Best of Lennox Lewis: Top 10 Fights
Lennox Lewis had 44 fights with 32 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman, Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson, and Michael Grant. The following are Lewis' top 10 fights.
Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield in their 2nd fight
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Evander Holyfield in the rematch via 12 round unanimous decision. Lewis was 34 years old with a record of 35-1-1 (27 KOs). Holyfield was 37 years old with a record of 36-3-1 (25 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title, and won the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Lewis' fights.
Lennox Lewis defeats Hasim Rahman in their 2nd fight
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Hasim Rahman in the rematch via 4th round KO. Lewis was 36 years old with a record of 39-2-1 (30 KOs). Rahman was 29 years old with a record of 35-2 (29 KOs). Lewis won the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. This fight is the second best performance in Lewis' career.
Lennox Lewis defeats Vitali Klitschko
On Lennox Lewis defeated Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko via 6th round TKO. Lewis was 37 years old with a record of 41-2-1 (32 KOs). Klitschko was 31 years old with a record of 32-1 (31 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.
Lennox Lewis defeats Mike Tyson
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Mike Tyson via 8th round KO. Lewis was 36 years old with a record of 40-2-1 (31 KOs). Tyson was 35 years old with a record of 49-3 (43 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.
Lennox Lewis defeats Michael Grant
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Michael Grant via 2nd round KO. Lewis was 34 years old with a record of 36-1-1 (28 KOs). Grant was 27 years old with an undefeated record of 31-0 (22 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles.
Lennox Lewis defeats David Tua
On Lennox Lewis defeated Samoan boxer David Tua via 12 round unanimous decision. Lewis was 35 years old with a record of 38-1-1 (29 KOs). Tua was 27 years old with a record of 37-1 (32 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles.
Lennox Lewis draws with Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis' fight with American boxer Evander Holyfield on ended in a draw. Lewis was 33 years old with a record of 34-1-1 (27 KOs). Holyfield was 36 years old with a record of 36-3 (25 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title.
Lennox Lewis defeats Shannon Briggs
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Shannon Briggs via 5th round TKO. Lewis was 32 years old with a record of 33-1 (27 KOs). Briggs was 26 years old with a record of 30-1 (24 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title.
Lennox Lewis defeats Frank Bruno
On Lennox Lewis defeated fellow British boxer Frank Bruno via 7th round TKO. Lewis was 28 years old with a record of 24-0 (20 KOs). Bruno was 31 years old with a record of 36-3 (35 KOs). Lewis successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title.
Lennox Lewis defeats Oliver McCall in their 2nd fight
On Lennox Lewis defeated American boxer Oliver McCall in the rematch via 5th round TKO. Lewis was 31 years old with a record of 30-1 (25 KOs). McCall was 31 years old with a record of 28-6 (20 KOs). Lewis won the vacant WBC heavyweight title.