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We don’t fight like that, we’re supposed to be gladiators.’ My trainer [Emanuel Steward] told me he did that because he was trying to get out of the fight. After Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield to become the undisputed heavyweight champion, the WBC ordered Bowe to face its top contender, the undefeated Lennox Lewis. If I had not gone through with it, he would always have had that bite, and I would never have had the chance to get him back. The WBC therefore named Lewis its heavyweight champion. "I told everybody that his punch in South Africa was lucky, so now you might believe me. You can forget about Hasim Rahman. He thought Rahman was nothing. Rahman was supposedly a no-risk money earner for Lewis while the champion waited for the real jackpot night against Mike Tyson. All of a sudden he turned into King Kong. So I went through with it, and I didn’t complain about the bite because people would have accused me of not wanting to fight him. On the night he was trying to get in Lewis's dressing room to watch his hands being wrapped. Available for everyone, funded by readers. There was Lennox saying that going to fight in Johannesburg, which is 6,000ft above sea level, would be no problem. Two of the judges scored the round in favor of Holyfield. It happens. A date of April 6 has been pencilled into diaries, although precise contractual details have yet to be agreed, and it is reasonable to expect the fighters will be stepping into the ring for a combined purse of more than $50m (£35m). He threw a couple of nice shots that clipped me and my trainer Emanuel said, ‘Why are you fighting like that? All of a sudden he was knocking out all these guys and I was still an amateur. I've taken so much stick. Tyson then challenged and defeated Seldon to win the WBA heavyweight title (the WBC title was not at stake in that fight), setting the stages for a Tyson–Holyfield match in which Holyfield won the WBA title. A pre-fight poll of journalists revealed a 50-50 split over the possible outcome for a fight Lewis said he had to win if he was going to continue boxing. Roy Jones Jr. said that the decision was the type of thing that made him not want to stay in boxing. The WBC therefore named Lewis its heavyweight champion. Sign up for the free Boxing News newsletter(s) here. May 6 - Phil Jackson, Atlantic City, KO 8. Meanwhile, the normally mild-mannered Holyfield uncharacteristically predicted that he would dominate the first two rounds before knocking out Lewis in the third.[1]. For the first time America's two boxing pay-per-view networks HBO and Showtime have agreed to work together on a world heavyweight title fight - an essential arrangement because Lewis has a long-term contract with HBO while Showtime have bailed Tyson out of his debts so often he may be compelled to fight on the network for the rest of his career. With Tyson, if you’re scared, you’ve lost. And there he was, jumping into the ring on the eve of a world heavyweight title fight. "I could hardly believe what I was hearing. "I would have expected Lennox Lewis to win that fight seven days a week, 24 hours a day," said the former world heavyweight champion George Foreman, now a senior commentator for the American television network HBO. He was the youngest boxer to win the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, and International Boxing Federation titles. [4] The rematch took place eight months later on November 13, 1999 in Las Vegas, this time with the lightly regarded IBO Heavyweight title (which was awarded to Lewis prior to the bout) also on the line. The WBA ordered Lewis to face their number one contender John Ruiz. Lewis recaptured the vacant WBC title by defeating McCall and then defeated lineal champion Shannon Briggs. Because of this, Lewis was stripped of the WBA title. Lewis won round seven, stunning Holyfield with a left jab in the first minute and later having Holyfield against the ropes. The infrastructure to develop boxers wasn't in Canada then." British judge Larry O'Connell, who scored the fight a draw, also received a fair amount of criticism. Holyfield regained the WBA, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles in a rematch with Bowe, but then lost the titles in his first defense against southpaw Michael Moorer. He did not know it and could scarcely believe it, that he had lost the title. Prior to the fight Lewis hired Holyfield's former trainer Emanuel Steward. 22 - Calvin Jones, Gateshead, England, KO 1, May 20 - Dan Murphy, Sheffield, England, TKO 6, June 27 - Ossie Ocasio, Kensington, England, W 8, July 12 - Mike Weaver, Stateline, Nevada, KO 6, Sept 30 - Glenn McCrory, Kensington, England, KO 2, Aug. 11 - Mike Dixon, Atlantic City, TKO 4, Oct. 1 - Frank Bruno, Cardiff, Wales, TKO 7, May 6 - Phil Jackson, Atlantic City, KO 8, Sep. 24 - Oliver McCall, London, TKO by 2, Oct. 7 - Tommy Morrison, Atlantic City, TKO 6, July 12 - Henry Akinwande, Lake Tahoe, W DSQ 5, Oct. 4 - Andrew Golota, Atlantic City, KO 1, Mar. In 2015 Lewis explained "When I turned pro, I had to go to the United Kingdom in order to pursue my career. First published on Wed 19 Dec 2001 02.03 GMT. But I always thought Lennox had too much sense and too much class to fall into that trap. Lewis retained his title with a sixth-round TKO of Vitali Klitschko in June -- and walked away from the sport on top. According to the American media, Lewis-Rahman was a no contest, so utterly predictable in its outcome and lacking in news value that only one regular American boxing journalist from the small army of writers which normally covers title fights made the long journey to South Africa. On April 22 2001 Lennox Lewis learned a harsh lesson ON this day in 2001 Lennox Lewis suffered a huge knockout loss. The best right-hand punch which Rahman is ever likely to throw ended the fight in the fifth round. Bowe, however, refused to meet Lewis' financial demands and vacated the title. It will be a tortuous process but it is Tyson's erratic behaviour which presents the biggest single doubt over whether or not the fight will happen. A dazed and stunned Lewis was left asking his cornermen "what happened?" I'd been to Alton Park with my kids and was watching in my hotel and I just had an incredible feeling of déjà vu. Only two weeks before he was due in the ring with Rahman Lewis had chosen to play a bit-part role in a Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt movie being shot on location in Las Vegas, close to where Lewis had been going through the motions in his training camp. "Here I did what I had to do," said Lewis. Most of his wins -- 32 -- were by knockout. Even though I was in control I was always careful. Where did that guy come from? Lewis fought only one year in the 1980s, but it was an impressive start to his professional career. The principal potential stumbling block to the contest going ahead has been overcome. And, I admit, I thought Lennox would still be able to win if he'd been the director of that film and played all the characters.

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