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Bruno and Lewis: The Boxing Years

Bruno and Lewis: The Boxing Years

by Ralph Oates
Bruno and Lewis: The Boxing Years

Bruno and Lewis: The Boxing Years

by Ralph Oates

Overview

The only British-born boxer to have won the world heavyweight crown was Bob Fitzsimmons, who reigned from 1897–1899. Since then, a host of challengers had attempted to duplicate Fitzsimmons’ success and bring the championship back to British shores. They were duly turned back by the defending titleholders, who were vastly superior in every department. Many fans had come to the depressing conclusion that they would never see a Briton wear the crown in their lifetime. When Frank Bruno emerged, followed later by Lennox Lewis, it appeared that Britain finally had two fighters who could compete with the elite in the division, succeed where others had failed, and win the big prize. Bruno and Lewis: The Boxing Years gives an account on how these two fighters changed the global image of British heavyweights by their respective successes inside the square ring. The road to the top was not always easy, and both men had to overcome setbacks along the way. The pair eventually clashed in an exciting historical contest in 1993—a fight which pitted two Britons against each other to contest the world heavyweight crown for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781555903
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Publication date: 12/28/2017
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.15(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ralph Oates is a former amateur boxer and a leading boxing historian. He is the author of nine books on boxing and for 18 years he has contributed articles and quizzes for The British Boxing Board of Control Boxing Yearbook. He has acted has a boxing consultant for the Guinness World Records. Ralph had his own weekly column in an Essex newspaper for almost three years titled ‘Boxing Corner’ and is currently producing another—‘Short Jabs’ in a monthly Norfolk paper. Ralph twice produced a question list for a major television quiz show.

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Boxing Organisations 13

Introduction 15

1 Frank Bruno 19

Lupe Guerra 21

Harvey Steichen 22

Abdul Muhaymin 22

Ronald Gibbs 23

Tony Moore 23

George Scott 25

Ali Lukasa 26

Rudy Gauwe 26

George Butzbach 27

Gilberto Acuna 27

Stewart Lithgo 28

Peter Mulindwa Kozza 29

Winston Allen 30

Eddie Neilson 31

Scott LeDoux 32

Barry Funches 33

Mike Jameson 34

Bill Sharkey 35

Floyd Cummings 36

Walter Santemore 38

Juan Antonio Figueroa 39

James Smith 40

Ken Lakusta 43

Jeff Jordan 44

Philipp Brown 44

Luicen Rodriguez 45

Anders Eklund 46

Larry Frazier 48

Gerrie Coetzee 49

Tim Witherspoon 50

James Tillis 54

Chuck Gardner 55

Reggie Goss 56

Joe Bugner 57

Mike Tyson (I) 58

John Emmen 62

Jose Ribalta 63

Pierre Coetzer 64

Carl Williams 65

Lennox Lewis 67

Jesse Ferguson 68

Rodolfo Marin 70

Mike Evans Oliver McCall 72

Mike Tyson (II) 75

2 Lennox Lewis 78

Al Malcolm 79

Bruce Johnson 80

Andrew Gerrard 80

Steve Garber 81

Melvin Epps 82

Greg Gorrell 82

Noel Quarless 83

Calvin Jones 84

Michael Simuwelu 85

Jorge Alfredo Dascola 86

Dan Murphy 86

Ossie Ocasio 87

Mike Acey 88

Jean-Maurice Chanet 89

Gary Mason 90

Mike Weaver 91

Glenn McCrory 93

Tyrell Biggs 94

Levi Billups 95

Derek Williams 95

Mike Dixon 96

Donovan "Razor" Ruddock 97

Lennox Lewis-World Champion 99

Tony Tucker 100

Lewis Puts Pressure on Bowe 102

Frank Bruno 103

Hide Captures WBO World Heavyweight Crown 104

Phil Jackson 105

Oliver Mccall (I) 105

George Foreman Regains Crown 107

Riddick Bowe Back in the Running 108

Lionel Butler 108

Justin Fortune 110

Tommy Morrison 111

Ray Mercer 113

Henry Akinwande WBO King 114

Oliver McCall (II) 114

Hide Regains WBO Championship 115

Henry Akinwande 116

Andrew Golota 116

Shannon Briggs 118

Zeljko Mavrovic 120

Evander Holyfield (I) 121

Evander Holyfield (II) 124

Michael Grant 125

Frans Botha 127

Wladimir Klitschko 128

David Tua 129

Hasim Rahman (I) 130

Hasim Rahman (II) 131

Mike Tyson 133

Roy Jones Jnr 138

Corrie Sanders 139

Vitali Klitschko 140

Appendix I Boxing Records 147

Abbreviations 147

Frank Bruno 147

Lennox Lewis 149

Appendix II Referees Who Officiated at Frank Bruno: World Title Fights 152

Appendix III Referees Who Officiated at Lennox Lewis: World Title Fights 153

Appendix IV Judges Who Officiated at Frank Bruno's: World Title Fights 155

Appendix V Judges Who Officiated at Lennox Lewis: World Title Fights 156

Appendix VI Pre-Lewis British Heavyweight Challenges 158

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