Vitali Klitschko REACTION to Lennox Lewis SHOCK retirement in 2004
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- On February 6th 2004 World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis announced his retirement from boxing. Days later KOTV Reporter Peter Palmiere spoke to 'Dr Ironfist' Vitali Klitschko who was the last man to face Lewis in the ring.
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Lennox fought at 38 against Vitaliy, and still he made a wonderful job. It wasn’t his mistake that the fight was stopped. He didn’t have much time to be able to keep his belts, and decided to retire as a winner. I can clearly understand him. Vitaliy Klitchko had the chance to knock him out and to steal his belts, but he couldn’t do it. Both fighters are greatest of the time.
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@@bartho1437 years, 292 days
@bartho14 37+9,5 month
If Lewis thought he was winning his reaction to the decision would have different. His corner practically threw a party 🎉 🎈
Because a 38 years old lennox who was out of shape and came out of retirement beat a young upcoming monster
Also lenox was winning the latter rounds, you could notice that vitali gassed and that cut started affecting his perfomances
He had about 16 stitches after the fight.... the referee saved his eye
@@faridabouhi9500, nahh Lewis was the one that was getting tired at the end of the fight, he was fading
Lennox had nothing to prove, He beat everyone he ever faced, there was a new era coming through, He was clearly out of shape for this fight and apparently only had 10 days to prepare for vitali. He got out at the right time, and winning the fight or not the result was TKO.
Not. He escaped and then ducked Vitali. He faced an out of shape Tyson, a 37, 38 year old Holyfield, got knocked out against McCall and really didn’t average that fight (fluke TKO, McCall forfeited and had a nervous breakdown). And was chinny in general. He was losing on all the cards against Vitali who had two weeks to prepare for that fight (not surprised you left that out). Lewis was prepared. Spare me the excuses
@Emir Bojanovic Ah, he was just in crack. Lewis didn’t really win that fight the way I’d want my fighter to win it. McCall quit before the fight. He forfeited it.
He boasted before Klitschko fight that he was like a red wine and he was ready to take on more fighters with few more fights. He only changed mouth when it became mandatory that he must face Vitali again. He obviously ran away. I am a lennox lewis fan but the truth needs to be told. Vitali was too tough for lewis and the rematch would have been disastrous for him if he had given Vitali the rematch
@@rominiyiolufunsho9724 Thank you, it's hard to find someone who isn't an idiot. Lennox is an incredible fighter and probably top 3 of all time. The only stain on his entire career imo is the fact that he didn't give Vitali the rematch. It was plain cowardly. He knew Vitali was beating him and Vitali could take his punches and not go down (Vitali ate one of the biggest uppercuts I have ever seen in that fight and didn't go down or appear to be too badly hurt). Vitali had the best chin in the history of boxing imo and was roughing Lewis up like no one ever did before. Vitali hurt Lewis a many times in that fight as well and they weren't lucky punches like Oliver McCall's and Rahman's. Lewis doesn't want to admit it, but it definitely was one of the hardest fights of his career and he knew the chances of him winning the rematch were extremely slim. He keeps using the excuse of, "I wasn't in shape." ,but Vitali took the fight on less than 2 weeks notice, plus Lewis was already preparing for another fight, so HE as a matter of fact had the advantage over Klitschko. As you said, his tone switched completely when he was asked to give Vitali a rematch and as Vitali said his mother probably had a lot to do with him running away from the fight. I guess no mother wants to see their son get beaten up, but I still think he should've given Vitali a fair shot. He always says it would be so easy to beat Vitali if he trained...then why didn't he just train and casually knock Vitali out in 3 rounds and settle all the rumours? He said he wanted to fight Mike Tyson because he didn't want questions asked about who would win between them, so why not just show the world you would win Vitali?
@@Anonymous-xl9pq Lewis Was 18 Stone In That Fight A Stone Heavier Than His Entire Career, Was Out Of The Ring A Year And Was 38 Ok Vitali Was In His Prime At His Peak I Would Say.. Lewis Was Coming On Strong As The Fight Wore On And The Cut Was Inflicted By A Lewis Punch And It's Public Record That They Needed To Operate On That Eye As There Was Bone Damage Caused And The Doctor Said Klitschko Would Have Lost His Eye Had He Continued So It Was Stopped Because The Referee Was Intelligent Enough To See It Was For The Man's Own Safety... Lewis Beat The Man Fair And Square.. Vitali Wobbled Him Early In The Fight But Lewis Recuperated And Came Back And Was Able To Take Whatever Vitali Threw His Way And Lewis Won The 6th And There Is No Way On Earth The Man Could Have Continued With That Cut. . A Rematch Would Have Bein Amazing But Lewis Was An Old Man And He Looked It In That Fight And When He Looked Back At That Fight And When He Saw The Tape He Realized It Too.. Had He Fought On And Never Given Vitali A Rematch Then That Would Be Ducking But I Think It Was Something He Realized He Had To Do..
When the fight going on, Lewis was 38 and Klitsko only 31. See the gap. Also Lewis fought after one year of break and he had only 2 weeks to prepare for the fight. But Klitsko prepared for that fight a long ago. Lennox Lewis is the all time Greatest ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💪💪
As sorry as I am. But your information is not correct.
@@maito-dai he's very correct
Thr only detail here is they're both on short notice
Lennox was overweight (256½ pounds)
Klitscko admits that as an opportunity
Lewis is one of the greatest. Vitali's record is the greatest of all time.
@@VitalyMack please explain to me......
@arukwevictor4629 technically, it's Joe Louis 1st and Wladimir Klitschkov 2nd. I made the response to the original comment comparing Lennox to Vitali. But there is no way Joe Lewis could compete against the modern day boxers.
When it comes to Vitali. He only lost two fights in the pro heavyweight devison with the highest KO in history. His only two losses were via TKO. One because he dislocated his shoulder, and the second because of a weird punch that ripped not cut a serious gash above his eye, and the doctor made the right choice to stop the fight. They way Lennox went at Vitali was constantly targeting his eye, and permanent damage was a serious possibility.
Not to mention, Vitaly has never even been nocked his feet. And two TKO he had, he was ahaid on all the scorecards...that's very impressive.
Def beat Lewis into retirement
Lewis already tko’d Vitali when he was fat imagine if he came back more endured he would have Ko’d Vitali
Lewis won the fight fair and square, however he shouldn’t have lied to Vitali that he would give him the rematch, Lewis had every intention of retiring after that tough fight with Vitali
The comment section looks like a talk where everybody is dropping facts and the one or few who know the truth of the matter are just like yeah whatever.
The crowds reaction to the gift the judge gave Lenox told you everything you neaded to know about who won that fight. Lewis threw 222 punches? Landing 102. Klichko threw 432, landing 156. The crowed booed the decision and Lenox chearing for the real winer -Klichko.
It wasn't a decision lol the referee stopped the fight because vitali had a huge cut near his eye
Yeah vitali was winning but not by much lennox won the last 2 rounds and also wladimir was beginning to look like a zombie
@@faridabouhi9500 The ref\doctor made a decision to stop the fight. Such decisions are very arbitrary. Fury was allowed to fight Otto Walin with a cut…Klichko was winning convincingly Google compubox stats Lewis landed 102 punches Klichko landed 156 punches. Klichko threw more punches and landed more punches. Klichko was the more active boxer throwing 432 puncher while Lewis threw 222. Klichko was neither hurt or gassed unlike Lewis.
The biggest indicator for me was Lewises decision to nit fight a rematch with Klichko despite loosing on points in that fight and getting a decisions win by the doctor/ref.
If the cut did nit happen Lewis would have lost the fight. Everyone knew this and this is why the viewers in the arena awarded Klichko with standing ocasions and why Lewsi decided to nit have a rematch with Klichko.
@@orestmakar8562 lewis came out of 2 years of retirement to fight à young vitali who was feared by everyone
He was very out of shape(go see the weigh ins) and at an age of 38 years old
The cut was much worse than fury's.... vitali got 16 stitches and they fought only 6/7 rounds
Vitali was winning the fight but he was loosing the latter rounds because of lennox's uppercut and experience
Also lennox was targetting his cut because the blood was blinding vitali
Vitali was getting beat up in the last round and nearly finished
Lennox was supposed to be already retired... that's why he didnt want the rematch
Also you said lewis would have lost the fight without the cut, but you forget who caused the cut... and lennox could have still got a décision since he was starting to get his rythm and vitali already gassed
@@orestmakar8562 vitali klitchko at his best had a worst cardio than a 38 years old out of shape inactive lennox lewis
You dont believe me? Go watch the last 2 round of that fight
I'm a Tyson fan Klitschko one every round kll prime Tyson ha
Are u a Fanboy ?
My man the damage too big on you
Oh what should we say about Mr. Klitschko (banned for olympic games 1996)
I think he is a Bad Loser.
He lost the 6.round.
I think he is more suitable for politician. Tell the people black is white and they believe it.
This is a good politician, no fair sportsman.
He was winning against Lewis on points.
Give respect to him.
As a politician I don't know
@@ValeMohicano He was in the lead, but he doesn't win. The fight goes 12 rounds. To stop the fight was correct. There was a lot of fights in the past which was stopped course of much fewer injuries and the fighter didn't goes after the referee and said he was the winner.
Lennox won the 6.round. No one knows what happened.
...he didn't lose in the 5th round. The fight was stopped after the 5th round was over. Lewis made the same complaints but with excuses after he go beat-up in Africa. I've seen a number of fights that should have been stopped and this one is questionable for sure.
The fight was stopped after the 6.round. Lewis complaints in an other fight. May be., but he didn't go after the referee. Complaints is ok and many fighters ore coaches did it in the past. but i mean this reaction is not ok..
I mean this is unsporting. The referee wants safe him.
@@VitalyMack Which fight in Africa you mean?