Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko

Nonsense. Sanders was his friend and with the same managent company as him, so naturally he supported him and thus due to Lewis`s own promotional company being part of the same company that promoted Sanders he then served as his promoter for the fight. Thats no more bashing the opponent than Emmanual Steward did by being Lewis`s trainer versus Holyfield, or aginst Mccall, guys he used to train!

Lewis said this about the Klitschko`s...

"I fought Vitali Klitschko in real life and Wladimir Klitschko in Ocean's Eleven," Lennox notes. "That's enough. I've tried to make responsible decisions in my life, and retirement is one of them. It was time. I felt the winds changing. You spend a life in boxing, trying to make as much money as possible. And then, when you want to leave the game and you're on the way out, they push more money at you than you've seen before. But money isn't what drives me."

"I think Vitali and his brother are great people," Lennox says of the two men who, at various times, have been talked about as his successor. "Obviously, we had that boxing thing going on between us, but I like them both. As for who's the best heavyweight in the world right now, someone will have to prove himself. And that can only be done in the ring. It can't be decreed by HBO or Don King. No one is given greatness in boxing. You have to earn it and prove it again and again and again."

and watch this clip of vitali and lewis in the ring this year, very friendly actually.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u6CJOlm13y4

 

You should join Lennox Lewis`s myspace site because the man himself will phone you back if you send him your number. He videoed a few of his calls to his fans to prove it really was him. He isnt the adrift arrogant persona you may think.

Here he is talking about Vitali, Ruddock and fighting his best friend once, during a call to a fan.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6372343

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4229776

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3961796

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5208809

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6426591

 

Indeed. :hi:

Hows the writing comming?

But of course :firedevi:

 

The only stain that Vitali ever had in how he acted with Sanders, and his loss to Lewis and how he acted towards that.


I think I'm a nice guy but if someone would be my little bro as bad as Sanders did, I'd **** that guy up with a ring stool, on HBO and anything else heavy I could get my hands on. And I'm a veery nice guy so for a BOXER to act as cool as Vitlai did, I THINK THAT IS BEYOND AMAZING.

Also him being pissed off at Lewis, all the challenges and stuff. Once again he was tooo cool about it. I mean he is a fighter, he got emotions to.




Andrey

 

Lewis was in denial when he lost. It was a lottery punch. When Lewis defeated Vitlai fight on cuts down 4-2 on all cards, he was a real ass in the interview. At one point Lewis grabbed the microphone from Larry Merchant as the two talked about a possible rematch. The re-match that never happened, not because of Vitali’s eye or the money, but because deep down in placed Lewis will never publically admit, he does not think he would win the re-match. I don’t think we can fault Vitali for wanting the re-match or being upset when Sanders Ko'd his brother, then gave him a slap on the cheek.

When Lewis won, he would refer to himself in the third person. Lewis was a good guy, but at times his ego was overbearing. Having said that, I do think Lewis has matured. He’s much more comfortable about talking about the highs and lows of his career.

 

Lewis today is relaxed and confident. "People are different from one another," he says. "You have to be comfortable with who you are. I can trash-talk like Mike Tyson. I can rap like Roy Jones." A smile lights up his face and he intones:

Lennox Lewis is the best
I'll lay them all to rest
I'll put Chris Byrd back in his nest
Cut off his dreadlocks and stuff them in a chest

The lyrics continue, ending with:
One Klitschko for breakfast; one Klitschko for brunch
Tyson and Roy Jones for lunch

Lewis laughs. "See; I can do it. But that's not me."

Lennox Lewis is different. He has always marched to his own drummer. At times, that has frustrated the media and, as a result, the pundits haven't always been kind. "The media can build you up and they can knock you down," Lewis notes. "They can create rumors that make people think a certain way. On a personal level, you read these things and you have to be strong to not let it effect you."

 

Both seem to be nice guys outside of the ring. :deal