Should Lewis' missed punch that cut Vitali's eye have been ruled an accidental foul?

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  1. hamiltonporter

    hamiltonporter Member Full Member

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    The replay clearly show that the punch that cut Vitali's eye, and caused the fight to be stopped, completely missed his face and it was the inside laces/tape/wrist of the glove that cut him. You really don't even need a replay to determine this when the cut above Vitali's eye and below it on the cheek were the exact size of Lennox's wrist. Why was the fight not taken to the score cards like when an accidental head-butt causes a cut that stops a fight? How was this any different? Are the wrists of a glove an under-utilized weapon a crafty opponent can use to cut someone's face when accuracy fails? Discuss
     
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    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    It's already been proved Lennox had glass in his dreadlocks thats what caused the cut :good
     
  4. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    If that was the case (I can't remember), it would have been pretty difficult for the ref to have spotted it, unless he had a perfect view.
     
  5. BoxingFanNo1

    BoxingFanNo1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis being of Jamacian decent has a larger ***** than Vitali.

    Look forward to you arguing Vitalis is bigger.
     
  6. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How to derail this nonsense? hmm...Oh I know, a rhetorical question!
    Ahem. Ok here goes: How many cuts were there?
     
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    BoxingFanNo1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True but Vitali and his fans claimed they were both bigger, Lewis told Vitali he'd already had one look and that was good enough.
    Being too old for testicle measuring competitions Lewis retired but to this day Klitschko fans still insist Vitalis balls are bigger. Sure their bigger than today's guys but not ATG testicle material.

    Lewis left testicle and ***** 6.:deal
     
  9. rushman

    rushman Devoid is Devoid Full Member

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    This is all true. That's the real reason that Lewis clinched - Vitali never hurt him. Lewis just wanted Vitali to understand.
    When Vitali "felt" the truth for himself, all up close and personal, his eyes near popped out of his head. Specifically, his left eye did, on account of it was Lewis's giant left testicle that shocked him. And that is how his eyelid got split.
     
  10. Mendoza

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    Fightnews says the cut was caused by tape not fully wrapped on Lewis glove. Their words, not mine.

    There was in fact a meeting of the head before we saw the cut. Lewis forehead and dreadlocks cane into contact with Vitali's eye region.

    those who have watched 1,000's of boxing matches know the worst cuts are caused by head buts, not cleanly landed punches.
     
  11. Top Dog

    Top Dog Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed:happy:happy this whole Lennox v Klit thing is getting dragged on for far too long, give it a fuuckin rest now, the robot got beat by an old Lewis, but for some reason a certain crowd cant let it go!!!!
     
  12. Stoic

    Stoic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good, sensible post. Thank you.
     
  13. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Indeed, I remember Calzaghe was floored by a Jones' wrist and it was ruled a legitimate KD, but the ref couldn't see it because he was standing behind Jones!!
     
  14. BoxingFanNo1

    BoxingFanNo1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If by 'tape' 'dreadlocks' and 'head butts' he meant 'big ****ing red glove' then I agree.
     
  15. Ilesey

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