Joe Joyce fights a rematch with Zhilei Zhang this month – but these are the fiercest ever heavyweight rivalries involving Tyson Fury, Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Boxing is fuelled by…
8. Lennox Lewis-Hasim Rahman
That wrestling match was a lot more competitive than the actual rematch which saw Lewis brutally knocking out Rahman in round four. “I call him ‘Has-been Rahman’ now,” crowed the newly restored world champ.7. Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton The post-jail Tyson was a favourite over the older, supposedly shopworn Holyfield – but Evander withstood the early pressure and scored an 11th-round KO.Credit: AFPas a frustrated Tyson, enraged by Holyfield’s butting with his big bald dome, chose to bite into each of Holyfield’s ears. The result was a DQ win for Evander and a $3million fine for Mike. Remarkably, the pair are now good pals.One of the ugliest build-ups to any heavyweight title fight.
outboxed Wilder for long periods but in their first bout but had to get off the canvas twice, most memorably in round 12, to secure a draw.Fury and Wilder shared a controversial draw in 2018, then the Brit stopped the American in 2020 and 2021Fight two saw Fury take the fight to his American foe, battering the vaunted puncher until his corner threw in the towel.
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