Lewis wants $100m comeback as heavyweight targets Klitschko brothers

[BDsauce]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2451488/Lennox-Lewis-wants-100m-comeback-Klitschko-brothers.html

Lennox Lewis has told Russian promoters that he will come back to fight one of the Klitschko brothers for the biggest purse in boxing history. The 48-year-old, who is still the most recent undisputed world heavyweight champion, was offered $50million (£31.3m) in Moscow at the weekend while attending Wladimir Klitschko’s successful defence of his world titles against Alexander Povetkin. Lewis responded by promising to return to the ring for $100m (£62.6m). The promoters are considering doubling their bid and Lewis says: ‘That is my price tag and it is under discussion. I have told them I can be ready in six months and I am in provisional training.’

Lewis, in London to launch his new training academy for potential world heavyweight champions, is running in Hyde Park each morning. He reports himself to be ‘already well under 300lb’. He weighed around 245lb in his prime. Lewis believes that in a fight next spring he can surpass big George Foreman, who regained the title at the age of 48, as the oldest world heavyweight champion of all time. His price for coming out of retirement would give him the biggest pay-note in boxing history.

[Irongrip400]

Why not?

[BDsauce]

What Jordan and Levrone are exactly thinking

[The Abdominal Snoman]

100 million? Do it!

[Palpatine Q]

That would be cool. Lewis was very underrated.

[AbrahamG]

That would be cool. Lewis was very underrated.

Not by me.  Top 5 all time heavyweight. 

[Palpatine Q]

Not by me.  Top 5 all time heavyweight. 

Agreed.

[Marty Champions]

lewis was a standup black guy IMO and a nasty reach owned people the way a tall man should

[Palpatine Q]

lewis was a standup black guy IMO and a nasty reach owned people the way a tall man should

He pwned Tyson horribly.

[arce1988]

 Lewis tore up Vitaly face the first time (I was ring side). I say give him the money. It will be a great bout.

[polychronopolous]

Lewis tore up Vitaly face the first time (I was ring side). I say give him the money. It will be a great bout.

Vitali took some massive shots in that fight and walked right through them.

Agree with Lewis being one of the very best all time but damn 48 is getting up there!

[Palpatine Q]

Lewis tore up Vitaly face the first time (I was ring side). I say give him the money. It will be a great bout.

He's been out of the game a long time.  That's a shitload of ring rust. A tuneup against a tomato can would be smart

[hench]

Love a comeback, do it!

[arce1988]

  Oh yeah. Been away for a shit long time. Still a great and dangerous SHW though. I still think Lennox will them good bouts. I hope.

[SquidVicious]

On a similar note Kevin Levrone was recently offered 100 bucks to pose for an old queen in a motel room in Vegas.

[arce1988]

 

[Voice of Doom]

Doesn't say much for the heavy weight division that a retired 48 year old can come out and get a shot at the champ.   

[arce1988]

  Nope.

[honest]

Lewis tore up Vitaly face the first time (I was ring side). I say give him the money. It will be a great bout.

I think Vitali would have won that fight if not for the cut,Both Lewis and Vitali showed huge heart after being rocked a few times and being heavyweights it could have gone either way, but that was a hugely competitive fight.

[Palpatine Q]

I think Vitali would have won that fight if not for the cut,Both Lewis and Vitali showed huge heart after being rocked a few times and being heavyweights it could have gone either way, but that was a hugely competitive fight.

True...but Lewis came into that fight in freaking horrible shape. A prime Lewis destroys him. Not that he will ever be in his prime again. But klitscho is no kid either.

[ProudVirgin69]

That would be cool. Lewis was very underrated.

Probably the best modern heavyweight..... not really underrated by anyone

[AbrahamG]

I think Vitali would have won that fight if not for the cut,Both Lewis and Vitali showed huge heart after being rocked a few times and being heavyweights it could have gone either way, but that was a hugely competitive fight.

People like to rewrite history on that fight.  Granted the judges had Vitali up 4-2, but in that 6th and final round, he was hanging on for dear life.  With or without the cut, he was about to get stretched in round 7.  That cut helped create much of the mystique around Vitali.  If he'd have gotten knocked out in the next round, history would look on him differently than it does right now.  That being said, I think Vitali is/was or has become a great heavyweight.  The best since Lewis and for sure would give baby bro a spanking if they were ever to fight.  He is trouble for any heavyweight from any era.  He does have a granite chin and is a mean dude inside of the ring.  I am a Vitali fan, but an unmotivated, undertrained, semi-retired Lennox Lewis almost disfigured him and would have knocked him cold had that fight gone one more round. 

[basil]

Vitali took some massive shots in that fight and walked right through them.

Agree with Lewis being one of the very best all time but damn 48 is getting up there!

I guess he walked through them sort of, in terms of inertia keeping his huge body moving forward after getting punched.  The skin covering his face, no so much. 

[honest]

I disagree with the outcome but not the shape Lewis was in, he was gassed out, if he was going to knock him out he would have already, Vitali would have stopped him in the next round.A prime Lewis no doubt would have jabbed and boxed the shit out of him, but he was out of shape, still a great fight and its good to talk about a heavyweight fight that was worth watching.

[Bad Boy Dazza]

Vitali nearly dismembered him 10 years ago, Lewis will not stand a chance.