Lewis did cut Vitali's face in 6 different places with one head butt......lol The post fight interview with Lewis cracks me up every time.
As of now Id rank Lewis higher due to the fact he unified the belts and was able to avenge his losses. Vitali avenged 2 out of 3 Wlad losses (still makes for great boxing history though). Now when/if Wlad can unify the belts, and it should also help if one of the victims late in his career goes on to achieve greatness (joshua, wilder, fury, ect) to spoil the "bad era" excuses. Also if he can tie or break Joe Louis's consecutive defenses record he should be a lock for top 5 ATG and elevate him above Lewis in the ATG category.
yes there is, otherwise punches would be outlawed since they cause injuries. you appear to be an idiot.
You stu*** or what? Lewis trash a belt to avoid fighting Byrd .... There was some good southpaw back there, he fought who ? Sanders was in his era as well .... Tho how many southpaw Lewis ever faced, can you answer that question ? And for Vitali: "I want the rematch, I enjoyed that fight. It was just a fight. We went at it. You have to play dollars and cents but I'm opting more for the rematch." Negotiations for the rematch followed but Lewis changed his mind Instead, Klitschko fought and defeated Kirk Johnson on December 6 in WBC Eliminator, setting up a mandatory rematch with Lewis. Lewis announced his retirement shortly thereafter and vacated the title. Lewis announced his retirement in February 2004. When a fight is stopped due to cut, if the guy that lose the fight is ahead on points, he def. deserve a rematch. Same goes if the fight is close one ... And why not say how Lewis was allowed to hold with 1 hand and hit with the other ?