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Happy Birthday, Lennox Lewis – The greatest heavyweight champ after Ali?

James Slater - September 2, 2017

“Not in this lifetime,” heavyweight legend George Foreman on the subject of him fighting Lennox Lewis. Retired heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis turns 52 today. The last undisputed world heavyweight king holds another fine distinction: that of being a fighter who […]

Lennox Lewis on Mayweather vs McGregor: Is he going to throw a kick?

James Slater - August 21, 2017

Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis, who occasionally works as a guest commentator now that his own boxing career has ended, is not looking forward to this Saturday’s big, heavily hyped Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor crossover fight. In fact, in speaking with BBC […]

Lennox Lewis Vs. Vitali Klitschko: Vitali’s defining fight

James Slater - August 14, 2017

June 2003, The Staples Centre, Los Angeles. The date and venue are familiar to fight fans, heavyweight fight fans especially. Why? Because we saw a great action fight between two huge heavies, both well above the mid-240-pound range, we saw […]

Lennox Lewis looks back on the infamous “Bite Fight” – At the time I thought I will never fight him now

James Slater - June 28, 2017

Like the rest of the planet, retired heavyweight great Lennox Lewis is simply unable to forget the shocking, sickening scenes the boxing world was unfortunate enough to have endured twenty full years ago today. It was two decades ago today […]

Who’s the greatest British boxer of the last 30 years: Calzaghe? Benn? Hamed? Lewis?

James Slater - June 24, 2017

Right now, two hugely influential and respected publications are asking the question: who are the finest British boxers in history? British Boxing News first asked the question that is currently causing much debate, while in the US, Ring Magazine also […]

Lennox Lewis the latest to weigh-in on Mayweather-McGregor; “I wouldn’t buy it on pay-per-view”

James Slater - June 19, 2017

Everyone it seems, has an opinion on the upcoming cash bonanza that will be the Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor clash. Retired heavyweight great Lennox Lewis is the latest big name to weigh-in on the much maligned August 26 “Super-Fight,” […]

15 years ago today: Lennox Lewis destroys the remnants of the once great Mike Tyson

James Slater - June 8, 2017

15 years ago today in Memphis, a must-see heavyweight collision took place, and going in nobody really knew what to expect. What we did see when a still-in-his-prime Lennox Lewis met former champ Mike Tyson was the utter annihilation of […]

Video: Top 20 Heavyweights since 1924

Rummys Corner - May 9, 2017

Who are the best heavyweights in boxing history? This timeless question has been a recipe for countless discussions. The long running debate is something that has captivated boxing fans and historians alike. Ranking athletes from different eras is a tricky […]

Harold “The Shadow” Knight, former co-trainer of Lennox Lewis, breaks down Klitschko-Joshua

James Slater - April 4, 2017

Everyone has an opinion on what will happen, who will win, when the biggest heavyweight title fight of the year – and the biggest ever in the UK – takes place on April 29. Will new star Anthony Joshua have […]

Lennox Lewis-Shannon Briggs was a heavyweight rumble to remember!

James Slater - March 28, 2017

One year short of two full decades ago today, WBC heavyweight king Lennox Lewis met lineal ruler Shannon Briggs in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and a surprisingly fun fight took place. The two men with a big punch and a […]