LEWIS GOT KNOCKED THE F***K OUT :o

[Last Dragon]

Read this from foxsports.com.  I saw this fight and wild out after it was over.  There's no competition for Tyson now.


Here it is:

Brakpan, South Africa (AP) – Hasim Rahman’s knockout of Lennox Lennox did more than install a new heavyweight champion. It derailed perhaps the most lucrative fight in boxing history.

Rahman flattened Lewis with a stunning right hand near the end of the fifth round early Sunday to capture the WBC and IBF titles.

“I kept my prayers going and did all my training. And I came up with one punch,” Rahman said. “One punch.”

That blow effectively killed any chance of a Lewis bout against Mike Tyson – potentially a $100 million showdown – happening anytime soon.

“No Lewis-Tyson! No Lewis-Tyson!” Rahman yelled in the ring after the fight.

Lewis-Tyson had been on hold because of a clash of TV contracts – Lewis is with HBO, and Tyson with Showtime – and now might never happen after Lewis’ stunning upset loss.

“There’s no Mike Tyson if I don’t get past Hasim Rahman, simple as that,” Lewis said.

Rahman, a 28-year-old fighter from Baltimore, chased the champion across the ring and, with Lewis smiling defiantly at him, unleashed a right cross that caught the champion flush on the jaw and sent him sprawling to the canvas.

Lying on his back for several seconds, Lewis was unable to beat the count and, at 2:32 of the fifth round, the world of boxing had a new, totally unexpected, heavyweight champion.

The finish was eerily similar to Lewis’ last loss, on Sept. 24, 1994, when Oliver McCall floored him with a right hand.

“I felt fine in there. I was going about my work nice and comfortably and there was no way Hasim Rahman could beat me,” Lewis said. “This is just what happens in heavyweight boxing. He hit me with a good shot. That’s the situation when you get two big guys in there with right hands.”

Not long after the fight started at about 5:30 a.m. – the pre-dawn local time put the fight on U.S. TV at night – there were signs that an upset was in the cards, with Rahman (35-2) clipping Lewis on the chin in the second round.

Lewis seemed intent on ignoring his left jab, and instead concentrated on throwing big right hands.

In the third round, Lewis landed a left, followed by a left-right combination, but Rahman responded with a big right hand of his own.

Lewis (38-2-1) had Rahman in trouble early in the fourth but was rocked by a left hook and hundreds among the 5,500 in the crowd at Carnival City Casino began chanting “Hasim! Hasim!”

Lewis’ stamina was questioned because he arrived in Johannesburg only two weeks before the fight, with little time to get used to the 5,200-foot altitude. That showed in the fifth round as he clearly began breathing heavily.

Rahman, throwing punches on the run, had Lewis backpedalling and the challenger ended the fight with the spectacular knockout punch.

“I told you all I was confident. Not one time since the fight was made was I nervous,” said Rahman, who put himself in line for a much bigger payday than the reported $1.5 million he earned Sunday.

“He came out and tried to dictate the pace but I wouldn’t let him. I never took an opponent serious before this. I felt like if I didn’t train properly he would have the edge.”

Lewis went into the bout at his heaviest weight ever – 253 pounds, 16 more than the challenger, who also surrendered 3 inches in height and 9 inches in reach.

While Rahman had been in South Africa for about a month to prepare for his title shot, Lewis was here half as long after taking time off to film the remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” with Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

Lewis has a rematch clause in his contract.

“I definitely want the rematch,” he said. “Hasim Rahman is the champ today. The second time around Hasim Rahman is going to go.”

Copyright Associated Press 2001.

 
 

[qtipac]

shit thats suks. Naw but i still think lewis will kik tysons ass

[Sikotic™]

Yo I saw the fight. I was waiting for this for a couple of years. Lewis was shit all along its just that he is tall and got a long reach. He thinks he was so damn good but he never fought a really good opponet.

it was funny cause Lewis got rocked so bad his trainers had to get him up. Its a shame for the World Champ to get knocked out likr that.

He got so arrogant that he didn't even train. So he deserved it. Now it will either be the rematch or Tyson vs. Rahman.

Rahman is very underrated too. That muthafucka is good too. I wanna see Rahman vs. Vladanir Klitchcko. Alot of peeps don't know but he knocked the fuck outta Rahman.

Sorry if I took up space its just I am a huge Rap, wretling and Boxing fan.

[Last Dragon]

I liked Lewis for a minute.  Still not as much as Tyson.  After, awhile, though, he started to seem like as egotistical asshole.

Da_Assassin's post in another related topic pretty much sums why Lewis got rocked.  He got lazy.  Tyson blew it against Buster Douglas in Tokyo in 1990 because he took his enemy too lightlty.  You thought he would've learned his lesson from his first defeat.  McCall was a joke, but caught Lennox off gaurd.  Lennox made him cry secong time around though.  I think this new guy is tougher than McCall and won't fall like a sack of potatoes the second time around.  




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[alex_g]

daaaaaamnnn i saw taht shit on my blackbox....that foo got knocked out!!!!

[Rud]

hes got a rematch tho cos its a clause in his contract...he shud win that, cos he was kikin the guys arse in tha first round.

peace

[TheSheriff]

Aiyyo,

Tyson couldn't beat Lewis. Lewis might not be a good fighter, but Tyson's past his time. Rahman can take Tyson.

Owen "The Sheriff" Edwards
The White Guy Using This Login Name

[Don Rizzle]

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit i can't beleive Lewis got knocked out!!!!! oh well he will come back and will win the rematch cos is a damn good boxer, what makes me wonder is y he never puts  his gaurd up thats probably y he lost but hes always faught like that its probably as he has such a long reach he can afford 2 do it.

[Don Seer]

he was being too damn cocky.. u can see the confidence in his eyes, Rahman caught him off guard.. perfectly - the rematch will be a good fight.

[Joachim]

Lewis was too relaxed comin into this fight, but he still should have smacked that guy.

[Rud]

it proves he didnt take the fight as seriously as he shud have when u c that he skipped training 2 record a cameo in a film!!


HE WILL WIN THE REMATCH


peace

[Mr_Loc]

Did anyone else see Lewis smiling at Rahman right before he got socked, man he was waaaaay too over-confident.

It was a decent fight though in my opinion, I think Lewis will smash rahman next time if he gets his mind right

[Top-Dogg2001]

Yeah he did get knocked out pretty badly. He should haved trained harder. He tried to make excuses after he lost by saying he just didn't beat the count in time but that is what he gets. I think Lewis can beat Rahman if he trains. Then we will get to see the tyson , lewis fight. But tyson is past his prime. He isn't the same fighter he was before he went to prison.

[Sikotic™]

Its all on Lewis too. He made himself look like a complete asshole. He said he was gonna knock out Rahman in the 3rd round and Lewis got his clock cleaned in the 5th. Thats what got me laughing right there.

He may win the rematch but he won't forget this for a long time.

Am I the only one or does it seem like Lewis can't take too many hard hits. Whenever he gets hits with a clean shot (which is rare) he gets all dazed. If he doesn't keep his jab up then he is gonna get hit hard and thats his problem.

[The Big Bad Ass]

Lewis is one of the best technical boxers I've ever seen, but I can't believe you all think he would kill Tyson. I'm not saying that Mike Tyson is better than Lewis, but I would NEVER bet money against Tyson. All he needs is one punch. And if this match was any indication, it looks like Lewis isn't beyond getting taken with one punch. Tyson is the hardest hitter I've ever seen in the sport. Still is.