Lewis Winns

edperks · Jun 8, 2002, 09:59 PM

Lewis Just won for all you boxinng fans

digitalwanderer · Jun 8, 2002, 11:31 PM

What about some highlights? Did Tyson bite anyone or throw any kind of hissy-fits?!?

applicator · Jun 8, 2002, 11:44 PM

No biting or hissy fits. He just got his ass stomped. The fight was kinda lopsided.

I'm not impressed considering how much I spent for this pay per view.

orrimarrko · Jun 9, 2002, 12:56 AM

Watched it too....

Other than the first 2 minutes of the night where Tyson came out like a charging bull.

Lewis dismantled Tyson like a BMW needing a repair.

After about the 5th round, it was really all over, Lewis was playing with Tyson, and would make Tyson try to hit him, and turn it around on Tyson and Tyson gets more of a Ass-Whopping.

Then, in the eighth, Lewis, who had been repeatdly upper-cutting and down cutting Tyson's chin, finaly got him, as Tyson swayed a bit, than went down to the mat. Tyson got back up again, and Lewis did another set of perfectly triggered blows, to lay out Tyson again on the mat.

Tyson, Struggling to get on his feet, couldnt in the 10 count. He was half conscious after that.

Truthfuly, after the first round, it was way too lopsided. Lewis just went to work on him, and Tyson , tho taken his beating valiently...eventualy had to give.

After the fight, believe it or not...Tyson appoligized for the way he acted these past few months, and conceded Lewis was the better Fighter. Than he went on to state he knew after the first he couldnt beat Lewis, that Lewis was too good and disciplined.

I wished the fight would of lasted the whole night like it was in the first round. But it goes to show, even tyson,with all his power and Fluff....couldnt match Lewis in basicaly a Mind game of Punches.

Incased anyone says Lewis toyed with Tyson to a victory.

Lewis: Landed 53% of his jabs
Tyson: Landed 17%

Lewis had over 300+ punches: Landed about 50%+
Tyson thro barely over 100: Landed about 20%

kinetic · Jun 9, 2002, 01:15 AM

Thanks for the review. What sort of reception did the fighters get?

***Zardon*** · Jun 9, 2002, 02:14 AM

yes thanks for the detailed review, I didnt get seeing the match.

orrimarrko · Jun 9, 2002, 04:38 AM

Well, if anything...it seemed Lewis had home team advantage at the Memphis place.

When ever Tyson loked as if he had Lewis in a sopt..which was mostly first round...the crowd would boo him.

And when Tyson was KO'd by Lewis in the eigth...crowd went wild...so there was definately a favor-tism towards Lewis from the crowds stand point.

After the fight...the expected glamorizing of Lewis..and his 3 Belts he had. Than interviews with Lewis..etc.

What Im supprised at really...was Tyson appoligizing for the way he acted previous to the fight...and concedeing that Lewis tonight was by far the Better Fighter, if not the best he went up against..said Tyson. Tyson then said there's really nothing left for him in Boxing..but may comeback in the future...he wants to spend long over due time with his kids.

Thought it was very sportsmanly of Tyson to say this...where as we normaly expect a Bully out of him, and if there isnt a random body part thrown somewhere..we are all let down. But he graciously excepted defeat...and said after the 5th round, he's luck Lewis didnt kill im, because he never expected a onslaught of this type from anyone.

You guys should look at the photos taken on ESPN..etc. Midway thro the bout...Tyson's nose..and left eye started to bleed pretty badly..and theres a couple of photos that have lewis upper-cutting Tyson ( what he pretty much did all night to Mike ) and Blood Spraying out, like a Video game...quite cool looking.

Overall, it was a good fight. Worth the $10 I paid, cause me and friends all split the bill. But I would of liked to see the whole night like how it was in the first round. The match 2-8 was very lop sided to Lewis... like the Yankee's playing a High School team in baseball.

orrimarrko · Jun 9, 2002, 04:49 AM

Good article about fight: http://espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0608/1392650.html

***Zardon*** · Jun 9, 2002, 06:58 AM

cool thanks for the info

kinetic · Jun 9, 2002, 07:36 AM

Yes, thanks again, you're in the wrong job!

sinjin · Jun 9, 2002, 09:33 AM

someone who had watched the fight told me last night at work that tyson said, "thanks for the payday" during the post-match interview. was the fight anything like apollo creed getting killed by ivano drago in rocky IV ? hehe.

digitalwanderer · Jun 9, 2002, 10:32 AM

Great review and insite of the fight, thank you very much. Now I can act all knowledgeable about it with out having to go thru all the icky details of actually understanding it.

RadeonMAXX · Jun 9, 2002, 03:01 PM

Yes it was a very good fight. There's also a rematch clause in the contract if Lewis decides to fight Tyson again. Tyson has already requested a rematch. The rematch can either take place next fight, or a fight afterwards, it's up too Lewis regardless if he wants fight him again. Man I never seen Lewis throw those left & right combos like he did, it was awesome.
Tyson didn't foul Lewis at all or lose his temper! It was Lewis who fouled Tyson a few times; Lewis even got a point taken away from a foul & Lewis was warned a few times to stop holding Tyson so much. But it didn't matter, Tyson was no match this time around. If there is a rematch, Tyson should know what to expect from Lewis as he didn't ancipitate what Lewis shelled out to him last night. Tyson showed awesome respect to Lewis when he walked over to him, wiped the little blood Lewis had of his forehead & shook his hands. Tyson also stated to Lewis he said those nasty stuff about him to sell tickets which ofcourse worked! That place was sold out, it had to be. The promoters were saying it wasen't a sold out fight earlier in the week. Good fight! It seems Lewis skills are getting better at his late age.