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Professional boxing record. Pay-per-view bouts. Amateur bouts and tournaments. Honours. See also. References. External links. Lennox Lewis. Lennox Claudius Lewis CM CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a boxing commentator and former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003.
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Lewis fought only one year in the 1980s, but it was an impressive start to his professional career. He won five of his six bouts that year, either by KO or technical knockout, where the referee stops the fight because one fighter is unable to continue. In the other fight, Lewis' opponent, Melvin Epps, was disqualified for rabbit punching -- giving ...
The KOs and TKOs continued for Lewis in the 1990s, and he was awarded the heavyweight title when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him in 1992.
Jan. 31 - Noel Quarless, London, KO 2Mar. 22 - Calvin Jones, Gateshead, England, KO 1Apr. 14 - Mike Simuwelu, London, KO 1May 9 - Jorge Dascola, London, KO 1Mar. 6 - Gary Mason, London, TKO 6July 12 - Mike Weaver, Stateline, Nevada, KO 6Sept 30 - Glenn McCrory, Kensington, England, KO 2Nov. 23 - Tyrell Biggs, Atlanta, TKO 3Feb. 1 - Levi Billups, Las Vegas, W 10Apr. 30 - Derek Williams, London, KO 3Aug. 11 - Mike Dixon, Atlantic City, TKO 4Oct. 31 - Razor Ruddock, London, KO 2Lewis successfully defended the WBC title twice this year. 1. May 8 - Tony Tucker, Las Vegas, W 12 2. Oct. 1 - Frank Bruno, Cardiff, Wales, TKO 7
Lewis defended his title with an eighth-round KO of Phil Jackson in May but lost the belt in a two-round TKO loss to Oliver McCall in September. 1. May 6 - Phil Jackson, Atlantic City, KO 8 2. Sep. 24 - Oliver McCall, London, TKO by 2
May 13 - Lionel Butler, Sacramento, KO 5July 2 - Justin Fortune, Dublin, TKO 4Oct. 7 - Tommy Morrison, Atlantic City, TKO 6Lewis regained the title by beating Oliver McCall in a February rematch and then defended the belt twice in July and October bouts. 1. Feb. 7 - Oliver McCall, Las Vegas, TKO 5 2. July 12 - Henry Akinwande, Lake Tahoe, W DSQ 5 3. Oct. 4 - Andrew Golota, Atlantic City, KO 1
Lewis again successfully defended the title twice this year. 1. Mar. 28 - Shannon Briggs, Atlantic City, TKO 5 2. Sep. 26 - Zeljko Mavrovic, Uncasville, Connecticut, W 12
4 days ago · He was undefeated in his first 22 professional fights and earned a title bout with Bowe, who had become the heavyweight champion. The 6-foot 5-inch (1.96-metre), 230-pound (104.3-kg) Lewis was exceptionally large for a boxer, and his size posed special problems for the average heavyweight.
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- KO2 Donovan “Razor” Ruddock, 31st October 1992: The so-called “Fight for the Right” promised the victor a shot at the undisputed crown, versus the winner of Holyfield vs Bowe.
- KO4 Hasim Rahman, 17th November 2001: Rahman scored a shocking kayo of Lewis in South Africa and almost squirmed his way out of the rematch, until a New York judge ordered him to honour the contract.
- KO1 Andrew Golota, 4th October 1997: The abortive Lewis vs Bowe superfight was one of the biggest disappointments of nineties boxing. It came close on a few occasions, but was wrecked for good thanks to Polish loose cannon, Golota.
- UD12 Evander Holyfield, 13th November 1999: No doubt the first encounter with “The Real Deal” at Madison Square Garden should be considered a victory, the draw verdict from the judges one of the most controversial in decades, but the simple truth is both men were not at their best that night.
Record: Usually listed as being either 85-9 or 94-11. However 85-12 is closer to what the records seem to suggest. With all known Walkover results taken out and Lewis' record is likely 80-11. 5 of his defeats later being avenged. Unbeaten in first 3 years of his amateur career before losing aged 15 to 18 year Old Donovan Razor Ruddock.
How many KOs does Lennox Lewis have on his record? Lewis knocked out 32 of his 44 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 72.7%. Of his total 41 wins, 32 of them were via KO (78%). What was Lennox Lewis' first world title win? Lewis' first world-title win was the WBC (vacant) belt at heavyweight.
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