Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Briton pines for another wave of greats
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has
admitted that boxing’s top division is in a catatonic state whilst the Klitschko
brothers run their rule over all the major title belts.
The 46 year-old, who reigned as champion for ten years
between 1993 and 2003 before retiring on the back of a victory over Vitali
Klitschko, is hoping that a spark comes through that ignites the heavyweight
scene after years of dull fights involving the Ukrainian brothers.
"Right now, the heavyweight division is dead," Lewis
told German magazine Stern.
"The Klitschko brothers and their opponents are just
filling their (money) bags. Their opponents will not improve, they wouldn't
have even made sparring partners for me.
"(Always) At some point, the referee steps in and stops
the fight. They are boring.
"If you are looking to find the best boxer in the world
it must be decided by an epic fight. Not this circus."
Lewis, who called himself ‘The Pugilist Specialist, has been
goaded into returning to challenge the Klitschko’s since his first day of
retirement and has continuously stated that he will never return, until a tongue-in-cheek
remark in the interview.
"For 100 million, I'd come back. For that
I would take off my pyjamas and go to the gym,” he joked.
The Klitschko’s currently hold the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles
and have been pummelling challenger after challenger as they continue to
dominate the sport’s biggest prizes.
Boxing needs a rude awakening in Mike Tyson’s ilk to return to a semi-healthy state, as long gone are days of the 1970’s when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were kings.
Boxing needs a rude awakening in Mike Tyson’s ilk to return to a semi-healthy state, as long gone are days of the 1970’s when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were kings.