After the rematch with Holyfield in November of 1999, Lennox traveled back to New York to take on the challenge of Michael Grant, a 6′ 7″ young contender with a promising future. The April 29 fight had boxing talking again, because as the heavyweight division goes, so goes the sport. The WBA had stripped Lewis of his belt because of his refusal to fight John Ruiz, which was a joke, leaving the heavyweight title fragmented again. The fight with Grant was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, and promoted under the banner ‘Too Big’, since both fighters were tall and weighed a combined 497 pounds.
I ordered the pay-per-view to watch the card, and gave Grant absolutely no chance to win the fight at all. Zero. When the opening bell rang, Michael started aggressively, but it ended when he was dropped at the midway point. He looked amateurish to me, especially since he started boxing at a late age. Two more knockdowns followed to close the round, and it was obvious to all that Grant was overmatched.
With just a little time left in the second round, Lennox ended it with a right uppercut. It was a short and easy night for the best heavyweight on the planet, and left no doubt as to that.
As far as Grant was concerned, he continued boxing, but never challenged for the crown again, making this April night in 2000 the last time he had a major bout again.
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