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There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

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Lennox Lewis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 2
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Professional Boxer
Lennox Claudius Lewis
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People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.
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The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
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I have always said I am a five-dimensional fighter.
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If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all.
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I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character.
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The fact is that Mike Tyson bit through my trousers and took a significant piece of flesh out of my thigh.
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Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.
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After about 25 fights you don't always have to keep going to the bathroom before the fight.
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The media can make boxers, controls who makes it big and who doesn’t. They can build up fighters or knock them down.
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Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport.
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You can just fight one man at a time.
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Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.
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I don't see where Tyson Fury has boxed anybody of Wladimir's [ Klitschko] calibre to be able to get in the ring with Wladimir and do well.
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How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it!
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Whatever I do, I always want to get better.
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There is not too much left for me to do, but I am sure there are a couple of great fights out there for me. I have basically achieved my goals. There are a few fights the public wants to see, and that is really what is left for me.
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I come across famous people all the time. It's the respect factor I appreciate. They respect me, they respect what I've achieved and the manner I've done it. It's street credibility. They know where I'm coming from, they know my reputation.
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It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.
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During the past twenty-three years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I’m proud to say that these goals have been achieved.
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Every era that comes along has a superstar that emerges. Once we are out of the game, there will be a superstar who will emerge that everyone will notice.
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