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Boxrec News are to conduct an interview with Lennox Lewis next week.

Can you please post your questions to Lennox Lewis in this thread and we will try to ask as many of your questions as possible when we meet him. Thanks

Please state your name and location below the question if possible. Cheers.

Did TYSON really punch you out of the ring in 30 seconds when you were both teenagers..??

What were/are your thoughts of the Nigel Benn-vs-Gerald McLellan fight in 1995..?

Would he ever consider doing Boxing punditry for british TV as well as doing ti for HBO?

what was his most proud moment the olympic gold being undisputed heavyweight champion?

one thing i would love to know!

How did you manage to relax so much before a big fight that you could actually sleep in the changing room?

Jon B - Newport Pagnell

Lennox is on my BBC London 94.9 show tonight at 8pm. I'm hoping to speak with Amir Khan and James DeGale and Colin Lynes during the hour.

Adios

In your opinion is there any up and coming Heavyweight who is capable of dominating the division when the Klitschkos are gone?

David, Ireland

WOW JUST WOW....a hero of mine......... back in the day everyone was ranting bout Bruno ..i was on the lennox train from early on in his pro career........


anyway:

Favourite fight of yours......? Best performance? Toughest opponent? Best KO?



How do you rate David Hayes chances against Valuev?

Can anyone beat the Klitchko's at present??

How is life after the ring treating you?

Thanks for the memories Big Lenn

J Wilson - Barbados.

You retired with both your health and your wealth. Why are so few Heavyweight champions able to manage that?

Have you met Larry O' Connell since the first Holyfield fight? How was it? If not, what would you say to him?

What would your tactics have been against a peak Ali?

How near were you to fighting Roy Jones when he had a HW title?

Aside from Bowe, which other fighter from your era would you have loved to have fought and felt you missed out on.

You always gave me the impression of a fighter with a conscience..... would you have fought Big George if the money was there. That would have been pretty ugly.

Does he think that the Amatuer boxing scoring system has contributed to the downfall in Heavyweight boxing
with most heaveweights these days boxing in and out being cagey and using mainly straight punches.

Garry - Paisley, scotland

What country does your heart belong to, which country do you feel is your real home? England, Canada, Jamaica, USA

If you could have been active in any era in boxing, what would it have been - and why?

Much like J above, Lewis is my all time Boxing favourite.

Lennox, what did you make of the support you received from the British fans throughout, and especially towards the end of your career?

Joe - Kent

haha heres one...I know you live in Jamaica some part so the year do you ever get to Barbados.. if so look me up Ill buy ya a rum

What was your most satisfying / best professional career performance ?

FLINT from Swansea, Wales.

You & Ian Darke commented on the first Tyson-Ruddock fight. If, at that stage of your respective career's, do you think you were ready for Tyson circa summer of 1991?

Happy retirement, Lennox!

Can you talk a little about each of your trainers, Davenport, Correra and Steward? What specifically do you think Steward added to your game and is it true that he insisted on a manager percentage rather than trainer percentage?

A cheeky one: who would win: Mccall 94 (my first ever live bout) or Rahman 01?

Thanks for the memories Lennox.

Chris W, London

Which attributes of other boxers do you wish you'd had?

Phil - Somerset.

are you british or canadian ? lol

Has anyone from the boxing world ever given you a decent game at chess?

Aside from Haye, who do you think is the best heavyweight in the UK & Ireland scene?

Looking at it now, do you feel the stoppage in the 1st McCall fight was premature?

Steve, Bergen

forcefraser wrote:Looking at it now, do you feel the stoppage in the 1st McCall fight was premature?

Steve, Bergen

- Of course he does, though he's probably wise enough now to see now that he didn't help his case by jumping up early and bumping the ref on unsteady legs.

All's well that ends well. My questions are:

The names of a few of his favourite fighters past or present?

Does he have a style or styles that he prefers to watch in the ring and what might they be if he does.

And thanks for the memories........over and out.

Do you feel that the boxing media is unappreciative of European fighters and do you think that If you were an American you would have garnered more publicity and praise?

Was there ever a time in your amateur or professional career where you just felt like you had had enough of boxing and wanted to pursue another path? If so when was this?

Many positives come to my head when I hear the name Lennox Lewis. One of the greatest jabs of all time, tremendous right cross, excellent power, textbook boxing skills, huge reach, etc. In your opinion what was the biggest strength that you carried with you into action? What were your weaknesses?

If you had never put on a pair of gloves, what do you think you would be doing right now?

What do you like to do for fun? I know you are into chess and spending time with your family, but what else makes Lennox Lewis a happy man these days?


PS: I started boxing when I was 11 and the very first question my trainer asked was "who is you favorite fighter?" and I said Lennox Lewis. I remember watching you knock out Rahman in the rematch and that had to be the most satisfying moment I have enjoyed as a boxing fan, watching that arrogant trash talker lying their with no clue where he was.

Thanks for your time Champ!

mrrocco wrote:Is it true you had an affair with Sol Campbell?

Ouch!! thats bad, I have never seen them 2 together at his house...