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Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, billed as Lewis–Tyson: Is On, was a heavyweight professional boxing match that took place on June 8, 2002, at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] The defending unified WBC, IBF, IBO, and The Ring champion Lennox Lewis defeated former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by knockout in the eighth round.
Lewis dominated the fight and knocked out Tyson with a right hand in the eighth round. Tyson was respectful after the fight and praised Lewis on his victory. [125] This fight was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history at that time, generating $106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the US. [95] [96] Tyson at the Boxing Hall of Fame ...
Lewis was knocked out by Hasim Rahman in an upset in 2001, but this defeat was avenged later in the year, with Lewis regaining the WBC, IBF, and heavyweight titles. In 2002, Lewis defeated Mike Tyson in one of the most highly anticipated fights in boxing history.
Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Three-time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis provided some firsthand insight during an interview before the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight. Lewis fought — and knocked out ...
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015. He is known for his two fights against Mike Tyson in 1991, a fight against Lennox Lewis in 1992, and a fight with Tommy Morrison in 1995.
In what would become the highest grossing heavyweight fight of all time, Lewis was able to outbox Tyson en route to an eighth-round knockout victory over the former undisputed heavyweight champion. After one more fight in 2003, a victory over a then up-and-coming Vitali Klitschko , Lewis retired in 2004 as the reigning WBC, IBO and lineal ...
Lennox Lewis has warned Jake Paul will be “in trouble” if Mike Tyson unleashes his power in the ring next week.. YouTube star Paul has gone 10-1 as a professional boxer in recent years and his ...
Following three successful title defenses in 2000, Lennox Lewis turned his sights on a potential superfight with Mike Tyson.Lewis had originally hoped to meet Tyson during the summer of 2001, however, Tyson was issued a three-month suspension early in the year after testing positive for marijuana following his 2000 fight with Andrew Golota. [4]