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I appreciated Lennox many years after the fact. Just a truly great heavy weight.

Vitali Klitschko 6' 7″ 250 lbs KOs 87% with 80" reach had 47 pro fights and only lost twice due to horrible cut and torn rotator cuff. He never hit the canvas and was never behind on judges scorecards after the 2nd round. He had excellent power with granite chin and great determination with PhD-intelligence. Vitali woulda been Huge factor in any decade.

Larry Merchant funny asf when he said “he doesn’t have the mentality to become champion.” 😂

Soft spoken Lennox Lewis at his best was the total package. The last undisputed Heavyweight champion emerged as cream of the crop against some of the biggest punchers in Heavyweight history. Lennox avenged his only two defeats by knockout. He didn't make excuses for his losses, he said, "It's Heavyweights, you can get caught, but i won the rematches in style," and "Show me a Heavyweight champion without a loss and i'll show you a fighter that fought a lot of nobodies." In my opinion Lennox Lewis is the GOAT. To hear 58 year old Lennox talk so clearly and eloquently after going up against 18 Heavyweight Champions is remarkable. The 18 HW Champions Lewis faced: Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Shannon Briggs, Frank Bruno, Tony Tucker, Hasim Rahman, Oliver McCall, Mike Weaver, Henry Akinwande, Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer were later recognized as WBO champions, British HW champion Gary Mason, European HW champion Jean Chanet, Commonwealth HW champion Derek Williams, Canada HW champion Razor Ruddock, IBF/WBF HW champion Michael Grant, and WBC International HW champion David Tua...[[ technically not all were 'World' champions but champions nonetheless ]]. Other notable mentions; Olympic HW Silver medalist Riddick Bowe, Olympic HW Gold medalist Tyrell Briggs, Andrew Golota, Zeljko Mavrovic, Frans Botha and Phil Jackson

That face kick knockout was by Pele Reid who was a British heavyweight prospect. He lost in a British title fight to Julius Francis.

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This is still one of the best heavyweight fights of all time

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Hell yeah!!!! Lennox is fantastic. Thank you for the upload, sir.

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The Doctor saved his career by protecting his eye. Lewis was slowly chipping away at his sight and if given 12 rounds could of left him permanently part sighted in one eye.

This was SUCH an important win for Lennox to finish his career with. Vitali was a top class heavyweight in his prime and in great shape. A loss for Lennox here would have been a blot on his pro record and would have tainted his legacy forever, but the win (along with everything else he achieved) for me put Lennox into the all time top 5 heavyweights in history.

As legendary as he was lennox knew when his time was up

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Lennox Lewis not like by many but deserves to be listed as one of the GOATS of sweet science of boxing.

Klitschko was doing great of course but it’s clear that Lennox was starting to turn the tide in the later rounds. He was at his worst and he was bringing it to someone much younger and who was about to enter his prime.

ONE OF THE GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTS IN BOXING HISTORY

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Been too long. Great ending!

Lewis was unmotivated and under-prepared here, also pushing 40 years old, this was nowhere near Lewis at his best, yet he still got the job done against a prime highly motivated Vitaly who had studied Lewis for years, However i think Vitaly always would've given Lewis hell for leather, He was physically huge, strong and threw high volume punches from awkward angles. But I still think a fully focused Lewis in his best shape would've won way more comfortably than he did here.

There can't ever be a boxer like Linux Lewis ever

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The big controversy was not that klitschkos eye was damaged pretty much. it was that it has been for quite a time and that everyone saw lennox loosing slowly to the point he was totally gased out. you can see it as he droppes on his chair. everyone saw it. and immediately after this he was declared the winner. thats what all the people saw. the audience even cheered for klitschko. although his eye was damaged it totally looked like the moment everyone knew lennox would loose, the doctor stopped the fight. some poeple say its bad timing, but lots say it was cheated

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Lennox was thanking god the fight was stopped. 😂😂 He knows he was fading.

Lewis was on record saying how there's no reason for him to retire before this fight. After fighting Vitali, he announces his retirement. He understood that he got lucky and that this was a man he was not able to beat again.

Respect to both brothers but Vitali was always my favorite Klitschko. He was so fun to watch. :)

both amazing warriors but lewis didnt want that rematch at all 🤣🤣

Vitaly was kicking his a$$ !

Wow Vitali was Wining 😢

I always hate the Tyson narrative. Mike didn't want to fight and literally did it for the check.

The biggest shame about that stoppage is it robbed Lewis of a crowning moment , he would've stopped Vitali as in a proper TKO , yes he was tired but he was about to show a side we'd never seen digging out a victory when his back was to the wall , he'd taken Vitalis best punches and he was turning the tide ... Either way Lewis pieced him up , great fight and great video 👍

Lewis is the tim duncan of boxing ....fundamentals

This fight I’ll never forget me and my grandfather were watching we didn’t think Lewis could do it I swear we didn’t he was too old we were saying man Lennox got himmmmmmm 😂😂😂😂

I give Lennox credit for mangling a guys face who never really had trouble with an opponent before or since. That being said, Lennox should have known better not to take any fighter lightly and trained harder even if he thought he was fighting Kirk Johnson. Lennox was behind on the cards and should have given Vitali a rematch.

Why is he pronouncing his name like "victually". Is it not Vi-tah-lee?

If you are a boxer you are not suppose to be wicked smart. Much less if we are talking about a world champion. Kind of a freak of nature

Lennox has taken many brutal, prolonged poundings in the ring.... From his boyfriend.

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I remember seeing that uppercut live on TV and could not believe Klitschko was still standing. Winning by cuts is pure luck. You cannot plan it and you cannot force it. So while Lennox Lewis is one of the greatest champions ever been, this one he should have lost if it was not for the referee.

I personally think Lewis has the style to beat any heavyweight in history no matter the rule set.

Vitali. a true champion inside and outside the ring.

Man... Lennox was a beast ... Top 3 havyweight all time

never lost another fight? - you might want to edit that.

Both were accountable for missing the rematch. Vitali wanted more money from the rematch and they never agreed. While having negotiated, Lewis's wife then stepped up and asked him to retire or to divorce. The rest is history.

Keep it 💯 Vitali OUTPOINTED Lennox.

Lewis over the hill with over a year of inactivity at a career high weight of almost 260lbs walks in with less than 2 weeks prep against the best heavyweight of the new era at his peak & admittedly was preparing for Lewis for a year and boom. Lewis Rocks up & done what he always done with taller appointments he beat him so hard that although he landed less shots he still done way more damage and broke Vitali down in a bleeding, blinded backward stepping fatigued mess. Legend LL

*THE STATE OF HIS FACE*

lennox was one of few fighters that quit at the right time, and stayed quit.

The heavyweight championship belongs in America 🇺🇸

How did he eat that upper cut, it would of decapitated most men

Lennox was a great warrior, and if you seen the fight you will see that he was getting better round after round, but the USA media try to make him lose in this fight, because he fu*k all USA champs and take the belts to UK, otherwise he is the all time best for the true fan for this sport in this division, he beat everyone and he was in the best era ever the elite era, man what a great fighter he was

Clinchko got his face blasted open...everytime he fought someone good he lost.

Tyson Fury needs to do what Lennox Lewis did to Vitali Klischko. Absolutely maul Usyk and fight in the trenches

Lewis got lucky here

I think he did end up losing again to Fury and Joshua?

Omg. Dude. It's NOT pronounced "VIT-a-lee". His name is pronounced "Vi-TAL-ee". Jesus Christ that's annoying.

I didnt like Lewis. With that said he was a great fighter

To paraphrase Lennox, 'This guy couldn't beat an out of shape me, what chance would he have if I actually trained ?!'. That uppercut !!!!!! I never realized he was a PED cheat even as an amateur !!

Lennox originally was fighting Kirk Johnson who was easy ko for him. This is why Lennox looked so undertrained. Lennox dug deep and in words of Manny he took it to the streets. He also said prior that it would be his last fight and he stuck to his word. If he was in top form he’d beat Vitali comfortably by decision.

Til the day I die no one will convince me the doctor wasn’t paid off. That cut was not affecting his vision in the slightest. Tyson Fury’s cut against Wallin was way way way worse

Larry merchant is a joke

Lennox spent years chasing big fights with Tyson or Bowe. Then, when finally gets the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, he runs from the younger Klitschko brother settling for the older brother instead. No rematch either...what a hypocrite.

Would love to have seen a rematch - as Klitschko was winning without a doubt - but Lennox was notoriously lazy. And would have prepped better