The Lennox 'The Lion' Lewis' earned the reputation as a master of the pugilistic arts from his early beginnings at the olympics all the way to the WBC Heavyweight Championship and beyond. Winning all along the way with a sense of grace and dignity absent from many of his contemporaries, Lennox stands out as a gentleman of boxing.
NUREMBERG, Nov 8 — Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia yesterday. Haye, who became Britain’s first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago, scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving it a 114-114 tie in the bout dubbed “David versus Goliath”. “This means everything to ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:27:49 GMTBriton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday. Haye, who became Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago, scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving it a 114-114 tie in the bout dubbed "David versus Goliath."
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:05:36 GMTNew world heavyweight champion David Haye said his title defence against John Ruiz would be like another cruiserweight contest after he took the WBA title off the giant Nikolai Valuev.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:01:05 GMT
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Lewis' first name "Lennox" means "chieftain".
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