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  • Lennox lewis the last great heavyweight forget all these muppets today like haye chisora, and the klitschkos are just hand picking fights they knew he would be able to beat chisora he might as well of has his eyes closed i wish we still had the greats from the 90s like lewis, bowe, holyfield,tyson and even further back like ali foreman frasier my point is the heavyweight class is dead

  • Lewis was a great champion.

  • remember this was a old shot lewis on 2 weeks notice against a prime young hungry lion yet lewis still beat him up pretty bad despite starting off the fight slow

  • lewis shouldnt have accepted this fight because he only had 2 weeks of training he was too unfit for it

  • Lennox started to take control by the end! 58-56 Vitaly, but look at his face. If they had let the fight go on, we never would have heard of Vitaly again. He would have been ruined.

  • fantastic

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  • big uppercut @ 3:34

  • let's have a rematch

  • clear winn lewis is far better

  • @TZERY21 clear win my ass both are fantastic had it gone the distance could have gone either way, but technically yes lewis won the fight and the cut was legit caused by a punch so respect to both fighters both all time greats in there division,and lewis one of the best resumes ever

  • @dannymadness1 did i talk to you? shut up and don t talk to me.

  • this is why i watch lots of lightweight and featherweight matches....this is so slow paced.....

  • Shouldnt be a heavy weight refferee on there too?

  • kudos to Vitali.....@ 3:00 my internal organs would have turned to slush after some shit like that.

  • Muhammad Ali would of toy'd with these two mummies.

  • @kaweke why say that? its abit childish isnt it.

  • should have been a rematch !!

  • Cut ruined a great fight

  • klitchsko's were on steriods... and lennox still fucked him up, just goes to show what performance enhancing drugs really do aye.....

  • Lewis showed his age in this bout, sluggish and in bad shape, awsome fight though!

  • @OfficialMattprc why do you think he retried after the fight. smart move

  • @blackenfist Yep and plus he said after he defeated Tyson he had little to no motivation to train hard or fight on anymore.

  • we all would of loved to of seen a rematch , but the fact is lewis had nothing to prove he won the fight period i dont care about a few gays scoring points. a fight imo is won by doing as much damage as possible to the other guy. if the fight continued klitschko woulda gone blind and KOd period. lewis retired a winner and that you cannot take away from him.

  • Everyone talks about how great Vitali did, but I recall having it even at the time of stoppage -- and I can't ever remember a fighter hammering big brother like this.

    The last great Heavyweight fight my friends...

  • LL was a gentleman with fuckin viciuous uppercuts n hooks....Fuaaaarkk

  • NO BODY SHOTS (

  • Lennox, klitchko bros and muhammed ali are the only tall big guys i seen with skill

  • look at the state of his face larry.....

  • Lennox Lewis was the last great heavyweight. The man was in terrible shape for this fight, and only took it on around two weeks notice, but yet he did well. People can say whatever they want about, but the fact is, Lennox wasn't in his prime anymore, and Vitali was just into his prime. A Prime Lennox would have outboxed Vitali with ease. Major props to Vitali though, he showed tremendous heart in this match!

  • @Chunklake your wrong mate, lewis was due to fight kirk johnson but johnson got injured. Vitali took the fight with 1 weeks notice

  • @Excecutioner147

    The Kirk Johnson fight was supposed to be scheduled for December. This fight took place in June I believe. Lewis only had less two weeks to prepare for this fight. It's also obvious that Lennox took Vitali too lightly. He thought it would be an easy fight. Lennox came in at a career-high 256lbs. I don't take anything away from Klitschko, he showed his skill and courage in this fight, but I have no doubt in my mind if Lennox was switched on and focused he would have beaten him.

  • @Chunklake vitali was out of his prime a boxer is in his prime when hes 27- 33- vitali was just coming out of it

  • @whisperkid1

    This fight was in 2003, over 8 years ago. Vitali was 31 or 32 I think. He was just entering his prime in my opinion, compared to Lewis.

  • I believe a prime lewis would have won more convincingly. This is  the worst that lewis has ever looked and he still won. That is more of a testament to lewis' greatness than a insult to vitali.

  • @thuglifenos Well said. I agree entirely.

  • it's sooo funny watching two big dudes clinching together while the little old ref is saying "STOP STOP STOP"

  • What a couple of clods...

  • HBO miss out loads of good bits with their highlights. Where are those two huge uppercuts of Lewis' from this fight?

  • @LionelWitchieWardrob They're there. 2:30 and 3:33

  • @FSMNoodlyAppendage so they are!

  • Worst shape of Lewis's career he weighed around 256lbs! Far too heavy. Great Heavyweight bout regardless

  • terrible call i don't know it didn't go to the score cards like its suppose to

  • @endwelfare scorecards only come into play for headbutts

  • the ukranian is exposed here when faced with another big guy thats conditioned and can box.size does matter and klitchko has used size and reach to domominate,with that long jab.not here tho,lennox was a fully rounded fighter,and here you can see what happens.the upper cut was so good..fucked this guy up actually

  • @dempsey981 Vitali was winning on all the judges scorecards. Lewis, the cheating scum used a dirty move to create a cut on Vitali and then targetted it to blind him from one eye the rest of the fight.

    Vitali was winning, and would have won if the referee let the fight continue, regardless of the cut.

    Lewis knew he was getting beat, and he knew that in a rematch Vitali would K.O him.

  • @ELmahico1234 oh ok.Lewis won...its a fight.

  • @ELmahico1234 yea i saw that dirty move that caused the cut,otherwise called a straight[ slightly looped]right hand,a very good one in fact.Vitali hes a big disciplined stand up boxer,he got cut bad then got tore up on the inside quite abit,then got stopped on the cut.no big deal,happens all the time in boxing,its always a bad break to get stopped on a cut.its fight shit happens,part of the business.maybe he needed a better cut man,i dont know.cheers

  • lol john cusack in the upper right corner at 2:16?

  • @DaleGotHulkHands yes good call

  • The last great heavyweight fight.

  • @trey9386 helenius vs chisora was good

  • @trey9386 Depressing really, isnt it! :(

  • i dont know if this is in slow motion, or its just the fight

  • @mgdlgu maybe its because their really big guys stupid.

  • Lol. Heavyweights are so slow compared to welterweights. xD

  • after watching pacquiao fights... how come this match play in slow motion??

  • why does there have to be a rematch? Lewis wanted to end his career on a positive note, in other words he just fucked up vitali then peeled.

  • 3:33 uppercut of the decade

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  • That was a great fight which was very very close & Lewis looked shattered as he sat down at the end of the sixth round, they should of had a rematch but Lewis knew he got out of jail that night & didnt want another WAR...

  • Lewis won the fight, Klitschko won the event. 

  • if Lennox was in his prime,that would of lasted for two rounds due to v.klitschko's inexperience and lennox just being a beast

  • Classic and unfortunately the last great heavyweight fight in boxing.

  • And Vitali just takes it takes it takes it takes it takes it takes it takes it =DD

  • This fight was the last of a great Era, and the beggining of the Klitschko Era.

  • If Lewis was fully conditioned this wouldn't have even gone 6.

  • If lewis was conditioned properly... WOW!

  • Lewis won! Dont cry!

  • yo lost drewsky

  • Lewis cant stop him ,one second later big right hand by Lewis lol

  • Vitaly is the man !!

  • Vitali was ahead and Lennox never gave him a rematch and he knows why !!

  • @frenchgoldenboyfan If there had been a rematch Lewis might have bothered actually doing some training for it, and would have ko´d klitchko with ease. Lewis was the last decent heavyweight boxer, since him its just lumbering big men who can´t box.

  • good fight!!!! Vitali is great !!! This was an even fight.

  • why does a boxer lose just cos he has a gash?? In football (soccer), if it snows heavily the match is cancelled and rearranged. Similarly, if a boxer is bleeding they should either have a break to patch him up or cancel the match and rearrange for a week/month later!!!!

  • I saw lewis on BOXING vs MMA and lewis won D:

    hahah nice xD

  • And Vitali are still looking great at 40, he is not shot at all. Technically he has developed a lot since he fought Lennox.

  • They fought with PASSION

  • Wonderful fight. These guys gave all they had. The last great heavyweight fight, no doubt. Lennox was a terrific heavyweight, and Vitali is a bad mo'fo.

  • lmao 3:00 as Vitali takes it and takes it and takes it

  • They've got that little ref in there with rhinos.

  • Look at these two warriors! David "Pussy" Haye was blaming the loss to Wladamir Klithschko on a hurt toe on his right foot. David Haye was a better salesman than boxer.

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  • the heavyweight division has become a big ass joke. Only heavyweights with exception of the klitschko bros,all i see now are fat lazy fighters no real talent

  • Lennox Lewis is one of the best heavyweights of all time. How can you down Lewis after his carrer. Lewis would destroy any Klitschko in his prime, without a doubt.

  • The fight that made Lewis retired...cause he knew he was gonna get his ass kicked in a rematch

  • If LENNOX WAS IN CONDITION IN THIS FIGHT. HE WOULD'VE SEND VITALI BACK TO UKRAINE.

  • lewis is a coward for not given him a rematch.

  • @polos505 Vitali is a coward for admitting to taking steriods. Why should he give little nuts a rematch?

  • @polos505 he didnt had to give him a rematch, he won, there is no point in proving the doubters wrong he accomplished everything that had to be accomplished and he retired as a champ, he beat klitschko fair and square, not like he was on steroids or fought a dirty fight, he busted up vitaly's face and they stopped the fight. Now stop whining and bitching and give Lewis his respect

  • @boombaah1000 vitali won on the scorecards. lewis shouldve given a rematch but he pussied out.

  • @wade2bosh no he doesnt have to give him a rematch there never was a rule in boxing that said YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM A REMATCH, if Lennox lost then he would have fought Vitale again but he didnt he won and he fucked Vitale up, so what he was ahead on the scorecards, look at Vitale's face and lennox"s face after the fight and tell me who won.

  • @wade2bosh take the scorecards away for a minute, lets look at this fight without score cards, lets say it was for 12 rounds and the guy who does the most damage, like in any real fight, wins. Lennox pushed Vitale to the edge, this fight was just like the Lewis vs Briggs, Briggs got the first couple of rounds then Lewis came back and dominated, this fight would have been the same if it went on with Lewis pulling out a knockout victory in the later rounds.

  • @boombaah1000 well said.

  • great fight wouldve of loved seeing them two again

  • “#t=3m34s” that uppercut would have killed any normal man.

  • this fight marked the end of an era.

  • @trey9386

    I agree. Lennox Lewis was the last of the great heavyweights.

  • @merksperk2 dont forget the klitschko brothers are still fighting

  • the last vicious heavyweight fight

  • the last

  • The fight was fixed!

  • Pause at 3:12.... the face of a fuckin warrior. And you hear him at the end HE WANTED MOAR

  • Pause at 3:12.... the face of a fuckin warrior

  • @ brandeezy108 obviously it didn't dats y I said it would of knocked out damn near anybody in the world.

  • @Rawdilla05 oops, i forgot you said "damn near."

  • @theblitzchannel he did pretty well. and this was vitali, the slower of the two. but i like him better anyway.

  • Bring back 15 rounds!!!!

  • The uppercut in the sixth round would of knocked out damn near anyone in the world.

  • @Rawdilla05 not everyone. not vitali klitschko.

  • That uppercut in the sixth was brutal.

  • Randall tex cobb took more heavy blows and was more tore up than vitali why did they stop it i think if they dident vitali having more stamina than lewis obviously had a shot even though he only had one eye.

  • klitschko had more heart and the fight should have went on

  • @ritgamer

    I was torn on if it should have been stopped or not.....

    maybe they should have a new rule that the injured boxer should be given a mirror and let HIM decide!!

    What' d'ya think??

    :)

  • @ywmpg Fighters don't have medical degrees....that's what the doctor is for. The doctor is protecting the fighter from further or permanent damage. A mirror may not necessarily reflect that...no pun intended.

  • You guys are all nuts, the only credit I give Lewis is that he only had a couple of weeks to prepare for Klitschko. But during that time before, Lewis was still the heavyweight champion, what do you think he was doing? He was still training just like any other champion boxer. Its not like he was doing nothing, scheduled a fight 2 weeks ahead and started to train. Champions are all ways training and staying in shape, it was Klitschko's power punches that made Lewis look out of shape.

  • 3:00-3:10 LMAO!! "He just takes it....takes it.....takes it......takes it." I don't remember that when I saw this fight when I was younger. Lewis came back with the harder shots. End of the day lewis won. Look at klitsckos face. PERIOD. 

  • @Slimkidd730 PERIOD. You're on your period.

  • @warrkrymez Im on a PERIOD. BEcause I said lewis won when he clearly did. LOOKS LIKE YOUR BUTT IS HURT OF SEEING KLITCKSO GETTING HIS FACE DEMOLISHED. PERIOD. P.S. GEt off my dick fucking clown

  • @Slimkidd730 PERIOD.

  • Yea homeboy got one hell of a punch. He fucked dudes face up BIG TIME LOL!

  • Lewis showed a TON of heart in this fight. Klit came out and wrecked Lewis, but he managed to pull it together. No doubt in my mind, unlike Larry Merchant, that Lewis would have knocked Vitali out later in the fight - he was hurting.

  • Daaaaaam that was something

  • Mayweather's a fag

  • WHAT A UPPERCUT BY LEWIS

  • Mayweather is a racist coward!

  • lewis destroyed this guy

  • the last great fight of heavyweight boxing

  • @HandsOfSugar Then both brothers ruled the heavyweight division and never fight in the US

  • lennox way past his prime

    vitali is a warrior tho

  • damn lewis is badass! vitali sick too!!

  • 3:35 god dammm

  • @gzmnjffry Best punch of the fight dont have a clue how vitali stayed steady from that shot jesus

  • whos better vitali or wladimir

  • Those were the days long gone.

  • The heavywieght division sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i remember this fight very well. Had Vitali's eye not been so badly busted he would have been the new champ. I remember well the after fight interview with Lewis and with his typical arrogance and superiority complex he stated that he had won the fight since round 1 and that he was never hurt by anything Vitali hit him with. However; the fight, the fans, the commentators and Lewis himself knows he lost it. After this fight Lewis retires he knew he could never win a rematch. Goodbye Lewis!!!!!

  • Honestly, this fight was good the 1st three rounds, after that it sorta sucked, because both guys were wearing down.

  • Prime Lewis beats that plodder.

  • i dont care what anyones says this was a good fight both landed hard shot as far as i know has there been another heavyweight fight this exciting sense?

  • That vicious uppercut at 3:35 was timed perfectly

  • lewis is shit compared to vitaly..vitaly is undefeated, his only 2 losses were to byrd by should seperation in which he was ahead in the fight by a big margin and to lewis, he was ahead int eh fight by alot again..vitaly is the king of heavyweights.

  • @emilbiz yeah right lewis in his prime takes Vitaly out!

  • @emilbiz That gash didn't magically appear. He got his ass whooped by Lewis!

  • @emilbiz

    Funny, you think you know shit yet you can't even type something simple as Vitali.

    What a dipshit moron, good job proving your point "Vitaly"

  • im just waitin for a heavyweight thats not scared to throw a perfect L hook to vk or any ko cuz he drops his hands to much specially with the jab

  • dang i had never seen this fight but from what i see it was brutal now this is heavy weight boxing those uppercuts were NASTY!!!!klithcho gots heart though

  • If you notice...after Kewis went to the body in the clinches (not easy to do versus Klitschko) it was a different fight. Despite Lewis' conditioning he had evened the match with body work and then his punching angles were ready to put Klitschko out. Those uppercuts were huge and another few of those would put anyone out. The ref saved Klitschko from himself in the end. Good stoppage. The better boxer won in the end and they both won in the eyes of the public.

  • what sport is this?

  • Klitschko might not have liked the stoppage, but there's no way he should have continued six more rounds with that eye in that condition. It was not worth losing his eyesight over.

  • dams Lewis was gettin fucked up but Lewis held his and did a good job od opening that cut. This was a clash of two great European fighters.

  • i agree

  • v.k.'s jab is vicious

  • I remember this fight.

    Anyone know what year was it?

  • 2003 summer of 03 last great heavy weight fight ever

  • Lennox Lewis all the way

  • vitali had a very unexperienced cut man, using petroleum jelly and an ordinary rag isn't going to fix anything. wheres the adrenaline 1/1,000?

  • People keep making up an excuse that Lewis was out of shape, that he would KO'd Vitali. But they are forgetting, that Vitali took this fight on short notice. Lennox was schedule to fight Kirk Johnson, and if I can remember correctly, Vitali jumped in with like 2-3 weeks notice. So, no one can really say what would have happened in a rematch.

  • i can, Vitali brutally KOs lewis

  • No way. If Klitschko lands just one left right combo, Haye is going to sleep.

  • imaybe still yet to be seen

  • was this fight recently?

  • @TNTTayto Really?

  • 2003. Lewis has since retired from boxing, and for good reason. He had no chin.

    It was only a matter of time before he got kayoed!

  • early last year i think?

  • @TNTTayto, nah, this fight is years old. It happened back in like 2003.

  • @TNTTayto No

  • in my opinion, this fight came down to the jab. Lewis' jab was knocking Klitschko back, and Vitali's was kinda weak (in comparison).  And Vitali walked into one of the most vicious uppercuts in the later rounds.

  • vitali would have won.. but o well