Lewis retired with 41 wins, against only two losses and one draw. Toutefois, il continue à être considéré comme le champion du monde légitime des lourds. 1 contender and former WBO champion. [60], In 2000, Lewis appeared on Reflection Eternal's debut album Train of Thought, giving a shout out on the track "Down for the Count.". Il termine l’année par un combat contre David Tua, boxeur réputé pour son punch. Lewis est donné favori à 5 contre 1. [23], After winning the Olympic gold, Lewis was approached immediately by big-time American boxing promoters, including Bob Arum. Le 24 septembre 1994, il rencontre Oliver McCall, un boxeur ayant déjà connu plusieurs défaites, mais réputé pour sa résistance. [40], After Lewis defeated Holyfield the WBA ordered Lewis to defend the title against John Ruiz of Puerto Rico, who was then an obscure Don King fighter who had been made the WBA's number one-ranked contender. Even before the fight with McCall, Steward had seen much potential in Lewis and immediately expressed a desire to work with him. Then in 2002, the IBF stripped Lewis of their title when he chose not to face their mandatory challenger Chris Byrd. Le 21 juin 2003, Lewis était censé rencontrer Kirk Johnson pour défendre son titre, mais ce dernier se blesse, et Vitali Klitschko accepte de le remplacer au pied levé. Referee Jose Guadalupe Garcia felt Lewis was unable to continue and ended the fight, giving McCall the title by technical knockout. ", After the fight, Lewis decided he needed a new trainer to replace Pepe Correa, who had become increasingly difficult to work with. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, and one of the greatest British fighters of all time. I didn't think so at all. En parallèle, dans des combats sans titre en jeu, Lewis a combattu à plusieurs reprises aux États-Unis, battant notamment l’ancien champion du monde Mike Weaver[3] par KO en 6 rounds, et Tyrell Biggs. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. [37], The sanctioning bodies ordered a rematch. He was knocked out in the eighth by a right cross. Lennox Lewis: 40 2 1: Staples Center, Los Angeles L. TKO World Boxing Council World Heavy Title International Boxing Organization World Heavy Title. La revanche a lieu le 17 novembre de la même année[19]. [16], After winning several more amateur titles in the following years, he travelled to Seoul, South Korea, for the 1988 Summer Olympics and achieved his goal. Incapable de reprendre, Ruddock est arrêté par l’arbitre. Avec 115 kilos à la pesée, il n’a jamais été aussi lourd, mais au vu de ses récents résultats, il est donné favori à 20 contre 1. "[24], Having achieved his goal, Lewis declared himself a professional and moved back to his native England. [2][3] In 1999 he was named Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America, and BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Un direct droit de Lewis à la 3e reprise provoque une coupure à l'œil de l'Ukrainien qui saigne abondamment. [36] Judge Eugenia Williams, who scored the fight in Holyfield's favour, said she saw Lewis land fewer punches than Holyfield. He had a close fight against Cuban Jorge Luis González at the 1987 Pan American Games super-heavyweight finals: the American judge scored the bout in favour of Lewis 60–57, while the judges from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Uruguay scored the bout 59–58 for González. It was because of this that the WBA instated its "Super Champion" title, giving unified titleholders who also hold a WBA belt more time to defend against mandatory challengers. After the fight, George Foreman declared, "He [Lewis] is, no doubt, the best heavyweight of all time. [39], Although Lewis admits that neither matchups with Holyfield was his hardest fight, he admitted that Holyfield tested him to the limits more than any other boxer ever did, “People seem to be genuinely surprised when I tell them Holyfield was my toughest opponent, not to be confused with my toughest fight, which was Ray Mercer, but when you really dive into why that is, it actually makes a lot of sense.”, stated the former undisputed heavyweight champion. [59] He was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. In the same year, The Ring magazine ranked Lewis as both the greatest heavyweight of the last thirty years and the joint-eleventh greatest heavyweight of all time (alongside Evander Holyfield), describing him as "a giant who fought with finesse" who beat every available contender. I just wanted to go out there and prove it by knocking him out. Lennox reste néanmoins un boxeur en vue. Bien que la plupart des experts voient Lewis vainqueur, le combat se termine sur un match nul[15]. Lewis had the number 1 contender's slot in the WBC rankings when he knocked out Australian Justin Fortune, then defeated former WBO Champion Tommy Morrison in October 1995, followed by Olympic gold medallist and former WBO champion Ray Mercer in a close majority decision in May 1996.
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