Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
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| Date | June 8, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC/IBF/IBO/The Ring/lineal heavyweight championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boxer | Lennox Lewis | Mike Tyson | |
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| Nickname | "The Lion" | "Iron" | |
| Hometown | London, England | Catskill, New York | |
| Purse | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | |
| Pre-fight record | 39–2–1 (30 KO) | 49–3 (43 KO) | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in | 5 ft 10 in | |
| Weight | 249 lbs | 234 lbs | |
| Style | Orthodox | Orthodox | |
| Recognition |
WBC/IBF/IBO/The Ring/lineal heavyweight champion |
WBC #1 ranked heavyweight |
Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, billed as "Lewis–Tyson: Is On", was a professional boxing match that took place on June 8, 2002 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, between IBF, IBO and WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and former IBF, WBA and WBC heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The fight was for Lewis' heavyweight championship titles. Lewis defeated Tyson by knockout in the eighth round.
The referee for the fight was Eddie Cotton, officiating his 20th world title bout. Alfred Buqwana of South Africa, Anek Hongtongkam of Thailand and Bob Logist of Belgium were appointed as judges, although both the WBC and the Tennessee Athletic Commission wanted judges from different continents. Lewis weighed in at 249.25 lb and Tyson at 234 lb (the second highest of his career).
The fight was promoted by Main Events and was a pay-per-view shown as a joint collaboration between HBO and Showtime in the United States and on Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom. It was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history, generating US$106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the USA, until it was surpassed by De La Hoya vs. Mayweather in 2007. In 2013, Mayweather vs. Álvarez surpassed the gross revenue generated from pay-per-view buys.
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