Yeah, that was kinda unprofessional. Perhaps the cut man was on the take.
That eye-lid looked like a nicely stuffed Pita Soujouk. He really butchered it. And I've seen some
maxillo-facial surgeries.
Lennox Lewis was pathetic out there at times.
You guys are missing the big picture. Lewis was scheduled to fight a little-known and not very talented Canadian Kirk Johnson last Saturday, but Johnson withdrew due to an injury, so 2 weeks before the match was set to go they arranged this fight with Klitschko[a f-up German spelling of a simple Ukrainian Klychko].
In turn, Klitschko was training for his own fight and was in a much better physocal condition than Lewis. So all of a sudden Lewis had a guy much taller than Johnson, and stronger. Lewis would've killed Kirk Johnson in the 2nd Round even in his unconditioned state, but not a fit Klitschko.
Truth be told, Lewis and Klitschko were supposed to fight this November, but with an opportunity before him Lewis took it...and won.
One of the great flukes of modern boxing.
There WILL be a rematch, and hopefully Lewis will wise-up and get a really tall sparring partner this time.
As far as stopping the fight, I think it was a good idea. If the cut-man was there for one more round, who knows what more damage he would've inflicted. Plus an occasional swinging right hand from Lewis opened it wider and wider.
Hope the Ukrainian has a really good plastic surgeon.