| From Boxingsfinest.com:
Los Angeles, Ca – Undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, 37 retained his WBC title on Saturday night after earning a TKO victory over Vitali Klitschko. The event, which was held at the Los Angeles’ Staples center, brought in an enthusiastic crowd of 15,939 boxing fans. The bout finished when the ring doctor Paul Wallace put a halt to the action before the start of the 7th round after concern over a cut over Klitschko’s left eye. This was not after the 6-foot-7 Ukrainian imposed what seemed like a boxing clinic over Lewis. Lewis seemed tired, gassed, and appeared to be headed for trouble going into the 7th round. This is when the bout was stopped, and the ‘boos’ began from an upset crowd of over 15,000. Klitschko was connecting with the left jab every time he threw it. The judge’s scorecards even had Klitschko as getting the better of Lewis. Lewis felt a knockout was coming soon, but the fans saw otherwise. It seemed like Lewis was the fighter in trouble and perhaps had been saved by the ring doctor. "I controlled the fight," Klitschko said. "I hope there will be a rematch”. Lewis earned $10 million for this fight and raised his record to 40-2, 33ko's. Although Lewis was declared the winner of this bout, Klitschko was triumphant in the entire event.
Also, Lewis did not knock down Klitscko in the fight. I read an article at another site where the first line read "Vitali Klitschko did not come close to getting knocked down in his last fight, but he may be floored by Lennox Lewis' next announcement"
Klitschko was ahead on the judges scorecards, and almost everyone in attendance knew that Klitschko was winning. From my recollection, it wasnt even a close fight. the most important fact, however, is the fact that Lewis was losing on the judges scorecards when the fight was stopped. |