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Lewis vs. Tyson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lennox Lewis (The Lion) defends his WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Mike Tyson (Iron Mike). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
36
Jun 27, 1989
39-2-1
16
30 (71.4%)
196 cm
213 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Nov 17, 2001
6m, 22d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Mar 6, 1985
49-3
15
43 (82.7%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Oct 13, 2001
7m, 26d
4
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w1
HV
e1
w2
d12
HV
w2
d3
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
HV
w2
d8
HV
w2
d9
HV
w1
d6
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Saturday, 8 Jun 2002
The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson

Date

This fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson took place on at the The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Lennox Lewis is the taller of the two by 18 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Lewis also has an incredible reach advantage of 33 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Lewis also has a 15 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.

Lewis is coming in to this fight with a record of 39-2-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 22 days ago against Hasim Rahman, which he won via 4th round KO.

Hasim Rahman's boxing career

Tyson comes in with a record of 49-3 (43 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 26 days ago against Brian Nielsen, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Brian Nielsen's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Lewis will be 36 years and 9 months old. Tyson will be 35 years and 11 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 70-30 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Here is the prediction for Lewis vs Tyson.

Lennox Lewis should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Mike Tyson to win this one.

Result

Lennox Lewis defeated Mike Tyson via 8th round KO to retain the WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Tyson's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lewis advances his win streak to 2. Lewis is now 40-2-1, and Tyson 49-4.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Lennox Lewis knocks out Hasim Rahman in the 4th round in their 2nd fight
  2. Lennox Lewis knocks out Michael Grant in the 2nd round
  3. Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  4. Lennox Lewis knocks out Andrew Golota in the 1st round
  5. Mike Tyson knocks out Bruce Seldon in the 1st round
  6. Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in the 1st round
  7. Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the 4th round