Lennox Lewis Opens Up About About His Relationship With Mike Tyson + Being An Undisputed Champion!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Lennox Lewis sits down with Peter Rosenberg to talk about his boxing career, surprisingly friendly relationship with Mike Tyson and his thoughts on the Canelo vs. Khan fight.
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I met Lennox Lewis many, many years ago in an off license in London. He was so polite and friendly, happy to talk to anyone. Real class act.
Lennox lewis is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time true legend
He lost to tomato cans lel
By accident
He’s way better than Tyson
Note Lennox here STILL has perfect speech. THAT tells you just how good he really was, especially when you consider he was fighting in the heavyweight division, where MOST boxers really punch very hard. For me? he was most definitely 1 of the very best of them all. Tc Lennox.
He's better than gypsy clown. Lennox and Joshua are both calm and decent kind of fighter in and out of the ring
@@carlobiendeluna8362 Lennox Lewis is a FARRR better boxer AND a farrr better 'human being' than Joshua. Fact! Why? Because Joshua has 'chosen' to convert to an ideology that is THE most racist, most intolerant,most vile on the face of this planet. So Please, DONT put Joshua on the same pedestal as Lennox. THAT would be a true insult to him.
@@carlobiendeluna8362 joshua is a bum fury is a proper fighter, that being said lennox beats both
He and Floyd Patterson are still the only 2 time Lenial Heavyweight champions of all time. Ali is the only three time one and so yeah, Lennox was extremely good. He definitely added a notch with changing the game.
Mike has good speech too. To early to tell. It might take another 10 years before any brain damage show up.
Glad to see a boxer that can talk
Absolutely agree. Right
brett clark Holyfield, Tyson, Foreman all also can still speak coherently
Yomommatittynipple Holyfield definitely fucking can't.
Nelson Mongare Wutchu mean watch any of his recent interviews hell yeah he can talk
***** No, no he can't. He is extremely incoherent 50% of the time.
Mike tyson convo starts at around 3:12
Young Scato thanks
Thankyou, thats wat i came here for lol
Lolz my man that's what where here for, thanks.
Thanks for that... Nice little story. Interesting the way these guys meet or see each other around, treat each other well, even share dinner tables, chit chat, talk to each others coaches, etc. We only see the nasty public rivalry.
thank ya
1990s was a Great era of Heavyweights, and Lennox Lewis was the best of them. The crowd didn't embrace him as much, but Lennox was still the best of that Great era.
Bradley Robinson well said man
The 1990's were the worst ten years of heavyweight boxing I have ever seen in six decades of watching boxing.
Mid 80s to early 90s was great HW era. Lewis, Bowe, Holyfield and Tyson. Lewis was the best of the four. It’s too bad. He gets no credit or respect for that either. He’s the most under appreciated HW Champion ever.
@@harveypratt995 because Lennox Lewis is not American and he has beat the top American boxers at the time he was champ
@@coryburns834 exactly and I'm American. I don't care where a fighter comes from. I want to see the best and credit should be given no matter where they come from.
Lennox was an influence growing up. As an athlete I wanted to be as ferocious and feared as tyson, but respected like Lennox . He always stayed straight with being humble and focused, no excuses, pure professional. Tyson matured over time, and I'm so happy to see Mike finally enjoying being the good guy and over the vanity of being the bad guy. He looks like hes loving life now too. Great to see both these guys healthy.
Lennox was a great boxer and a real gentleman.
He still IS a gentleman! 😊
Lennox lewis must be the LEAST punch drunk ex-heavyweight champ EVER. In fact he could be the least punch drunk ex champion at ANY weight. It goes to show how great his defense was and that HE was the one normally punching.
George Foreman aswell, when you hear him talk you'd never believe he was a boxer with 80 plus fights behind him
Klitschko beat Lewis , AJ beat Klitschko, pretty damn sure Tyson would annihilate AJ , but then we had Frazer giving Ali a whooping and foreman beating up Frazer and Ali beating foreman.
@@ghengisnghe Klitschko never beat Lewis. Lewis won, and retired undisputed.
@@ogreaggressuv Almost correct. He didn't have the WBA, he was stripped of it before the Grant fight, so technically he didn't retire undisputed
Very intelligent. Boxers are smarter in England. They have more class.
Lewis is one of the greatest, he defended the title more then all the other greats in the modern ere of heavyweight boxing
I love this guy. Humble, funny, and well-spoken. Greatest fighter of the 90's. And this comes from a huge Tyson fan.
He wasn't always so humble.
My two favorite fighters from the 90s. Wish them both happiness and peace in retirement.
Lennox, the best of his era and one of the all time greats.
That’s false
@@adjustdafacts who was the best of his era then?
He had a few flaws in the early 90s. But he was definitely the best a year or so after he lost to McCall and ironed-out his flaws, and stayed there for at least 5 years.
Lennox Lewis is up there as one of the Top Greatest heavyweight champions ever. A class act, very polite guy ever.
Had they fought in 1989 when Lewis became pro, Tyson would have snuffed him in 2 rounds.
Tyson, Lennox and Ali are the three greatest heavyweights of all time.
I love Lennox, I proudly have his autograph sitting on my shelf right next to Tyson's. But, Wladimir Klitschko was never undisputed champion because his brother held the WBC. They can hardly have been expected to fight each other. Whilst Wladimir is not most entertaining fighter, and his was not the most prolific era in heavyweight boxing history, he's had a tremendous career. 18 consecutive title defenses and almost 10 years as champion. Its fairly impressive.
Lewis a great fighter , great guy!
Lennox Lewis was a great boxer. Massively underrated in some quarters.
Lennox Jab was awesome you got to give him Credit
I have seen Larry Holmes's jab which are considered the best jab of all time. But Wladimir Klitschko's jab is more powerful; it can shake opponents.
People on here saying that Tyson in his prime would have won. What does it matter. You can only beat the man put in front of you, and Lewis beat everyone he ever faced. He is s true champ. In my opinion he beat Hollyfield twice, as the first result was a blatant fix. But back to Tyson, different boxers peak at different times. Tyson peaked early, Lewis peaked later. I'm a big fan of both, and loved the old Tyson. However, I think people look back with rose tinted glasses. As strong as Tyson was as a boxer, I never see him beat any real, true greats of the sport. Yes, he smashed a lot of nobodies, but never really beat a real all time great. Does that taint his legacy? No. As I said with Lewis, you can only beat the people put in front of you, and both boxers did this in their prime. With the state of the heavyweight division in recent years, we are lucky to have had Lewis when we did. He was the last truly great heavyweight.
scott sanders obv it matters because Tyson wasn’t in his prime
U dumbass spinks ruddock trever frank bruno these guys were Aplus fighters
Guy Sky but Tyson was bad, at his peak even sugar Ray Robinson or Ali would have scared to fight him
@@forfreedom2786 always people making excuses for Mike Tyson excuses like that won't make him one of the greatest
Cory Burns Mike Tyson is one of the greatest put 20 year old Mike Tyson against 20 year old Lenox Lewis and Mike would have smashed him. Mike Tyson was way of his prime when he fought Lenox Lewis. Also Muhamed Ali is better than Lenox Lewis.
This proves that the way a pro boxer behaves out of the ring affects him in the ring. Lennox behaved with class out of the ring, stayed out of trouble, was disciplined & went home to his family. So important for a pro boxer to retire wealthy, dude is worth over $100 million & doesn't show off. My favorite pugilist ever, truly under appreciated, especially by the english fans.
Absolutely true.
Lennox Lewis was the best fighter of his time and nice guy too.
Naseem Hamed was... he was a mere 2nd spot and happy with it..
@@volkanardic9663 different weights, i meant Heavyweight but I’ll agree with that.
@@MarcusTDM thank you brother, I agree with you too, and both class, nice gentlemen... Almost Businessmen with gloves on 😆😄
I'm a big Tyson fan and have been for a long time, but Lewis was the best of his generation.
WLS another uninformed ignorant shit head! What's your point?! Lewis's generation was the late 90's - 2000s Tysons was the 80s and some of the 90s! But really the late 80s Tysons reign was 86-88! ...Unbeatable! Tyson then self-destructed and then did four years in prison. came out in fot Louis 7 years after that! Lol! What are you comparing?!
Lewis and Tyson are the same age they also know each other since the mid eighties and they sparred together as amateur of course they're part of the same generation.
FunnySnaps 16' you the stupid person. Who did mike ever beat? He only has one hof on his record and that's an old Larry Holmes who hadn't faught in two years and ten years older than mike. Lewis resume speaks for itself. He would never have lost to a class buster Douglas
Wtf Truu stupid bitch boy!.... doesn't matter who the fuck he fought! That's the people who were around in that era! There were a lot of guys that could beat guys from the 90s! Old Larry Holmes beat ray Mercer and almost won a decision against Holyfield!
...Beat Ruddock twece! He was big time!.. Spinks is hof! Took him out in 90 seconds an undefeated! Biggs Tucker Berbick these these were all really good fighters! And he steamrolled them! (Besides tucker) but 1 every round!... That's why it doesn't matter! just look what he did and how he did it! This is why Tyson is so big! even today and so iconic! Most exciting and relevant fighter ever! Ali too! 1&2!
..... as far as Douglas he never should've took that fight! He wasn't in the right state of mind he did not train he partied his ass off had a disaster for a life, the wheels are off the track because of Robin all because of Robin and king!... surrounded with yes-man it's a fact he did not train he did not take Douglas serious at ALL! And Douglas was very motivated because his mom died and that was marvelous performance by him!.. never has he ever looked so good!.. before or cents! The matter how good Douglas was 86-88 Mike Tyson takes him out in five!
JL did you just Shannon Biggs and micheal spinks? Spinks was a natural light heavyweight who moved up. He was no natural heavyweight. As for Biggs tucker, those where all gate keepers who lost to any top level for fighters. I will give it to you.tyson could beat up bums the quickest out of all the top heavyweights. But he was no match for Lewis or Holyfield. Who were both older than him, so all that over the hill shit goes out the window. Yeah he went to prison but so did Hopkins, shit Ali was banned for three years. And they all came out strong. Mike fought bums and lost to the two top talents of his generation. Mike didn't even make the Olympics. He wasn't good enough. When it's all said and done. Numbers don't lie, and Lewis has the best names and the best record
W Rosenberg for going to fights and doin this
Rosenburg, you're really good with fighters/combat sports.Great interview vibe, I liked the Max Kellerman interview as well, keep goin!
People dont know that Lennox is an exceptional chess player. One of his chess opponent said it in a documentary.
Boxing is just as much about thinking as it is about throwing punches. If you don't have a sharp mind, you will not realize your full potential.
Love Lennox without doubt in the top 5 greatest of all time, imo at his best he could have beaten any heavyweight past or presant
Prime Tyson beats him, Vitali klitchko beat him and deontay wilder would beat him in his prime.
Yo lennox would school wilder smh
Ali would have been too quick for even Lennox and Tyson. And both Tyson and Lennox will say it themselves.
@@Incognito.browne that's a bunch of bs, tyson is like a genetically superior joe Frazier far greater abilities but at the same time hes no where near as durable or gritty, it would be interesting to watch them although I'm fairly certain ali would win. Lennox lewis and Muhammad ali would have been epic.
@@mikejones3863 Vitali Klitschko did not beat Lennox! It was stopped because Vitali's face looked like ground beef after Lennox popped him.
Rosenberg is so much better by himself and not surrounded by social media first radio hosts
+Nick Summa So true
I Think He Proved, 2 The World, He Was The (bloody) Best! 👊😏
I'm tired listening people argue about Prime Tyson would destroy Lewis..come on man..different era have different champion..eventhough I'm fan of Tyson but I'm also have high respect to Lewis too..He is very nice person and humble..
Redzuan Mohd he's quite arrogant actually..
Jonathan Emmanuel he is arrogant but has pretty good reason to be
huh?!!! how can u have a reason to be arrogant...either you are as a person or you aren't. ffs.
humble ???? are you his lover or something ?
It would be a good fight just dont say that the fat coke head Lewis fought was the real Tyon
What Tyson podcast is Rosenburg talking about?
The only reason guys like Holyfield and Lewis were "Undisputed Champions" is because Tyson unified all 3 belts in the 80s by himself in his early 20s!! Nobody will ever do that again!
AJ has the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO. and He will beat Wilder for the WBC and be Undisputed in his 20s.
IBO is mickey mouse I knew that. its why I mentioned it last, lol. sure its possible he can get beat, I honestly feel confident that he wins in 5 or 6 rounds.
Joshua got all the belts in one fight. and Tyson fought for every belt. then there were only three belts
@@sergeyy-ber no he didn't
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I'm a citizen of the world! Right on man that's is amazing
wish they fought while both in their prime.
very true. Still wish it happened tho. Would've been an awesome fight.
bigal Well Lewis was older than Tyson in their fight, i know he had a more energy conserving style, so his prime was a bit longer, but I would say lewis was also past his prime in the Tyson fight.
Ivar Simonsson Lewis was in his prime at the Tyson fight, he was a much better boxer at later ages because if his fighting style, whereas Tyson relied on speed and that goes away when 30+ if Tyson was in his prime he would been able to duck punches and go in for the uppercuts, Lewis was ducking him in the late80s by staying in the Olympics even though he could have went full professional
bigal for sure
Lewis was not only older than Tyson, but he beat him so easily.
TBH when Tyson fought great fighters he got stopped. (Holmes was ancient and coming out of retirement, so i don't count him as a great fighter when he fought Tyson). Mike Tyson is very overrated. Who did he beat?
He was silky smooth as a boxer and talks silky smooth just as a human being. Glad he's still in tact and doesn't need subtitles.
Lennox Lewis was a great fighter.
The truth of the matter is Lennox' stock is rising all the time now. In the U.S he when he was fighting he did not get the credit he deserved properly. But now after he beat everyone and then some, the U.S fans are starting to appreciate just how great and tough a champ he really was. This man did not let his sole two defeats go without destroying the two that he lost to. And his defeat of Holyfield, Tua, Briggs, Tyson, Klitschko, Mercer certainly puts him in anybodies top 10.
Most of those fighters you named were passed their prime.
Nah after Lennox met Manny Stewart it was over for everyone it made him way better
Lewis has the best record in heavyweight history
Lennox Lewis you got to give it to him he went out of his way to fight the best and went through trials to get there
Unquestionably one of the greatest of all time. Experts recognize it. Casuals see the Tyson highlights and talk utter shit. Who knows who would have won in there prime but both are greats. Lewis unquestionably sits above him in boxing history though
Joey O'D tyson would win with one arm behind his back in his prime
When Tyson fought great fighters he got stopped. Lewis was levels above Tyson.
For me I’d go with Lennox but when he was in his prime Mike Tyson was a killer with skill almost unstoppable
I am a huge Lennox Lweis fan but Hasim Rahman was representing Baltimore! Had to cheer for the hometown favorite
Wow 6 years ago. You should do a part two interview
Lewis that jab of his omgggggggggggggg so nice....
Lol hell yeah.I like that jab.
Random Tv Right. His safety first approach to boxing was really nice!
Random Tv stop sucking up to this over hyped poor man. His pay check means nothing literally if you're aware of money paper money has no value what so ever because Lewis is the dumbest man ever laughing at the tax man tax what the notes you have written up as blank checks and consider that as valuable a piece of designed paper is not value-based money it's currency not money he's not rich he's a puppet to be fed to the media
FakeAceDisgrace you're boundless submission to living blindly is devastating for America as a whole
One of the greats top 10 heavy for sure
I would actually love to see the original fight between those two back in the 80's.
The bout between Lennox & Mike is the most watched boxing event ever.
a man of no land and world champ is cool by me
Tyson was best att 80s!!
You fight him 2002!
16 years after hi was on Top
alb 77
Exactly
That was the problem though. Tyson's peak lasted 3 to 4 years while Lennox's lasted 10+.
Dude lewis is older than Tyson ☝🏿
He's humble and that goes a long way,he took the time to learn his style and master his craft.while Tyson got off to a flying start his mind never came to grips with age while Lennox always kept himself in a good frame of mind.
Different upbringings, drugs etc can mess with you.
Lennox looks GREAT !!! He's really taken god care of himself.
A good dude. A solid performer
Edit: you guys can’t make an excuse for a fighter “out of his prime” times change and you have to stay motivated and excel, fight and kill the predators around you. If you fall to a killer it’s on you
I would have loved to see Lewis and Tyson fight circa 1990...that would have probably been one of the best fights of ALL times
Lennox, Bowe and Tyson fighting each other in their primes of that era would have been something to see
Tyson and Holyfield 2 off America's great but Lennox bested them both
Easy Grin yeah but Lewis got knocked out cold twice in his prime by two club fighters. Lewis’s chin was his biggest and may of been his only weakness
Tyson in his prime actually knocked Lewis out for 5 min which was confirmed by Cus Damato their coach
@@krishanmenon420 right on sure would have
Tyson lost those fights because mike wasn’t mike.
Yeah
He was the best knockout artist of all time but he lost his love for the art.
Never did it when he fought Lewis for the titles though.
Graham Taylor he didn’t care at that point he did it for the money cause he was in debt and begged for a rematch cause his debt was so bad plus he retired in 2005 the fight was in 2002 in his 20’s was back in the 80’s where his mind was right
Kaiden Lo Tyson not having cash or not being right in is head is not the fault of Lewis.
The US never wanted to give him his Props...and they treated him badly In the Arenas...but above all he was one of the best and he deserves his Just Due.
It's really refreshing to see an ex-boxer that can string a sentence together and doesn't seem to have any memory loss issues....
Tyson would fuck him up in his best 💪🏻
Joe Marshall
Would've been a slaughter
Mike Tyson was the best
lXDIEDXTRYING rocky was da champ he beat Ivan drago he beat that other guy Mr t played he took a brick to the face and a shovel to the temple and just kept walking through it to devastate his attacker rocky Balboa da best to Eva do it put any boxer up against Balboa he spanking them it don't matter than can stab his neck wide open he's walking through it to decapitate whoever it is attacking him you can throw him into a furnace and he'll punch out of it one punch than tear through it and knock out the referee Balboa nobody can it do it better ha ha
The salt mines of America...
Wed never uly know that because of the rape incarceration
Adrian Tyson was the best, Lenox isn't as good
To be great first you have to beat great. When Tyson fought great fighters he got stopped. His best wins were over a geriatric Holmes coming out of retirement and former Light Heavyweight Champ Spinks. All you have to do to shut these fanboys up is ask the question: Who did he beat?
2 great fighters I wouldn't like to choose who would win
Roseburg what happened to the Andre Ward interview that was up????
lewis never fought a prime tyson. it would have been so different . but you still cant take away the fact that he was truly a great champion. and being super humble makes it even better !
Lewis is older than tyson
Prime Tyson fought never Someone the caliber of prime Lewis or Holyfield. If, nobody would speak about Tyson anymore!
I’m a huge fan of Mike Tyson but I don’t think it would have been any different. Lennox was too big and strong - Think back to prime Mike Tyson against Tony Tucker - Tyson won but not only did he not knock Tucker down, it didn’t even look like he would knock him down. Tyson was the MOST EXCITING fighter of the modern era- In fact, Tyson was arguably the most exciting ever but Lennox was a better Boxer and a bad match up for Tyson. What you don’t see behind the scenes is that these guys, Tyson and Lennox, Tyson and Holyfield had all in fact sparred in their younger days and both Holyfield and Lennox handled Tyson okay. It is a wonder why they did not get their shot at Tyson earlier.
@@gongylophis7078 mike spinks was pretty good before mike obliterated him
@@goldenDropBear Spinks was a blown up middleweight, he was beaten before the fight had started.
Lennox 100% Best heavyweight of all time.. George Foreman: "Lennox Lewis is the best heavyweight of all time"
Mezo Riccio nahhhhhhh Tyson
True! And evander.
@@krishanmenon420 Nah, Ali.
I agree but people don't like him coz he fought with his brain ,not his heart.
Very interesting
I for one appreciate an ATG boxer (Lewis) whose speech isn't laden with profanity and trash-talk. Good on Lennox.
Lennox vs Mike at their respective best - Lennox was too big and strong. His jab would dominate.
You sir must know a thing or two about boxing.
Thread revival but Lewis would have needed to survive the first six rounds before his jab would have dominated. Tyson was awesome at stopping inside against bigger men and I think there's a strong chance he'd have tagged Lewis within those first six rounds.
Lennox 'Legend' Lewis is the GOAT and would have beaten in prime and anyone else...
What about Muhammad Ali
Wow what an interview.
Lennox Lewis the GOAT.
the last great heavy champ!!
I like rosenberg talking sports more than I like him talking hip hop.
Have you ever listened to the Juanepstein podcast with him and Cipha Sounds? When they do their own thing and talk hip hop without being limited on hot97 it's a very entertaining experience. Peters knowledge on hip hop is astounding.
I don't like his point of view on a lot of things hip hop. Like his obsession with TDE and Kendrick. I find him annoying during Hip Hop convos for some reason.
I'm referring to his knowledge of older hip hop. I think his obsession of Kendrick is based on the fact that he's the been the most conscious rapper to have such huge commercial success in a very long time.
Century SAM true
This guy deserves more credit.
Steinbrener? How did that name even enter that conversation? The only way i even know who he is was from SEINFELD
Did he say dated
The Lennox Lewis fight was one of Tysons last 3 fights. He was washed up by the time he fought Lewis
No it was one of his last 4 fights, he fought Etienne, Williams and McBride after Lewis. And Lewis had just one fight after Tyson, against Vitali Klitschko.
Jason Phillips yeah but he lost 3 of the last 4. obviously washed up. Not saying it was a sure thing earlier. It basically would've boiled down to if Mike could've found his chin in time but Mike was much more efficient at finding their chin early in his career but still a toss up
Checkers Lane The Tyson fights was one of Lennox's last 2 fights. Lennox was obviously washed up.
Yet Lewis will never ever admit this. Every time he gets behind the microphone, even to this day, he is still trying to talk people into believing that he deserves a better place in pugilistic history. This tells me that on some level, he knows that he didn't do enough in the ring to go down as one of the all time greats.
epaulk1969 ohh please his among the all time greats. Only a casual would say otherwise
Legend.
Canada will always love you Lennox and thanks for Silver in 84 and Gold in 88 Champ...
Silver in 1984❓❓❓
I like Mike,he is a legend,but he took over the division when there wasn’t any great opponent,may be Michael Spinks but he was more of a cruiser,and,of course,great 40 yers old Larry Holmes,who was long period retired.
Lennox Lewis. you will NEVER, NEVER be at the same level at 80s mike tython.
Classic things losers say. Coulda, woulda, shoulda, pathetic.
If you only want money, don't get in the ring. You can play what if games all day, bottom line, Lewis beat em all, no matter the shape.
Step off
Tyson is GOAT
Persian Life SMH LoL
Never!! Tyson is the greatest ever!
Your right.... his above it ahahahaahhha
Lennox Lewis's personality is professional, super humble and lovable.
what a brave tough guy Lennox is
fought tyson and holyfield in the last year of their career and completely out of shape when he's at his peak
very brave, this story inspired me not to be chicken
To be fair, people were ducking Lewis after the Ruddock fight. King admittedly kept Tyson away from him in the 90s (though Tyson was already an unmotivated paycheck fighter at that point), Bowe gave up his title rather than fight him and really, Lewis was pretty easy to duck. He wasn't box office and he got knocked out by McCall. Nobody was screaming out to watch a Lewis fight. Took him years to get back allowed back into the top tier - couldn't get a fight with Holyfied until 1999. But then charisma matters and he can't blame anyone else that he didn't have it.
He beat Tyson, don't act as if you guys know what would happen had their fight were in a different era
@West coast Dre When training for amateurs, that was before he was 19. More like 15 or so.
West coast Dre .....correct. Lennox Lewis was out for 5 minutes. Joe Egan conformed it when he gave a first hand account.
Lewis was far too skilled and intelligent to get intimidated by Tyson's repertoire of psychological intimidation and cheap insults....
Respect to Lewis from Nepal!🙏🙏🙏
Lennox Lewis is an interesting man. It's nice to see and hear a great fighter... Champion, with such intelligent and gentle demeanor.... Evander Holyfield is another gentle and likable Champion. As for Mike Tyson, he's one hell of a fighter and that about it.
He thinks he was the second coming of Ali
he wouldn't of beat Tyson in his prime though
It is well documented that Mike did not follow his championship regiment for that Buster Douglas fight. Buster Douglas one the fight for sure - but he wasn't fighting a match-fit Tyson.
BlaqAdam Lennox Lewis joined the professionals when Mike was champion, so same thing would have happened with the not taking people seriously.
Not true! Tyson paid Lewis step aside money not to fight him.
his peak was 1985 to 1988, Tyson, Step aside money was paid him in 1996. a lot later.
James Regardless, people fail to realise both fighters were over the hill, Lennox only had one fight after that Mike fight.
We all loved Lenix when I was a kid.
Lennox Lewis was kinda underrated for his greatness of his era. He is comparable to Karl Malone of another sport who's greatness was also under appreciated by some people. Both absolutely excells in their chosen fields but their cerebral approaches and systematic displays doesn't sit well with most fans who prefers aggressive and exciting styles for their sports heroes.
Holyfield and Lewis fought Tyson when he was past his prime.
So were they..
MT was not in his prime when he lost to Lennox Lewis. That wasn’t the same ferocious Mike Tyson.
thought it was karl pilkington in the screenshot of this vid ..funny
1) Ali 2) Louis 3) JJ 4) George Foremam 5) Lennox.
Lennox one problem you fought Mike Tyson too late
That's Tyson's fault, not Lewis's. He wanted him years before. He would have fought him in the early 90's if Tyson wasn't in prison. Once Tyson was out, he continually ducked Lewis until he had nowhere else to go and he needed the big payday.
Tyson ducked and dodged Lewis for years - Lewis = GOAT
Klitchko would have been undisputed champ but he wouldn't fight his brother. Come on, Lennox.
Delbert Delbert yeah that's a little ridiculous to say he wasn't undisputed when the only belt he didn't have was his brother's. Then again if they did fight I'm pretty sure big brother would be undisputed champ
Lennox Lewis with that british accent. cool. He talks very calm. cool.
Absolute legend. One of the best ever.
Of course you beat Mike Tyson because Tyson spend 3 years in prison and his level of boxing was not the same anymore as 1986 Mike Tyson prime, If Lennox would've fight Tyson in those years Lennox would've been destroyed everybody knows that. So when he said people thought he was the best, we didn't thought he was the best HE IS THE BEST.