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 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 […]

    The WBC stripped Mike Tyson of his belt in the fall of 1996, when he refused to fight the mandatory contender Lennox Lewis. The rematch with Oliver McCall was set for February 7, 1997 at the Las Vegas Hilton, and would be shown live on HBO. I was rooting hard for Lennox to

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

On October 7, 1995, Lennox Lewis met Tommy Morrison in Atlantic City, New Jersey in a bout dubbed ‘Laying It All On the Line’. Mills Lane refereed the contest, the first time he did it in the Garden State. I sat down to view the action on my big screen projection on HBO, and quite

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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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