OF 2001
MOST RECENT NEWS ON TOP
DEC 9: Tyson-Mercer Called Off! (Fightnews)
NOV 19: Lewis Has Tyson Targetted Once Again, Tyson Responds
NOV 18: Fight Overview, Fight Results
NOV 16: Tale of Tape, Lewis Leaner, Rahman & Lewis Ready to Rumble for Real
NOV 15: Lewis fighting for redemption & Rahman confident of victory
NOV 13: Rahman Not Taking Lewis Bait!(Fightnews)
NOV 12: Steward:Lewis a Perfect Fighter!(Fightnews)
NOV 7: Lewis Turns Up Heat(Fightnews)
NOV 4: Lewis:Serious & Emanuel: Lewis more talented than Ali(Fightnews)
SEPT 24: See Pics from the Lewis-Rahman II Press Conference
SEPT 3: Larger-than-life King holds court
SEPT 3: Lewis calls Rahman 'One-Punch Wonder'
AUG 31: Lewis, Rahman don't hide feelings
AUG 31: Lewis, Rahman in TV brawl, but real show goes on
AUG 30: Lewis, Rahman in televised ruckus
AUG 28: Lewis-Rahman in Don King's court
JUNE 27: First step to Lewis-Rahman II accomplished(Fightnews)
JUNE 12: Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman and former champ Lennox Lewis took the stand yesterday in a Manhattan courtroom in the first day of a proceeding that will determine the future direction of the heavyweight division. Rahman testified that he believed his contract with Cedric Kushner was ended after he refused to accept a late renewal payment. Lewis stated he needed an immediate rematch with Rahman because his skills are "deteriorating." The non-jury trial continues today. -Fightnews
MAY 28: Mercer's thoughts on Lewis-Rahman: "I was shocked. I thought Lennox Lewis really had learned his lesson about coming in out of shape. It was really shocking to me, I'm still shocked." [Note: Mercer lost a controversial decision to Lewis in 1996.] -Fightnews
May 22: Don King tells Lennox to call: Lennox Lewis could be back in the heavyweight title picture very soon according to Don King. King says Lennox is a great fighter and he'll welcome him with open arms. "All he has to do is call" said the legendary promoter who shocked the world by signing Hasim Rahman last Friday.
May 21: Steward confident of Lewis return: "Lennox will win the belts back in spectacular fashion" said Emanuel Steward on Thursday. "The punch he got nailed with would have KO'd anyone and it looks like we'll get the rematch right away, which Lennox is really looking forward to." Steward and Lewis have been staying in contact via phone and both are excited about the possibility of an August/September rematch.
- KronkGym.com
April 23: Loss to Rahman leaves Lewis stunned, eager for rematch
April 23: The Rock SHOCKS Lennox
April 11: Lewis focusing on Rahman not Tyson
April 10: Lewis touches down in South Africa
April 10: Lewis arrives in Johannesburg
April 10: Lewis' 2nd fight this year versus Klitshcko?
April 9: Lewis-Rahman Press Conference(Fightnews)
April 7: Lewis focusing on real fights, not fictional ones
April 5: Here's a pic from the set of Ocean's 11:
From left to right: Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Wladimir Klitschko and Lennox Lewis. You can see the height difference, Wlad is about 6'8'', but then again, he may be elevated. The location appears to be the Luxor hotel/casino.
April 4: Rahman claims he will KO LL(Kronkgym.com)
April 2: Details on Ocean's Eleven & Hamed talks about the best
March 27: Hasim Rahman interview from Fightnews.com
March 15: Lennox done 2 weeks in training camp(linked to Kronkgym Website)
March 15: DAVID TUA Remembers...Nov 11th
MARCH 14: Lennox is scheduled to visit Silver Star Studios in Las Vegas this week to shoot a commercial(probably the Rahman promo) Read the whole article from the Las Vegas Review.
MARCH 12: Botha remembers...July 15th: "Oh, I never got started in that fight, and that really hurts because I felt good and I felt I could do some things," Botha said. "I've had a lot of nightmares about that fight. I never got started and I got caught cold. But that's boxing. It's up to me now to stay active and hopefully get a couple of more big fights and put myself into position. It's an uphill climb now, but it's not impossible." Botha returns to the ring since his loss to Lewis this Friday against Joey Guy.
MARCH 11: WBC backs Lewis-Tyson!: Jose Sulaiman on Lewis-Tyson: "Lennox Lewis vs No. 1 ranked official challenger Mike Tyson is the WBC's mandatory heavyweight fight, and was approved by a unanimous vote of the WBC Board of Governors at the 38th WBC Convention in Mexico City. The WBC will do everything it can to facilitate this bout taking place, as it is the heavyweight fight that the world wants to see." -Secondsout.com
MARCH 9: Lennox has completed his first week of training in Henderson, Nevada. Check back tomorrow for our first training camp report. -Kronkgym.com
MARCH 9: Lewis and Tyson ready to negotiate & McCallum picks Tyson to beat Lewis
MARCH 7: WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis will box WBO champ Wladlimir Klitschko later this month in Las Vegas...as part of a new movie being filmed, titled Ocean's 11(starring Julia Roberts & Brad Pitt again!).
Originally Lewis was expected to face Mike Tyson in the movie, but it was decided there would be too much tension between the two.
MERCER ON LEWIS: In light of his impressive title defenses against Michael Grant, Francois Botha and most recently, David Tua, many people have forgotten the fact that Lennox Lewis was given all he could handle when he fought Mercer in 1996. And in many corners (including this one) it looked like Mercer was robbed. "I hit him with more right hands than I've probably thrown in my whole career. Lennox really didn't forget about that fight in his heart." -Fightnews.com
MARCH 5: Lewis-Tyson Fight Probability: Negative & Mercer Calls Out Lennox
MARCH 1: Lewis-Tyson sounds good to Holyfield & Good-natured Tyson still enjoys fighting
FEB 23: Holyfield sees Tyson getting best of Lewis & Lewis-Tyson on hold
FEB 22: Tyson's manager, Finkel, says Lewis is joking
FEB 21: Lewis vs Tyson- It's on! says Lennox
FEB 21: Tyson unhappy about Lewis-Rahman
FEB 20: Lewis-Rahman fight to take place in South Africa
FEB 20: Lewis-Tyson talks begin. It seems that Mike Tyson is finally ready to step into the ring with World Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis. Tyson's handlers have said that after one more tune-up fight Tyson is willing to finally face Lennox. Adrian Ogun, Lennox's business manager said Lennox is "ready, willing and able to fight Mike Tyson at any time" and urged Tyson's advisor Shelly Finkel to stop the politics and sit down to negotiate. Let's hope Lewis' TV network (HBO) and Tyson's (Showtime) can agree on something, this is a fight that the fans truly deserve to see. -Kronkgym.com
FEB 15: WBC #1 heavyweight Mike Tyson advisor Shelly Finkel has been making the rounds, confirming that Iron Mike is up for a summer challenge against heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis, but first wants an interim fight in April or May possibly against David Izon. Lewis is targeting a July 21 date.
Lewis has been installed as 4/11 favorite by William Hill to beat Tyson, quoted at 2/1, with the draw at 33/1. "These prices stand for any Lewis-Tyson fight on or before December 31st, 2001, otherwise all bets will be void", said Hills' Graham Sharpe. -Fightnews
FEB 1: FOUR, NOT TWO: Lennox announced he will fight four more opponents then retire. "There are some people(Holyfield, Johnson, Klitschko, Etienne, Tyson?) out there who think they can still beat me. Well, they will see." Lewis said. -Fightnews.com
JAN 30: Some newly released, amazing pics from the upcoming "Ali" biopic starring Will Smith. -DarkHorizons.com
Lewis: Two more fights, then retire
JAN 25: No Lewis fight in South Africa!: South African promoter Joe Manyathi made headlines when he claimed he had the go-ahead from heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis to stage Lewis vs Mike Tyson in Johannesburg on July 21. However, Lewis advisor Frank Maloney said today, "At this present moment there is no truth he [Manyathi] has been commissioned to make the Tyson fight." Lewis defends against Hasim Rahman on April 21. -Fightnews
EDITOR'S NOTE: With more places such as Kuala Lumpur and South Africa 'pretending' to make this fight a reality, this shows a great international demand and if HBO and Showtime make an agreement, we could be looking at one of the most anticipated PPV fights ever!
JAN 18: Lennox Lewis promoter Panos Eliades isn't too excited about Hasim Rahman or David Izon who are being considered as Lewis' next opponent. "Lennox could take them on with one hand tied behind his back...both of them, on the same night," said Eliades. -Fightnews.com
JAN 17: Lennox Lewis was last night hailed as one of the world's greatest sportsmen. At the World Sports Awards, held in London's Royal Albert Hall, Lewis was crowned in the Combat Sports category(an award Ali had won) for his recent acheivements in unifying and defending the undisputed heavyweight titles. The World Sports Awards are dubbed the Oscars of the sporting world. Muhammad Ali - who celebrates his 59th birthday today - was also in attendance. -Fightnews
LEWIS TO TYSON: 'ANYTIME, ANYPLACE'
JAN 16: Heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis says his next fight will be April 21, probably in Las Vegas. Hasim Rahman and David Izon were named as possible opponents. Lewis said rumors of him fighting Mike Tyson in Mayalsia were "just hype." -Fightnews.com
JAN 13: Lennox guest-starred in Fox's Mad TV, Lennox acted in two sketches as himself. The first being a press conference, as Aries Spears imitated Mike Tyson posing as a member of the press and asked Lennox why he is 'ducking' Mike.
The second sketch involved Lennox dining with Debra Wilson and "Mike" showed up as the waiter, taunting Lennox again to fight Mike. Lennox responded with a fake left uppercut. Lennox was not fooled by his disguises saying, "I know it's you, Mike Tyson".
Pic from MadTV