Lennox Lewis

Class of 2009
Modern Category
Hall of Fame bio:click

World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee

Name: Lennox Lewis
Alias: The Lion
Birth Name: Lennox Claudius Lewis
Born: 1965-09-02
Birthplace: West Ham, London, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 5″   /   196cm
Reach: 84″   /   213cm
Boxing Record: click

Trainers: John Davenport, Pepe Correa, and Emanuel Steward
Manager: Adrian Ogun
Cut Man: Al Gavin
Lennox Lewis Gallery

Amateur Highlights

Lennox Lewis at the '88 Seoul Olympics
Photo: Stan Behal/Toronto Sun

• Record: 94-11
• Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the 1983 Junior World Championships.
• Canadian Super Heavyweight representative at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
  Results:
  • Defeated Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) RSC 3
  • Lost to Tyrell Biggs (United States) 0-5
• Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist at the 1985 World Cup Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
• Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Lost to Petar Stoymenov of Bulgaria on a 3-2 decision in his opening round match at the 1986 World Championships in Reno.
• Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist at the 1987 Pan-American Games in Indianapolis, losing to Jorge Luis Gonzalez of Cuba.
• Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the 1987 North American Championships in Toronto, defeating Jorge Luis Gonzalez.
• Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
  Results:
  • Defeated Chrispine Odera (Kenya) RSC 2
  • Defeated Ulli Kaden (East Germany) RSC 1
  • Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (Poland) walk-over
  • Defeated Riddick Bowe (United States) RSC 2

World Titles

• WBC Heavyweight Champion (1992-1994, 1997-2001, 2001-2004)
• WBA Heavyweight Champion (1999-2000)
• IBF Heavyweight Champion (1999-2001, 2001-2002)

Minor & Regional Titles

• European Boxing Union Heavyweight Champion (1990-1992)
• British Boxing Board of Control Heavyweight Champion (1991-1992)
• Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Champion (1990-1992)
• IBC Heavyweight Champion (1995)
• IBO Heavyweight Champion (1999-2001, 2001-2004)

Notes

• Won the Lonsdale Belt outright after successfully defending his British Heavyweight Championship against Glenn McCrory in 1991 and Derek Williams in 1992.
• 1999 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year.
• Awarded the M.B.E. (Member of The Order of The British Empire) in 1999 and the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2002.
• Retired as World Heavyweight Champion on February 6, 2004.
• Defeated every professional opponent he faced, one of only three World Heavyweight Champions to do so, with Rocky Marciano and Ingemar Johansson being the other two. Gene Tunney and Riddick Bowe avenged their professional defeats, but Tunney had a no-contest, a draw, and a number of no-decision fights against boxers he never defeated, and Bowe had a no-contest against Buster Mathis Jr., whom he never defeated.
• Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Has appeared in a number of television shows and movies: Filmography
• Three fighters retired after being knocked out by Lewis: Andrew Gerrard, Noel Quarless, and Zeljko Mavrovic.
• Lewis recorded 5 first-round knockouts and 15 within three rounds.

Preceded by: Riddick Bowe Vacated	WBC Heavyweight Champion 1992 Dec 14 – 1994 Sep 24	Succeeded by: Oliver McCall
Preceded by: Mike Tyson Vacated	WBC Heavyweight Champion 1997 Feb 7 – 2001 Apr 22	Succeeded by: Hasim Rahman
Preceded by: Evander Holyfield	WBA Heavyweight Champion 1999 Nov 13 – 2000 Apr 29 Stripped	Succeeded by: Evander Holyfield
Preceded by: Evander Holyfield	IBF Heavyweight Champion 1999 Nov 13 – 2001 Apr 22	Succeeded by: Hasim Rahman
Preceded by: Brian Nielsen Stripped	IBO Heavyweight Champion 1999 Nov 13 – 2001 Apr 22	Succeeded by: Hasim Rahman
Preceded by: Hasim Rahman	IBF Heavyweight Champion 2001 Nov 17 – 2002 Sep 5 Vacated	Succeeded by: Chris Byrd
Preceded by: Hasim Rahman	WBC Heavyweight Champion 2001 Nov 17 – 2004 Feb 6 Retired	Succeeded by: Vitali Klitschko
Preceded by: Hasim Rahman	IBO Heavyweight Champion 2001 Nov 17 – 2004 Feb 6 Retired	Succeeded by: Wladimir Klitschko