Lennox Lewis
(Lennox Claudius Lewis)
(the "Lion")

BORN   September 2 1965; West Ham, England
HEIGHT 6-5
WEIGHT 224-256 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Adrian Ogun, Frank Maloney
TRAINERS Pepe Correa, Emanuel Steward

Lewis was a big, strong Super Heavyweight who moved well, possessed a good jab, super right hand punch and very good left also; He had a solid chin and great confidence; He won several versions of the Heavyweight Championship of the World during his career

As an amateur, he won the Commonwealth Games Super Heavyweight Competition, the North American Super Heavyweight Championship and the Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medal

Like Joe Louis, Lennox was a credit to the sport; He was well-spoken and well-read; Lewis even played chess for a pastime

He is most famous for his two bouts each with Oliver McCall, Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman plus his bout with Mike Tyson; Among those he defeated were McCall, Holyfield, Tyson, Gary Mason, Mike Weaver, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, Tony Tucker, Frank Bruno, Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, Shannon Briggs, David Tua and Vitali Klitschko

Lewis was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009

 

Lewis-Bowe 1988 Amateur Fight Video Clip

Lewis-McCall #2 1997 Fight Video Clip

Lewis-Golota 1997 Fight Video Clip

Lewis-Briggs 1998 Fight Video Clip

Lewis-Rahman #2 2001 Fight Video Clip

Lewis-Tyson 2002 Fight Video Clip (Round 8)
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*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1983
       James Oyebolo                                                TK  2
       Anare Evans                                                  TK  2
         -The previous 2 bouts were part of the Junior Super Heavyweight
          World Championships Competition

1984
       Mohammad Yousuf              Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  3
       Tyrell Biggs                 Los Angeles, Ca                  L  3
         -The previous 2 bouts were part of the Olympic Games Super 
          Heavyweight Competition

1985
         -Lewis finished 2nd in the World Cup Heavyweight Competition

1986
       -Lewis won the Commonwealth Games Super Heavyweight Competition

1987
         -Lewis finished 2nd in the Pan-American Games Super Heavyweight
          Competition

       -Lewis won the North American Super Heavyweight Championship
          Competition

1988
       C. Odera                     Seoul, Korea                    TK  2
       Ulli Kaden                   Seoul, Korea                    TK  1
       J. Zarenkiewicz              Seoul, Korea                W Forf   
       Riddick Bowe                 Seoul, Korea                    TK  2
          -The previous 4 bouts were part of the Olympic Games
           Super Heavyweight Competition; Lewis won the Gold Medal

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

 1989
 Jun 27 Al Malcolm                   London, Eng                     TK  2
Jul 21 Bruce Johnson                Atlantic City, NJ               TK  2
Sep 25 Andrew Gerrard               London, Eng                     TK  4
Oct 10 Steve Garber                 Hull, Eng                       KO  1
Nov  5 Melvin Epps                  London, Eng                     WF  2
Dec 18 Greg Gorrell                 Kitchener, Ont, Can             TK  5

1990
Jan 31 Noel Quarless                London, Eng                     TK  2
Mar 22 Calvin Jones                 London, Eng                     KO  1
Apr 14 Michael Simuwelu             London, Eng                     TK  1
May  9 Jorge Alfredo Dascola        London, Eng                     KO  1
May 20 Dan Murphy                   Sheffield, Eng                  TK  6
Jun 27 Osvaldo "Ossie" Ocasio       London, Eng                      W  8
Jul 11 Mike Acey                    Kitchener, Ont, Can             TK  2
          -Some sources report "Mississauga, Ont, Can"
Oct 31 Jean-Maurice Chanet          London, Eng                     TK  6
          -EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe
  
 1991
 Mar  6 Gary Mason                   London, Eng                     TK  7
          -EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
           Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
Jul 12 Mike Weaver                  Stateline, Nv                   TK  6
Sep 30 Glenn McCrory                London, Eng                     KO  2
          -EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
           Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
Nov 23 Tyrell Biggs                 Atlanta, Ga                     TK  3

1992
 Feb  1 Levi Billups                 Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10
Apr 30 Derek Williams               London, Eng                     TK  3
          -EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
           Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
Aug 11 Mike Dixon                   Atlantic City, NJ               TK  4
Oct 31 Donovan "Razor" Ruddock      London, Eng                     KO  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           WBC Heavyweight Championship Elimination bout

Dec    -Lewis was declared WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World;
           Riddick Bowe refused to fight him
 
1993
 May  8 Tony Tucker                  Las Vegas, Nv                    W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
 Oct  1 Frank Bruno                  Cardiff, Wales                  TK  7
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1994
 May  6 Phil Jackson                 Atlantic City, NJ               TK  8
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
 Sep 24 Oliver McCall                London, Eng                     LT  2
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
  
 1995
 May 13 Lionel Butler                Sacramento, Ca                  TK  5
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship Elimination bout
Jul  2 Justin Fortune               Dublin, Ire                     TK  4
Oct  7 Tommy Morrison               Atlantic City, NJ               TK  6
          -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
1996
 May 10 Ray Mercer                   New York, NY                     W 10
 
May     -Mike Tyson and Lewis entered into an agreement whereby
          Lewis agreed to accept $4 million to step aside and allow
          Tyson to fight Bruce Seldon in defense of the WBC title;
          Tyson agreed to relinquish the WBC title afterwards;
          Read more
 
 1997
 Feb  7 Oliver McCall                Las Vegas, Nv                   TK  5
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
Jul 12 Henry Akinwande              Stateline, Nv                   WF  5
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
Oct  4 Andrew Golota                Atlantic City, NJ               KO  1
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report

1998
 Mar 28 Shannon Briggs               Atlantic City, NJ               TK  5
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 27 Zeljko Mavrovic              Uncasville, Ct                   W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World;
            Some sources report "Mashantucket, Ct"

 1999
 Mar 13 Evander Holyfield            New York, NY                     D 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 13 Evander Holyfield            Las Vegas, Nv                    W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
2000
 Apr 12 -Lewis was stripped of the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          He did not fight John Ruiz as mandated
  
Apr 29 Michael Grant                New York, NY                    KO  2
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
 Jul 15 Frans Botha                  London, Eng                     TK  2
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
 Nov 11 David Tua                    Las Vegas, Nv                    W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World

2001
 Apr 22 Hasim Rahman                 Brakpan, GT, SAfrica            LK  5
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
 Nov 17 Hasim Rahman                 Las Vegas, Nv                   KO  4
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
2002
 Jun  8 Mike Tyson                   Memphis, Tn                     KO  8
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
  
 2003
 Jun 21 Vitali Klitschko             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  6
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World
 
2004
 Feb  6 -Lewis announced his retirement from the ring
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization