Lennox breaks silence

[bennie]

Lennox Lewis has announced a boxing comeback after an absence of 11 years from the sport. The likeable Londoner says the spur is a showdown with Tyson Fury for the right to call himself the best heavyweight in Britain. "I'm serious," said Lennox by conference call earlier today. "It bothers me that Fury can actually fight.
"You know I was never interested when the likes of David Haye, Audley Harrison and Dereck Chisora were stepping up and losing because who would be, but this boy Tyson looks a bit special. I watched him step up against Steve Cunningham, a big, big heavyweight in the mould of Sonny Liston, and Tyson showed real character to drag himself off the canvas on the way to a spectacular stoppage win a few rounds later. I remember struggling to sleep that night - that's how much his performance effected me."
Lennox last fought in 2003 when he busted up and stopped Vitali Klitschko in six exciting rounds in the States. There was talk of a rematch with the giant Ukrainian but Lewis, after a long period of reflection, announced his retirement and has spent the years since following the heavyweight scene in this country very closely. "Britain is my home," said the Hackney man who also has homes in Canada, Jamaica, the Seychelles, Brazil, County Mayo in Ireland, Switzerland, Paris and California. "I like to think, 'yeah, I can still beat anyone in Britain,' but I don't anymore because of Fury.
"OK, people are gonna say that Lennox Lewis is a crazy man to return at the age of 48 to take on a young, unbeaten monster like Fury - the King of the gypsies - but heavyweights mature late and I know I can still do it. "Look at my form in the Klitschko fight! Was I shot? No. Did I nearly take his head off with an uppercut? Yes. Did I cut him to ribbons? Yes. Give me a few months in the gym and I can regain that kind of form."
Fury is currently hard in training for a return extravaganza with Dereck Chisora in Manchester on July 26, a man Fury outpointed over 12 classic rounds at Wembley in 2011. "I understand the need for the rematch," admitted Lewis. "The intensity of their first meeting reminded me the Thrilla in Manila and I'm only surprised it's taken three years to get them together again but that's boxing today, negotiations are long and drawn out, everybody wanting a slice of the pie. It gives me time to get into shape."
What if Chisora wins? "There is only one man I want and that's Fury," bristled Lewis. "Listen, they said I was scared to fight Vitali again. They said I was running out of gas when the fight was stopped. Well, Fury is just as big as Vitali, just as talented, just as heavy handed, just as durable, and I know if I beat Fury people will realise that I would have beaten Vitali again, after all. This is win-win for me."
Lennox was born in East Ham but moved to Canada as a young boy and won Olympic gold for his adopted country before turning pro in England in 1989, where he went on to prove himself an outstanding world heavyweight champion who defeated every man he ever fought. Is he worried about his legacy in this comeback?
"It's a one-fight comeback," he replied. "One win."

[orbtastic]

Doesn't work after 12pm...

[Wrists]

Nice try

[TopGun]

Getting a bit tired now.

[lefty]

Even someone as gullible as me didnt fall for it...

[mickey1975]

Of course it's a hoax. Even a prime Lennox wouldn't have faced Fury.

[ALI]

You had me right up to Tyson Fury.

[reggaereggae]

Worst April fools joke. Bennie - why don't you just get a job instead of spamming this forum?

[followthecamel]

Of course it's a hoax. Even a prime Lennox wouldn't have faced Fury.

[Clint Magnum]

Of course it's a hoax. Even a prime Lennox wouldn't have faced Fury.

[Heartbreak_Kid79]

Of course it's a hoax. Even a prime Lennox wouldn't have faced Fury.

Two April fools jokes in one post??