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After his decision win over Tony Tucker in May, Lennox traveled back to England to make a title defense against fellow Brit, Frank Bruno in Cardiff, Wales. Bruno was beloved in England, and many were loyal to him, and in his corner when the two boxers met on October 1st. I tuned into the bout

On Halloween night of 1992, Lennox Lewis met Razor Ruddock in London in a WBC title elimination bout. The winner would be guaranteed a shot at the winner of the Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe championship fight set for November 13th. I went over my sister’s to watch the fight on HBO, and expected to

Lennox signed with boxing promoter Frank Maloney, and fought the early part of his professional career under him. He then signed with the American promoters Main Events, and stepped up the level of competition in 1990. He fought a total of eight times in that year, and his record stood at 14-0 as the year

Lennox Lewis was born on September 2, 1965 in London, England. At 12, he moved with his mother to Ontario, Canada where he excelled in football, basketball and soccer. In 1978, he took up boxing, and won numerous amateur titles. He represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where he lost to Tyrell

Steve Albert was born Stephen Aufrichtig on April 26, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York. He was one of many brothers who were sportscasters, and all became famous in their roles. He served as a broadcaster for many NBA basketball teams, and also for several NHL hockey franchises as well. Steve became the lead man for

After his loss to Ali in November of 1965, Floyd continued on, and traveled to London to take on Henry Cooper. He knocked him out, which put himself right back in title contention, mostly because Ali was stripped of his belts when he refused induction into the armed service in April of 1967. The WBA

After the crushing defeat to Sonny Liston, Floyd returned to New York, and after a rest, planned a comeback. The rematch with Liston was set for April of 1963, but a knee injury to the new champ postponed the match until July 22 in Las Vegas. The second fight fared no different, and Floyd was