Why did america take so long to warm to lennox lewis

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  1. VIPERMAN

    VIPERMAN Guest

    it seemed to take forever for Lennox Lewis to win america over, for many the realisation only occured after lennox retired.

    why did it take so long?
     
  2. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    Because they're slow witted.
     
  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    because he isn't American.
     
  4. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Klitsckos happened. As boring as Lennox could be sometimes, I dont think many Americans thought it could get worse.

    And to our horror, it did!
     
  5. Mad Londoner

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    Because he is BRITISH!
     
  6. MichiganWarrior

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    Btw, I think anyone who wasnt Tyson during that period was going to be hated on. Not many people like Holyfield either remember.
     
  7. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A few Americans like the running away in the ring like a ***** kind of fighting (subliminal shot) Hugging at every chance, and going on your knees when the ref aint looking.

    Lennox Lewis didnt do that gay ****.

    :lol:
     
  8. Nosbor

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    Because he did not act ghetto enough for most American's. Now that the best heavyweights are well spoken, charitable Eastern European's, the U.S. fight fans throw themselves on the **** of the most recent Black champion that they can recall through the cloud of cannibus smoke surrounding them.
     
  9. MichiganWarrior

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    Manny Pacquiao is a charitable congressman from the Philippines who draws tens of thousands of Americansto his fights and millions to watch him on PPV.


    How do you say "Boring" in Ukrainian? :yep
     
  10. ocelot

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    Because Americans had never heard of the guy. That is, until he beat Holyfield, and then beat him again. Americans recognized Lewis after that. I remember it happening (didn't just read about it on a boxing forum). The Holyfield fight is what put him in the public eye in the US.
     
  11. Nosbor

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    I think boring in Ukraine's language is something like, Chormney Amerikanski :yep
     
  12. VIPERMAN

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    No, Lewis was in the american eye ever since he beat Bowe in the olympics, they seemed to take forever to undersand how good he was as a pro, he fought many times in america or to an american audience (time wise) before they stopped doubting him.
     
  13. SRCP

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    Lennox Lewis has ZERO charisma.
     
  14. timagen

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    They are new fans that didn't actually see what a boring, safety-first fighter he was or as RJJ said, "Ya'll must've forgot!"
     
  15. VIPERMAN

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    Which fights did you think he was a safey first fighter in?