The most celebrated fight in which Lennox took part came in June 2002, when he defended his title against Mike Tyson. The fight was anticipated as a classic between Tyson’s brawling style and Lewis’ more skilful approach. In the end it turned out to be a one-sided confrontation as Lewis...
Yet, so long after his venomous peak, there was still the mystique of Mike Tyson. Even Lewis’s now-devoted trainer, Emanuel Steward, conceded that – while he believed Lennox Lewis had moved into a higher class, that he was demonstrably fitter and stronger than Tyson – there was something...
Lennox Lewis. Actor: Ocean's Eleven. After a long amateur career that included a gold medal winning performance in the 1988 Seoul Olympics that came in the form of a KO of 'Riddick Bowe' (who also went on to win the world heavyweight crown), former undis
Was Tyson better than Lennox Lewis? The defending unified WBC, IBF, IBO, and The Ring championLennox Lewis defeated former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by knockoutin the eighth round. Prior to the event, Lewis was awarded The Ring magazine heavyweight title, which had been vacant ...
WhenTommy MorrisonoutpointedGeorge Foremanto win the Wbo version of the world heavyweight boxing title in 1993, it seemed he had it all. He was then aged 24, and three years earlier had starred in the filmRocky ValongsideSylvester Stallone. With millions in the bank and an internationally rec...