Has Anthony Joshua made up his mind yet as far as taking or rejecting that reported sum of step-aside cash that, if AJ took it, would allow Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a huge unification showdown?
What a fight it really would have been: the prime Lennox Lewis Vs. the current, primed version of Tyson Fury. This one is a Dream Fight that often gets, well dreamt about – especially now, with Fury so on top of his game and so very clearly the best big man on the planet today.
If there has been an oft-repeated word used to describe Deontay Wilder and his chances of getting revenge over Tyson Fury in their third (and final?)
Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was impressed with the tactical performance by Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) with his 12 round unanimous decision victory over IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) last Saturday night.
Former heavyweight king Mike Tyson has told TMZ Sports that he is going to fight again in September, against fellow former champ Lennox Lewis.
Has any other world heavyweight king lost his crown with a smile on his face? It was 20 years ago today when 20/1 underdog Hasim Rahman wiped the smile off defending heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis’s face.
At the start of the month of April in 2001, two British stars, in fact, global stars, were seemingly set to continue their respective dominance; Lennox Lewis up at heavyweight, Naseem Hamed down at featherweight.
You may not need convincing in the slightest, but Dillian Whyte has been singing Lennox Lewis’ praises, telling Sky Sports that the last undisputed heavyweight champion is the greatest heavyweight British boxing has ever produced.
Plenty of great fighters have been given the documentary treatment. We have been treated to plenty of fine pieces of work over the years as a result – with excellent films exploring the fascinating lives of giants such as Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, and Roberto Duran; with films that look deep into the story of lesser-known fighters, such as Luis Resto, also proving irresistible viewing.
Lennox Lewis had the intense desire to not only avenge his shock loss to Hasim Rahman but to do it quicker than Rahman had beaten him.