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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 ...
Spinks, Lewis’ client at the time, made $13.5 million in the fight despite being knocked out by Tyson in the first round. Lewis also served as a co-promoter for a few Muhammad Ali fights in the late 1970s, including the famous 1978 bout when Ali fell to Lewis’ client, Leon Spinks.
Tyson knocked him out in 91 seconds. That knockout, more than any other moment, created the myth of Tyson as the most feared fighter of all time. It's part of the reason why we'll be watching him ...
Lewis fought — and knocked out — Tyson in 2002. Lewis' eighth-round KO allowed him to retain the WBC, IBF and IBO titles. ... In 2020, Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition ...
June 8 - Lennox Lewis defeats Mike Tyson by eighth-round knockout. The fight is overshadowed by its prefight melee, in which Tyson rushed Lewis and started a brawl. June 22 - In their rematch, Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Erik Morales by unanimous decision to take the WBC featherweight title.
As in the 1980s, the 1990s in boxing's popularity focused on all divisions. When 1980s legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, as well as others retired, newer superstars filled the void: Pernell Whitaker, Julio César Chávez, in the early 1990s, Oscar De La Hoya, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the mid to late 1990s.
In 2006, he appeared in the movie Johnny Was with Vinnie Jones. Lewis played in the World Series of Poker in both 2006 and 2007, and was knocked out without winning any money. Lewis appeared on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice in 2008. He came in fourth place (out of 14). Lewis made a public service announcement against domestic violence for Do ...