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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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Lennox Lewis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 2
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Professional Boxer
Lennox Claudius Lewis
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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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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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The fight will last as long as I allow it to last.
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You can just fight one man at a time.
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A boxer should quit at the top, as they say. But that’s complicated. There are plenty of people in boxing who make money out off you. And they tell you that you’ve still got it, that it’s still getting better.
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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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Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.
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