By Sean McDaniel: Something about seeing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko struggle and go life and death with a very average Dereck Chisora last month has seemingly planted some ideas into the head of 46-year-old Lennox Lewis, who now fancies himself as the only guy out there that can take on and beat Vitali.
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Lewis: Vitali is looking heavy on his feet and winning on size alone now
By William Mackay: After watching a badly out of breath WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko labor to a 12 round unanimous decision against British challenger Dereck Chisora last month, former heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis said he sees vulnerability in Vitali now and thinks he’s ripe for the taking by a good challenger. Vitali injured his left shoulder in the Chisora fight and was forced to fight with only his right hand, but that doesn’t explain Vitali being so badly out of breath through many of the rounds.
Lennox Lewis takes another shot at the Klitschko’s
By John F. McKenna (McJack): In what has been all too common of late, former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has decided to take another shot the Klitschko brothers. WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) and his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) presently hold all the heavyweight title belts after Wladimir scored a unanimous twelve round decision victory over former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) in July 2011.
Lennox Lewis says $100 million would get him out of retirement to fight
By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KO’s) says he’d come out of his nine-year retirement if he was offered $100 million to fight one of the Klitschko brothers. Lewis hasn’t fought since beating Vitali Klitschko by a 6th round stoppage in 2003, and he’s ignored countless offers for him to come back out of retirement to fight Vitali or his brother Wladimir Klitschko again.
Lewis: Khan and Froch will win back their lost titles this year
By Sean McDaniel: Former heavyweight world champion and HBO analyst Lennox Lewis sees Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) and Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) winning back their lost titles. Lewis doesn’t give a time line for when that’s going to happen, but he believes just the same that both fighters will be able to snatch back their titles. Froch was beaten decisively by WBA World super middleweight champion Andre Ward last December, whereas Khan was defeated by Lamont Peterson by a controversial 12 round split decision last December.
Lennox Lewis: Chisora and Haye have let down their country
By William Mackay: Former heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis was very disappointed in what he saw of David Haye and Dereck Chisora battling it out in their classless showdown in the Vitali Klitschko – Chisora post fight press conference last Saturday night in Munich, Germany. Lewis feels Haye and Chisora hurt the sport of boxing with their fight.
Lewis: Chisora is too inexperienced for Vitali; this is a mismatch
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis seems to have changed his tune about Saturday’s fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and his overmatched British challenger Dereck Chisora. Perhaps Lewis read my column and changed his mind about who he thinks will win the fight, because he previously giving Chisora a shot at beating Vitali.
Lennox Lewis critical of the Klitschko’s
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KO’s) has been speaking out lately about what he perceives to be the sorry state of affairs in boxing today, particularly the heavyweight division. Lewis never misses an opportunity to criticize the present World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s).
Lennox Lewis offers to help train Haye for Vitali bout, but is refused
By William Mackay: Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, now 46, has offered to assist in the training of former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye in trying to get ready for a fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for a potential mega fight in 2012. However, Lewis’ help was refused.