Former Featherweight King Barry McGuigan Says Lennox Lewis Would Have “Destroyed” Tyson Fury
For a while now, a mythical fight between two British giants who both ruled the heavyweight division has been a pretty hot topic of conversation.
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30 Years Ago Today: When Riddick Bowe Trashed The WBC Heavyweight Title
30 years ago today, recently crowned world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe was in London to hold a news conference. But Bowe – who had dethroned unified heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield in November of the previous year in what was a truly great fight – was not about to announce a big fight.
30 Years Ago: When Lennox Lewis Wiped Out Razor Ruddock
30 years ago today, Halloween Night in 1992, Lennox Lewis scored a truly impressive, indeed chilling knockout win. Facing the feared Donovan “Razor” Ruddock in a fight dubbed “The Fight For The Right,” Lewis was stepping up to face the NO1 ranked heavyweight in the world.
25 Years Ago: When Lennox Lewis Smashed “The Last Misfit,” Andrew Golota
Heavyweight contender Andrew Golota was never a fighter who had what could in any way be called a poker-face. Indeed, when the Polish big man was hurt in a fight, he showed it; telegraphed it even.
On This Day: When Oliver McCall Knocked Out Lennox Lewis – With His Eyes Shut
Rewind to 1994, and the heavyweight division was a wholly different place for British big men. Back then, British heavyweights entered the ring with a bad rep – they couldn’t really fight.
Happy Birthday Lennox Lewis
Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis today celebrates his 57th birthday. A true champion, Lewis really did win everything there was worth winning during his amateur and pro career.
20 Years Ago Today: Lennox Lewis Dishes Out A Beating To Mike Tyson
There was controversy by the bucket load before the fight. There was massive doubt the fight would actually happen. There was massive fan interest.
21 Years Ago Today Hasim Rahman Shocked The World By KO’ing Lennox Lewis – Would A Whyte KO Of Fury Be A Bigger Upset?
All week long we’ve been hearing people say, “this is heavyweight boxing – anything can happen.” And, “with the heavyweights, it only takes one punch.”
On This Day In 1999: The Infamous Lewis-Holyfield Draw
With certain scoring officials and certain official decisions being scrutinized just recently, it’s perhaps somewhat ironic that today marks the anniversary of perhaps THE most controversial boxing decision of modern times.
Lennox Lewis – Vitali Klitschko II: Who Would Have Won?
It’s one of the biggest world heavyweight title fight rematches that never happened; that should have happened. To this day, plenty of fight fans criticize Lennox Lewis for not going ahead with his “promised” return fight with Vitali Klitschko.