Lennox Lewis

About

Lennox has accomplished more in one boxing career than most people can imagine. He is known for his calculated fighting style and grace in the ring and is one of only three boxers in history to have won the heavyweight championship three times.

Lennox Lewis (Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE) held a remarkable amateur record of 85-9, which he capped with a gold medal for Team Canada at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

After turning professional in 1989, Lewis went on to gain the European title in 1990 and the British Commonwealth Heavyweight title in 1992. He was officially crowned the WBC Heavyweight Champion in January of 1993. In November 1999 Lewis and Evander Holyfield met once again in the ring after their earlier fight ended in a controversial draw. This time Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, unifying the WBC, WBA, IBO and IBF titles.

The crowning moment in his career came in June 2002 when Lewis ceremoniously defeated Mike Tyson. The Lewis/Tyson 2002 fight was the highest grossing pay-per-view professional boxing fight for five years.

Lewis announced his retirement in February 2004 and decided to pursue other interests, including sports management and music promotion.

Along with Gene Tunney and Rocky Marciano he is one of three world heavyweight champions to have retired with no unavenged defeats.

In 2000, Lewis appeared on Reflection Eternal’s debut album Train of Thought, giving a shout out on the track “Down for the Count.”

In 2002, Lewis was reportedly offered £5m by WWE chairman Vince McMahon to take up wrestling with WWE. His camp held discussions over a possible match with former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar in February 2003, at the No Way Out pay-per-view event.

Lewis has also done a public service announcement against domestic violence for the organisation Do Something.

In 2008, Lewis was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. And in 2009, in his first year of eligibility, Lewis was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Lennox has also been awarded an honorary Doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.

Lennox’s considerable sporting experience, combined with his pleasing manner, informed approach and articulate delivery, make him a natural choice for personal appearances, motivational and after dinner speaking, as well as corporate days and promotions.