Who agrees Lennox goin out on top was the best thing for him to do?

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  1. TheSouthpaw

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    He would have never been KO'd Rahman if he did...
     
  2. TheSouthpaw

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  3. yancey

    yancey Active Member Full Member

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    Definitely.
     
  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    errr... he was KO'd by Rahman before the Tyson fight, right?
     
  5. Chuck1052

    Chuck1052 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe that Lennox Lewis did himself a great favor when going out on top. It may be that Lewis would have made much more money by continuing with his boxing career, but it is better to quit a little early than when it is too late in the sport of boxing.

    - Chuck Johnston
     
  6. TheSouthpaw

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    No it was after..
     
  7. DaveK

    DaveK Vicious & Malicious Full Member

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    No. It was before.

    And Lennox did fight Vitali, Southpaw...
     
  8. TheSouthpaw

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    I could have swore it was after..We watched the Tyson fight on the night of by bachelor party...
     
  9. Ipay4leavingNot

    Ipay4leavingNot Active Member Full Member

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    He went out on top, there was no around who would have beat him. Vitali is probably the best not head to head but best heavyweight since lewis left. I doubt wlad would be able to take those type of punches without getting knocked out. Frankly it was vitali constant backwards movement that allowed him to last so long against lennox because it made it harder to land clean and with full force. If Wlad got into a mimi slug match he'd just get ko'ed
     
  10. TheSouthpaw

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    Im pretty sure Vitali already knew that too...:good
     
  11. Curry85

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    It was the right decision. He gets to walk around near 50 with clear speech and a lot of money.
     
  12. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Obviously Lennox did not.
     
  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    This is why I come to this board. I learn so much.
     
  14. TheSouthpaw

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    Good point...one of the few too right?
     
  15. willcross

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    Also he got to troll Vitali for 10 years by dropping vague hints of a comeback every so often :rofl