Lennox Lewis is giving Mike Tyson every chance when he faces Jake Paul on a huge contest that’s currently scheduled for next month.
The former heavyweight champion defeated Tyson in 2002 following a lengthy rivalry that went back almost two decades before they finally settled it in the ring.
Three years after losing to Lewis, Tyson had his final professional contest when he was sensationally stopped by Kevin McBride.
Since that loss, Tyson has participated in exhibition bouts, but his showdown with Paul will be his legitimate fight in almost 20 years.
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Lennox Lewis is giving Mike Tyson every chance when he faces Jake Paul on a huge contest that’s currently scheduled for next month.
The former heavyweight champion defeated Tyson in 2002 following a lengthy rivalry that went back almost two decades before they finally settled it in the ring.
Three years after losing to Lewis, Tyson had his final professional contest when he was sensationally stopped by Kevin McBride.
Since that loss, Tyson has participated in exhibition bouts, but his showdown with Paul will be his legitimate fight in almost 20 years.
Lewis, who walked away from boxing in 2004, just a few months after defeating Vitali Klitschko, is now seen as one of the leading voices on the sport.
The 1988 Olympic champion has spent some time training fighters, so he’s always been around the sport despite his retirement, and he’s had his say on the upcoming clash between Tyson and Paul.
“I would hope he would go into a fight where he would win. He’s a boxer, he knows how to protect himself, he knows how to throw body shots, he knows how to cut off the ring,” said Lewis when speaking to TMZ Sports .
“He is younger than me so it really depends on his mobility, whether he can move fast around the ring when he’s going after a younger guy. We will have to see.
“I haven’t seen him lately to know if he can take it, but I have seen him looking muscular, so of course he can take it if he is in good shape.”
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