Lewis Klitschko post fight press conference just uploaded

If my auntie had a pair of bollocks she'd be my uncle

 

It's obvious that was a duck. Great fighter, Lewis, but he know he got lucky with the cut. Not in that he didn't think he couldn't win without it, but in that he had a very difficult task in front of him. Vitali wasn't going away. Lewis was doing better than before, but he didn't take over. The fight was more even, that's all.

In short, Lewis won fair and square, but he didn't fancy his chances to do it again.

 

Never happened

Vitali got his face smashed to bits and couldn't even see out of one eye. Lewis was always going to win that match, there were 6 rounds to go

 

So 19 months after looking the best you had ever seen him in your life he was garbage?

Lewis weighed only 10 pounds more for the Vitali fight than he did for the Rahman II fight. 10 pounds isn't alot for a 6"6 fellow.

Fact is Lewis came in heavy on purpose, he wanted his punches to have a bit more power in them, his own punch resistance to be better and to have a bit more energy. These are things that experience had taught him that he needed to beat his naturally larger opponent. The way Lewis prepared for this fight and the way he fought it were quite genius, beating Vitali is no walk in the park, something only two professional boxers have managed to accomplish.

 

No, Lewis looked like crap. He looked slow against Tyson too, but Tyson couldn't do a thing about it, he was already past it. It wasn't just Vitali, Lewis 2nd career highest was the first rahman fight and we know what happened then. Lewis himself said that performance was the worst version of him, how can you deny it straight from the horses mouth ?

 

Lennox legitimately disfigured Vitali's entire face with some of the worst cuts you'll ever see... I'm still astounded at the mental gymnastics revolving it all these years later.

A TKO stoppage IS a stoppage. Lennox stopped Klitschko. Vitali was damaged to the point that his physical health was at risk and the fight was stopped. Fin.

 

"We" don't know what would happen because that's never unfolded

What we do know is Vitalis face looked like it got thrown into a jet engine and Lewis nearly sent his head into orbit in the final seconds

 

You are talking in circles buddy.
Who cares about the Rahman I version? That was an obviously under prepared version. The Rahman II version was the best you say that you have ever seen in your life. Therefore the Viali version of LL was one that had learned from the Rahman I fight and didn't make the same mistakes.

Lewis looked slow cause he was dealing with a giant and because Lewis had this funky European boxing style.

Are you saying that Lewis should have gone in guns blazing vs Tyson? Sounds idiotic and like suicide. The way Lewis dismantled Tyson was very methodical and smart.

Lewis came in heavy on purpose for Vitali.

 

But he was lighter in the Rahman rematch when he won it vs when he lost

He was aging and took Vitali on 2 weeks, he wasn't even preparing for him or his style most of the camp, so nothing suggesting he came in heavy on purpose, the reality is he didn't take Vitali seriously. According to Steward part of the reason Lewis took Rahman to court for an immediate rematch was because he was getting older, I remember that on a broadcast. Lewis himself said that was the worst version of him. Not only do i see it with my own eyes but its his words over yours

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Oh but we don't, because it never happened. If my grandma had wheels.....

What happened was Lewis TKO6. It doesn't get more straight forward than that

 

Imagine Lewis unloading on Vitali like he did Mercer? They'd still be trying to wake Vitali up in 2024.

 

This interview/conference shows exactly why so many fans didn't warm up to Lewis - arrogance and an absolute refusal to give his opponent any credit.

This is the same Lewis that claimed the only reason Mercer did well vs him was the size of the ring - come on dude. You were younger and bigger than Mercer was, Ray was arguably past his prime and still arguably beat you, why not just admit he was very good? No shame in that. Instead he complains about the size of the ring as though that would have made some major difference.

This is the same Lewis that claimed on JRE that Tyson was in his prime when he faced Lewis in 2002. Yes, the 234 lb, 15 lb overweright Tyson with slow feet and stamina that lasted a total of 2 rounds was in his prime.

And his absolute refusal to credit Vitali for fighting a good fight and rocking him several times. Sure, it was a legit punch that caused a cut and that is unfortunate. It isn't Lewis's fault that a cut opened up but its the refusal to admit that Vitali was very good that is infuriating.

Lewis had a hell of an ego. Holmes is another one of these guys. By contrast, despite his trash talking, Ali was usually able to credit his opponents, at least after the fight. This is one of the reasons why people didn't warm up to Lewis (and Holmes) - arrogance and a refusal to give credit.

 

Lewis was a hell of a fighter but also incredibly arrogant. I don't have a problem with him refusing a rematch and retiring - he could have simply admitted he was old and past it. Instead, he falsely claims he would have won a rematch easily. Ok, if it is so easy, then do it.

He also claims he would have beaten Usyk because Usyk got rocked by one Fury uppercut. Lewis got rocked by limited fighters like Briggs and a completely past it Holyfield far worse than Usyk ever got rocked by Fury. I am not certain if Lewis would even entertain the idea of fighting a talented southpaw like Usyk.