There is at least some truth to this; Lennox Lewis took on Klitschko on short-notice as a Kirk Johnson replacement. But, at the same time, Klitschko took on Lewis on short notice as well. .
on shorter notice as away corner lad vs tickets seller and A side guy backuped by event's promoter.
A side guys are excepted to win and matchmaking too usually is done with this intent... if A side lad is excepted continue to bring in good money for businesses...
This is reason why pro boxing isn't sport and never was sport. Never will be...
Cos this we don't see entertaining fights enough. More than 90% in pro boxing are too predictable result....
Also usually don't see greatest in divisions prime per prime and with decent notice etc.
One example: Terence vs prime Errol Spence Jr we never will see. Errol ia over the hill and for Terence father time is ticking his clock....tick tack....
In no case Lewis had been able to win rematch....
If he had did rematch he had been get stopped in distance.
While 1 st fight he maybe might had won on cards even without cuts.
Cos fight was short and he maybe had managed to score more points....
If about KO cos punch on chin/ jaw....sorry.... Vitaly like Valuev were not humans.
Vitaly wasn't like guys called Ali ( sorry ) , Patterson, Mike etc....or prime Wlad.
You couldn't dream to deal with this men by attempting to hit his chin/ jaw....
He like Valuev was defeateble and not ideal ofc...
While if they had fought like prime best shape Wlad vs in really good condition Vitaly....I think Vitaly had won via KO.
Vitaly had true ATG level chin and core ...
Despite yeah, for a lot of guys posting here EE origin guys always should be worse, bad, used as B side guys ( btw for this reality as true reason pro boxing career does have low popularity even in continental europe not alone EE... mainly is considered as useless.... ).