After fourteen years in the ring, former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, who has undergone four unsuccessful surgeries to restore sight in his left eye, has called a halt to his career in the ring. Brewster, who hasnt had sight in his left eye since his bout against Robert Helenius believes his last opponents gloves were tainted in some fashion. My team wasnt allowed to inspect Heleniuss gloves or witness his hands being wrapped, states Brewster. I feel I was done wrong, and now with no sight there is no way I can continue my fighting career. Brewster will now put his time into his promotional company Relentless Events, as well as other projects. Brewster earned the WBO heavyweight title in 2004 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko; he had three successful defenses before dropping the title to Sergei Liakhovich in 2006.
How can you even utter those words? Lamon Brewster was ALWAYS gracious in defeat, even wished Robert Helenius the best in his continuing career. They weren't allowed to watch Robert being wrapped, and now its sour grapes? Lamon Brewster was always a stand up guy, and I take him for his word, he was a very good fighter, but more importantly a genuinely great individual. He wouldn't lie about that.
So because his team weren't allowed to watch the wrapping it serves as evidence that Helenius cheated? He got knocked out by a naturally big puncher who was also the better man that night, and Brewster just can't seem to be able to accept that. Sour grapes.
I have kept Brewster man of integrity, but that was a punch below the belt. Everyone saw what happened in the match and what was the real cause of disability.
if they were not allowed to watch the handwrapping, he should have refused to fight until that changed.
