And Lewis got more in his first defense of the WBC title than Bowe made for his first two defences of the linear title.
2000: Grant (#1), Botha (top 10), Tua (#1) 2001: Rahman (top 10) - Loss, Rahman (#1) - win 2002: Tyson 2003: Vitaly (top 5). In 2000 Wlad was...
Actually, Acelino did unify the WBA and WBO in 2002. Lewis fought Rahman in November 2001 to regain his title, and fought Tyson in june of 2002....
Problem with the Ring is that they cannot enforce mandatories, which is a necessity at times in this sport (sadly). A fighter also gains notoriety...
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