Lewis vacated the belt in September 2002. Byrd defeated Tua in August 2001. The tournament, which Byrd won, was originally set in place to name...
Lewis 100% ducked Byrd. No matter the reason, Byrd was his number 1 contender and he should have fought him instead of chasing the rematch with a...
Don't be afraid, I won't leave you alone. And if you don't want people to question you on false narratives - don't spread them in the first place.
This is the information from 2002, not 2001, lol. You need to try harder.
Not a good match up for AJ, but his power may bail him out. 50/50 for me.
That's just not true. But if you provide a source where Lennox lets the public know about his plans, do it.
I don't need to. Lennox wasn't planning to drop the IBF belt yet. Matter of fact, he wasn't even the champion when Byrd fought Tua. He only...
Manny wasn't even an unified champion. Floyd wasn't undisputed but he beat the guy who beat the undisputed champion, but the belts were lost in...
I agree. Lineal is all that matters.
Nope. He didn't even fight Mike Tyson yet at that point.
Both shot to bits at this point tho.
Tua was an eliminator to fight Lennox, not Holyfield, but since Lennox vacated Holyfield was put in place to fight for the vacancy.
There was never a window for them to fight to be honest. Maybe early 2023 but that's it.
I recently made similar thread: https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/younger-joe-frazier-with-foreman-ii-style.734890/
Spinks didn't fight the prime version of Holmes tho and he lost the second fight.
