Lennox Lewis vs. Donovan Ruddock - Revision history

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Bout official on July 20.		*Bout official on July 18.
	*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the [[WBC]], and Lewis was ranked #2.		*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the [[WBC]], and Lewis was ranked #2.
	*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.		*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			*Bout official on July 20.
	*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the [[WBC]], and Lewis was ranked #2.		*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the [[WBC]], and Lewis was ranked #2.
	*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.		*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.
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	*[[Rock Newman]], Bowe's manager, made two offers to Lewis. The first would have guaranteed Lewis $3 million, while giving Bowe 90% of the purse and Lewis 10%. The second offer was for Lewis to refuse the WBC title, have an interim fight in the United States for $2.5 million, and then fight Bowe for $9 million or a percentage to be negotiated. [[Frank Maloney]], the manager of Lewis, rejected both offers and countered with his own proposal: a 75-25 percent split of the purse. If the gross after a Bowe-Lewis fight was the same as for Bowe-Holyfield, $25.5 million, Maloney said Bowe would earn $17 million and Lewis $5.5 million. Newman turned it down. Maloney later had a change of heart and agreed to the first offer, but Newman told him he was too late. Newman said a deal for Bowe to defend the title against an opponent other than Lewis was imminent.		*[[Rock Newman]], Bowe's manager, made two offers to Lewis. The first would have guaranteed Lewis $3 million, while giving Bowe 90% of the purse and Lewis 10%. The second offer was for Lewis to refuse the WBC title, have an interim fight in the United States for $2.5 million, and then fight Bowe for $9 million or a percentage to be negotiated. [[Frank Maloney]], the manager of Lewis, rejected both offers and countered with his own proposal: a 75-25 percent split of the purse. If the gross after a Bowe-Lewis fight was the same as for Bowe-Holyfield, $25.5 million, Maloney said Bowe would earn $17 million and Lewis $5.5 million. Newman turned it down. Maloney later had a change of heart and agreed to the first offer, but Newman told him he was too late. Newman said a deal for Bowe to defend the title against an opponent other than Lewis was imminent.
	*On December 14, 1992, Riddick Bowe held a news conference and dumped his WBC title into a garbage can. "If Lewis wants the belt, he has to get it out of the garbage," Bowe said. The WBC then declared Lennox Lewis the new WBC heavyweight champion.		*On December 14, 1992, Riddick Bowe held a news conference and dumped his WBC title into a garbage can. "If Lewis wants the belt, he has to get it out of the garbage," Bowe said. The WBC then declared Lennox Lewis the new WBC heavyweight champion.
	*Lewis was the first British-born boxer to win a world heavyweight title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] in 1897.		*Lewis was the first British-born boxer to win a world heavyweight title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] in 1897.

	==Articles==		==Articles==

Reenthelawman at 22:11, 7 September 2019

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	before=[[Derek Williams ~~vs. Lennox Lewis~~\|Williams vs. Lewis]]\|		before=[[Lennox Lewis vs. Derek Williams\|Williams vs. Lewis]]\|
	title=[[Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fights\|Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 91\|		title=[[Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fights\|Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 91\|
	after=[[Henry Akinwande vs. James Thunder\|Akinwande vs. Thunder]]\|		after=[[Henry Akinwande vs. James Thunder\|Akinwande vs. Thunder]]\|
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Reenthelawman at 23:44, 5 September 2019

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	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/boxing-bowe-trashes-his-wbc-title-belt.html "Bowe Trashes His W.B.C. Title Belt" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 15, 1992]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/boxing-bowe-trashes-his-wbc-title-belt.html "Bowe Trashes His W.B.C. Title Belt" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 15, 1992]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/17/sports/boxing-lewis-looks-beyond-the-trash-can.html "Lewis Looks Beyond the Trash Can" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 17, 1992]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/17/sports/boxing-lewis-looks-beyond-the-trash-can.html "Lewis Looks Beyond the Trash Can" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 17, 1992]

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			before=[[Derek Williams vs. Lennox Lewis\|Williams vs. Lewis]]\|
			title=[[Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fights\|Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 91\|
			after=[[Henry Akinwande vs. James Thunder\|Akinwande vs. Thunder]]\|
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Earl at 07:52, 21 February 2014

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	<fight>6581</fight>		<fight>6581</fight>
	*'''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title'''~~<br>~~		*'''[[Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion\|Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title]]''' (1st defense by Lewis)
	*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''~~<br>~~		*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the WBC and Lewis was ranked #2~~. The victor would be the mandatory challenger for the winner of the November 13 fight between Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion [[Evander Holyfield]] and [[Riddick Bowe]]~~.		*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the [[WBC]], and Lewis was ranked #2.
	*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.		*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.
	*A right cross knocked Ruddock down with ten seconds left in the first round. Lewis put Ruddock down twice more early in the second, and the referee stopped the fight.		*A right cross knocked Ruddock down with ten seconds left in the first round. Lewis put Ruddock down twice more early in the second, and the referee stopped the fight.
	*~~On December 14, 1992,~~ [[Riddick Bowe]]~~, who~~ defeated Holyfield ~~for~~ the ~~championship~~, ~~vacated~~ the WBC title~~, which was then awarded to~~ Lewis~~. Bowe tossed his WBC belt into a trash can~~. The WBC ~~threatened to strip~~ Bowe ~~because he had not signed~~ to fight ~~Lewis~~. ~~Instead,~~ Bowe ~~beat the organization~~ to the ~~punch by relinquishing the championship before it could be taken away. "The~~ WBC ~~is wrong, and I will not~~ be ~~intimidated by them," Bowe said~~. [[Rock Newman]], Bowe's manager, ~~said Lewis had been offered~~ two ~~chances~~ to ~~fight Bowe for the title: a~~ guaranteed $3 million ~~with a possible payoff~~ of ~~$15 million~~ for ~~a first defense if he beat Bowe~~, or $3 million to fight ~~an opponent of his choosing plus~~ $9 million ~~and~~ a ~~share of the promotion for a followup fight with Bowe~~. [[Frank Maloney]], manager of Lewis, ~~said he would agree to~~ a 75-25 split ~~similar to what Bowe had with Evander Holyfield~~. If the gross after a Bowe-Lewis fight was the same as for Bowe-Holyfield, $25.5 million, Maloney said ~~that~~ Bowe would earn $17 million and Lewis $5.5 million.		*Before [[Riddick Bowe]] defeated [[Evander Holyfield]] to win the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship on November 13, 1992, he signed an agreement with the WBC to make his first title defense—if he should defeat Holyfield—against the winner of the title eliminator between Lewis and Ruddock. The WBC gave Bowe and Lewis until December 13 to reach an agreement or the fight would go to a purse bid. If Bowe refused to meet Lewis, the WBC title would be awarded to Lewis.
			*[[Rock Newman]], Bowe's manager, made two offers to Lewis. The first would have guaranteed Lewis $3 million, while giving Bowe 90% of the purse and Lewis 10%. The second offer was for Lewis to refuse the WBC title, have an interim fight in the United States for $2.5 million, and then fight Bowe for $9 million or a percentage to be negotiated. [[Frank Maloney]], the manager of Lewis, rejected both offers and countered with his own proposal: a 75-25 percent split of the purse. If the gross after a Bowe-Lewis fight was the same as for Bowe-Holyfield, $25.5 million, Maloney said Bowe would earn $17 million and Lewis $5.5 million. Newman turned it down. Maloney later had a change of heart and agreed to the first offer, but Newman told him he was too late. Newman said a deal for Bowe to defend the title against an opponent other than Lewis was imminent.
			*On December 14, 1992, Riddick Bowe held a news conference and dumped his WBC title into a garbage can. "If Lewis wants the belt, he has to get it out of the garbage," Bowe said. The WBC then declared Lennox Lewis the new WBC heavyweight champion.
			*Lewis was the first British-born boxer to win a world heavyweight title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] in 1897.

	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004458/index.htm Sports Illustrated - November 9, 1992]		*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004458/index.htm "Good Show!" by Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 9, 1992]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/boxing-bowe-trashes-his-wbc-title-belt.html New York Times - December 15, 1992]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/boxing-bowe-trashes-his-wbc-title-belt.html "Bowe Trashes His W.B.C. Title Belt" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 15, 1992]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/17/sports/boxing-lewis-looks-beyond-the-trash-can.html New York Times - December 17, 1992]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/17/sports/boxing-lewis-looks-beyond-the-trash-can.html "Lewis Looks Beyond the Trash Can" by Michael Martinez, The ''New York Times'', December 17, 1992]

Earl at 20:26, 28 September 2012

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	*'''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title'''<br>
	*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''<br>		*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''<br>
	*Weights: Lewis 227 lbs, Ruddock 231.5 lbs
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	== ~~Comment(s):~~ ==		== Notes ==
	- ~~Lewis~~ knocked Ruddock down in the first round ~~and~~ twice in ~~2nd~~ and ~~finished him~~.~~<br>~~		*Ruddock was ranked #1 by the WBC and Lewis was ranked #2. The victor would be the mandatory challenger for the winner of the November 13 fight between Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion [[Evander Holyfield]] and [[Riddick Bowe]].
	- ~~Shortly~~ after ~~this~~ fight~~, Lewis~~ was ~~proclaimed~~ the ~~WBC Heavyweight Champion~~ as ~~Riddick~~ Bowe ~~refused to face him~~.		*Ruddock was a 2-1 favorite.
			*A right cross knocked Ruddock down with ten seconds left in the first round. Lewis put Ruddock down twice more early in the second, and the referee stopped the fight.
			*On December 14, 1992, [[Riddick Bowe]], who defeated Holyfield for the championship, vacated the WBC title, which was then awarded to Lewis. Bowe tossed his WBC belt into a trash can. The WBC threatened to strip Bowe because he had not signed to fight Lewis. Instead, Bowe beat the organization to the punch by relinquishing the championship before it could be taken away. "The WBC is wrong, and I will not be intimidated by them," Bowe said. [[Rock Newman]], Bowe's manager, said Lewis had been offered two chances to fight Bowe for the title: a guaranteed $3 million with a possible payoff of $15 million for a first defense if he beat Bowe, or $3 million to fight an opponent of his choosing plus $9 million and a share of the promotion for a followup fight with Bowe. [[Frank Maloney]], manager of Lewis, said he would agree to a 75-25 split similar to what Bowe had with Evander Holyfield. If the gross after a Bowe-Lewis fight was the same as for Bowe-Holyfield, $25.5 million, Maloney said that Bowe would earn $17 million and Lewis $5.5 million.

			==Articles==
			*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004458/index.htm Sports Illustrated - November 9, 1992]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/boxing-bowe-trashes-his-wbc-title-belt.html New York Times - December 15, 1992]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/17/sports/boxing-lewis-looks-beyond-the-trash-can.html New York Times - December 17, 1992]

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	- Lewis knocked Ruddock down in the first round and twice in 2nd and finished him.<br>		- Lewis knocked Ruddock down in the first round and twice in 2nd and finished him.<br>
	- Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him.		- Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him.

	~~[[category:1992 Bouts\|Lewis vs. Ruddock]]~~

Red at 16:54, 5 March 2008

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	*'''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title'''<br>
	*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''<br>		*'''[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title Eliminator'''<br>
	*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]]<br>
	*'''Judges:''' [[Chuck Hassett]], [[Franz Marti]], [[Tom Kaczmarek]]<br>
	*Weights: Lewis 227 lbs, Ruddock 231.5 lbs		*Weights: Lewis 227 lbs, Ruddock 231.5 lbs
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	- Lewis knocked Ruddock down in the first round and twice in 2nd and finished him.<br>		- Lewis knocked Ruddock down in the first round and twice in 2nd and finished him.<br>
	- Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him.		- Shortly after this fight, Lewis was proclaimed the WBC Heavyweight Champion as Riddick Bowe refused to face him.

			[[category:1992 Bouts\|Lewis vs. Ruddock]]

JollyDee: Fight:6581 moved to Lennox Lewis vs. Donovan Ruddock

2007-03-12T10:36:24Z

Fight:6581 moved to Lennox Lewis vs. Donovan Ruddock

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