Did Tyson really duck Lewis in 96?

WBA allowed Lewis to fight Grant tho. Only after the fight was signed King went to court to duck Lewis and get him stripped off the belt so Ruiz could fight for the vacant one.

 

No, Lewis quacked out of that contest because he had legal avenue to peruse in order to force the fight but he chose to take the step aside money insead.

 

No. Lewis argued that he signed a fraudulent contract (the fact that he should defend against the WBA n°1 contender or the leading available one) and sued King. Then as you say, the WBA allowed the Grant fight but King counter sued and won.
It's was Lewis who didn't respect what he contractually agreed on.

 

The offer (as well as others) was reported on the press.

 

Lewis faced a contender that was far more highly rated at the time by the consensus. And he tried to face Ruiz after that.

Neither of these conditions apply for the case of Tyson-Lewis

 

Tyson faced WBA champion Bruce Seldon and WBA n°2 rated (and former undisputed champion) Evander Holyfield.
What's the difference ?
In 1996, Tyson was three times more active than Lewis, the supposed man Tyson wanted to duck.

 

I already spelled it out for you, but, ok, once again:

Lewis faced someone who was consensus much higher ranked than Ruiz. Tyson faced someone who was lower ranked than Lewis in Seldon.

Lewis then tried to face Ruiz to make his defence. Tyson, on the other hand, chose to drop his belt rather than to defend against Lewis even after Seldon. He instead chose to face yet another one lower ranked than Lewis.

 

Lewis and Holyfield contractually agreed before their fights to defend first against the WBA mandatory challenger.
Lewis renegated the agreement after he won all the titles and sued Don King for fraudulent contract. He then choosed to face HBO's most bankable challenger (Grant). Yes, the WBA agreed but Don King was in his right when he counter sued and won, because Lewis didn't follow the contract.
That's exactly the same situation with Tyson, as he couldn't fight Holyfield (the most bankable fighter) and keep the WBC belt.

 

Great comment.
The crazy thing about this is that Lewis accepted a meager 2 million to fight McCall just after, which is almost 7 times less than what he was offered by Tyson.

 

That $45 mill offer was bogus homie.

 

It isn't. And I spelled it out for you. Twice. It's clear as day for anyone here who isn't a Tyson fan or Lewis hater. This is just childish.

I'm not going to waste more time on you. We both know you're wrong and everyone else here knows it too. Bye.

 

Just like 13.5 million offer was bogus then. It came from the same source.

 

Yes, everyone who point out Saint Lewis double standard is a hater.
You keep ignoring my point about the contractual obligation but it's fine.