And???? Vitali had fought no one of real note beforehand (no one to suggest he'd get on with Lennox) and, whilst he was clearly leading, Lewis had beaten him fair and sqaure. Vitalis the man who was sour, making Lewis 'Promise' him a rematch. Lewis was probably embarrassed anyway; he looked it in the corner, didn't exactly celebrate the win. What d'ya want him to say 'I was lucky?'
And he probably realised how much he'd slipped in that year off. He knew it was the end of his career and it was hard to accept.