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How much do you really know about Lennox Lewis? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Lennox Lewis retired with a perfect 50-0 undefeated record.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Lewis's record is 41-2-1, with losses to Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman (both avenged). He never went undefeated.

2.

Lennox Lewis once knocked out Mike Tyson with a single left hook in the first round.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Lewis knocked out Tyson in the eighth round of their 2002 fight, not the first. The punch was a right uppercut, not a left hook.

3.

Lennox Lewis was the last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

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✓ TRUE

Lewis became undisputed heavyweight champ by beating Evander Holyfield in 1999, unifying the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles. No heavyweight has achieved undisputed status since.

4.

Lennox Lewis never fought a rematch against any opponent he lost to.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Lewis avenged both career losses: he knocked out Oliver McCall in their rematch and knocked out Hasim Rahman in their second fight.

5.

Lennox Lewis defeated every man he ever faced in a professional boxing ring.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

This is tricky but true: Lewis avenged both his losses, meaning he eventually beat every opponent he ever fought professionally, including McCall and Rahman in rematches.

6.

Lennox Lewis turned down a $100 million offer to fight Riddick Bowe a third time.

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After Bowe ducked their 1992 Olympic rematch, Lewis later declined a massive payday to face Bowe again, feeling he had nothing to prove.

7.

Lennox Lewis was a professional chess player before becoming a boxer.

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✗ FALSE

Lewis was an avid chess fan and often played between training sessions, but he never competed professionally. He did win several amateur boxing titles before turning pro.

8.

Lennox Lewis represented Canada in the Olympics before turning pro for Britain.

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Lewis won Olympic gold for Canada in 1988, defeating Riddick Bowe. He later boxed professionally under the British flag, having been born in London.

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