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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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Lennox Claudius Lewis
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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 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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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 was very aggressive as a child. At primary school in London my attitude was 'If you don't do what I say, I'll knowk you out', and I was eventually expelled for fighting.
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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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Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some people no longer respect him as a fighter. With me it was always ‘Lennox should react, not think’. But that’s nonsense. Only the guy who controls his opponent wins.
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Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.
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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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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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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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Boxing isn't just about brute strength it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.
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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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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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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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There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.
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It's a very interesting fight [Klitchko vs Tyson Fury] because this is the first time [Wladimir] Klitschko is fighting someone as big as him and with longer arms. He will have to be a little bit more aggressive, otherwise the younger guy will have more speed and more energy and I think that may be the difference.
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I have always said I am a five-dimensional fighter.
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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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I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.
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