Lewis vs Mavrovic. Anybody remember that fight?

Mavrovic got his chin from wherever Vitali got his from, he was hampered by injuries so he called it a day, he is now a succesful businessman

 

Lewis boxed VERY VERY stupid in that fight. He could have outboxed Mavrovich from the outside, I don't know what Lewis was thinking going into cliches with this guy all the time.

Lewis looked like he lacked energy or motivation, or both.

Also, that fight was only in front of what like 4000 spectators? Lewis was hated back then.

 

It was inside a tent and absolutely roasting from the tv lights apparently. Both guys complained of feeling drained from the heat and even getting mild burns on the top of their heads.

Mavrovic has done very well post-boxing, which is great to hear.
The guy certainly had some chin on him. Someone put together a compilation video a year or two ago and he stood up to some hefty whacks, especially in the 7th and 11th.

I didn't have it as close though, I thought Lewis won by about 8 points not 3. I've not heard of anyone having that close a card before.

 

We need to cut out the "Lewis took him lightly" bs. The plain fact was Lewis always had problems with equal sized guys who didn't go into their shells when hit.

 

Based on what?

 

wtf?

 

lewis was a *****

 

Lewis had to be carried into his dressing room, he was exhausted after that fight but by all accounts he had trained well except they had not taken the heat into consideration (referencing, read Mamas Boy and also Mission Impossible how lennox lewis unified the heavyweight division)

As for Mavrovic, who was a lot smaller than lewis!!! He had a muscle eating disorder which stopped his career. He also looks a lot like Vinnie Jones.

Lewis had predicted some months earlier he would knock him out in 7 rounds :hey

 

Wow, how many of you are Croatian? Was this a significant fight because Mavrovic did better than expected?

How good of a fighter was Mavrovic?

I watched him on TV all the time when I was a kid and all I remember is him knocking guys out every single time.

I guess he was a brawler type, was he?

If anybody has this fight or that compilation that someone mentioned I'd love to see it. I watched the fight when I was a kid but I don't remember anything from it, I was very young.

What's the deal on this muscle eating disorder? I've not heard anything about that.

Was he a serious contender or just a jorneyman?

As people have said, he's a business man now and does commentary on broadcasts over in Croatia. He's a cool guy. Very easy going.

 

He was on the brink of becoming a real contender. He was undefeated and the European Champion going into the Lewis fight. He was tough as nails and had great fundamental skills. He would have been in and around the top 10 for years if it wasn't for his illness.

Put it this way - he was easily better than Ruiz, Golota, McCline, Rahman, etc.. and look at how many title fights they got between them

 

Then by extension, boxing is a sport for pussies.