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Lennox Lewis Part 11

 After Lennox’s destruction of Shannon Briggs in March of 1998, a unification bout with Evander Holyfield was the fight the boxing world wanted. Both fighters were scheduled to make defenses in the fall, which would set up the showdown the following spring. Holyfield was to fight Vaughn Bean in Atlanta in September, while Lewis traveled

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Lennox Lewis Part 10

dd Lennox Lewis made his next title defense in Atlantic City on March 28, 1998 against Shannon Briggs. Briggs was coming off of a controversial decision win over George Foreman, which I saw as highway robbery. Based on that win, he made his way into the ring at Atlantic City Convention Hall to challenge Lewis

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Lennox Lewis Part 9

 Lennox Lewis made the first defense of his WBC heavyweight title on July 12, 1997 against Henry Akinwande in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. His challenger was a 6’7″ lanky boxer from the United Kingdom. The fight on HBO was a dud, especially since Akinwande fought like a coward, grabbing constantly, and refusing to engage with Lewis

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Lennox Lewis Part 7

On Friday night, May 10, 1996, Madison Square Garden hosted a boxing event featured a card of heavyweight contenders. The main event was the Evander Holyfield vs. Bobby Czyz bout, but Lennox was on the card as well. Lewis took on the always rugged Ray Mercer. The winner would more than likely get a title

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Lennox Lewis Part 5

Lennox Lewis made his next title defense on September 24, 1994 against contender Oliver McCall at Wembley Arena in London. What was supposed to be a routine night turned disastrous, when McCall landed a right hand in the second round that put the champion on his back. Lennox arose on wobbly legs, causing the referee

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