAVED from brain damage