Lennox Lewis: "The Worst Version of Me Still Beat the Best Version of Vitali Klitschko"

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has revisited his famous battle against Vitali Klitschko, offering a bold take on the fight.

"The late replacement of Kirk Johnson with Klitschko didn’t help my preparation.

But even the worst version of me still beat the best version of Vitali," Lewis said.

On June 21, 2003, in Los Angeles, Lewis fought the last bout of his professional career against Vitali Klitschko. The fight was stopped in the sixth round via TKO due to a severe cut on Klitschko's face, though the Ukrainian was ahead on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.