Greg Page vs. Terrence Lewis - Revision history

Michael at 09:19, 26 May 2014

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	Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner]

Michael at 09:18, 26 May 2014

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	~~'''Ex-champ Won't Apologize For Ko'''<br>~~
	~~<small>Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2000</small>~~

	~~Greg Page saw his shot, and he took it. After all, it was a shot at redeeming what had not been a particularly good week for the 41-year-old fighter who was once compared to [[Muhammad Ali]].~~

	Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrance Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.

Michael at 09:18, 26 May 2014

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	Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrance Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.		Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrance Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.

	The fans hooted as he was stunned and dropped by a huge Lewis left hook in the second round. He then staggered under Lewis' assault, which referee Pete Podgorski would later say was "one good jab away from me stopping the fight."

	Earlier in the week, Page got no respect from a phone-in caller on a local TV show who asked if Page and Chicago heavyweight [[Tony LaRosa\|Tony La Rosa]] trained at a doughnut shop. The host cut off the caller.

	But late in Wednesday's Round 7, Page exacted better and more controversial revenge against Lewis for knocking him down and nearly out. Stepping to the left of Lewis' back, Page knocked him out cold with a left hook to the chin. A stunned crowd watched Page walk to a neutral corner, whereupon Podgorski counted to 10 without Lewis moving.

	~~Boos and a formal protest from Lewis' corner ensued. The state boxing board will review tapes of the knockout before ruling on Lewis' foul claim.~~

	Lewis fumed in his dressing room, saying he was "robbed" and that the referee should have stopped the fight when he had Page virtually out on his feet in the second. But Podgorski insisted Lewis had been hit with a legal blow before turning his back on Page. "Since there is no standing 8-count in Illinois, all I could do was let the fight continue," Podgorski said.

	Page offered a calm summary: "The referee said protect yourself at all times, and he didn't tell us to stop fighting before I hit him. I'm not going to argue about what happened or apologize for it . . . bah, humbug! I won the fight."

	~~His was the composed perspective of an ex-champion--he won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in 1984--who has seen it all and who left the arena with a 57-15-3 record.~~

	~~While the beltline on his trunks is now ample enough to accommodate 10 large capital letters spelling "Hallelujah," Page seems comfortable with his stature and status.~~

	"I'm not a rookie in the game, but I'm not a has-been," he said. Reunited in recent weeks with trainer James Doolin, who was in his corner when he fought title fights, Page declined to predict whether he can get that far again.

	~~"I made mistakes tonight and I got hit by a big puncher," he said. "I'm not saying it was great. It was good enough to win. We're taking one step at a time."~~

	He said he hasn't planned beyond "going home to Louisville." As for being compared to that other Louisville native, particularly after a brilliant amateur career, Page said: "I was always tagged as being like Muhammad Ali, which was not giving me credit for being myself. He's second to none. I can't fit in the man's shoes."

	On Wednesday night, sitting in a makeshift dressing room off a hotel corridor, a room filling with old and new friends, he said: "It's not easy being 41. But I feel better than I did at 21. I don't have people giving me false dreams, false hopes."

	Also appearing: On the undercard of the Page-Lewis main event on promoter [[Bobby Hitz]]'s "Heavyweight Explosion" show, [[Danell Nicholson]] stopped La Rosa in the second round of a mismatch of Chicagoans. In competitive fights, [[Jason Robinson]] of Maywood won a unanimous decision over [[Talmadge Griffis]] and Ramon Hayes knocked out Keith Govan in the final seconds of their scheduled four-rounder.

	Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner]		Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner]

4champs at 22:29, 4 May 2014

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	[[~~File:~~A ~~Photo~~ Page heavyweight. ~~midwest USA~~.~~jpg\|~~Page vs. Lewis ~~Rosemont IL~~]]		'''Ex-champ Won't Apologize For Ko'''<br>
			<small>Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2000</small>

			Greg Page saw his shot, and he took it. After all, it was a shot at redeeming what had not been a particularly good week for the 41-year-old fighter who was once compared to [[Muhammad Ali]].

			Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrance Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.

			The fans hooted as he was stunned and dropped by a huge Lewis left hook in the second round. He then staggered under Lewis' assault, which referee Pete Podgorski would later say was "one good jab away from me stopping the fight."

			Earlier in the week, Page got no respect from a phone-in caller on a local TV show who asked if Page and Chicago heavyweight [[Tony LaRosa\|Tony La Rosa]] trained at a doughnut shop. The host cut off the caller.

			But late in Wednesday's Round 7, Page exacted better and more controversial revenge against Lewis for knocking him down and nearly out. Stepping to the left of Lewis' back, Page knocked him out cold with a left hook to the chin. A stunned crowd watched Page walk to a neutral corner, whereupon Podgorski counted to 10 without Lewis moving.

			Boos and a formal protest from Lewis' corner ensued. The state boxing board will review tapes of the knockout before ruling on Lewis' foul claim.

			Lewis fumed in his dressing room, saying he was "robbed" and that the referee should have stopped the fight when he had Page virtually out on his feet in the second. But Podgorski insisted Lewis had been hit with a legal blow before turning his back on Page. "Since there is no standing 8-count in Illinois, all I could do was let the fight continue," Podgorski said.

			Page offered a calm summary: "The referee said protect yourself at all times, and he didn't tell us to stop fighting before I hit him. I'm not going to argue about what happened or apologize for it . . . bah, humbug! I won the fight."

			His was the composed perspective of an ex-champion--he won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in 1984--who has seen it all and who left the arena with a 57-15-3 record.

			While the beltline on his trunks is now ample enough to accommodate 10 large capital letters spelling "Hallelujah," Page seems comfortable with his stature and status.

			"I'm not a rookie in the game, but I'm not a has-been," he said. Reunited in recent weeks with trainer James Doolin, who was in his corner when he fought title fights, Page declined to predict whether he can get that far again.

			"I made mistakes tonight and I got hit by a big puncher," he said. "I'm not saying it was great. It was good enough to win. We're taking one step at a time."

			He said he hasn't planned beyond "going home to Louisville." As for being compared to that other Louisville native, particularly after a brilliant amateur career, Page said: "I was always tagged as being like Muhammad Ali, which was not giving me credit for being myself. He's second to none. I can't fit in the man's shoes."

			On Wednesday night, sitting in a makeshift dressing room off a hotel corridor, a room filling with old and new friends, he said: "It's not easy being 41. But I feel better than I did at 21. I don't have people giving me false dreams, false hopes."

			Also appearing: On the undercard of the Page-Lewis main event on promoter [[Bobby Hitz]]'s "Heavyweight Explosion" show, [[Danell Nicholson]] stopped La Rosa in the second round of a mismatch of Chicagoans. In competitive fights, [[Jason Robinson]] of Maywood won a unanimous decision over [[Talmadge Griffis]] and Ramon Hayes knocked out Keith Govan in the final seconds of their scheduled four-rounder.

			Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner]

Journeymen: Undo revision 434816 by 4champs (talk)

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	[[File:A Photo Page heavyweight. midwest USA.jpg\|~~270px\|thumb\|right\|Greg~~ Page vs. ~~Terrence~~ Lewis]]		[[File:A Photo Page heavyweight. midwest USA.jpg\|Page vs. Lewis Rosemont IL]]

	~~Greg Page saw his shot, and he took it. After all, it was a shot at redeeming what had not been a particularly good week for the 41-year-old fighter who was once compared to Muhammad Ali.~~

	Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrence Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.

	The fans hooted as he was stunned and dropped by a huge Lewis left hook in the second round. He then staggered under Lewis' assault, which referee Pete Podgorski would later say was "one good jab away from me stopping the fight."

	~~Earlier in the week, Page got no respect from a phone-in caller on a local TV show who asked if Page and Chicago heavyweight Tony La Rosa trained at a doughnut shop. The host cut off the caller.~~

	But late in Wednesday's Round 7, Page exacted better and more controversial revenge against Lewis for knocking him down and nearly out. Stepping to the left of Lewis' back, Page knocked him out cold with a left hook to the chin. A stunned crowd watched Page walk to a neutral corner, whereupon Podgorski counted to 10 without Lewis moving.

	~~Boos and a formal protest from Lewis' corner ensued. The state boxing board will review tapes of the knockout before ruling on Lewis' foul claim.~~

	Lewis fumed in his dressing room, saying he was "robbed" and that the referee should have stopped the fight when he had Page virtually out on his feet in the second. But Podgorski insisted Lewis had been hit with a legal blow before turning his back on Page. "Since there is no standing 8-count in Illinois, all I could do was let the fight continue," Podgorski said.

	Page offered a calm summary: "The referee said protect yourself at all times, and he didn't tell us to stop fighting before I hit him. I'm not going to argue about what happened or apologize for it . . . bah, humbug! I won the fight."

	Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner (''Chicago Tribune'' February 11, 2000)]

4champs at 04:55, 23 July 2012

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	[[File:A Photo Page heavyweight. midwest USA.jpg\|Page vs. Lewis ~~Rosemont IL~~]]		[[File:A Photo Page heavyweight. midwest USA.jpg\|270px\|thumb\|right\|Greg Page vs. Terrence Lewis]]

			Greg Page saw his shot, and he took it. After all, it was a shot at redeeming what had not been a particularly good week for the 41-year-old fighter who was once compared to Muhammad Ali.

			Before the seventh round at the Ramada O'Hare on Wednesday night, when he loaded up a left hook as he stood behind opponent Terrence Lewis, who had just missed one of his own and spun into the ropes, Page got no respect in Chicagoland.

			The fans hooted as he was stunned and dropped by a huge Lewis left hook in the second round. He then staggered under Lewis' assault, which referee Pete Podgorski would later say was "one good jab away from me stopping the fight."

			Earlier in the week, Page got no respect from a phone-in caller on a local TV show who asked if Page and Chicago heavyweight Tony La Rosa trained at a doughnut shop. The host cut off the caller.

			But late in Wednesday's Round 7, Page exacted better and more controversial revenge against Lewis for knocking him down and nearly out. Stepping to the left of Lewis' back, Page knocked him out cold with a left hook to the chin. A stunned crowd watched Page walk to a neutral corner, whereupon Podgorski counted to 10 without Lewis moving.

			Boos and a formal protest from Lewis' corner ensued. The state boxing board will review tapes of the knockout before ruling on Lewis' foul claim.

			Lewis fumed in his dressing room, saying he was "robbed" and that the referee should have stopped the fight when he had Page virtually out on his feet in the second. But Podgorski insisted Lewis had been hit with a legal blow before turning his back on Page. "Since there is no standing 8-count in Illinois, all I could do was let the fight continue," Podgorski said.

			Page offered a calm summary: "The referee said protect yourself at all times, and he didn't tell us to stop fighting before I hit him. I'm not going to argue about what happened or apologize for it . . . bah, humbug! I won the fight."

			Incidentally, Page had rallied to gain a slight edge on two of the three judges' scorecards before knocking out Lewis. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-11/sports/0002110085_1_referee-hook-corner (''Chicago Tribune'' February 11, 2000)]

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