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3 unusual facts about Lennox Lewis


Boxing After Dark

Replacing them were Fran Charles, former ESPN and Fox Sports Net analyst Max Kellerman who receives "something in the neighborhood of $10,000 for each Boxing After Dark telecast" (Thomas Hauser) and former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Daymond John

FUBU has received attention from the sports and entertainment industry, and has been worn or endorsed by LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, Will Smith, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Magic Johnson, Lennox Lewis, and Whitney Houston.

The Black Tie Affair

Maestro used "Nothin' at All" as a way to acknowledge the achievements of prominent Black Canadians, mentioning Egerton Marcus, Ben Johnson, Lennox Lewis, Oscar Peterson, and Salome Bey in the third verse, while criticizing "race scientist" Jean Philippe Rushton in the first verse.


Catford Stadium

In its heyday before the legalisation of bettings shops in the 1960s, the stadium attracted large crowds, and celebrities such as Henry Cooper, Lester Piggott, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno and Leslie Grantham appeared to present trophies to the winners.

Dan Duva

Under his leadership Main Events promoted such notable champions as Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, Mark Breland and many others, who were introduced to the boxing world in a monthly series of bouts televised from Ice World in Totowa, New Jersey.

Jab

Recent master jabbers include Lennox Lewis, and currently the No.1 heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko, both coached by the same trainer and able to develop significant power into their jabs.

Khaosai Galaxy

The anonymous person stated that he had got a request on his internet video channel to show information that Ricardo Lopez, Lennox Lewis, Joe Calzaghe, Rocky Marciano and Khaosai Galaxy defeated everyone they faced.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker, billed as "Star Spangled Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on May 8, 1993 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.

Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha

After another no contest against Andrew Golota (due to Tyson testing positive for cannabis after the fight) and win over Brian Nielsen, Tyson would eventually earn one last title shot against Lennox Lewis but was knocked out in the eighth round.

Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes

However, Bowe was now contractually obligated to make his first defense against the WBC's number one contender Lennox Lewis, the man who had defeated Bowe at the 1988 Olympics to capture the Gold Medal.


see also

Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant

In his previous fight, Lennox Lewis had finally captured the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, unifying the three major heavyweight titles while also claiming the vacant and less-regarded IBO title after defeating Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

After defeating the WBC's number one ranked heavyweight Donovan "Razor" Ruddock on October 31, 1992, Lennox Lewis became the number one contender for the WBC Heavyweight championship, which at the time was unified with both the WBA and IBF versions of the heavyweight title.