Lennox Lewis V.S. Vitali Klitschko

[leff]

Who won the fight in your opinion?
1,3,5,6.
I had Lewis winning rounds

VK won rounds 2 and 4 and was en route to getting brutally K.O.'d late in the fight. Lewis was playing Yo-Yo with his head.

If they fought again, Lewis would make a statement. Knocking the lesser fighter out cold. Reality is painful, so lets hear it.

VK was dangerously close to being the biggest disco dancer boxing has ever seen. He was holding on for dear life to Lennox's shoulders.

VK is the man for standing up to those punches. His chin is granite.

You think LL won 1.3.5.6. In the first LL was heavily outboxed.HAHAHAHAHAHAH.

No offence but that scoring was hilarious.

1round 10-9 to vk
2round 10-9 vk i could actually been 10-8 since LL walked around the ring like an old drunk for half the round after VKs punches.
3round LL comes back and cuts him (with the edge of the glove)10-9 to LL
4round 10-9 to vk.
5round 10-9 to LL. Lands som good punches, including his uppercut from hell.
6round 10-9 to vk Allthough LL land more of his devil uppercuts, vk lands more and cuts his nose.

SO 58-56 to VK

Check the judges scorecard they see it the same way.
Vk had more gas left, LL retired on his stol like a sack of potatoes puffing like a train.

Had this went on VK would have knocked him ou in the 3 next rounds.

If LL was sure he won and would beat in a rematch, why di you think he retired from the enormous salary??????????????

[Stickman]

I still find it hard to not criticise VK for quitting against Byrd though. I suppose he redeemed himself in this fight. That was a gutsy effort, by a game fighter.

He had a badly torn rotator cuff injury in his left shoulder that required surgery, and it happened in round 4. I'm not sure if you've ever torn a rotator cuff, but I have, and the pain is esquisite. Not only that, but if you continue to abuse the injured shoulder, you can damage it enough that it can't be completely repaired through sugery (again...speaking from experience here). A good example is Golotta...he used to have a really sweet jab...strong, and he used it often. Have you noticed that the jab is no longer there? That's because his shoulder injury couldn't be repaired completely by surgery. Klitchko still has his jab because he didn't ruin it by continuing to abuse it. It was the right decision, though I'm sure many will disagree. There's no point, in my opinion, in risking a chance of future competition to pull out the win on a single fight.

[Stickman]

I am soo sick of this fight. It was one of the least important but most controversial fights ever. I don't care who would have won, I'm just pissed they didn't do it again so we would have a winner.

There was a winner...Lewis. A TKO from cuts is a legitimate win. Lewis was probably lucky it happened this way, but the fight was spectacular no matter how you view it. I watch it often myself, just because it was a great fight between two huge guys slugging it out. I'd actually go so far as to say it was the best heavyweight fight I've seen in 15 years, and I've actually made a few new boxing fans by showing them that fight.

[AintGottaClue]

dont even bother stickman, the bias of runw/kvines is so funny he hates klitschko so much and bows at the feet of his god lewis he talks out of his ass, im surprised he didnt give round 2 to lewis imo. guys lewis never landed a single overhand right that was in any sort effetive. if he couldnt ko vitali with them uppercuts in round 5 or 6 what makes u think he would done so later. now they stop is legit although the punch wasnt clean it was still a punch and i have no reason to argue that the fight has stopped due to a cut and lewis has a W on the record.

[TheFairPole]

I am soo sick of this fight. It was one of the least important but most controversial fights ever. I don't care who would have won, I'm just pissed they didn't do it again so we would have a winner.

Well blame Lewis for that cause I know I sure do!

[riz]

most ppl would agree that it would've went either way if it kep going, or VK would've won
so very close
but in rematch KLITCHKO

[AintGottaClue]

Bernard Hopkins suffered a "dislocated shoulder" In the 6th round of the Echols fight. He continued to fight.

Recieving punishment on a dislocated shoulder is worse than a "rotator cuff". Bernard was blocking punches with the hurt shoulder, obviously wearing out the socket.

That is a matter of heart my friend. That injury VK incurred was far from career ending. B-Hops' was physiologically threatenting. he could have pinched a nerve, or something.

As for Gatti, well....everyone knows the broken hand story.

your joking, u just pop your shoulder back into place, no surgery or anything

[Run]

your joking, u just pop your shoulder back into place, no surgery or anything

In the middle of the fight?

That injury requires medical attention.

This aint no "Mel Gibson" in Leathal Weapon ****. Where he dislocates his shoulder to get out of the straightjacket.

That is a myth. It requires several people to do it also.



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[Moon]

Lewis won the fight. This is both fact and opinion.

IF it was a six-rounder, Vitali would have won 4 rounds to 2 for being busier and making more contact (although without much effect other than in the 2nd). At the stoppage though, Vitali wasn't showing anything more than pepper shots at Lewis, whereas Lewis was almost removing Vitali's head on the occaisional power shot or two. Lewis's stamina didn't look to go from the opening bell, but his very slow pace included those occaisional monster shots, including late in the 6th. Vitali would get very tired in the 7th and 8th, late in those rounds for sure, and he would have got caught again by a big upper cut or right hand thrown by that very slow paced but powerful opponent. It wouldn't be pretty either, 'cause Vit would start loosing sight in his left eye due to blood and due to the flap of steak blocking his view, so the right hand of Lennox would be a "didn't see it coming" type of shot that dropped the Ukranian for good.

This bit of fiction is not required though, since Lewis won the fight. He might as well have been knocked out by Lewis, 'cause he LOST and Lewis has left the building for good. Vitali was/is still determined to get the rematch though because he realizes that his Legacy can only be built on wins, not loss/stoppages.

Vitali has not yet beat a serious Heavyweight contender. His Legacy is being built on wins over fat Sanders, Kentucky Fried Johnson, a balance-challenged Williams and the loss to Lewis. Vitali's not gonna prove much to anybody until he starts getting dominating wins over true contenders/Champs. Vitali's also not gonna' get much respect until he actually faces a challenge other than that cut handed to him by Lewis.

[Moon]

In the middle of the fight?

That injury requires medical attention.

That is a myth. It requires several people to do it also.

RUN ... my left shoulder has been a plague since I was kid on the playground. The ball (arm) can be literraly pulled out of the joint (shoulder) , but will almost always slide back in again with a little wiggle or two.

It hurts and I wouldn't recommend that you try it at home, but it's not Movie Stuff.