Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis in December?
That’s the word directly from the mouth of Lewis, who said on the “2worldchamps’ podcast that he will meet his former rival in an exhibition last this year.
Tyson said months ago that he planned to fight Lewis in September but not much has been heard about it since. However, Lewis was asked on the podcast whether he would meet Iron Mike.
“Yes, if he wants to dance, I can dance,” Lewis replied.
When? “December,” he said.
Has that been announced? “Soon.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyGjpHNbuc
Of course, Lewis might’ve just been having a little fun or trying to will the fight into happening. Who knows? At the same time, the meeting certainly makes sense from a business standpoint.
The storyline is good. Lewis famously knocked out a past-his-prime Tyson in 2002. A rematch of sorts would be interesting. And both have remained in the public eye, Tyson as a worldwide icon and Lewis as a Fox commentator.
Tyson made his exhibition debut against Roy Jones Jr. in November. The pay-per-view event did well, motivating Tyson and his handlers to do it again.
Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) and Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KOs) are 55 years old. Lewis turns 56 on Sept. 2. Both of them are Hall of Famers.
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