Do you view a Lewis vs Klitschko rematch was really necessary?

Yawn. We all know what happened, the young buck gave it his all and came up short. Big deal.

Better for lewis would have been to fight wlad or byrd after the vitali stoppage. Maybe even finally get it on with bowe.

Out of all the things in lewis's career, a rematch against vitali is one of the least necessary.

If any rematches could have happened maybe mercer or holyfield 3.

But rather than another win over vitali i'd have preferred to see a win over wlad or byrd.

 

Vitali's eye was hanging by a thread. Lewis was landing more frequently. It was only a matter of time before some more howitzers landed and the ref jumped in.

Vitali's legacy wouldnt have been what it is now.

Both fighters got lucky, Vitali moreso.

 

I'm sorry mate but i can't agree with a single point your making. He was 2 months shy of his 38th birthday. That age is still old for any fighter even heavies and a good time to retire, infact most are either finished or retired by that age. Lennox, Vitali and a few others are exceptions to the rule. True he did'nt have the wars Holyfield had, but was Holyfield has good as Lennox was at that age? By making the point that Holyfield is still fighting to prove Lewis should of carried on is silly. Everyone knows Holyfield should have retired around the time of the Ruiz fights if not before.
Yes Vitali is still around at 39, fair play to him but i will point out these things.
Did Vitali have as many hard fights has Lewis?
Did Vitali not have four years r+r away from the sport?
Is Vitali's level of competition has good has Lewis' was at the end of his career?
Has Vitali achieved has much as Lennox Lewis?
Your points about the McCall and Rahman fights are not even worth answering. If that's your take then you have a lot to learn about boxing. Or you need to look at things a little more subjectively friend.

 

Lewis was planning to fight Vitali in December anyway - the same time the rematch was being negotiated for. He obviously had not intentions of retiring immediately after the planned Johnson fight in June. Whatever his reason was for not rematching Vitali it had nothing to do with age or conditioning.

 

this has nothing to do with boxing. If you want to continue this discussion just go to sherdog. Folks there need good laugh too. You may also want to read on light contact rules before you make an ass out of yourself again.

 

:rofl:rofl

Still pushing it was light contact and cannot admit you know nothing. Stop googling boxing sites trying to put spin.

If it was light contact and a man was knocked out then would not that be a DQ? Would not that be deemed excessive contact in a light contact bout? Tell me - where they wearing headguards as required in light contact or do you just not know?

You are a ****wit.

 

Yes, a much younger and better version of Lewis was stopped by both Rahman and McCall.

In what way does that make VITLAY getting stopped by a near 38 year old Lewis look good :huh Using your logic VITLAY isn't actually as good as Oliver or Hasim, no wonder one of them chased him out of the sport for 4 years :rofl

 

Yep, and most VITLAY lovers still list that victory as one of his best. DANNY ****ING WILLIAMS FOR ****S SAKE!!!!

The same Danny Williams that got brutally KO'd by Sanil Sam and Audley Harrison to name but two **** opponents he lost to. Yeah he beat the shell of Tyson in a once in a lifetime performance but that's pretty much all he ever achieved at HW, he was a ****ing journeyman at best but to listen to the Klit-ites VITLAY beating him was a huge achievement :rofl

Lewis beat fighters like Williams when he was in his early 20's, and beat them easily. Gary Mason would have beaten the everloving **** out of Danny Williams but the Klit-ites pour scorn on that Lewis win and big up their guy beating the fat whale Williams :roll::nut

 

rematch should have happened but i think lewis didnt wanted it.. he knew he was not the same and was going to be hard to win

:hat

 

Lennox Lewis didn't lose rematches :smoke

Sure it would have been hard to win, but Lennox would have done it, he had the guy figured by the end of the first fight, the second fight would have been shorter and more brutal, if that's possible.

 

They absolutely should've fought again. Lewis could've gone out in grander fashion, rather than walking out on a booing crowd while Vitali strutted around like he'd won. Would've been a hell of a spectacle. I think Vitali is great, but Lewis, fully motivated, would've taken him apart again, adding another layer to his legacy.

 

You really have no clue about boxing. At 37, Dempsey, was retired, Marciano was retired, Frazier was retired. Both Ali and Louis were mere shells of who they use to be, and on it goes.

Lewis beating Vitali at aged 37 is probably one of the greatest victories anyone that age has accomplished in the heavyweight division. Certainly in the top 5 at far as late stage wins go.

 

He got lucky on the first fight was stopped.. i think klit wouldve taken the second fight if it had happened

:hat

 

Lennox was not shot at 37. I don't know if you were referring to "history" with the comment about not knowing anything about boxing, but if you really knew anything about boxing you'd know different fighter decline at different rates, and different times of their lives. Lewis for example peaked in his thirties while Ali was in his twenties.

The point is , it's completely irrelevant to bring other boxers at the age 37 to justify another boxer being shot, when all we have to do is look at the fighter we're evaluating himself.