school me on events leading to lewis vs. klitschko

But they won't acknowledge that mate.

 

Even if Lewis won the hypothetical rematch, Vitalis fans would of clamoured for a rematch, and another and another, until their guy won.

Lewis TKO6 Vitali.

Get over it guys

 

Is it about time we had some type of Ray Parlour for this topic.

 

If Lewis was fighting the massively sub standard fighters that Vitali is fighting he could have gone on til 40 too.

It shows the the fighters in Lewis's day were better than modern one because half of them are STILL able to compete with the modern fighters!

McCall, Holyfield, Tua, Grant, Briggs are all still able to make a living in the sport a solid decade after their prime!

 

:blood who the **** are you?

 

making a living and staying competitive are not the same thing.
I'm sure none of them come close to George Foreman coming back and actually winning a belt in the "mighty" HW division of the 90's

 

:thumbsup

 

The ESB Shrink?

 

for what will be lewis remembered? to beat a zombie tyson? or ducking vitali? ducking southpaws? or maybe getting KTFO with one punch by hasbeens?

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Lewis resume trumps Vitalis AND wlads.

Beat Prime Bruno
Beat Prime Ruddock
Beat Prime Briggs
Beat Prime Morrison
Beat Prime Mercer
Beat Prime Tua
Beat (in my opinion) a prime Holyfield.
Beat Prime Tua
Beat Prime Botha
Beat Prime Golota
Beat Prime Grant
Beat Prime Vitali
Beat Prime Rahman

And despite him being considered a "zombie", Tyson was younger than Lewis.


That is INFINITELY better than Vitalis record!

 

Lewis TKO6 Vitali

 

By offering him career high paydays

 

No doubt..........Lewis RESUME KO1 Vitali's resume.

But Vitali did lose 4 yrs of his prime due to an misdiagnosed back injury. Vitali could easily have added Toney(semiprime)Holy slightly past it, Tyson(past it) Golota(past it) Rahman(prime) Tua(prime) Valuev(prime) and Ruiz(prime) in those 4 yrs emeritus.

 

Haters gonna hate.....but Lewis was 37 when he unofficially retired after the TKO over Vitali.

Vitali is 40 and still semi prime.
Wlad will be 36, and if somehow beaten before he's 38, no one will ever say he was past prime.

 

No doubt, dont get me wrong, I think Vitali is a fine fighter and a good champion, its just that some of these uber Klitschko fans go too far sometimes!