Tyson knocked out Lewis in sparring

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  1. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    One of the urban legends.
     
  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is in line with what Lewis said about it himself. He hinted at having a tough first day, but getting a handle on things after that.
     
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  3. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I remember hearing Lewis say in an interview (paraphrasing ofcourse) that the first time sparring Tyson was like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

    Outside of the ring Tyson was soft spoken, friendly and respectful.
    Then at the sound of the first bell that Tyson tried to kill him literally.

    Lewis said he couldent believe how quick and sudden Tyson can change.

    Lewis also said in the same interview that Cus would yell at him infront of everyone to stop being friendly to him becauae they would meet in the ring someday.
    Cus was right about that.

    Anyway iv never heard of the claim of anyone being knocked out or even knocked down inbetween the 2 of em in sparring. I call B.S.

    Thats my lil 2 cents.
     
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  4. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Sounds like Tyson alright.
     
  5. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And Lewis made a mess of Tyson when it counted.

    What is the point of this thread?
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No he didn't.
     
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  7. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Errr, what?
     
  8. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    :lol: Very, very popular. I tried Amazon, unavailable across all media via which it was originally circulated.

    Even the pop up book version has been completely sold out. Dayuum!

    Funny, I’ve never heard/read the main player, Mike Tyson, ever claim that he KO’d Lennox.

    Surely if it happened, Mike would be more than happy to tell us he sent Lewis to Bolivia.
     
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  9. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He said it was secret. That’s why they only printed one copy, and it’s kept in the same vault as the ESPN film collection.
     
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  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Ah, I see, I thought only the sparring sessions were originally kept secret - but the book is a secret also.

    So that’s many secrets contained within a secret - that’s Inception Deception.

    I read a book once called The Secret that wasn’t a secret in itself but it contained secrets re The Laws of Attraction.

    The books core message was: Ask the Universe for anything you want and you will receive it.

    I’ve just asked for the secret sparring book. The Universe promised free delivery within 5 days.

    Let’s see if this mumbo jumbo works.

    Hmmm, maybe I should’ve asked for something better than that.
     
  11. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because it happened too late?

    Lewis gave him a terrible beating.

    Hit him so hard on one side of his head that the other side smacked against his shoulder.
     
  12. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It matters about as much as Lennox beating the walking corpse of Mike.
     
  13. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Lol Tyson was a shell of his former self in 2002
     
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  14. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here:
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  15. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson knocked him spark out.

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