He attended cameron heights collegiate institute for high school, where he excelled in canadian football, soccer and basketball. With nick best, eddie hall, robert oberst, brian shaw. Lewis moved to kitchener, ontario, canada in 1977 at the age of 12. The problem is in trying to compare them, they all hit hard in different ways. Boxing news, articles, interviews and discussion off the. All three hit exceptionally hard and perhaps adding ernie shavers into the equation probably amongst them the hardest hitters of all time in boxing. Lennox lewis 227 lbs beat gary mason 235 lbs by tko at 0. When i first met lennox lewis he was dressed up as father christmas and he had a gold crucifix hanging from one ear. How does deontay wilders punching power stack up against.
Boxing risingstar daniel dubois out to make heavyweight. He won five of his six bouts that year, either by ko or technical knockout, where the referee stops the fight because one fighter is unable to continue. I cant talk about dubois because he is only at the beginning of his career and i have only seen him on youtube. The legendary feats of strongmen have been celebrated throughout time, but just how true are these fabled acts. Lennox lewis v michael grant full fight, brutal ko. No one needs to remind boxers of that, of course, and it is a tribute to the patience of the two heavyweights, champion lennox lewis and challenger frank bruno, who will fight each other tonight. Lennox lewis top 10 knockouts tribute video dailymotion. Lennox lewis v gary mason lewismason 19910306 19910306.
Thames news was the flagship regional news programme of thames television, serving the thames itv region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 september 1977 to 31 december 1992. The sole defeat was against the upandcoming future world champion lennox lewis at wembley. Eddie hall, brian shaw, nick best and robert oberst travel the world investigating strongman legends and taking on epic feats of. Who would win in among all the british heavyweights of the. Lennox claudius lewis cm, cbe born 2 september 1965 is a retired professional boxer who. By shaun tate 2020 got underway with a stark warning to the champions that upsets by shaun tate julian williams 2711 returns to the ring tonight to make the first anthony joshua has regained his championship belts, outboxing andy ruiz jr. Gary mason makes his professional debut at the royal albert hall james slater looks back on the career of heavyweight gary mason, that began on october 16, 1984 add comment.
Boxing champ gary mason killed as van hits his bike. Masons 1st defence of the british heavyweight title 28th june 1989. Lennox lewis pro debut against al malcolm at the royal albert hall. Lennox lewis vs oliver mccall ii hbo world championship boxing february 8, 1997 duration. After years of competing as rivals the four strongest men in the world are teaming up to find out.
Gary mason youtube 425,350vwvawqaqyqs youtube funny stuff. He might be the best ever but who knows how he will turn out. Gary mason 15 december 1962 6 january 2011 was a british boxer who was based in chatham, kent, england. Gary mason 15 december 1962 6 january 2011 was a british boxer who was based in. View profile view forum posts private message visit homepage london array. In the other fight, lewis opponent, melvin epps, was disqualified for rabbit punching.
Anthony joshua vs andy ruiz had nothing on buster douglas. Lennox lewis v gary mason lewismason 19910306 youtube. Former british boxing champion gary mason has died in a cycling. Lennox lewis ii, billed as final judgment, was a professional boxing match contested on november 17, 2001 for the wbc, ibf, ibo and lineal heavyweight championships. Mason gave lewis his hardest fight up to that point in his career. Mason took some time out to recover from the potentially careerthreatening injury but his first comeback fight was against lewis. And he has been glued to youtube in recent weeks watching old fights for the belt, including his hero lennox lewis 1991 win over gary mason.
So i am picking my best sixteen heavvweights and see how bouts might wor. Wednesday 6, march 1991 wembley arena, wembley, london, united kingdom commission british boxing board of control promoter mickey duff ebu european heavy title bbbofc british heavy title. Lewis vs mason is considered to the be biggest british boxing fight since cooper vs bugner. Mason fought at the heavyweight level and became the british heavyweight champion in 1989. There was a moment of raw drama in the seconds between rounds six and seven of gary mason s last proper fight as a professional boxer in wembleys grand and stained ring in march 1991. Lennox lewis vs oliver mccall ii hbo world championship boxing february 8, 1997. The eye injury worsened and mason took a couple of low profile fights in the states but then decided to retire, following recommendations from medical consultants.
The thrilla in manila explained ali vs frazier 3 breakdown duration. Lewis had a highly successful amateur and professional boxing careers. Lennox lewis vs oliver mccall ii hbo world championship boxing february 8. Holding dual british and canadian citizenship, lewis represented canada as an amateur at the 1988 summer olympics, winning a gold medal in. Great exciting heavyweight fights that was overlooked. I remember reading that lennox lewis was to face gary mason. Cecil collins video from the top boxing video links page on the web. Gary mason, right, taking on lennox lewis for the british heavyweight title at wembley arena in 1991. He is a threetime world heavyweight champion, a twotime lineal champion, and remains the last heavyweight to hold the undisputed title. This is for sure a overlooked fight that most people never even heard of. Lennox claudius lewis cm, cbe born 2 september 1965 is a retired professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. British, commonwealth and european heavyweight titles, royal albert hall, london 30th april 1992 nov 2019. Lennox lewis the funeral of the former british boxing champion gary mason who was killed when struck by a van while riding his bike in south london. Full fight stats, opponent information and results advanced boxing stats.
Boxing champ gary mason killed as van hits his bike uk. Fernando vargas vs felix trinidad lennox lewis vs gary mason frank bruno vs tim witherspoon anthony mundine vs daniel geale martin rogan vs sam sexton. I asked harold what were the most electric nights of his career as second assistant to lennox lewis. Lewis fought only one year in the 1980s, but it was an impressive start to his professional career.
Wldopponentresulttyperound 4121 vitali klitschkowontko round 6 4021 mike tysonwontko round 8 3921 hasim rahmanwonko round 4 3821hasim rahmanlostko round 5 3811 david tuawonud 12 rounds 3711 francois bothawontko round 2 3611 michael grantwonko round 2 3511evander holyfieldwonud 12 rounds 3411 evander holyfielddraw12. Download the talksport app now the best way to listen live. Lewis was born on 2 september 1965, in london, england to parents born in jamaica. In his next fight in march 1991, lewis won the british title against undefeated, worldranked gary mason, and in april. Mason was a top ten contender, his main strengths being his punching power, heart and physical strength. In 1991 lennox lewis, a slight betting underdog, was a 14fight novice when he stopped gary mason in seven bloody, brutal and significant rounds. Lennox lewis vs gary mason highlights underrated slugfest. No copyright infringement intended \r\rfollow me on facebook \rsupport me on patreon \r\ra tribute video to one of the greatest boxers in the sport and widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and the best heavyweight out of united kingdom, lennox claudius lewis. Action images gary mason, who has died in a cycling.
International boxing organization world heavy title. Originally published in the may 1993 issue of british gq. At the time, i didnt know who he was, but read up on him when my father would buy me boxing magazines. Family member and friends along with former boxers attend the funeral service at carshalton all saints chu.