Lennox Lewis is the last undisputed heavyweight champion.
Tyson Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk for all of the heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia on February 17th.
The last man to do it is one of boxing’s greats in Lennox Lewis who only suffered two defeats in his professional career of which both were avenged.
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Having fought the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko you may be surprised at who Lewis picked as the heaviest hitter he faced.
Speaking to Ring Magazing he revealed it was Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs who he fought in a humdinger of a fight in 1998.
On Briggs, Lewis said: “He lacked endurance but Briggs certainly knew how to put his bodyweight behind a punch. Unfortunately for him you need the full package when you face me so power isn’t enough.”
He added: “Fans may expect me to say Oliver McCall or Hasim Rahman for punching power but I basically set myself up against both of them.”
When asked to name the strongest heavyweight he faced, Lewis continued: “Rahman was very strong in the first fight and then he landed a lucky punch.
“People say that there’s no such thing as a lucky punch but it’s a punch thrown ‘one time.’
“In the rematch he couldn’t get near me so I don’t know how strong he was that night.”
Am disappointed with Lennox Lewis. He is being very economical with the truth on who his toughest opponent was. I think the guy he’s mentioned was one of the easiest. Shannon could not hurt Lennox on most good shots he landed.And he really had not plan on a formula he could use to defeat Lennox. Lennox should have mentioned the guy we all saw gave him rough time. The guy that was hurting him and had a very awkward style of fighting, Vitali. Am a big fan of Lewis but I saw how much trouble he had in the ring that night.
I agree . He was losing that fight & the cut saved him . He didnt want the rematch at all & retired .
STUPID GET A PAIR OF 🥂 DON’T WATCH THE FIGHTS DRUNK
Vital no way never bothered him at all the toughest fight he had was Rey mercer 100% . Rahman McCall were both made to look stupid in the rematch Rahman knocked Cold Mccaul broke down crying because he was getting beat up for the 1st time in his career .