Basically is it safe to say Lewis beat VK because he punched him TOO hard?

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  1. the_baller

    the_baller Guest

    I hate to over-simplify things but I think that is pretty much what happened there.:yep
     
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  2. Boom1989

    Boom1989 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    B ... b ... but ... Klitschko won the event.
     
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  3. the_baller

    the_baller Guest

    Lewis TKO 6

    or

    LTKO6 for short.
     
    the_baller, Apr 19, 2011
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    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    More like... because he grazed him with an off target punch. It wasn't a solid punch that opened the cut that stopped the fight, it was a grazing punch that basically missed it's mark, but caused a cut.
     
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    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    BUT....

    Klitschko EVT6 Lewis

    etc.
     
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  6. Williams27

    Williams27 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its pointless to argue over that fight. All you can do is look at the facts. VK was ahead on the score cards, if the cut didnt happen then we cant say for sure who would have won. Bottom line is cuts happen in boxing and they can end fights. The cut was bad, Lennox continued to target it, and the fight was stopped. Lewis wins a fair fight while behind on the cards. I'm sure there are several fights where Joe Frazier and R. Marciano were behind on the cards before a KO win.
     
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  7. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lewis was intelligent enough to exploit the cut and get the fight stopped. He had obviously altered his strategy and gone after the cut for the last round or two before the stoppage. Perhaps that change of strategy affected the scorecards. Honestly, it's been quite a while since I watched that fight.

    Bottom line, Lewis, in the confines of the rules, won the fight.
     
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    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis ALWAYS got a rematch when a fight was against him or he had a draw

    Lennox REFUSED rematches to the guys that gave him the hardest fights
     
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    Big Left Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He retired from the sport with nothing left to prove, imo.

    Rematch with McCall was earnt , with Rahman it was contractual and with Evander Holyfield it was required since the first fight was clearly fixed.
     
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  10. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Correction: Lewis did not retire - Vitali retired him.
     
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  11. pare

    pare Active Member Full Member

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    i re-watched it the other night. it was a solid punch right on target.
     
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  12. bballchump11

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    Lewis kicked his ass
     
    bballchump11, Apr 19, 2011
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Indeed. Lewis had the audacity to punch Vitali so hard that it broke the surface of the skin and caused a deep gash. He should have been disqualified.
     
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    You can't help yourself can you baller. But yeah that's basically what happened.
     
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  15. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    If Vitali retired Lewis, then Rahman retired Vitali.

    Pointless indeed to argue about this fight. Facts are facts, Lewis is an ATG wether you guys like it or not.
     
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