Guest FeArHaVoC Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Lennox Lewis Declines WWE's Offer To Fight Brock Lesnar Reported By: Boxing Insider **Please credit BoxingInsider.com when using this news** The following article is courtasy of Leslie McCarthy BoxingInsider Writer: The Boxing Fan Is A Real Champion!! Right Reason - Wrong Answer. A source within Team Lennox Lewis has confirmed to Boxing Insider that the world heavyweight champion is unable to fulfil any proposals made by World Wrestling Entertainment. This conclusion was reached by Lewis because the HBO schedule for Lewis the boxing champion made any commitments to a career in wrestling impractical. This decision on wrestling gives one answer that satisfies two questions: One is the wrestling question, and the second is to the boxing question on whether Lewis is about to retire as a fighter. This has to mean that, Lennox Lewis has no intention of abdicating his boxing crown while there is, at this present time, no proven outstanding contender to the heavyweight crown. It is sad that Lennox Lewis should even contemplate turning his back on boxing, which has been such a good friend to him, for the fantasy sport, sorry entertainment, of wrestling. His reason for turning down the offer from WWE would have had a real depth of quality had he turned down the offer to become part of the wrestling circus because he did not want to risk the supreme champion of the toughest of all sports, as opposed to entertainment, being made to look a laughing stock, and thereby degrade the sport of boxing that made possible the interest of the WWE. The boxing fan is equal in loyalty to the staunchest of any other sporting fan. They deserve being paid back with loyalty from boxers, especially those to whom boxing has been a saviour. Without fans there would be no boxing as we know it. Lennox Lewis, Naseem Hamed and others would not be millionaires if dutiful boxing fans hadn't dug deep into their pockets to allow them to be paid millions of dollars, or pounds, for their boxing activities. Nor would there would be an award of honour from H.M.The Queen of England. The fans deserve the utmost respect. Certain boxing champions seem to want to criticise boxing, by wanton, careless, and often incorrect attitudes to boxing. This selfish behaviour is distressing to devoted boxing fans. Therefore, it would serve these misguided critics well if they kept a still tongue, or, at least, made sure their facts are correct. And when offers come from comedy acts that perverts champs into chumps, the boxing champion has to fully understand that he has an obligation to the fans who are hurt by anyone degrading their favorite sport. **Please Credit BoxingInsider.com When using this news**
Guest Nater Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Lewis doesnt like the necro angle either.
Guest Smark Hammill Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 That's the best news I've heard all day.
Guest humongous2002 Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Lewis got offended when Vince told him that he had to do the spinaroonie before he enters the ring.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 They keep calling Wrestling a fantasy sport. I thought boxing was fixed too.
Guest The Tino Standard Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 1. Boxing IS fixed too. If you don't believe that, you are simply naive. 2. That is the most poorly written article I've ever seen from a major publication. I can't even take them seriously with some of that grammar. Good lord.
Guest Brian Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Lewis was afraid to get his ass beat.
Guest Rob Edwards Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 and why shouldn't he be? he's a boxer not a freestyle fighter
Guest Brian Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 He's taken some jiu-jitsu and he's the world champion. And Brock's just an amateur champ, he's not a multiple winner and olympic gold medalist like others.
Guest Rob Edwards Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 True but he's currently top of his craft and a multi millionaire, why would he consider ruining his legacy by failing at this, Lewis may well have pulled it out but with neither guy used to freestyle injuries would have been a huge risk
Guest Cataclysm911 Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 I'm glad that Lewis isn't going to fight Lesnar, but that writer didn't have to bash wrestling with every other sentence. You know that he's just some skinny geeky mother fucker that X-Pac would own.
Guest buffybeast Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Yeah, I didn't like the constant referencing of wrestling as a circus. Although there is some truth in that statement. Whatever. I'm surprised Lewis even entertained the idea of a fight with Lesnar.
Guest Mulatto Heat Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 I'm actually glad this isn't working out. I found this venture to be a bit stupid from the get-go. You're going to risk both parts of your Wrestlemania main event, right before the PPV?
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 I'd rather see a Angle/Lesnar shoot fight.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Make no mistake, Lewis is a tremendous athlete, but Lesnar would win this. He's won NCAA titles. He's an All-American, and if the shootfight was going to be anything like what I've seen from PRIDE or UFC grapplers almost always beat strikers.
cawthon777 Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 I don't remember anyone trash talking Ali when he fought Inoki in Tokyo. And as far as the "reporter's" comments on the boxing fan ... well, whatever. That's an editorial piece and a poor one at that. Boxing has seen its image drop considerably over the past few years - mostly thanks to Mike Tyson and Don King, the two biggest names in the sport - so calling wrestling a circus in comparison is getting a little out of hand. A shoot fight involving a WWE competitor would be very interesting and would get mainstream coverage but it would have to be handled very well in order to not come across as a scam.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 In all fairness to the striker/wrestler argument...no striker like Lewis has fought in UFC, PRIDE, or any of the other places like that. I don't blame Lewis really, cause losing to a "sports entertainer" even in a legit contest would look really bad for him considering the general public's perception on wrestling. Cause I think it's pretty much a lock that Brock would shoot on him and have him down in no time.
Guest Super Pissed Smark Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Finally, an intelligent choice by WWE creative, and Lennox Lewis is the one who makes it. I also can't see how this would have been good for anyone, regardless of shoot/work or boxing/wrestling rules, it would've been pointless and probably pretty embarassing for at least one, if not both sides. Truth be told, the only shoot fight I'd like to see is Jericho-HHH.
Guest Cataclysm911 Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Make no mistake, Lewis is a tremendous athlete, but Lesnar would win this. He's won NCAA titles. He's an All-American, and if the shootfight was going to be anything like what I've seen from PRIDE or UFC grapplers almost always beat strikers. You can't make that kind of assumption. The fight isn't going to happen, so we don't know who would win. I'm sure if you went to a boxing forum, everyone there would be saying that Lewis would murder Brock. You have to also keep in mind, that this isn't Pride, UFC or any of that. Trying to "guess" who would win, isn't going to help the discussion at hand any.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Make no mistake, Lewis is a tremendous athlete, but Lesnar would win this. He's won NCAA titles. He's an All-American, and if the shootfight was going to be anything like what I've seen from PRIDE or UFC grapplers almost always beat strikers. You can't make that kind of assumption. The fight isn't going to happen, so we don't know who would win. I'm sure if you went to a boxing forum, everyone there would be saying that Lewis would murder Brock. You have to also keep in mind, that this isn't Pride, UFC or any of that. Trying to "guess" who would win, isn't going to help the discussion at hand any. Yeah tell that to oddsmakers around the world. Bottom line, Lewis is used to a boxing match where stamina is key. If you can't get your hands up after 8 rounds then you're gonna lose. They were going to do 3-Minute rounds, with the boxers having gloves and the wrestlers without. So, if he has gloves on he can't do holds as well, plus Lesnar is used to trying to get hs man withb an armbar as quick as possible. He'd take Lewis in 2 rounds.
Guest Banky Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Lewis would have killed Lesnar. One or two shots to the face, Lesnar would drop. I know many of you would like to think a wrestling star could take a boxer, but c'mon.
Guest Cataclysm911 Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 You can't make that kind of assumption. The fight isn't going to happen, so we don't know who would win. Trying to "guess" who would win, isn't going to help the discussion at hand any. Maybe you can see it now?
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 You can't make that kind of assumption. The fight isn't going to happen, so we don't know who would win. Trying to "guess" who would win, isn't going to help the discussion at hand any. Maybe you can see it now? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!!! Don't fuck with master kiddies.
Guest Banky Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Nope, no speculation is allowed. Guys close this thread up because one person thinks its unfair to discuss it. We should all mindlessly follow his lead. Thank goodness for Cataclysm.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Nope, no speculation is allowed. Guys close this thread up because one person thinks its unfair to discuss it. We should all mindlessly follow his lead. Thank goodness for Cataclysm. Oh and don't forget that no one was "assumeing" anything. We were making estimations based on knowledge of the particapants of the contest. It happens everyday.
Guest Banky Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 Nope, no speculation is allowed. Guys close this thread up because one person thinks its unfair to discuss it. We should all mindlessly follow his lead. Thank goodness for Cataclysm. Oh and don't forget that no one was "assumeing" anything. We were making estimations based on knowledge of the particapants of the contest. It happens everyday. SSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHSSHHHHHH! Shut up! Don't let Cataclysm hear you say that.
Guest Brian Posted November 7, 2002 Report Posted November 7, 2002 In all fairness, Lewis misses one punch and he's down with no defense. Lesnar's not going to come in, he's going to wait for Lewis and thus we end up with Inoki/Ali style fight in that sense. Lewis will jab to keep him away because he's afraid of the shoot and Lesnar will stay back. But I doubt Lewis would win. I've heard Lesnar wasn't as much of a technical guy like Angle but more of a power-stretch you out enforcer in his collegiate days and won alot of matches through holds rather than points, getting guys hurt and sore than scoring.
Guest Cataclysm911 Posted November 8, 2002 Report Posted November 8, 2002 *sigh* Obviously you'r missing the point. The point is you're trying to argue over who would win in a fight that isn't going to happen. What's the point? You can make speculations and comparisons all day, but no one is ever going to find out if they would be right or not.
Guest bravesfan Posted November 8, 2002 Report Posted November 8, 2002 ...because he did not want to risk the supreme champion of the toughest of all sports, as opposed to entertainment, being made to look a laughing stock, and thereby degrade the sport of boxing that made possible the interest of the WWE. The WWE could not possibly make Lewis out to be the laughing stock of the sports industry, when HE IS ALREADY the laughing stock of the sports industry. The pu**y feels he's invincible, yet he won't given Klitschko a fair shake at anything resembling a fight, when he KNOWS Klistchko's superior reach and height advantage would decimate him. "I feel I have exhausted my choices for opponents". Really Lennox? Could it be that Hasim Rahman is the ONLY serious competition you've had since 1999? You feel that men like Tyson and Holyfield were your final serious threats? Look on the other side of the world, shithead. You'll find Vladimir Klitschko, a 6'11" boxing prodigy, ready to take your Jamaican head off your pompous ass. Let's not embarrass Mr. Lewis, no sirree. He's definitely able to that on his own..
Guest Insane Bump Machine Posted November 8, 2002 Report Posted November 8, 2002 The pu**y feels he's invincible, yet he won't given Klitschko a fair shake at anything resembling a fight, when he KNOWS Klistchko's superior reach and height advantage would decimate him. "I feel I have exhausted my choices for opponents". Really Lennox? Could it be that Hasim Rahman is the ONLY serious competition you've had since 1999? You feel that men like Tyson and Holyfield were your final serious threats? Look on the other side of the world, shithead. You'll find Vladimir Klitschko, a 6'11" boxing prodigy, ready to take your Jamaican head off your pompous ass. Let's not embarrass Mr. Lewis, no sirree. He's definitely able to that on his own.. I second that.
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