A friendly hint . . .if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk about it. Tyson didn't pull out 3 weeks prior.BroughtonRulesRefuge wrote:--- I only appear to be all knowing in comparison to some of the junior flyweights who post.overhand_right wrote: The fact that you didn't even know that Vitali did have a full training camp, as was slotted to fight Cedric Boswell on the undercard of the original Lewis/Kirk Johnson fight is worrying, since you like to come on here and write like your the all-knowing authority on boxing.
Maybe you should do a little research before writing stuff like this in the future?
Now that you've stepped forward with your cotton candy ffflurry, Vitali was the late replacement for Tyson who pulled out of the card 3 weeks prior. You've already forgotten that Lewis had a rematch clause and was wanting another go round of the easy money he got in the first dance. The card was the setup to promote the rematch which never happened.
Lewis was already 5 weeks into training for Johnson. A week later Johnson is "injured" and has to pull out and Vitali again steps up as the late replacement knowing Lewis is on the verge of retirement and this may be his only shot at him which turned out to be the case.
As far as training goes, these guys are boxers and usually in the gym messing around here and there between announced fights and training camps. That's how so many can step in as late replacements and do well. Lewis imported Steward to England a couple of months before training camp for a one week session for example, probably wanting to blow the cobwebs out, set up a basic boxing fitness regimen and consider retirement options.
C'mon guys, some of these best bouts of the decades weak. Minto/Maddalone 1 is the most ebb and flow, back and forth dynamic all action heavy slugfest of the decade that went on into the late rounds. Personally, I prefer such a prestigious title as FOY to be waged at a higher level than young clubfighter, which is why for me it has to be 1. Lewis/Vitali, 2. Wlad/Peter, or 3. Sanders/Vitali. I'm open to Byrd vs McCline and Golota as I appreciated Byrd's technical artistry battling the behemoths.
At any rate, shouldn't a thread like this have a poll, not that it would mean much to the Ring selection committee?
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing-ne ... review.php
This article was May 15th . . the fight was June 21st. That's 5 weeks to train. He'd also been designated WBC #1 contender months prior so I'm sure he was already staying in top shape.