Lennox Lewis has been Inducted
Lennox Lewis, a British World heavyweight champion was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. He was good enough to earn the induction alongside 13 other men into the Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday. Lewis is one of the youngest members of the Hall of Fame, at age 43.
One wouldn’t think a 14-year-old boy who did shadow boxing in front of the mirror imitating the Muhammad Ali shuffle would actually be on this stage,” said Lewis. “I am really humbled. This is a great honor.” Lennox Lewis tipped his hat to the “World’s Greatest”, Muhammad Ali, giving honor to one of his most admired prime fighters.
Lewis is 195cm (6 ft 5 in) in height and has an 84-in reach, much longer than average for his height. During his boxing prime, he weighed 113 kg (250lb). Lewis often referred to himself as “the pugilist specialist”.
Lennox was beaten by Klitschko who had fought so well against him. Because of this, boxing fans soon began calling for a rematch. The WBC agreed, and kept the Ukrainian as its number one contender. Lewis decided to pursue other interests, including sports management and music promotion. Lewis said he would not return to the ring. At his retirement, Lewis’ record was 41 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 32 wins by knockout. Along with Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko, Lewis is one of four boxers in history to have won the heavyweight championship three times.
Lewis moved to Miami Beach with his wife, Violet Chang, a former Miss Jamaica runner-up, upon retiring from boxing. The couple have a daughter named Ling, and a son, Landon.
He has plenty of time ahead to pursue other interests. Aside from finishing fourth on Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2008, Mr. Lewis twice competed in the World Series of Poker and appeared in a feature film, “Johnny Was.” Currently an analyst for HBO Boxing, Mr. Lewis has been able to stay close to the sport that in his induction speech he called both “a sweet science” and “a magical dance.”
by ichatmedia on June 17th, 2009 Tags: Boxing, Boxing News, Hall of Fame, Lennox, Lennox Lewis, Lennox Lewis Inducted, Lewis
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