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 […]

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

 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