Which klitschko fought lennox lewis

Lennox agreed with me. Even after a year since Lennox left boxing, we talked about that fight. If Vitali and him were able to secure a rematch, it would be very intriguing.

After millions of posts by fans calling both fighters cowards for various reasons, the truth comes out to be utterly different from what anyone thought it was. I am aware that this might bring more hate and criticism towards Lennox, but come on people, his wife and mother of his children has got to be more important than one fight.

Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. The bout ended after just six rounds after ringside doctors deemed the injury — which would require 60 stitches — to be too significant to continue. Those six rounds were extremely close and hard-fought from both boxers.

Klitschko came in as the underdog but started strong as the aggresor and delivered enough hard punches to be awarded the first two rounds on the judges' scorecards. The third round was when Lewis delivered a strong right cross that opened up the wound that would eventually spell Klitschko's end. Following a tough fourth round, both fighters showed clear fatigue and after two more brutal rounds, the fight was stopped. Klitschko was ahead on the scorecards at the fight's conclusion.

The audience booed Lewis as he was named the victor and cheered Klitschko — it also sparked desire for a rematch that, unfortunately for boxing fans, never came to be. While initially agreeing to a rematch that would've taken place at the end of , Lewis backed out with the intention of not fighting again that year.

They slowed down once again during the fourth and the fifth followed suit with plenty of grapples. Lewis soon showed why he was champion, gritting through exhaustion to land a sequence of body shots. However, the referee was satisfied and allowed the Ukrainian to continue into the sixth round. He managed to start the round strongly before Lewis landed a huge uppercut. This unsettled Klitschko was forced to hold on and avoid a knockout blow from his opponent.

The sixth round was another close one that showed how evenly matched the fighters were in terms of size, speed and power. The result was controversial as many fans thought Klitschko was winning the bout. At the time of the decision, the judges had Klitschko ahead by on the scorecards. Due to the outcome, a rematch was swiftly set for later that year with both men agreeing to do it all over again. The British fighter retired as a three-time heavyweight champion with a record of 32 KOs.

It was won the following year by Klitschko, who became heavyweight champion of the world by beating Corrie Sanders via TKO. He successfully defended his titles against the likes of Shannon Briggs and Dereck Chisora before retiring in