Murderous uppercut

It's also inexplicable how the referee just stood and watched twelve holding-and-hitting punches at 3:00

That was an absolute bomb. No wonder Klitschko was upset it was stopped. His eye was a mess but his legs were 100%

@@paddiganwouldnt say his legs were 100% he was tired

If two guys are on the inside holding and one is throwing it’s called working on the inside despite how crude it looks. That’s why you don’t see any complaints from Vitali he knows he should be throwing back or tying him up more effectively.

@@user-si4nt5gt9b It could have been, but we will never know. It could have been that Vitali's eyesight got worse and Lewis picked him apart, we will never know. Anyways, that was the last great heavyweight title fight for sure.

A lucky escape for Lennox Lewis.

the police should have investigated that uppercut - that's how brutal it was

Its ironic how that same punch was thrown by a big black man knocking everyone out (AJ) to the other klitschko

Was very similar to the Joshua uppercut on vlad. Don't think aj would've withstood the shots Lewis took in this fight tho, took only 1 heavy shot from vlad to drop him.

Андрис Криевс klitschko would have went blind ending his career early. Lewis won quit crying it was stopped

How do you know, He said He saw everything in the Fight

@@rickross8083 he saw everything and got punched non stop lool

Vitali thought He could Conquer The World. But Boxers like Lewis or mike tyson in his Prime were just NEXT LEVEL Boxers...they could knock people out immidiately

⁠@@user-si4nt5gt9b Those boxers lewis too had were stronger and vital was starting to lose while the opposite was for Lennox

​@@user-si4nt5gt9bno chance. Vitali's face was a complete mess. Now imagine it after a few more bombs from Lewis. Lewis was coming into the fight more

Bruh what? He won by luck. If it went to the decision Vitali would’ve won unanimously.

It did not go to decision by luck mate there is no luck in boxing every punch counts

Couldn’t have put it better myself 💯🥊.

@@khayree7929Won by luck look at the guys face 😂 As important as points are not letting your eye getting battered into a hamburger is equally important.

@@hitmanfromjapan it wasn’t battered it was cut

​@@user-si4nt5gt9bno

Before rhe cut it wasn't the case..bady cut and was correct decision

That’s even more impressive considering Vitali ended up being one of the best heavyweights ever, a shame he didn’t want to box for many years the same his brother did.

Correct, but Lennox is the king (even though Vitali would've beat Lennox in a rematch, Prime Lennox would beat Prime Vitali, the Lennox here is out of his prime)

@@aspiknf He wasn't out of his prime, prime isn't really altogether dependent on age, he had ring rust and was slightly out of shape. Any fight between Lewis and VK would've been entertaining, but Lewis would've definitely won. He was fundamentally a better boxer and more dedicated to the sport than Vitali.

No he’s not stronger than Wladimir lol. He has a stronger chin and better boxing ability yes. But Wladimir is definitely stronger and hits harder than Vitali

@@jackw4031 I think he means overall strength as a fighter. Yes, it's been confirmed Wlad hit far harder.

You got that shite from Chris Byrd.

I totally disagree

Yea, Lennox Lewis knocked his eyebrow off his face all you saw was bloody flesh.

Naw, Lennox just exploded into that very unexpectedly. It would have caught most fighters drifting, as VK was at the moment

Not everyone caught that lightning uppercut

@@Rex69Rutherford it went into the audience apparently.

Didn’t Vitali at the beginning of his career have a hard time with stamina? I think he gassed out quite often, and one of them was looking like they could keel over just as the ref stopped it.

True, worse, Lewis could have permanently injured Vitali's eye and denied him a career. I am not sure how people often miss the fact on how badly damaged Vitali's eye was. And why they don't credit Lewis's power. They simply wish to harp on the "ifs and buts" on how Lewis should have rematched or how he was "lucky" to have got the TKO. To be honest, if anyone was lucky, it was Vitali on how he managed to exit the fight with his eye undamaged.

@@SoftBank47 That’s Wladimir you’re thinking of in the Lamon Brewster fight

Vitali would of broke him Lennox was exhausted

@@stefandusan9629 defo

@꧁Sindano Negongo꧂ agree.

Lewis retired right after the fight

@꧁Sindano Negongo꧂ Klitschko lost deal with it Lewis was rocking him with uppercuts all night who gives af who was winning on points it’s a twelve round fight not six

@@thegreatestfinesser2338 he's saying he would've lost if there was a rematch ffs. Also you're saying klitshxmo was rocked all night did you watch the second round I don't think klitschko was the only one getting rocked

@@CatOnTheComeback2024 Lewis LOST, He retired because he was flat out scared for a rematch! Sad but true!

I couldn't believe how little VK's head moved

he has never been in KO, no wonder.

Klitschko was winning on points. Thats why it was a scam. Lewis was lucky with that cut on klitschko's eye otherwise he'd loose just as he'd loose in the rematch. He just chickened out of the bussiness. Thats why he became so disrespected after this fight.

Klitschko was winning on points. And the amount of damage shown varies by person, it’s really not that simple. Some people swell and show damage with the slightest punches, some don’t. Complexion plays a big role as-well, after all, it’s much harder to see the amount of damage done with a darker skin.

@@supersecularboypants winning on points after 6 rounds ,in a 12 round fight ,vitali could of got career ending injurys if he was aloud to carry on Lewis was coming on strong them upper cuts were landing

@@johnwilliam9446 That one uppercut that Lewis landed was brutal. But I agree, the fight had to be stopped because of the cut. It's a shame, really. I believe Klitschko had a chance of winning.

@@supersecularboypants he did but Lewis was at the end of his career and he wasn't supposed to fight vital till later that year ,there's a good Lewis interview done today by Tunde and Spencer fearon which goes in to detail about the Klitschko fight definitely worth a watch

A poor refree, i wonder if it was so hard for them to find such a little and rubbish refree for these two giants..

Vitali took similar ones against Shannon Briggs in the early stages of their fight

@@alternatifci When the hands are free you can keep punching your way out of a clinch. Learn the rules before you judge something you know nothing about.

@@JorgeRojas-ut3wj I meant the whole fight, you should understand the comments before you answer.

@@alternatifci Don't try and cop out. I understood you just fine. You were commenting specifically on the body shots at 3:00 which were perfectly legal.

That why fighters need a corner to make the best decision to save their healthy and lives.

@Eric Juma;Still,if a man is able to fight and clearly dominating,let him go ON!!

Well he did accept defeat after a while but never got the rematch he deserved

Then they shouldve stopped Fury vs Wallin

@@matthewabraham4408 lol so a fighter who planned to retire should not retire because a young fighter "deserves" a rematch

he retired??? 🤣🤣🤣 clearly he was on his last fight and still battered a young up n coming fighter

He was out on his feet after that uppercut

And no effect. Those punchs would have killed a bull, and they had no effect on Klitschko. Amazing.

yeah for losing and weak defense!

Lol

The cut was not accidental so he wasn’t winning

He was out on his feet after that uppercut

His whole face looked like a butchers bin afterwards, Lewis more accurate with his punches

Stop with the nonsense. Lewis was extremely out of shape even in this fight. If we're going to be spouting stupid hypotheticals, then might I say if Lewis was in his prime he would've laid out Vitali. A Prime Vitali lost to an Old Lewis, let that be noted

@@GradeAmonster Excuses.. excuses... excuses.. Then why did Lewis opt out from having a rematch against vitali and make sure he's in shape then??? You point is non sense...lol

@@jaysonpareja30 That's a bit ironic. You're making excuses for Vitali's loss, while simultaneously trying to argue an imaginary scenario. Vitali got beat by an old Lewis, plain and simple. Nothing to be ashamed of

Vadali lost because he didn't defend properly. Lewis was coming into it and was landing huge shots.

and all American boxers!

Oh please do SHUT UP! As Lewis absolutely demolished Klitschko for most of this fight although these highlights don't do him much justice. And I'm sure that if there ever were a rematch that Lewis would have beaten him again but even more convincingly

It's vit Vitali Klitschko not Vladimir

Haz Butt no vitali would lose. He shouldn't let Lewis bash his face in so bad his eye was falling out. Lennox was better. Quit being prejudice.

Haz Butt, not only a simple winning, i bet he would've destroyed him as he promised before the match.. Lewis was just lucky and even he fought someone who had only one eye during 4 rounds, he couldn't drop him, it's not so hard to guess what would happen if Lewis had the same eye..

@@daniellenogales5452 Nah, Lewis had never hurt Vitali and Vitali had hurt Lewis. Plus, Vitali was still in the fighting shape, Lewis was nearly done

Why didn;t they go to the CARDS and ward Vitali the win?!?

@@SuperDetroit9 This was a fortuitous injury stoppage of a fight Vitali was winning. Had the injury come due to clash of heads, this would have gone to cards.

nah, Klitschko was better, just that lucky cut won that fight. Stolen victory from Klitschko

Lewis ripped his eye apart!

How did Vitali's face get cut up?

Kinda agree lewis was 37 at this point too most likely wanted to retire on top though rather than what alot do and carry on until they lost 3 fights in a row

It would be pretty stupid to take more punishment when his career was ending, at nearly 38 he was 7 years older than Klitschko. Yes, Klitschko was in better shape, not surprising considering where each was in their careers, this makes Lewis win more impressive not less. That he protected himself where possible is surely part of why his speech is perfectly fine, unlike a number of other former boxers unfortunately. Was Lewis meant to just keep getting older, slower, & weaker, and keep taking punishment until he lost? Also doesn't really make sense to claim he was a 'chicken' when a notoriously tough boxer was his last opponent. He fought a lot of top opponents through his career.

Ok genius, so you think it is ok for Lewis, a 38-year old who was not even preparing to fight Vitali, but still took on a dangerous opponent on such short notice, and still managed to TKO him, to agree for a rematch when he was at the end of his career and was stayiing in it only for the money. Why? Of course, Vitali would have won the rematch, not becuase he was the better skilled boxer, but because Lewis had by this time was all out of motivation and couldn't train hard anymore. Remember, we are talking about a boxer who has fought all his life for rewards and recognition and earned it only late in his career, only to have one last opponent give a good fight and then he gets questioned again. Put yourself in the shoes of Lewis and tell me sincerely on whether you would have gone for the rematch, fully knowing you have no motivation or hunger to fight?

@@aswinastro lewis lost 2 fights in his career against Rahman and Mcall. Both of them gave him a rematch and therefore I believe he should if done the same. Vitali was more hungry for the heavyweight title. Lewis just didn’t want to retire as a loser. That’s why.

@@dmytrokopetskyy6981 Seriously, Mccall didn't give Lewis a rematch, Lewis earned it after almost 2.5 years after getting defeated by him. Same with Rahman, Rahman's team made Lewis run pillar to post to get a rematch. Lewis had to take the legal route to get his rematch. Also, Lewis was wise enough to put an immediate rematch clause. Having said this, don't you think it is unfair to expect a 38-year old champ, who had lost his hunger and was in it only for the money, only to defend himself against a young and upcoming champ, especially after a storeyed career where he had put in hard work and defeated 14+ great champions in the best era of boxing. I think not. Lewis was right in refusing the rematch for 2 main reasons. A) He never had the hunger and he didn't want to end his career with a loss because he knew very well that the finnicky fans would lose all respect for him, despite his solid record and B) Lewis had everything to lose and nothing to gain. People who criticize Lewis should try to put themselves in his position and see if they would like to give a rematch fully knowing that one loss, no matter how unfair or evenly competed, will erase all the good work they did. I am sure many of us WON"T

Vitali's career would have ended early!

What the fuck are you talking about? It's a boxing match; boxing is a vicious and violent sport. What were you expecting?

@@samshorto5433 Lewis should not have punched so hard. He almost destroyed the career of a young man.

@@saragora3331 You have to be a troll. You seriously want a professional boxer not to punch hard? If taking a punch destroys your career as a boxer, you're in the wrong career. Frankly, if you can't see that, there's no point talking to you.

I hope its sarcasm.

@@saragora3331 You are absolutely correct - Boxing is about points - Not busting someone up 👊🏽