The last absolute world champion decided early on that the fight with the Ukrainian would be the final one in his career.
Lennox Lewis explains why he decided to retire immediately after the fight with Vitali Klitschko.
According to the last absolute champion of the world, he is not afraid of the Ukrainian, but refused to take revenge because he had previously decided that this fight would be the last of his career.
“I may have taken it for granted. I took the Klitschko fight 10 days in advance to push back my retirement. It was always going to be my last fight. I thought about fighting him again, but I stuck to my guns.” – Lewis wrote Twitter.
We remind you that the Lewis-Klitschko fight took place on June 21, 2003 in Los Angeles. The boxers fought for the IBO, WBC and The Ring world titles, which Lennox owned.
In the sixth round, the fight was stopped due to a cut by Klitschko; at that time, the Ukrainian topped all the judges’ notes.
Earlier, Lennox Lewis explained why Klitschko lost to Fury.
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