Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis - heavyweight boxer, winner of the gold medal XXIV Olympic Games in Seoul, absolute world champion in boxing, entered the World and International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retired from boxing undefeated.

Lennox was born on 2 September 1965 in West Ham, London. The boy's parents Carlton Brooks and Violet Lewis immigrated from the island of Jamaica. Lewis was born a large child who weighed 4.8 kilograms. The doctor who gave birth named the newborn hero Lennox, and the name was fixed to the baby. In 1971, Lewis' parents separated, and six years later the boy and his mother Violet moved to Canada, in the city of Kitchener. Lennox has a half-brother, Dennis.

In his new position, Lewis became a student at Cameron Heights High School, where he took up sports. In addition to boxing, the young man participated in team sports games: Canadian and European football, basketball, volleyball. But the main passion for Lennox remained work in the ring. Lewis was engaged in perseverance for 8 hours and at the age of 17 became the world champion in boxing among juniors. Thus began the sports biography of Lennox Lewis.

In 1984, the young boxer joined the Canadian national team at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Then Lewis reached only the quarterfinals, in which he lost to the athlete Biggs. But even this result the Canadian Athletic Association rated as a great achievement of the boxer and offered him a sum of $750,000 to make Lennox Lewis officially enter the professional league of the country. But the young man refused, as his main dream at that time was not realized: Lennox was going to become a gold medalist at the Olympics.

During the preparations for the next major competition scheduled in Seoul, Lewis won silver at the 1985 World Championships and the Pan American Games, as well as becoming the gold medalist of the North American Championship. In 1988, at the Seoul Olympics, Lennox took first place, knocking out Riddick Bowie's opponent.

After returning from Korea, Lennox Lewis signs his first professional contract in England. A year later, the boxer becomes the European champion according to eBU, a year later - the champion of the British Commonwealth. In 1992, Lennox scored a victory over Reisor Ruddock, and a year later the WBC declared Lewis the World Champion. Until 1994, Lewis knows no defeats, but the first took place in a fight with Oliver McCall. The rematch took place only in 1997 in Las Vegas, at a re-fight with McCall.

In 1999, there was an important competition in Lewis's career: the athlete had the chance to become an absolute world champion in boxing, winning a fight against Evander Holyfield. The event was covered on television. The March match ended in a draw, so it was necessary to hold a second contest. Lewis and Holyfield fought in November, beating Lennox.

The boxer became the absolute world champion at the time of 34 years. Now the athlete was required not to lose regalia. By knockoutand slot of points Lewis one by one wins rivals Michael Grant, Frans Botha, David Tua, Andrzej Goloto, Lionel Butler. In 2001, Hasim Rahman managed to beat Lewis, but six months later the latter returned victory in the re-competition.

Back in 1996, Lewis offered Mike Tyson to fight in the ring, but Tyson evaded the fight, choosing to rival Evander Holyfield. In 2002, Lewis had a long-awaited meeting with Mike Tyson, whom Lennox sent out in the 8th round. Despite the difference in results, both athletes received an equal award of $35 million. The legendary video has garnered 1.7 million views on the Internet.

In 2003, Lennox Lewis considered ending his career. Kirk Johnson was called up for the last fight, but the opponent was eliminated before the competition due to injury. Vitali Klitschko was replaced, the fight with which took place on June 21. The Ukrainian confidently led on points, it was clear that Lennox's shot is not the same. But in the 6th round, Lewis inflicted severe damage on Vitali with a facial dissection. The scar from the wound was still visible in Klitschko's photo for a long time. A serious injury caused a technical defeat of Klitschko. And Lennox Lewis, having retained the title of absolute world champion, left the professional ring forever.

In the early 2000s, there were reports in the press that Lennox Lewis had called singer Aisha Mike. But the message turned out to be false. In fact, the boxer began to care for The Vice Miss Jamaica Violet Chang.

The girl set a condition for the athlete: either she or the ring. Lennox chose the family. The wedding took place in 2005. The couple soon became happy parents to their four children: London, Ling, Leia and Levi Lewis.

Now Lennox Lewis lives in his own mansion surrounded by a large family. The athlete regularly trains in a personal gym, maintaining excellent physical form, works as a commentator of the NWO. Lennox did not lose the money earned in the ring, and competently invested them in business and real estate.

The former boxer built cottages in Jamaica, Canada and England. Lewis owns a network of wellness complexes. Early in his professional career, Lennox founded a school in London for children from troubled families.

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2021

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2020

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2019

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2018

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2017

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Lennox Lewis Net Worth 2016

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