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Entries tagged with "Lennox+Lewis":

• Ten-Count for Henry Cooper – May 1st, 2011

  
  
  

• Macklin Philosophical About Loss – June 27th, 2011

  
  
  

• The Long Weekend – June 30th, 2011

  The reason I have the boxing bug this weekend is that I think we are finally going to get some heavyweight fireworks…
  
  

• Tyson/Lewis Pick Klitschko – July 1st, 2011

  
  
  

• Lennox Lewis on David Haye – July 4th, 2011

  
  
  

• Amir Khan Artist – July 18th, 2011

  When he uses his great length, pumping that jab more actively, as Maestro Freddie has taught him, then, yes, artist...
  
  

• 10 Greatest Upsets in Heavyweight History – April 10th, 2012

  There's nothing like an upset to make one believe. All the questionable decisions that cast doubt on the sport are rendered meaningless when an upset occurs. And when the upset is during a contest between world-class heavyweights, the satisfaction is that much greater. This sampling covers some of the greatest upsets among heavyweights in history and includes Foreman-Frazier, Norton-Ali, Rahman-Lewis, Ali-Foreman, Louis-Schmeling, Clay-Liston, Braddock-Baer, and Tyson-Douglas...
  
  

• It Takes Tua to Tango – August 13th, 2011

  
  
  

• The New Normal in the Heavyweight Division – August 16th, 2011

  In short (no pun intended), Mike Tyson’s glory days ended in 1996 and I doubt we will ever see another 5’10” heavyweight champion…
  
  

• Happy Birthday Don King – August 20th, 2011

  “Haye had the charisma and style to revive heavyweight boxing, but he became one of many fighters I’ve known who were afraid to hit the white man...”
  
  

• Povetkin-Chagaev vs. Holyfield? – August 26th, 2011

  Holyfield believes that god is in his corner, whispering in his ear, telling his to keep his hands up and chin down, advising him to keep barreling forward…
  
  

• Adamek, Haye, and Klitschko – September 11th, 2011

  
  
  

• Andy Lee: The Road to Redemption – October 3rd, 2011

  "The importance of this win was immeasurable," Lee said. "It had been years coming. If not for tonight, I would've been haunted forever..."
  
  

• Floyd Raps with DJ Whoo Kid – October 4th, 2011

  
  
  

• Boxing by the Numbers – October 4th, 2011

  I wanted to know how far boxing had been pushed to the fringe of the sporting world. Not that being on the fringe is a bad thing…
  
  

• The Tyson Effect and the Fall of the Pure Boxer – October 9th, 2011

  Can we analyze the heavyweight division in a way that might better educate us on how the division has changed, and why it has declined…
  
  

• David Haye Says Adios – October 13th, 2011

  "I'd like to thank each and every fan that supported me along the way, either through purchasing a ticket, or buying a 'Hayemaker' t-shirt..."
  
  

• A New Perspective on a Night Gone Wrong – October 19th, 2011

  I’ve yet to see the definitive list on “boxing moves”, but apparently it can be had at Golden Boy Promotions headquarters…
  
  

• Jack Dempsey: True Greatness – October 26th, 2011

  A fight to Dempsey was a struggle to the death. That is how he saw it. That was the kind of special fire that burned in his blood...
  
  

• Big Daddy: Should He Be Inducted into the Hall? – November 2nd, 2011

  Bowe slaughtered highly touted trash-talking Jorge Luis Gonzalez. He did this like a butcher works on fresh meat…
  
  

• Joe Frazier Condolences – November 8th, 2011

  
  
  

• Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman II – November 24th, 2011

  We often appreciate fighters more after they're gone than when they were active. Such is the case with Lennox Lewis. He was derided as being methodical and robotic, as dull as dishwater, especially when compared to the roller-coaster reign of Mike Tyson. But when Lennox had to step it up, he stepped it up, and there's no better example than his Nov. 7, 2001 rematch with Hasim Rahman at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Lennox the Lion relinquished his crown to The Rock seven months earlier and was determined to avenge that defeat. And, man, did he ever...
  
  

• Rock Solid: Magnificent Marciano – November 27th, 2011

  Now to the big question: How good a heavyweight puncher was Rocky Marciano? The simple answer is that he was one of the true elite...
  
  

• Ward/Froch Vie for Super Middleweight Stardom – December 16th, 2011

  The Super Six World Boxing Classic has revealed hard truths, pro and con, about each and every competitor…
  
  

• Boxing In and Out of the Ring – December 22nd, 2011

  The documentary Boxing In and Out of the Ring examines some of shadier aspects of our beloved sport—namely the games promoters play with fight managers and sanctioning bodies to get their fighters the rankings and big money fights they desire. Using interviews, fight footage, and hidden FBI surveillance cameras, the picture painted isn't a pretty one, but it's something that has been going on long before most of us were even born...
  
  

• Steve Smoger: Master of an Art Form – December 25th, 2011

  Smoger, the real article, speaks for itself, and by action, for himself. There is no need to draw attention...
  
  

• Vitali Klitschko vs. Lennox Lewis – January 8th, 2012

  It feels as if they were heavyweight from opposing eras, and in a sense they were. Lennox Lewis was the long reigning heavyweight champion, having first won the WBC heavyweight title from Tony Tucker on May 5, 1993 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Aside from two losses, both avenged, to Oliver “Cry Me a River” McCall on Sept. 24, 1994 and Hasim Rahman on April 21, 2001, Lewis was a proud champion who dominated the division against sometimes less than sterling opposition. When he met Vitali Klitschko on June 21, 2003, Lennox’s record was 40-2-1. Vitali was 32-1. The Ukrainian was already recognized as a force to be reckoned with, but how much of a force and the degree of reckoning became clear as the fight progressed…
  
  

• Mother Knows Best – January 11th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Dragon Slayers, Part I: Hasim Rahman – January 18th, 2012

  Their storylines can include a David and Goliath, reluctant heroes, tales of redemption, good/evil and old school/new school dichotomies…
  
  

• Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno – January 26th, 2012

  The Battle of Britain was fought on Oct. 1, 1993, at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. Lennox Lewis was 23-0 going in and had won the WBC heavyweight title from Tony Tucker just five months earlier. Frank Bruno was 36-3 at the time. His only losses were to Bonecrusher Smith in 1984, Tim Witherspoon in 1986, and Mike Tyson in 1989. Bruno was big, strong and resilient, but with a somewhat questionable chin, and the pre-dread Lennox put that chin to the test...
  
  

• Canadian Boxing—What Resurgence? – January 27th, 2012

  Way up in the rafters, you can hear conversations about Durelle, Chuvalo, the Hiltons, Gatti, Pep, Gray, Melo, and so many others…
  
  

• Why Does Lennox Care? – February 10th, 2012

  
  
  

• Vitali Klitschko: One Big Enigma – February 16th, 2012

  Vitali Klitschko is a mystery man—and he’s about to cause more headaches for boxing critics and historians than he ever has with his powerful jab...
  
  

• Dr. Ironfist, Del Boy, and the Secret Dream – February 17th, 2012

  Redemption is a slippery concept in the best of times, and in Haye’s capable hands nothing less than a wriggling carp…
  
  

• Wladimir Klitschko: The Highest Mountain – March 2nd, 2012

  “I haven't forgotten those experiences in the year 2004," said Klitschko, "when I dropped to the bottom of the sport...”
  
  

• Lou DiBella: The Office Chess Set – March 6th, 2012

  The first thing to note here at DiBella Entertainment, up near the Garden, is simply that; DiBella Entertainment and not DiBella Boxing…
  
  

• Mills Lane: Let's Get It On! – March 8th, 2012

  Lane knew he had moved to a new level of celebrity after the fight when he sold his bloodstained shirt to a collector…
  
  

• When Harry Met Ali (Documentary) – March 9th, 2012

  There are no shortage of documentaries on Muhammad Ali. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are better than most. The documentary "When Harry Met Ali" is better than most and is narrated by British boxing writer Harry Carpenter, who followed Ali from his earliest days to the end of his remarkable career. This film is beautifully done, a comprehensive montage featuring terrific fight footage and interviews, with commentary by some of The Greatest's opponents and pugilistic heirs...
  
  

• Was the Referee Right or Wrong? – March 12th, 2012

  The third man in the ring sometimes makes blunders. Let's take a look at some of the most controversial correct refereeing decisions of all time…
  
  

• Lennox Claims Heavies DOA – March 21st, 2012

  
  
  

• First Round KOs – March 21st, 2012

  Here's a look at some of the most significant early KOs ever to grace the sometimes graceless heavyweight division…
  
  

• The Big Bombers: Shavers & Co. – April 2nd, 2012

  Like a big shark casting its shadow, you simply never knew what Shavers was going to do next. Would he simply bump you or take a big bite?
  
  

• Boxing’s Five Greatest Moments: 2000-2009 – April 6th, 2012

  It’s about the individual moments, indistinct passages of time where, as we’ll see, two minutes can seem like a second and a second can seem like two minutes…
  
  

• Play It Again, Mike – April 11th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Dragon Slayers, Part IV: Marco Antonio Barrera – April 12th, 2012

  Marco Antonio Barrera had come a long way in pursuit of a young dragon to slay…
  
  

• Money May Not Retiring – May 7th, 2012

  
  
  

• On Champions, “Champions,” and “Championships” – May 18th, 2012

  In terms of scoring and ranking, boxing has more in common with gymnastics or synchronized swimming than it does basketball or football...