Did you know that Mike Tyson actually knocked out Lennox Lewis cold when they sparred in the 1980s?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Tyson was better than Lewis but yes I would have expected Mike to mention it at that stage, however the idiots training him to fight Lewis wouldn`t have known about Mike fighting Lewis in front of Cus.
     
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  2. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    LOL, why does he have to be grieving??
     
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  3. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There’s 5 stages of grief and Tyson fans have thus far only gone through 4 when dealing with the Lewis beat down. The final stage of acceptance is still beyond them after nearly 20 years.
     
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  4. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another BS sparring story,never video
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Any time someone brings the Lewis/Tyson fight up, I insist that it never happened and they just imagined it.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Oh Mark.
     
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  7. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    why do people always believe anything they read online the classic quote of mike was scared of George but no real proof of it on vid or how George fought 5 in day no proof of it doesn't sound possible but believe it anyway
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lewis was completely unknown at the time, who cares about some silly little sparring match between two prospects, you guys are so hindsight minded.
     
    mark ant, Aug 25, 2021
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What year was Tyson suppossed to mention this, and what interview? Nobody asked him about it and when he first became champ he was far more famous than Lewis, how was Tyson suppossed to know Lewis would go on to become a legend?
     
    mark ant, Aug 25, 2021
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson punched him out of the ring in about 30 seconds according to Lewis’ coach and Kevin Rooney.
     
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  11. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    but we got no proof of it so why believe any words online
     
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  12. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They lied then. Ok.
     
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  13. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    never heard of words can be twisted how do we know lennox didnt put mike down or lennox slipped or Lennox was winning and they didnt make him look bad so made up a story see any of those reasons could be but you like a robot just believe anything use your own mind
     
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  14. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was discussed years ago in Lennox Lewis: Beyond the Glory.

    Go to about the 11 minute mark:

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    Nobody was knocked cold. But if Tyson wasn't such a dick to him when they were both in high school maybe Lennox wouldn't have beat him up so bad when they actually fought as pros. (LOL)
     
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  15. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson took Lennox under his wing and taught him a lot.
     
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