LEWIS: I KNOW HOW FURY FEELS
LENNOX LEWIS believes Tyson Fury will be fired up for revenge against DeontayWilder – just as he was against Evander Holyfield. Fury facesWBC heavyweight championWilder in the early hours of tomorrow in a highly anticipated rematch.
The British star was floored twice in their first fight 14 months ago but many believed he should have got the nod on the cards only for the bout to have been judged a draw. It reminds Lewis of when he was robbed of a win against Holyfield in their first fight in 1999.Again, it was judged a draw – but Lewis won their rematch. The last undisputed heavyweight champion said: “I felt confident. I had to let everyone know who the best heavyweight was. Fury will be fuelled by injustice. He thinks he got ripped off so he believes it.”
When Lewis beat Holyfield in 1999, he became undisputed champion, as he held three major belts – theWBO title was not considered a main world title at the time. But nobody has held all four titles at heavyweight level, with WBC champion Wilder and
IBF, WBA and WBO title-holder Anthony Joshua, right, having so far failed to fight each other.
Were the winner of this weekend’s bout to take on Joshua for all the belts, it would be a monumental clash worthy of the undisputed title. Lewis would be happy to and over his title of the last man to be called undisputed heavyweight champion, too. He added: “On my website, I’ve got a clock going.That’s how long I’ve been undisputed, and when someone else takes that, I’ll run that clock for him. “There’s a lot of drama on this particular fight, and Joshua has to get in the mix.”
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