Lennox Lewis

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Lennox Lewis

Tale of Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson (HBO Legendary Nights)

Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield on Tyson

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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic (, ), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous.
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Atlanta
Atlanta (, ) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Atlanta had an estimated population of about 540,900 people. Its metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the country, inhabited by more than 5.4 million people. The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area has a population approaching six million, making it the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. Like many areas in the Sun Belt, the Atlanta region has seen explosive growth since about 1976, and it added about 1.1 million residents between 2000 and 2008.
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Australia
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Bethnal Green
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Brakpan
Brakpan is a gold and uranium mining town with 346,735 inhabitants in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The name Brakpan was first used by the British in the 1880s because of a non-perennial lake that would annually dry to become a "brackish pan".
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Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Caesars is located on the west side of the Strip, between the Bellagio and the Mirage.
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California
California (pronounced ) is the most populous state in the United States and the third-largest by land area, after Alaska and Texas. California is also the most populous sub-national entity in North America. It's on the U.S. West Coast, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the states of Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, Baja California, Mexico, to the south. Its 5 largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Long Beach, with Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose each having at least 1 million residents. Like many populous states, California's capital, Sacramento is smaller than the state's largest city, Los Angeles. The state is home to the nation's 2nd- and 6th-largest census statistical areas and 8 of the nation's 50 most populous cities. California has a varied climate and geography and a multi-cultural population.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Cardiff
Cardiff (, {{lang-cy|) is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent estimates, the population of the unitary authority area is 324,800, while the wider metropolitan area has a population of nearly 1.1 million, more than a third of the total Welsh population. Cardiff is a significant tourism centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 14.6 million visitors in 2009.
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Cardiff Arms Park
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Connecticut
Connecticut () (state code CT) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south (because various islands of New York span Connecticut's entire coast).
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Croatia
Croatia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska ), is a country in Central Europe and Southeastern Europe at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Adriatic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast.
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Dublin
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Edinburgh
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England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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France
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Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside. Gateshead town centre and Newcastle City Centre are joined by seven different bridges across the Tyne, including the landmark Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The town is becoming increasingly well known for several examples of iconic architecture such as The Sage Gateshead, the Angel of the North and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
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Gauteng
Gauteng ( or ; ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (or PWV) and was renamed 'Gauteng' in December 1994.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia () is a state located in the southeastern United States. Georgia was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870 and the only among the 13 that is explicitly named after a monarch; King George II of England.
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Great Britain
Great Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 60.0 million people in mid-2009, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets. The island of Ireland lies to its west. Politically, Great Britain may also refer to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands which comprise the territory of England, Scotland and Wales.
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Hull City Hall
Hull City Hall is a Civic Building in Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), often abbreviated Indy (), is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, excluding the included towns, at 807,584 in 2009. It is Indiana's largest city and is the 14th largest city in the U.S., the third largest city in the Midwest (behind Chicago and Detroit), the second most populous state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona), and the most populous state capital east of the Mississippi River. Indianapolis is also the fastest growing region in the Midwest.
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Jamaica
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Kensington
Kensington is a district of west London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.
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Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull ( usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of ().
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Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener () is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census. The metropolitan area, which includes the neighbouring cities of Waterloo and Cambridge, has 451,235 people, making it the eleventh largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Canada and the fifth largest CMA in Ontario. It is the seat of the Waterloo Regional Municipality, and is adjacent to the smaller cities of Cambridge to the south, and Waterloo to the north. Kitchener and Waterloo are often referred to jointly as "Kitchener-Waterloo" (K-W), although they have separate municipal governments. Including Cambridge, the three cities are known as "the tri-cities".
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Las Vegas Valley
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London
London () is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who called it Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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Manhattan
Manhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. It consists of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a small section on the mainland adjacent to the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, and expanded in 1898 to include surrounding counties. It is the smallest, yet most urbanized of the five boroughs.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.
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Miami Beach
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Millwall
:For the football team, see Millwall F.C..
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Mohegan Sun
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Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Nevada
Nevada is a state located in the western and southwestern region of the United States. Nevada is also part of the Mountain States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. "Sagebrush State" and "Battle Born State" are its alternative nicknames. In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union, and the phrase "Battle Born" on the state flag reflects the state's entry on the Union side during the American Civil War. Its first nonnative settlement was called Mormon Station.
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New Jersey
New Jersey (, ) is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the northeast by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey lies largely within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is the most densely populated state in the United States.
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New York
New York (; locally or ) is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the north and west, and Quebec to the north. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
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New Zealand
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Ontario
Ontario is a Province of Canada located in the east-central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area, (Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are larger in area, but they are not provinces.) The province's largest metropolitan area and Canada's most populous city, Toronto, is the capital city of Ontario. The national capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located in Ontario as well.
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Point Theatre
:For other uses, see The Point. For the rebranded venue (after July 2008), see The O2, Dublin.
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Poland
Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous Slavic member.
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Puerto Rico
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (, , , ), described as the Republic of Ireland (), is a state in northwest Europe with a population of almost 4.5 million people. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional republic occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned into two jurisdictions in 1921. It is bordered to the northeast by Northern Ireland, which is a part of the United Kingdom, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Irish Sea to the east, St George's Channel to the southeast, and the Celtic Sea to the south.
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Seoul
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Sheffield
Sheffield () is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base. The population of the City of Sheffield is () and it is one of the eight largest regional English cities that make up the English Core Cities Group.
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Sheffield Town Hall
Sheffield Town Hall is a building in the City of Sheffield, England. The building is used by the City Council, and also contains a publicly displayed collection of silverware. The current building, Sheffield's fourth town hall, is located on Pinstone Street. It was designed by the London-based architect E. W. Mountford and constructed over a seven year period from 1890 to 1897, opening on 21 May 1897. An extension designed by F. E. P. Edwards was completed in 1923.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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South Kensington
South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) west south-west of Charing Cross.
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Stateline, Nevada
Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2000 census. The population swells considerably during the busy winter and summer seasons, due to the high number of hotel rooms and rental accommodations available.
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Tennessee
Tennessee () is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,214,888, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of 626,144. Memphis is the state's largest city, with a population of 670,902. Nashville has the state's largest metropolitan area, at 1,521,437 people.
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( ; , transliterated: , ), with its area of 603,628 km2, is the second largest country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast respectively.
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Uncasville
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Wales
Wales ( ; pronounced ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of three million and is officially bilingual with the Welsh and English languages having equal status. The Welsh language is an important element of Welsh culture. Its decline has reversed over recent years, with Welsh speakers estimated to be around 20% of the population of Wales.
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Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena.
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West Ham
West Ham is in the London Borough of Newham in London, England. In the west it is a post-industrial neighbourhood abutting the site of the London Olympic Park and in the east it is mostly residential, consisting of Victorian terraced housing interspersed with higher density post-War social housing. The area has been one of the most deprived in the country and as part of the New Deal for Communities programme it forms, with neighbouring Plaistow, a regeneration area. The place lends its name to West Ham United F.C..
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York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.
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Zambia
The Republic of Zambia () is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around the Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt to the northwest.
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Aleksandr Povetkin
Aleksander Vladimirovich Povetkin (; born September 2, 1979 in Kursk, Soviet Union) is a Russian boxer. His height is . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division.
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Alexis Stewart
Alexis Gilbert "Lexie" Stewart (born September 27, 1965) is Martha Stewart's daughter and only child and the co-host of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on Sirius Satellite Radio. She also currently co-hosts a TV show on Hallmark Channel called Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer, where she talks about specific things with celeberity guest stars with co-host Jennifer Hutt
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Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall (6' 4") fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top international allrounders in both ODI and Test cricket. His nickname "Freddie" or "Fred" comes from the similarity between his surname and that of Fred Flintstone, and was first used in the press as a quip because of the issues he had with his weight when he first emerged onto the scene.
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Anita Lonsbrough
Anita Lonsbrough MBE (born 10 August 1941 in York) is a former swimmer from Great Britain who won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Ann Haydon-Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won a total of eight Grand Slam championships during her career: three in singles, three in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles.
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Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third, and later for a few years was second in the line of succession to the thrones of seven independent states; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution of the Commonwealth, Anne is currently tenth in line to the thrones of 16 countries. She is resident in and most directly involved with the United Kingdom, the oldest realm, while also carrying out duties in and on behalf of the other states of which her mother is sovereign. The seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, Anne is known for her charitable work, being the patron of over 200 organisations, and she carries out about 700 royal engagements and public appearances per year.
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Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights.
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Audley Harrison
Audley Harrison (born 26 October 1971) is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .
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Barry McGuigan
Finbarr Patrick McGuigan MBE (born 28 February 1961), known as Barry McGuigan and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former Irish/British professional boxer who became a world featherweight champion.
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Bobby Moore
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Brandy Kuentzel
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Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster CBE (born 12 January 1948 in Hebburn, now Tyne and Wear, (County Durham at the time), England) is a British former distance runner, entrepreneur and the founder of the Great North Run.
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Bret Hart
Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer and retired professional and amateur wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), appearing on the Raw brand.
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Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels (born Bret Michael Sychak, March 15, 1963) is an American singer, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, as well as one chart single. He appeared in the VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, and as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star. He was the winning contestant on NBC's reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3.
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British people
The British (also known as Britons, informally Brits, or archaically Britishers) are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants.: In a historical context, the term refers to the ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain south of the Forth. British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which are acquired, for instance, by birth in the UK or by descent from British nationals.
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Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar (; born July 12, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is currently the UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is ranked the #1 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog and MMA Weekly.
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Canadians
Canadians are citizens of Canada. Canada is a multiethnic society, home to people of many different ethnic and national backgrounds. Aside from the indigenous Aboriginal peoples, who according to the 2006 Canadian Census enumerated 1,172,790, 3.8% of the country's total population, nearly all Canadians or their ancestors immigrated to Canada within the past five centuries, and the overwhelming majority arrived in the 20th century.
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Carol Alt
Carol Ann Alt (born December 1, 1960) is an American supermodel and actress.
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Carolyn Kepcher
Carolyn Kepcher (born January 30, 1969; Westchester, New York) is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice. She was formerly the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager for the Trump National Golf Club. Before her career with Trump ended in August 2006, she monitored the progress of the contestants on the program and assisted Donald Trump in determining who should be fired.
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Charles Koppelman
Charles Koppelman (born March 30, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is the chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and was Martha Stewart's right-hand man on NBC's (fall 2005).
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Chris Byrd
Chris Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is a professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".
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Chris Hoy
Cyclist
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Chris Odera
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Christopher Dean
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Dai Rees
:For other persons named David/Dai Rees, see David/Dai Rees
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Daley Thompson
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Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE, born 17 September 1960, is a retired British racing driver from England. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship; as the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title. His father died in an aeroplane crash when Hill was 15, leaving the family in reduced circumstances, and Hill came to professional motorsport at the relatively late age of 23 by racing motorcycles. After some minor success, he moved on to single-seater racing cars and progressed steadily up the ranks to the International Formula 3000 championship by 1989, where, although often competitive, he never won a race.
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Davey Boy Smith
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David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player.
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David Broome
David McPherson Broome CBE (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion.
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David Dolan
David Dolan (born 7 October 1979) is a British professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division. He was born in Sunderland, England.
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David Hemery
David Peter Hemery, CBE, (born 18 July 1944) is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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David Price (boxer)
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David Tua
David "Tuamanator" Tua (born 21 November 1972) is a professional Samoan heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, New Zealand.
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Dawna Stone
Dawna Stone is the founder and publisher of Her Sports magazine, aimed towards real women athletes. She was hired by Martha Stewart on , which ran during the fall of 2005. Stone accepted Martha's job offer within Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia during the live series finale in New York on December 21, 2005.
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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, socialite, author and television personality. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump's extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice (where he serves as host and executive producer).
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Donald Trump, Jr.
Donald John Trump, Jr. (born December 31, 1977) is the first child of Real Estate Developer Donald J. Trump and Ivana Trump. He currently works along with his sister Ivanka Trump and brother Eric Trump in the position of Executive Vice President at The Trump Organization. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.
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Donovan Ruddock
Donovan Ruddock (born December 21, 1963, Saint Catherine, Jamaica), also known as Razor Ruddock, is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer. He was a promising Heavyweight of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ruddock earned the "Razor" nickname early on for his cutting jab but he was better known for a powerful left hook, which he called "The Smash." One of the best exhibitions of his left hook power, was his brutal 1990 knockout of former Heavyweight champion Michael Dokes.
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Dorothy Hyman
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Duncan Dokiwari
Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari (born October 15, 1973 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksey Lezin of Russia.
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Eric Trump
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Erin Burnett
Erin Isabelle Burnett (born July 2, 1976) is a business news anchor, reporter and interviewer for CNBC television. She is the co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street program and the host of CNBC's Street Signs program. She also appears on NBC's Meet the Press, Today, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and NBC Nightly News, as well as occasional appearances on The Apprentice (U.S. TV series) as an advisor to Donald Trump.
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Fatima Whitbread
Fatima Whitbread MBE (born 3 March 1961 in London) is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.
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Felix Trinidad
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Francois Botha
Francois Botha, also known as Frans Botha (born September 28, 1968, in Witbank) is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". He was the World Boxing Foundation World Heavyweight Champion, before losing by knockout in round 8 to Evander Holyfield in 2010. Although he won the International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight title in the ring the fight was declared a no contest and he was never officially recognised as champion.
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Frank Bruno
Franklin Roy Bruno MBE (born 16 November 1961) is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests. Like Henry Cooper before him, Bruno has remained a popular celebrity with the British public since his ring career ended and still appears regularly in pantomime.
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Gary Mason (boxer)
Gary Mason (born December 15, 1962 in London, England, of Jamaican descent), is a retired British boxer who fought out of Chatham, Kent. He fought at heavyweight and became British heavyweight champion in 1989. Mason was a top ten contender, his main strengths being his excellent chin, punching power, heart and physical strength.
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Gene Simmons
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Gene Tunney
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George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur.
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George H. Ross
George H. Ross (born 6 January 1928) is Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Trump Organization. He is perhaps best known as one of Donald Trump's two advisors on the NBC reality television program The Apprentice; Carolyn Kepcher (whose employment has since been terminated in August 2006) was the other. On the program, he monitors the progress of the contestants and assists Trump in determining who should be "fired."
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Glenn McCrory
Glenn McCrory (born September 23, 1969 in Annfield Plain, County Durham, England) was a British professional boxer who held the IBF version of the cruiserweight world championship. He has worked as a Sky commentator and pundit since hanging up the gloves.
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Gordon Pirie
Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (February 10, 1931–December 7, 1991) was an English long-distance runner and orienteerer born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and died in Lymington, Hampshire.
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Greg Rusedski
Gregory "Greg" Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33. He is a former British number one and ATP World number 4.
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Hasim Rahman
Hasim Sharif Rahman (born November 7, 1972) is Muslim American professional boxer. Rahman is the former WBC, IBF, and IBO world heavyweight champion. He won the titles in 2001, after defeating Lennox Lewis by KO in the fifth round.
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Henry Akinwande
Henry Akinwande (born October 12, 1965) is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.
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Henry Cooper
Sir Henry Cooper OBE, KSG (born 3 May 1934 in South East London), is a retired English heavyweight boxer and was the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion in 1970. He is the only British boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts outright.
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Howard Cosell
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Ian Botham
Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well known by his nickname "Beefy" While a controversial player both on and off the field at times, Botham also held a number of Test cricket records, and still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler.
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Jackie Stewart
:For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation).
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Janusz Zarenkiewicz
Janusz Zarenkiewicz (born August 3, 1959 in Nowy Las, Opole Voivodeship) was a bronze medalist in heavyweight boxing at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he forfeited his semi-final fight to Lennox Lewis. He was also winner of the European Championship bronze medal (1985), and five-times Polish champion.
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Jayne Torvill
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Jennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch (born September 3, 1980 in La Mirada, California), or occasionally using her husband's surname, Daigle, is an American softball player who pitches for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to win the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Time magazine described her as the most famous softball player in history. On July 20, 2010 Finch officially announced her retirement from softball to focus on her family.
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Jennifer Lopez
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Jim Laker
James "Jim" Charles Laker (9 February 1922 – 23 April 1986) was a cricketer who played for England in the 1950s, known for "Laker's match" in 1956 at Old Trafford, when he took nineteen wickets in England's victory against Australia. He played 46 Test matches between 1948 and 1959, taking 193 wickets with a bowling average of 21.24; in all first-class matches he took 1,944 wickets at 18.41.
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Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky Sanger Rosenberg aka Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, television personality and actress. She is known for her brash manner, her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent, as well as her numerous cosmetic surgeries. Rivers's comic style relies heavily on poking fun at herself and other celebrities, mostly about their fashion sense. A documentary film about Rivers, , premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre on May 6, 2010.
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Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE (born 23 March 1972) is a former Welsh professional boxer. He was rated by Ring magazine as pound for pound one of the top 10 boxers in the world and was rated as the second best pound for pound boxer on the planet by the BBC before he retired. He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record, becoming only the fourth European boxer, after Terry Marsh, Michael Loewe and Sven Ottke, to retire as an undefeated world champion. After his retirement, Ricky Hatton described him as "the best British fighter we've ever had".
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Joe Frazier
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, known as '''Smokin' Joe''' (; born January 12, 1944), is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981.
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John Curry
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John Rich (musician)
John Rich (born January 7, 1974 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After being fired from the band in 1998, he embarked on a solo career on BNA Records in the late 1990s, releasing two singles for the label and recording Underneath the Same Moon, which was not released until 2006. By 2003, he joined Big Kenny to form the duo Big & Rich, who released three albums on Warner Bros. Records as well as ten singles, including the Number One "Lost in This Moment". After Big & Rich went on hiatus in 2007, Rich began work on a second solo album, Son of a Preacher Man, which has produced two more chart singles. In addition to his work in Big & Rich, John has co-written singles for multiple artists, including Keith Anderson, Jason Aldean, Cowboy Troy and Gretchen Wilson, as well as producing records for several other artists.
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John Ruiz
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John Surtees
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Jonny Wilkinson
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Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Jorge Luis Gonzalez (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed) is a former heavyweight boxing contender and prospect born in Havana, Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games and the former WBO Latino Heavyweight Champion.
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Kelly Holmes
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Kelly Perdew
Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) of Carlsbad, California was the winner of The Apprentice 2.
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Kirk Johnson
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Larry Elder
Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an American radio and television personality. His radio program The Larry Elder Show airs weekdays 9am to noon on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California. His show began September 27, 2010; it was previously heard on the same station from 1994 to 2008 and was syndicated on ABC Radio Networks from 2002 to 2007.
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Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant born February 11, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, and is considered "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.
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Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE (born September 2, 1965) is a retired boxer and the most recent Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. As an amateur he won gold representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games as an amateur after defeating future World Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe in the final.
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Linford Christie
Linford Christie OBE (born 2 April 1960) is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European record holder in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. With 23 major championship medals and 10 gold medals he is the most decorated British male athlete.
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Liz McColgan
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Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer, known for creating and/or producing competition-based reality television show as as the American edition of Survivor, The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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Mark Cavendish
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Martha Stewart
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Mary Rand
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Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
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Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American boxer. Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He won the WBC title when he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round.
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Mike Weaver (boxer)
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Muhammad Ali
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Nadia Comăneci
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Nely Galán
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Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English professional golfer on the European Tour and occasional on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No. 1 on the Official World Golf Rankings for a total of 98 weeks. In 2006, Faldo became the lead golf analyst for CBS Sports.
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Nigel Mansell
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Oliver McCall
Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall (born 21 April 1965) is an American professional Heavyweight boxer known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in 1994 after scoring an upset knock out victory over Lennox Lewis, in Lewis' home town of London, England, followed by his infamous in-ring meltdown in the rematch.
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Ossie Ocasio
Osvaldo Ocasio, (born August 12, 1955), better known as Ossie Ocasio and nicknamed Jaws, is a Puerto Rican who was a boxer and world Cruiserweight champion. He got his peculiar nickname after accidentally biting another boxer during a sparring session.
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Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967), commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.
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Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is an English long-distance runner and currently holds several world records.
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Phil Jackson (boxer)
Phil Jackson, born May 11, 1964 in Miami Beach, FL, was a professional heavyweight boxer, best known for challenging Lennox Lewis for the WBC Heavyweight Title in 1994.
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Randal Pinkett
Randal D. Pinkett (born 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show, The Apprentice. Pinkett was the first African American to win the US version of The Apprentice.
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Ray Mercer
"Merciless" Ray Mercer (born April 4, 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American professional boxer, mixed martial artist and former WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Reflection Eternal
Reflection Eternal is a hip hop duo composed of rapper Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They released their first album, Train of Thought, in 2000. They have since released a mixtape, The RE: Union, in late December 2009, and their second album Revolutions Per Minute was released May 18, 2010.
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Riddick Bowe
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Roberto Balado
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Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle (born July 30, 1980 in Milan) is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Robin Cousins
Robin Cousins (born 17 August 1957 in Bristol) is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion. He was coached by Carlo Fassi.
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Rocky Marciano
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Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for his entire professional career. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role in his later years.
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Sean Yazbeck
Sean Yazbeck (born 1972 in London) is the winner of the fifth season (2006) of the reality show, The Apprentice, where candidates compete in several tasks on a 15-week "job interview" for a position in one of Donald Trump's companies. He was the first non-American to be selected during the run of The Apprentice.
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Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, KBE (born 29 September 1956), often known by his nickname Seb Coe, is a former athlete and politician from the United Kingdom. A middle distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 m gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in middle distance track events (and also participated in a world record relay). His rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s.
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Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a professional boxer from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions, and is the former WBA Welterweight Super Champion. He is also a major proprietor of Golden Boy Promotions.
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Shannon Briggs
Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American heavyweight boxer and actor.
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Steve Cram
Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE (born 14 October 1960, in Jarrow, Tyneside, England) is a British retired athlete. Along with fellow Englishmen Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", Cram set world records in the 1500 metres, 2000 metres and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1500 metres under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the 1500 metres gold medal at the 1983 World Championships, and the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
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Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE (born 22 August 1957 in Plumstead, London) is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and reached eight world finals, becoming the sport's first millionaire.
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Steve Ovett
Stephen ("Steve") Michael James Ovett OBE (born 9 October 1955), is a former middle distance runner from England. He was gold medalist in the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, U.S.S.R., and set world records for 1500m and one mile. To this day, he holds the UK record for , which he set in 1978.
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Steve Redgrave
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Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE (born 17 September 1929 in London) is a former racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship".
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Tommy Morrison
Tommy David Morrison (born January 2, 1969) is a former American heavyweight boxer, and the former World Boxing Organization champion. He became known as "The Duke" after claiming to be a grandnephew of Hollywood star John Wayne. Morrison was a co-star in the 1990 boxing movie Rocky V.
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Tony Tucker
Tony Craig Tucker (born December 27, 1958) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer. Tucker fought professionally from 1980 to 1998.. Nicknamed "TNT" , he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, and was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional.
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Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album ''Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. In addition, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard'' country music charts, including the Number One hits "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing", "Ladies Love Country Boys", and "You're Gonna Miss This", which peaked in 1997, 2007, and 2008, respectively. "I Left Something Turned on at Home" went to #1 on Canada's country chart. All but one of his studio albums have received gold or platinum certification in the United States; his highest-selling to date is 2005's Songs About Me, which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies.
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Tyrell Biggs
Tyrell Biggs (born December 22, 1960), is an American heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division, after gaining bronze the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games.
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Ulli Kaden
Ulli Kaden (born March 9, 1959) is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super heavyweight.
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Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon Jr. (born August 24, 1945) is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer and former occasional professional wrestler, and is often referred to as the archetypal wrestling magnate. McMahon currently serves as the chairman and CEO of professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the majority shareholder of the company, holding approximately 88% of the total voting power within WWE. Upon acquiring World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, McMahon's WWE became the sole remaining major American professional wrestling promotion until the national expansion of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
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Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American actor, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.
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Wladimir Klitschko
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko (, ; , ; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Wladimir is the unified IBF, IBO, WBO and Ring Magazine Champion. He is currently rated as the number three pound for pound boxer in the world by Boxrec. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion.
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York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.
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Zara Phillips
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981) is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne, Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and is twelfth in the line of succession to the British throne.
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Zeljko Mavrovic
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Željko Mavrović
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Lennox Lewis, CM, CBE

Statistics

Real name

Lennox Claudius Lewis

Nickname(s)

The Lion

Rated at

Heavyweight

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Reach

84 in (213 cm)

Nationality

British
Canadian^[1]

Born

September 2, 1965 (age 46)
West Ham, London, England

Stance

Orthodox

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Losses

Draws

No contests

Medal record

Men's boxing
Competitor for Canada
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Super heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1986 Edinburgh	Super heavyweight

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a retired boxer and the most recent undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. As an amateur he won gold representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games after defeating future heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in the final.

Lewis turned professional in 1989, winning his first 21 fights. In 1992 he knocked out Donovan Ruddock to take over the number one position in the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings and eventually be declared WBC heavyweight champion in 1993. Lewis lost the title to Oliver McCall in 1994 but defeated McCall in a rematch to win the vacant WBC title in 1997. Lewis went on to defend the title four times, becoming the Lineal Champion after beating Shannon Briggs by KO in 1998. He became undisputed champion after defeating Evander Holyfield in November 1999. After defeating Mike Tyson by KO in 2002 and stopping Vitali Klitschko in 2003, Lennox Lewis retired from boxing in 2004.

Throughout his professional career, Lewis suffered two losses, both of which he avenged in rematches, both by knockout. Lewis won the heavyweight championship three times and was the fifth man to reclaim the lineal championship.

Lewis is 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) tall and has an 84-inch (213 cm) reach, much longer than average for his height. During his boxing prime, he weighed about 235 pounds (107 kg). Lewis often referred to himself as "the pugilist specialist."

Early life [link]

Lewis was born on 2 September, 1965, in West Ham, London, England to Jamaican-born parents.^[2] At birth he weighed 10 pounds 10 ounces (4.8 kg), and was given the name Lennox by the doctor, who said he looked like a Lennox.^[3] Lewis moved to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in 1977 at the age of 12. He attended Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute for high school, where he excelled in Canadian football, soccer and basketball.^[4]

Amateur career [link]

Lewis eventually decided that his favorite sport was boxing. He became a dominant amateur boxer and won the world amateur junior title in 1983.^[5]

At the age of 18, Lewis represented Canada as a super heavyweight at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He advanced to the quarter-finals, where he lost a decision to American Tyrell Biggs, the eventual gold medalist.

Lewis chose not to turn professional after the Olympics, and instead fought four more years as an amateur, hoping for a second chance to win a gold medal. After winning several more amateur titles during those years, he travelled to Seoul, South Korea for the 1988 Summer Olympics and achieved his goal. In the gold medal match, Lewis defeated future world champion Riddick Bowe by a second round technical knockout (TKO).

Professional boxing career [link]

Having achieved that goal, Lewis declared himself a professional boxer and moved back to his native England. He claimed he'd always considered himself British,^[6]^[7]^[8] but many British fans regard him as "a Canadian at heart and a Briton for convenience," as he had trained only in Canada and the United States and already lived half his life in North America.^[9]

He signed with the boxing promoter Frank Maloney and the early part of his pro career was filled with knockouts of journeymen. After he signed with American promoter Main Events^{[citation needed]} he captured the European heavyweight title late in 1990 against Frenchman Jean Maurice Chanet. In his next fight in March 1991, Lewis won the British title against the undefeated world ranked Gary Mason, then won the Commonwealth title in April 1992 against Derek Williams.

By this time, Lewis was a consensus top-five heavyweight in the world. During this period Lewis defeated former WBA heavyweight champion Mike Weaver, 1984 Olympic Gold medalist Tyrell Biggs, former world cruiserweight title holders Glenn McCrory and Osvaldo Ocasio, and journeymen Levi Billups and Mike Dixon.

WBC champion [link]

On 31 October 1992, Lewis knocked out Canadian Donovan "Razor" Ruddock in two rounds for the number one contender's position in the WBC world rankings. At the time it was Lewis' most impressive win, and established him as one of the world's best heavyweights. Sportscaster Larry Merchant declared following the win "We have a great new heavyweight."

The win over Ruddock made Lewis the number one contender for Riddick Bowe's heavyweight championship. Bowe refused to face Lewis, and held a press conference to dump the title in a trash can and relinquish it. On 14 December 1992, the WBC declared Lewis its champion, making him the first world heavyweight titleholder from Britain in the 20th century.

Lewis successfully defended the belt three times, defeating Tony Tucker, who was decked (in the third and ninth rounds) for the first time in his career, and he followed this up with knockout victories over Phil Jackson and Frank Bruno. The Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno fight was the first time that two British-born boxers had fought for the world heavyweight title.^[10]

Loss to McCall [link]

Lennox Lewis lost his WBC title to Oliver McCall on 24 September 1994 in a huge upset at the Wembley Arena in London. In the second round, McCall connected with a powerful left/right combination, putting Lewis down on his back. Lewis was up at the count of six, but stumbled forward into the referee. The referee felt Lewis was dazed and ended the fight, giving McCall the win by technical knockout. Lewis and others argued that the stoppage was premature and that a champion should be given the benefit of the doubt.^[11]

Regaining the WBC title [link]

In his first comeback fight Lewis was given a chance to fight for the mandatory challenger position within the WBC and won it by knocking out American contender Lionel Butler. However, at the behest of promoter Don King^{[citation needed]} the WBC chose to bypass him and give Mike Tyson the first shot at the title that had recently been won by fellow Briton Frank Bruno against Oliver McCall. Bruno had previously lost to both Lewis and Tyson.

While Lewis had the No. 1 contender's slot in the WBC rankings he knocked out Australian Justin Fortune, then defeated former WBO Champion Tommy Morrison in October 1995, and Olympic gold medallist and former WBO champion Ray Mercer by a close majority decision in May 1996. Lewis successfully sued to try to force Tyson to make a mandatory defense of the WBC title against him or force Tyson to give up the title, winning a four million dollar settlement from promoter Don King. Rather than fight Lewis, Tyson relinquished the WBC belt to fight Evander Holyfield, and the title was declared vacant. This set up a rematch between Lewis and McCall, who squared off on 7 February 1997 in Las Vegas for the WBC title. In one of the strangest fights in boxing history, McCall (having lost the first three rounds) refused to box in the fourth and fifth rounds, then began crying in the ring, forcing the referee to stop the fight and award Lewis the victory and the title. As newly re-crowned WBC champion, Lewis successfully defended the title during 1997 against fellow Briton and former WBO world champion Henry Akinwande, who was disqualified after five rounds for excessive clinching. Lewis then met Poland's Andrew Golota, whom he knocked out in the first round. During 1998, Lewis again retained the WBC world title when he knocked out lineal champion Shannon Briggs in five rounds (Briggs had recently outpointed George Foreman in a controversial fight, to win the lineal title) and beat formerly-undefeated European champion Željko Mavrović from Croatia in a 12-round unanimous decision. Lewis stated in 2006 that his fight with Mavrovic was the most awkward win of his career.^[12]

Lewis vs. Holyfield [link]

On 13 March 1999, Lewis faced WBA and IBF title holder Evander Holyfield in New York City in what was supposed to be a heavyweight unification bout. Lewis fought a brilliant tactical fight, keeping Holyfield off balance with a long jab and peppering him with combinations almost at will. Although most observers believed Lewis had clearly won the fight, the bout was declared a draw, to much controversy. The raw statistics of the fight suggested the bout belonged to Lewis, who landed 348 punches compared to Holyfield's 130. Lewis also out-jabbed Holyfield 137 to 52.^[13] Judge Eugenia Williams, who scored the fight in Holyfield's favour, said she saw Lewis land fewer punches than Holyfield.^[14]

Lewis vs. Holyfield II [link]

The sanctioning bodies ordered a rematch.^[15] Eight months later in Las Vegas (13 November 1999), the two men fought again in a more open and entertaining contest than the original fight, with the two boxers having some heavy exchanges from rounds 6 to 9. The punch stats however still clearly favoured Lewis who landed 195 punches to Evander Holyfield's 137 punches, although interestingly Lewis landed 119 power shots and 76 jabs, showing a definite shift in his tactics from the first fight when he focused more on the jab. This time around the 3 Judges did score the fight unanimously (115–113, 116–112 & 117–111) all in favour of Lewis who became undisputed heavyweight champion of the World.LENNOX LEWIS vs. EVANDER HOLYFIELD II Thomas and Mack, Don King, PPV ---- #2 in Nevada Boxing events

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In 1999, Lewis was given one of the most prestigious sports awards in Britain, being voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Reign as Undisputed Champion [link]

After Lewis defeated Holyfield the WBA ordered Lewis to defend the title against John Ruiz of Puerto Rico, then an obscure Don King fighter who had been made the WBA's #1-ranked contender. The WBA gave permission for Lewis to fight his WBC mandatory Michael Grant first if he would fight Ruiz next, which Lewis agreed to. Opposed to this, Ruiz's promoter challenged this decision in court on the basis of a clause in the Lewis-Holyfield rematch contract that said Lewis's first bout as undisputed champion would be against the WBA's number one contender. Lewis was therefore to be stripped of his WBA belt if he fought Grant first.

Lewis proceeded to fight the 6 ft 8 inch American Michael Grant who he considered the best contender available. He successfully defended his WBC, IBO & IBF titles against Grant with a second round knockout victory in Madison Square Garden in April 2000.

Later that same year Lewis knocked out South African Francois Botha in two rounds in London, before winning a 12-round decision against New Zealander and IBF mandatory opponent, David Tua in Las Vegas.

Lewis vs. Rahman [link]

On 21 April 2001, Lewis was knocked out by 15-to-1 underdog Hasim Rahman in a bout in South Africa. The loss, coupled with Lewis's earlier TKO loss to McCall, led many ringside observers^[who?] to question Lewis's heart and chin. Prior to the bout, Lewis had a role in the film Ocean's Eleven in which he "boxed" against Wladimir Klitschko, and many feel that the distraction and disrupted training schedule contributed significantly to his loss.^{[citation needed]}

Lewis vs. Rahman II [link]

Lewis immediately sought a rematch with the new champion; however, Rahman, now being promoted by Don King, tried to secure another opponent for his inaugural title defence. Lewis took Rahman to court to honour the rematch clause in their contract. Rahman was ordered to honour the clause and give Lewis a rematch in his first title defence. While promoting the rematch with Rahman on ESPN's Up Close, the fighters got into a brawl^[16] similar to the one between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in front of Howard Cosell on Wide World of Sports. Many^[who?] felt the brawl was staged to promote the fight, so the reality of the episode is still a matter of debate. Lewis regained the title on 17 November by outclassing and then knocking out Hasim Rahman in the fourth round of their rematch.

Lewis vs. Tyson [link]

Main article: Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson

File:Lewis-Tyson.jpg

The Lewis-Tyson fight was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in years.

On 8 June 2002, Lewis defended his title against Mike Tyson. A fight many had hoped would be a classic turned out to be one-sided as Lennox used his jab and superior reach to score a dominant knockout victory over "Iron Mike." By the end of the seventh round Tyson was tired and sluggish, his face swollen and his eyes cut. He was knocked out in the eighth by a right hook from Lewis. After the fight was over, George Foreman declared "He [Lewis] is, no doubt, the best heavyweight of all time. What he's done clearly puts him on top of the heap."^[17] Lewis was an HBO fighter and George Foreman often promoted HBO and their fighters during broadcasts.

This fight was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history, generating $106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the U.S., until it was surpassed by De La Hoya-Mayweather in 2007.^[18]

Ticket sales were slow because they were priced as high as $2,400, but a crowd of 15,327 turned up to see the biggest sporting event ever in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Tyson also had to pay Lewis $335,000 out of his purse for biting him at the news conference to announce the fight, which was originally scheduled for 6 April 2002 in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, however, rejected the fight because of Tyson's licensing problems and several other states refused Tyson a license before Memphis finally bid $12 million to land it.

Lewis vs. Klitschko [link]

In May 2003, Lewis sued boxing promoter Don King for $385 million, claiming that King used threats to have Tyson pull out of a rematch scheduled with Lewis then scheduled a fight with Kirk Johnson, but when Johnson suffered an injury in training, Lewis fought Vitali Klitschko, the WBC's #1 contender and former WBO champion. Lewis had planned to fight him in December, but since Klitschko had been on the undercard of the Johnson fight anyway, they agreed to square off on June 21. Lewis entered the ring at a career high 256½ pounds.^[19] Lewis was dominated in the early rounds and was wobbled in round two by solid Klitschko punches. Lewis opened a cut above Klitschko's eye with a right cross in the third round and gave a better showing in the fourth round, and gaining the upper hand in fifth and sixth rounds. Before the start of round seven the doctor advised that the fight should be stopped because of a severe cut above Klitschko's left eye, awarding Lewis victory by TKO. Klitschko was leading 58–56 on all three judges' scorecards when the fight was stopped.

Interviewed about the fight by HBO, doctor Paul Wallace explained his decision:

"When he raised his head up, his upper eyelid covered his field of vision. At that point I had no other option but to stop the fight. If he had to move his head to see me, there was no way he could defend his way against a punch."

Klitschko's face required sixty stitches.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Because Klitschko had fought so bravely against Lewis, boxing fans soon began calling for a rematch. The WBC agreed, and kept the Ukrainian as its No. 1 contender. Lewis initially was in favour of a rematch:

"I want the rematch, I enjoyed that fight. It was just a fight. We went at it. You have to play dollars and cents but I'm opting more for the rematch."^[23]

Negotiations for the rematch followed but Lewis changed his mind ^[24] Instead, Klitschko fought and defeated Kirk Johnson on December 6 in WBC Eliminator, setting up a mandatory rematch with Lewis. Lewis announced his retirement shortly thereafter and vacated the title. Lewis stated when he had decided not to fight:

"So, when it came time for me to see if I should fight Klitschko again, I thought – at my worst, at my worst! I beat Klitschko and look what I did to his face! I was at my worst – just think [what would’ve happened] if I’d trained just a little bit harder. I didn’t need to fight him again."^[25]

Hanging up the gloves [link]

Lewis at the premiere of Hereafter during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

Lewis announced his retirement in February 2004 and decided to pursue other interests, including sports management and music promotion. Lewis said he would not return to the ring. At his retirement, Lewis's record was 41 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 32 wins by knockout. Though it was rumoured in an article published by the Daily Mail on the February 24 that he would return to fight Klitschko once again, Lewis quickly shot down those rumours on his personal website. In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."^[26]

Along with Gene Tunney and Rocky Marciano he is one of three world heavyweight champions to have retired with no unavenged defeats.

Outside of boxing [link]

In 2000, Lewis appeared on Reflection Eternal's debut album Train of Thought, giving a shout out on the track "Down for the Count."

In 2002, Lewis was reportedly offered £5m by WWE chairman Vince McMahon to take up wrestling with WWE. His camp held discussions over a possible match with former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar in February 2003, at the No Way Out pay-per-view event.^[27] He had borne the Union Flag for the British Bulldog before his match against Bret "The Hitman" Hart at SummerSlam in 1992.

In 2003, Lewis made a brief cameo appearance in the Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J video "All I Have".

Lewis played in the World Series of Poker in both 2006 and 2007, and was knocked out without winning any money.

Lewis appeared on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice in 2008. He came in fourth place (out of 14).

Lewis has also done a public service announcement against domestic violence for Do Something.^[28]

In 2008, Lewis was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.^[29] In 2009, in his first year of eligibility, Lewis was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.^[30]

On 8 May 2010, Lewis was let go by HBO as a commentator for Boxing After Dark.

In 2011 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.

Personal life [link]

Lewis in January 2008

Upon retiring from boxing, Lewis moved to Miami Beach with his wife, Violet Chang, a former Miss Jamaica runner-up. Lewis told AventuraUSA.com in 2007 that he is contemplating opening an "international boxing academy" and perhaps one day starting a record label, but contrary to rumours, he has yet to embark on either endeavour. Lewis supports the English football team West Ham United, the local team for the place of his birth. Lewis now primarily resides at his villa at the Tryall Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Lewis is an avid amateur chess player, and funded an after-school chess program for disadvantaged youths, one of whom earned a university chess scholarship at Tennessee Tech.^[31]

Amateur highlights [link]

Record: 75–7 (58 KOs)^[32]
1983 Junior World Super Heavyweight Champion
Represented Canada as a Super Heavyweight at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Results were:
- Defeated Mohammad Youssuf (Pakistan) TKO 3
- Lost to Tyrell Biggs (United States) points
1985 Silver Medalist at World Cup competition.
1986 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland
1987 Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist at Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Lost to Jorge Luis Gonzalez of Cuba in the final.
1987 Won the North American Super Heavyweight championship competition, defeating Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Won the Super Heavyweight Gold medal for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
- Defeated Chris Odera (Kenya) TKO 2
- Defeated Ulli Kaden (East Germany) TKO 1
- Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (Poland) forfeit
- Defeated Riddick Bowe (United States) TKO 2.

Professional boxing record [link]

41 Wins (32 knockouts), 2 Losses, 1 Draw^[33]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	41–2–1	Vitali Klitschko	TKO	6 (12), 3:00	2003-06-21	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Retained LinealWBC/IBO/The Ring heavyweight titles.
Lewis vacated his IBF title on September 5, 2002.
Win	40–2–1	Mike Tyson	KO	8 (12), 2:25	2002-06-08	The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee	Retained Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO/The Ring heavyweight titles.
Lewis was awarded The Ring Magazine championship belt in 2002.
Win	39–2–1	Hasim Rahman	KO	4 (12), 1:29	2001-11-17	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Loss	38–2–1	Hasim Rahman	KO	5 (12), 2:32	2001-04-22	Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng	Lost Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Win	38–1–1	David Tua	UD	12	2000-11-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Win	37–1–1	Francois Botha	TKO	2 (12), 2:39	2000-07-15	New London Arena, Millwall, London	Retained Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Win	36–1–1	Michael Grant	KO	2 (12), 2:53	2000-04-29	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Retained Lineal/WBC/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Lewis was stripped of his WBA title on April 29, 2000, for refusing to fight John Ruiz.
Win	35–1–1	Evander Holyfield	UD	12	1999-11-13	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained Lineal/WBC heavyweight titles. Won WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Draw	34–1–1	Evander Holyfield	SD	12	1999-03-13	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Retained Lineal/WBC heavyweight titles. For WBA & IBF heavyweight titles.
Win	34–1	Željko Mavrović	UD	12	1998-09-26	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut	Retained Lineal/WBC heavyweight titles.
Win	33–1	Shannon Briggs	TKO	5 (12), 1:45	1998-03-28	Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC heavyweight title. Won Lineal heavyweight title.
Win	32–1	Andrew Golota	KO	1 (12), 1:35	1997-10-04	Caesar's Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC heavyweight title.
Win	31–1	Henry Akinwande	DQ	5 (12), 2:34	1997-07-12	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada	Retained WBC heavyweight title. Akinwande disqualified for repeated holding.
Win	30–1	Oliver McCall	TKO	5 (12), 0:55	1997-02-07	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won vacant WBC heavyweight title.
Win	29–1	Ray Mercer	MD	10	1996-05-10	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	28–1	Tommy Morrison	TKO	6 (12), 1:22	1995-10-07	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	27–1	Justin Fortune	TKO	4 (10), 1:48	1995-07-02	Point Theatre, Dublin
Win	26–1	Lionel Butler	TKO	5 (12), 2:55	1995-05-13	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California	WBC heavyweight Final Eliminator.
Loss	25–1	Oliver McCall	TKO	2 (12), 0:31	1994-09-24	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London	Lost WBC heavyweight title.
Win	25–0	Phil Jackson	TKO	8 (12), 1:35	1994-05-06	Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC heavyweight title.
Win	24–0	Frank Bruno	TKO	7 (12), 1:12	1993-10-01	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Retained WBC heavyweight title.
Win	23–0	Tony Tucker	UD	12	1993-05-08	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC heavyweight title.
Lewis was declared the WBC heavyweight champion on 14 December 1992, after then-champion Riddick Bowe refused to defend against him.
Win	22–0	Donovan Ruddock	TKO	2 (12), 0:46	1992-10-31	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London	Won Commonwealth heavyweight title. WBC heavyweight Final Eliminator.
Win	21–0	Mike Dixon	TKO	4 (10), 1:02	1992-08-11	Harrah's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	20–0	Derek Williams	TKO	3 (12), ?	1992-04-30	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained British/European heavyweight titles.
Win	19–0	Levi Billups	UD	10	1992-02-01	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18–0	Tyrell Biggs	TKO	3 (10), 2:47	1991-11-23	The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
Win	17–0	Glenn McCrory	KO	2 (12), 1:30	1991-09-30	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained British/European heavyweight titles.
Win	16–0	Mike Weaver	KO	6 (10), 1:05	1991-07-12	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	15–0	Gary Mason	TKO	7 (12), 0:44	1991-03-06	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London	Retained European heavyweight title. Won British heavyweight title.
Win	14–0	Jean Chanet	TKO	6 (12), 0:16	1990-10-31	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London	Won European heavyweight title.
Win	13–0	Mike Acey	KO	2 (10), 1:34	1990-07-11	Superstars Nite Club, Kitchener, Ontario
Win	12–0	Ossie Ocasio	UD	8	1990-06-27	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win	11–0	Dan Murphy	TKO	6 (8), ?	1990-05-20	Sheffield Town Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win	10–0	Jorgé Dascola	KO	1 (8), 2:59	1990-05-09	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win	9–0	Michael Simuwelu	TKO	1 (8), 0:58	1990-04-14	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win	8–0	Calvin Jones	KO	1 (8), 2:34	1990-03-22	Leisure Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Win	7–0	Noel Quarless	TKO	2 (6), 1:25	1990-01-31	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	6–0	Greg Gorrell	TKO	5 (8), 0:51	1989-12-18	Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, Ontario
Win	5–0	Melvin Epps	DQ	2 (6), 0:30	1989-11-05	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win	4–0	Steve Garber	KO	1 (6), ?	1989-10-10	City Hall, Hull, Yorkshire
Win	3–0	Andrew Gerrard	TKO	4 (6), 0:33	1989-09-25	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London
Win	2–0	Bruce Johnson	TKO	2 (6), ?	1989-07-21	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	1–0	Al Malcolm	KO	2 (6), 0:19	1989-06-27	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Professional debut.

Styles from birth [link]

Lennox Lewis, CM (1988–1999)
Lennox Lewis, CM, MBE (1999–2002)
Lennox Lewis, CM, CBE (2002–present)

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Awards
Preceded by Michael Owen	BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Steve Redgrave
Preceded by Shane Mosley	BWAA Fighter of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Felix Trinidad
Sporting positions
Preceded by Riddick Bowe Stripped	WBC Heavyweight Champion December 14, 1992 – September 24, 1994	Succeeded by Oliver McCall
Preceded by Mike Tyson Vacated	WBC Heavyweight Champion February 7, 1997 – April 22, 2001	Succeeded by Hasim Rahman
Vacant Title last held by Riddick Bowe	Undisputed Heavyweight Champion November 13, 1999 – April 29, 2000 Titles fractured	Vacant
Preceded by Evander Holyfield	WBA Heavyweight Champion November 13, 1999 – April 29, 2000 Stripped	Succeeded by Evander Holyfield
Preceded by Brian Nielsen Stripped	IBO Heavyweight Champion November 13, 1999 – April 22, 2001	Succeeded by Hasim Rahman
Preceded by Evander Holyfield	IBF Heavyweight Champion November 13, 1999 – April 22, 2001	Succeeded by Hasim Rahman
Preceded by Hasim Rahman	IBF Heavyweight Champion November 17, 2001 – September 5, 2002 Vacated	Succeeded by Chris Byrd
Preceded by Hasim Rahman	WBC Heavyweight Champion November 17, 2001 – February 6, 2004 Retired	Succeeded by Vitali Klitschko
Preceded by Hasim Rahman	IBO Heavyweight Champion November 17, 2001 – February 2004 Retired	Succeeded by Wladimir Klitschko
Preceded by Shannon Briggs	Lineal Heavyweight Champion March 28, 1998 – April 22, 2001	Succeeded by Hasim Rahman
Preceded by Hasim Rahman	Lineal Heavyweight Champion November 17, 2001 – February 6, 2004 Retired	Succeeded by Vacant
Vacant Title last held by Evander Holyfield	The Ring Heavyweight Champion 2002 – February 6, 2004 Retired	Succeeded by Vitali Klitschko

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1954–1959	1954 Christopher Chataway 1955 Gordon Pirie 1956 Jim Laker 1957 Dai Rees 1958 Ian Black 1959 John Surtees

1960–1969	1960 David Broome 1961 Stirling Moss 1962 Anita Lonsbrough 1963 Dorothy Hyman 1964 Mary Rand 1965 Tom Simpson 1966 Bobby Moore 1967 Henry Cooper 1968 David Hemery 1969 Ann Jones

1970–1979	1970 Henry Cooper 1971 HRH The Princess Anne 1972 Mary Peters 1973 Jackie Stewart 1974 Brendan Foster 1975 David Steele 1976 John Curry 1977 Virginia Wade 1978 Steve Ovett 1979 Sebastian Coe

1980–1989	1980 Robin Cousins 1981 Ian Botham 1982 Daley Thompson 1983 Steve Cram 1984 Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean) 1985 Barry McGuigan 1986 Nigel Mansell 1987 Fatima Whitbread 1988 Steve Davis 1989 Nick Faldo

1990–1999	1990 Paul Gascoigne 1991 Liz McColgan 1992 Nigel Mansell 1993 Linford Christie 1994 Damon Hill 1995 Jonathan Edwards 1996 Damon Hill 1997 Greg Rusedski 1998 Michael Owen 1999 Lennox Lewis

2000–2009	2000 Steve Redgrave 2001 David Beckham 2002 Paula Radcliffe 2003 Jonny Wilkinson 2004 Kelly Holmes 2005 Andrew Flintoff 2006 Zara Phillips 2007 Joe Calzaghe 2008 Chris Hoy 2009 Ryan Giggs

2010–Present	2010 Tony McCoy 2011 Mark Cavendish

v t e Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Super Heavyweight

1984 – 2008: over 91 kg

1984: Tyrell Biggs (USA) 1988: Lennox Lewis (CAN) 1992: Roberto Balado (CUB) 1996: Wladimir Klitschko (UKR) 2000: Audley Harrison (GBR) 2004: Aleksandr Povetkin (RUS) 2008: Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)

v t e Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Super Heavyweight

1986 – 2006: over 91 kg

1986: Lennox Lewis (CAN) 1990: Michael Kenny (NZL) 1994: Duncan Dokiwari (NGR) 1998: Audley Harrison (ENG) 2002: David Dolan (ENG) 2006: David Price (ENG)

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Persondata
Name	Lewis, Lennox
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	1965-09-02
Place of birth	West Ham, London, England
Date of death
Place of death

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Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross at Live 8 on 2 July 2005
Born	Jonathan Stephen Ross (1960-11-17) 17 November 1960 (age 51) Camden, London, England^[1]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Broadcaster, film critic, Talk show host, Comedian
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Jane Goldman (m. 1988)
Children	2 daughters, 1 son
Parents	Martha Ross

Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE (born 17 November 1960) is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and presenter of the Film programme. Other regular roles have included being a regular panellist on the comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over from 1999 to 2006, and presenting the annual British Comedy Awards from 1991 to 2007, and 2009 onwards.

Ross began his television career as a programme researcher, before débuting as a television presenter for The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross on Channel 4 in 1987. Over the next decade he had several radio and television roles, many through his own production company, Channel X. In 1995 he sold his stake in Channel X, and embarked on a career with the BBC. In 1999, Ross took over presenting the Film programme from Barry Norman, and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. For the chat show, Ross won three British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. By 2006 Ross was believed to be the BBC's highest paid star. In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting.^[2] Ross has been involved in controversies throughout his broadcasting career.^[3]^[4] As a result, in 2008 he wrote a semi-autobiographical work titled Why Do I Say These Things?, detailing some of his life experiences.

Ross has been married to the author, journalist and broadcaster Jane Goldman since 1988; they have three children. Ross and Goldman have together established the television production company Hotsauce TV. Ross is known as an avid fan and collector of comic books and memorabilia, and has written his own comic book, Turf. Ross is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress,^[2] and his light-hearted banter. He is also known for his characteristic difficulty in pronouncing the sound 'r'.

Personal [link]

Ross was born in Camden, London, England on 17 November 1960, a son of British actress and radio presenter Martha Ross.^[5] He grew up in Leytonstone^[1] and is the brother of journalist, television editor, and media personality Paul Ross; TV producer/actor Miles Ross; TV producer Simon Ross, and music industry professional Adam Ross. He was educated at Norlington School for Boys, a comprehensive school at the same time as his elder brother Paul, and at Leyton County High School for Boys, a comprehensive school. He also attended Southampton College of Art, now known as Southampton Solent University. ^[6] He then studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), University of London.^[7]

Ross with his wife Jane Goldman at the British Academy Television Awards 2009

Ross married author/journalist/broadcaster Jane Goldman, ten years his junior, in 1988, when Goldman was 18. They have since had three children: Betty Kitten (named after Bettie Page), Harvey Kirby (named after Jack Kirby, a comic book creator whom Ross especially admires), and Honey Kinney. The family lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb.^{[citation needed]}

Ross and others have used his rhotacism for comic effect and he is sometimes known as "Wossy,"^[8] including on his Twitter feed (@wossy).

Ross is known for owning exotic pets. He is a big music fan and the first band he saw live was punk rockers X-Ray Spex at Islington's Hope and Anchor pub in North London.^[9] He is a big fan of David Bowie, Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, Queen (he was in the audience for Queen at Wembley), British punk rock, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, Star Trek, Doctor Who (his favourite Doctor was Jon Pertwee), and comic books. Ross has even co-owned a comic shop in London with Paul Gambaccini and released Turf, his first comic book, in 2010, with American artist Tommy Lee Edwards.^[10] He was also the visual inspiration for the main character in the comic book Saviour. Ross is also greatly interested in Japan, presenting a BBC-TV series on many different aspects of Japanese culture, Japanorama, for three series between 2002–07. He was a regular at London's Blitz club during the early 1980s (famous for the Blitz Kids). He is a fan of the singers Morrissey and George Michael.^{[citation needed]}

He is a friend of comedian Ricky Gervais and bought him a kitten after Gervais' previous cat, Colin, had died. The cat's name is Ollie and was presented to him on an episode of Ross' talk show Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.^[11] He was one of the special celebrity guests in the final episode of Gervais's second season of Extras, in which Gervais's character, Andy Millman, and Ross were shown to be the best of friends after a fictional appearance on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.^[12]

He is also a close friend of author Neil Gaiman, and he and his wife appear in Gaiman's short story "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch", collected in Fragile Things.

In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.^[13] He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols on his Radio 2 show.^[14]

When interviewing Colin Farrell on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 19 February 2010, Ross claimed not to have consumed alcohol for ten years.

Ross has attended a fund raiser for the James Randi Educational Foundation called The Amazing Meeting in London in 2009 and 2010. Interviewed by Rebecca Watson, Ross described himself as a big fan of James Randi and the other speakers – who were mainly prominent sceptics – and said that he and his wife had come to have a sceptical view of the world.^[15] Ross has been supportive of Simon Singh's efforts to defend an accusation of libel by the British Chiropractic Association and Ross has posed for the Geek Calendar 2011, a fund raiser for the libel reform in the UK.^[16]

At a book signing event in Central London in September 2010, Ross stated that as a youngster he went to school in Leyton (Leyton Senior High School) and supports Leyton Orient F.C.^{[citation needed]}

On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Ross' beloved pug Mr Pickle had been killed in an accident on board a train while Ross was filming a new travelogue show for ITV.^[17] Mr Pickle was well known to both viewers and listeners of Ross' TV and radio shows.

Career [link]

Child actor [link]

Following the acting lead of his mother, who appeared as an extra on television shows such as East Enders, Ross appeared in television ads as a child actor. His first, for the breakfast cereal Kellogg's Rice Krispies, gave him his television debut in 1970, when he was 10 years old.^[18]^[19] He also appeared in an ad for the laundry detergent Persil.^[20]

Early career [link]

Ross began his adult career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show Loose Talk. After leaving this, he worked on various other shows before beginning another research job on Soul Train, which became Solid Soul. It is believed his first appearance on television was as an extra in the 1981 It Ain't Half Hot, Mum episode, The Last Roll Call.^[21]

Channel X: 1987–95 [link]

Whilst on Solid Soul, he met fellow researcher Alan Marke, and the two devised what would prove to be a breakthrough hit for Ross in 1987, The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross.

The pair based their concept on the successful American show Late Night with David Letterman, and formed a new production company called Channel X, to produce a pilot. Ross was not originally slated as the show's host, but with little time to find one Jonathan Ross stepped in and made his debut on the show in January 1987.^[22]

While the series was initially a co-production with Colin Calendar, ownership transferred to Marke and Ross, meaning that the latter retained a great deal of control as well as being presenter.^[23] The show proved popular for both Ross and for Channel 4, making him one of the major personalities on the channel.

A year later, his documentary series The Incredibly Strange Film Show introduced many to the works of cult filmmakers like Sam Raimi and Jackie Chan.

In 1989, he co-presented the biennial BBC charity telethon Comic Relief, the same year he launched One Hour with Jonathan Ross a short lived chat show on Channel 4, most notable for the game show segment "Knock down ginger" which introduced comedians such as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson to television.

In 1991, he presented the annual British Comedy Awards on ITV. He has presented the event each year since, but in 2008 announced he would be stepping down from the role following his suspension from the BBC.^[24] In 1992 he presented an interview with Madonna about her Erotica album and Sex Book promotion.

In 1993, he was the narrator for FIA Formula One 1993 Season Review video.

Ross has appeared in numerous television entertainment programmes on several channels throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He was a regular panellist on the sports quiz They Think It's All Over, and hosted the panel game It's Only TV...But I Like It. Other projects include the BBC joke-quiz Gagtag, the Channel 4 variety show Saturday Zoo, new-acts showcase The Big Big Talent Show, and the ITV programme Fantastic Facts.

In 1995 he left Channel X, despite its profitable nature. He was quoted in a 1998 article as stating:

It was to do with a deliberate change in my life, moving away from TV as the core of my existence to focus on my family more. So I had to give up everything to do with Channel X, and I literally got only £1 for my share, which was unbelievable.^[25]

Television 1995–2006 [link]

In 1995 he presented Mondo Rosso, a programme about old cult films. He took over presenting of the Film programme, the BBC's long-running cinema review series, in 1999 after Barry Norman left the show. Ross himself has made a number of cameo appearances in films, playing himself in the Spice Girls' film Spice World (1997) and voicing the character of Doris in the UK version of Shrek 2 (2004). He also played himself in Only Fools and Horses, presenting Goldrush, a fictional television quiz on which the main character, Del, was a contestant. In 2001 he voiced characters in two episodes of the animated comedy series Rex the Runt. In the 30 October episode of Film 2006, Ross also claimed that he had appeared as an extra in the 1981 film 'The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin', as an Israeli soldier raiding Entebbe Airport.^{[citation needed]} He also appeared on the first pilot show for Shooting Stars, acting as a team captain.

BBC Radio: 1999–2010 [link]

Ross began presenting a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 in 1999. He has also presented radio shows for BBC Radio 1 and Virgin Radio (having previously worked on Richard Branson's earlier venture, Radio Radio), as well as the now-defunct commercial radio network service The Superstation, where his producer was Chris Evans.

From 23 May 2009, Ross' BBC Radio 2 show was pre-recorded 24 hours before broadcast.^[26] This decision was made to make the show more watertight and, according to the press, to make sure any of Ross's off-the-cuff comments might be edited out.^[27]

Ross' show on Radio 2 last aired on 17 July 2010 when his contract at the BBC ended.

[edit] Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: 2001–10

Ross with friend Ricky Gervais at Live 8 in July 2005

On 2 November 2001, Ross began presenting his chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

In 2005, Ross anchored the BBC television coverage of the Live 8 concerts. Later that year he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols (which was banned by the BBC when released in 1977) on his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show. On 21 June 2006 Ross was made a Fellow of University College London, where he studied.

In early 2006, Ross announced that after eight years he was quitting his regular panellist seat on the sport/comedy quiz show They Think It's All Over, stating:

I’ve had a great time on They Think It's All Over, imparting my vast sporting knowledge to the nation, but I need time now to focus on my other commitments and so regrettably I won't be back for the 20th series. It's a fantastic show and from now on I'll be able to actually watch it.

However, after Ross's departure, only two more episodes of the show were made before it was cancelled.

In January 2006 he presented Jonathan Ross' Asian Invasion, broadcast on BBC Four. The three-part documentary followed Ross as he explored the film industry in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, interviewing directors and showcasing clips. His interest in Asian culture and his self confessed love for anime and video games led him to making three series of BBC Three show Japanorama, as well as producing another series for the same channel called Adam and Joe Go Tokyo, starring Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. He produced the latter programme through his own production company Hot Sauce.

In June 2006, a bidding war was sparked between BBC and other broadcasters for Ross' services. Although other broadcasters were unsuccessful in poaching Ross, it is believed that their bids were higher than the BBC during negotiations. ITV, who bid for Ross, poached chat host Michael Parkinson around the same time. Ross became the highest paid television personality in Britain, when a new BBC contract secured his services until 2010, for a reported £18 million (£6 million per year).^[28]

On 25 June 2006, he performed at the Children's Party at the Palace for the Queen's 80th birthday. In August 2006, Ross was enlisted to ask the first question^[29] since the transition from beta for the Yahoo Answers in UK and Ireland. On 16 March 2007, Ross hosted Comic Relief 2007 alongside Fearne Cotton and Lenny Henry. On 7 July 2007 Ross presented at the Live Earth concert.

Starting on 10 September 2007 he presented the BBC Four series Comics Britannia, about the history of the British comic. This forms the core of a Comics Britannia season, which includes another documentary, In Search of Steve Ditko, by Ross.^[30]

In May 2008, Ross won the Sony Gold Award "Music Radio Personality of the Year".^[31]

On 3 August 2008, on BBC1, he hosted Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army.

In 2010, Ross took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.

On 7 April 2010, Ross's first comic book was published. Turf was written by Jonathan himself and drawn by artist Tommy Lee Edwards.^[32] In 2011, Ross wrote an introduction for The Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 1,^[33] a collection of work by the American comics artist featured in Ross' 2007 documentary.

In one of his last appearances on the show, Ross was bundled on repeatedly by Gary Lineker, Ross Noble, Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett & Tinie Tempah, after a performance of Gorillaz' iconic song "Clint Eastwood" & "On Melancholy Hill".^{[citation needed]}

Leaving the BBC (2010)[link]

On 7 January 2010, Ross confirmed that he would leave the BBC in July 2010, having decided not to renegotiate his contract. This would see him leave all his regular BBC roles, namely his Friday night chat show, Radio 2 show and a film review programme, although he would be continuing with some specials, such as Comic Relief and the BAFTA Awards.^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]

Explaining the decision, Ross said:

Although I have had a wonderful time working for the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there, over the last two weeks I have decided not to re-negotiate when my current contract comes to an end. While there, I have worked with some of the nicest and most talented people in the industry and had the opportunity to interview some of the biggest stars in the world, and am grateful to the BBC for such a marvellous experience. I would like to make it perfectly clear that no negotiations ever took place and that my decision is not financially motivated^[34]

The decision came a day after it was announced that Graham Norton had signed a two-year deal with the BBC, and the BBC's media correspondent Torin Douglas speculated Norton would be a ready-made replacement for Ross's chat show role, while Mark Kermode of BBC Radio 5 Live was a potential successor in the film review role, but that "replacing Ross on radio will be harder". ^[34] Ross last appeared on the film programme in Episode 10 of Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross aired on 17 March 2010. After Kermode publicly ruled himself out on 26 March, Claudia Winkleman was announced 30 March 2010 as his replacement as host of the Film programme, who was to host Film 2010 from September 2010.^[38]^[39]

Ross's final Friday Night chat show episode aired on 16 July 2010, with David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Mickey Rourke, and Roxy Music as guests. Ross ended the show with an affectionate tribute to his guests and to the audience, while mentioning that he had promised his friend Morrissey that he would remain composed and "wouldn't cry". His final Radio 2 show was broadcast the following day. Patrick Kielty initially took over Ross' Radio 2 slot from 24 July 2010 after which Graham Norton took over permanently.

2010 onwards (ITV and Cinemoi)[link]

On 14 December 2010, Jonathan Ross announced his creative partnership with CineMoi, the UK's first and only independent French film channel. His deal with the company gives him a multi-faceted role as presenter, producer, creative director and shareholder in the company. A life long cinephile Ross has a unique perspective on French film and hopes to encourage 'first-timers' to explore a world of film that differs slightly from that of the regular Hollywood fare.

On 19 December 2010, Ross presented a three hour Channel 4 list show, 100 Greatest Toys, with the broadcaster describing Ross as a "huge toy enthusiast with a private collection that would rival any museum's."^[40]^[41]

In 2011, he presented Penn & Teller: Fool Us on ITV, a collaboration with magicians Penn & Teller.

Ross's new chat show The Jonathan Ross Show began on 3 September 2011 on ITV1,^[42] drawing an audience of 4.3m viewers, compared to the 4.6m for his finale on the BBC show.^[43] The first series will run for thirteen weeks. Speaking about the new show, Ross said: "I am thrilled and excited that after a short break I will be rolling up my sleeves and creating a brand new show for ITV1."^[44] Ross will also host a panel show from 2012 called Trending Topics also for ITV. The show will involve the social-network site Twitter. In Spring 2012, Ross appeared in the ITV panel show Mad Mad World.

Ross is currently planning to film a television piece with Lucha Britania. ^[45]

Controversies [link]

BBC contract [link]

In April 2006, Ross, along with other BBC personalities, had details of his fees leaked to the tabloid press.^[46] It was claimed at the time, by a then-unidentified BBC mole, that Ross earned £530,000 (equivalent to £10,000 per show) per year for hosting his Radio 2 show.^[47] While refusing to comment specifically on the leak in line with BBC policy on the matter, Ross did hint during his radio show that the figure was exaggerated; in addition to this, any pay highlighted as being "his" would actually be split between himself and his producer/co-presenter on the show, Andy Davies.

David Cameron interview [link]

In June 2006, when Conservative Party leader David Cameron appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Ross began a line of questioning relating to Conservative ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, culminating in the question "Did you or did you not have a wank thinking of Margaret Thatcher?". Ross was defended by the BBC publicly, but repeat showings of the interview have been banned.^[48]

Heather Mills comment [link]

In 2006, Ross was criticised when he made a joke against Heather Mills, soon after she and Paul McCartney announced they were to divorce. He branded Mills, who has only one leg, a "fucking liar" and that he "wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs".^[49]

"1,000 journalists" comment [link]

On 5 December 2007, Ross joked at the British Comedy Awards that his salary meant that he was "apparently worth 1,000 BBC journalists". His quip came shortly after the BBC had announced plans for more than 2,000 jobs cuts, and was condemned as "obscene" by the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists.^[50] Ross has denied this saying that he was commenting on a piece that was written in a newspaper about his salary being that of 1,000 journalists:

"You know where that came from? The newspapers. After the fee was announced, they said, 'The BBC says he's worth 1,000 journalists', so on the Comedy Awards I made a joke that began, 'Apparently I'm worth 1,000 journalists according to the newspapers.' Every time it's quoted, is the word 'apparently' ever used? Which does change the meaning somewhat."^[51]

The Russell Brand Show and Andrew Sachs [link]

Main article: The Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row

Following a guest appearance by Ross on The Russell Brand Show broadcast on 18 October 2008, Ross was suspended for 12 weeks without pay by the BBC on 29 October, after a series of answer phone messages were left for 78-year-old actor Andrew Sachs regarding Sachs' granddaughter Georgina Baillie, by Russell Brand and Ross, which were broadcast on the pre-recorded show.^[52] After little initial interest, a media story about the calls generated a high number of complaints. Brand resigned from the BBC, while Ross was suspended without pay. BBC director general Mark Thompson stated that Ross should take the disciplinary action as a "final warning".^[53]^[54] The BBC was later fined £150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.^[55]

On 21 November 2008, the BBC Trust said that the phone calls were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification".^[56] The trust gave its backing to Ross's 12 week suspension but recommended that no further action be taken against him. He returned to work in January, and the first episode of a new series of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross with guests Tom Cruise, Stephen Fry and Lee Evans, and music from Franz Ferdinand, was broadcast on 23 January 2009.

Gwyneth Paltrow interview [link]

The BBC Trust ruled that Ross’s interview with Gwyneth Paltrow, broadcast on 2 May 2008, breached editorial guidelines. They ruled that bad language in an episode of Ross's pre-recorded BBC1 chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in which the presenter told Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow he "would fuck her" was "gratuitous and unnecessarily offensive". The trust said it disagreed with the judgement made by BBC management that the episode should be broadcast uncensored, adding that the comment was made in an "overly sexual way" and that it had upheld a number of complaints made about the edition of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.^[57] The trust reminded BBC staff that "the casual gratuitous use of the most offensive language is not acceptable on the BBC in accordance with the BBC's existing guidelines and practices", adding that "this particularly applies in entertainment programmes".^[58]

[edit] Hannah Montana comment

On 13 May 2009, Ross was accused of homophobia after a comment he made on his radio show,^[59] in which he said,

If your son asks for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, then you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption in later life, when they settle down with their partner.^[60]

An incorrect version of this quote was also circulated, in which Ross was accused of saying:

If your son asks for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption before he brings his … erm … partner home.^[61]

Ofcom received 61 complaints following the comment. A representative from the BBC defended Ross, saying the comment was made "purely in jest" and that "Jonathan is not homophobic in any sense and never meant for his comments to be taken seriously."^[62] On 7 July 2009, Ofcom ruled that Ross did not breach the broadcasting code. They wrote in their opinion that "the comment was clearly presented as a joke intended to make light of the reactions that some parents may have if their child chooses a toy that is very widely recognised to be designed and marketed for the opposite sex" and that the nature of the joke and tone and manner in which it was presented "made clear that it was not intended to be hostile or pejorative towards the gay community in general."^[60] Stonewall criticised the ruling; saying "the fact that a comment is light-hearted does not absolve it from perpetuating the stereotypes that lead to homophobic bullying."^[63]

Video games [link]

Year	Video game	Role	Notes
2007	Halo 3	UNSC Marine
2010	Fable III	Barry Hatch

Honours and awards [link]

2006, made a Fellow of University College, London (UCL), into which his alma mater, SSEES, had been absorbed.^[64]

2012, Special Recognition award at the National Television Awards.

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Mike Tyson
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Real name	Michael Gerard Tyson
Nickname(s)	Kid Dynamite^[1] Iron Mike The Baddest Man on the Planet
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Born	(1966-06-30) June 30, 1966 (age 45) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	50
Wins by KO	44
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	2

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to individually unify them.

In 1988, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in the first 91 seconds of the fight. Tyson successfully defended the world heavyweight championship nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. Tyson lost his titles to 42-to-1 underdog James "Buster" Douglas on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, by a knockout in round 10. Tyson continued in his quest to regain the titles, defeating Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991. Tyson was then scheduled to take on the undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield but pulled out due to injury.

In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington, for which he was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three years. After his release, he engaged in a series of comeback fights. In 1996, Tyson won the WBC and WBA titles after defeating Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon by knockout. After being stripped of the WBC title, Tyson lost his WBA crown to Evander Holyfield in November 1996 by an 11th round TKO. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting off part of Holyfield's ear.

In 2002, he fought for the world heavyweight title at the age of 35, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis. Tyson retired from professional boxing in 2006 after he was knocked out in consecutive matches against Danny Williams and Kevin McBride. Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite having received over US$30 million for several of his fights and $300 million during his career.

Throughout his career, Tyson became well known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style as well as his controversial behavior both inside and outside the ring. Tyson is considered to have been one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time.^[2] He was ranked No. 16 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.^[3] and No. 1 in the ESPN.com list of "The hardest hitters in heavyweight history".^[4] He has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Early years [link]

Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He has a brother, Rodney, who is five years older than he. His sister, Denise, died of a heart attack at age 25 in 1991.^[5] Tyson's father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, abandoned his family when Tyson was 2, leaving his mother, Lorna Smith Tyson, to care for them on her own.^[6] The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old.^[7] Tyson's mother died six years later, leaving 16-year-old Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato, who would become his legal guardian. Tyson has been quoted saying, "I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally."^[8]

Throughout his childhood, Tyson lived in and around high-crime neighborhoods. According to an interview in Details his first fight was with a bigger youth who had pulled the head off one of Tyson's pigeons.^[9] He was repeatedly caught committing petty crimes and fighting those who ridiculed his high-pitched voice and lisp. By the age of 13, he had been arrested 38 times.^[10] He ended up at the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. It was at the school that Tyson's emerging boxing ability was discovered by Bobby Stewart, a juvenile detention center counselor and former boxer.^[6] Stewart considered Tyson to be an outstanding fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to Cus D'Amato.^[6]

Tyson was later removed from the reform school by Cus D'Amato.^[11] Kevin Rooney also trained Tyson, and he was occasionally assisted by Teddy Atlas, although he was dismissed by D'Amato when Tyson was 15. Rooney eventually took over all training duties for the young fighter.

Tyson's brother is a physician assistant in the trauma center of the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.^[12] He has always been very supportive of his brother's career and was often seen at Tyson's boxing matches in Las Vegas, Nevada. When asked about their relationship, Mike has been quoted saying, "My brother and I see each other occasionally and we love each other," and "My brother was always something and I was nothing."^[13]

Education [link]

Although Mike Tyson dropped out of high school as a junior and never graduated, in 1989, along with Don King, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Central State University, in Wilberforce, Ohio by university President Arthur E. Thomas.^[14]^[15]

Career [link]

Amateur career [link]

Tyson competed at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, and won the gold medal twice: in 1981 against Joe Cortez and in 1982 against Kelton Brown, whose corner threw in the towel within the first round. He holds the Junior Olympic quickest knockout record with 8 seconds. In addition he won every bout at the Junior Olympic Games by knockout.

He fought Henry Tillman twice as an amateur losing both bouts by close decision. Tillman went on to win heavyweight Gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Rise to stardom [link]

Tyson made his professional debut as an 18-year-old on March 6, 1985, in Albany, New York. He defeated Hector Mercedes via a first round knockout.^[6] He had 15 bouts in his first year as a professional. Fighting frequently, Tyson won 26 of his first 28 fights by KO/TKO – 16 in the first round.^[16] The quality of his opponents gradually increased to journeyman fighters and borderline contenders,^[16] like James Tillis, David Jaco, Jesse Ferguson, Mitch Green and Marvis Frazier. His win streak attracted media attention, leading to his being billed as the next great heavyweight champion. D'Amato died in November 1985, relatively early into Tyson's professional career; some speculate that his death was the genesis of many of the troubles Tyson was to experience later as his life and career progressed.^[17]

Tyson's first nationally televised bout took place on February 16, 1986, at Houston Field House in Troy, New York against journeyman heavyweight Jesse Ferguson. Tyson knocked down Ferguson with an uppercut in the fifth round that broke Ferguson's nose.^[18] During the sixth round, Ferguson began to hold and clinch Tyson in an apparent attempt to avoid further punishment. After admonishing Ferguson several times to obey his commands to box, the referee finally stopped the fight near the middle of the sixth round. Initially ruled a win for Tyson by disqualification (DQ) of his opponent, the ruling was subsequently "adjusted" as a win by technical knockout (TKO) after Tyson's corner protested that a DQ win would end Tyson's string of knockout victories, and that a knockout would have been the inevitable result. The rationale offered for the revised outcome was that the fight was actually stopped because Ferguson could not (rather than would not) continue boxing.

On November 22, 1986, Tyson was given his first title fight against Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship. Tyson won the title by second round TKO, and at the age of 20 years and 4 months became the youngest heavyweight champion in history.^[19] Tyson's dominant performance brought many accolades. Donald Saunders wrote: "The noble and manly art of boxing can at least cease worrying about its immediate future, now [that] it has discovered a heavyweight champion fit to stand alongside Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Marciano and Ali."^[20]

Because of Tyson's strength, many fighters were intimidated by him.^[21] This was backed up by his outstanding hand speed, accuracy, coordination, power, and timing. Tyson was also noted for his defensive abilities.^[22] Holding his hands high in the Peek-a-Boo style taught by his mentor Cus D'Amato, he slipped and weaved out of the way of the opponent's punches while closing the distance to deliver his own punches.^[22] One of Tyson's trademark combinations was to throw a right hook to his opponent's body, then follow it up with a right uppercut to his opponent's chin; very few boxers would remain standing if caught by this combination. Boxers knocked down with this combination include Jesse Ferguson and Jose Ribalta.

Undisputed champion [link]

See also: Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks

Expectations for Tyson were extremely high, and he embarked on an ambitious campaign to fight all the top heavyweights in the world. Tyson defended his title against James Smith on March 7, 1987, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He won by unanimous decision and added Smith's World Boxing Association (WBA) title to his existing belt.^[23] 'Tyson mania' in the media was becoming rampant.^[24] He beat Pinklon Thomas in May with a knockout in the sixth round.^[25] On August 1 he took the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from Tony Tucker in a twelve round unanimous decision.^[26] He became the first heavyweight to own all three major belts – WBA, WBC, and IBF – at the same time. Another fight, in October of that year, ended with a victory for Tyson over 1984 Olympics Super Heavyweight gold medalist Tyrell Biggs by knockout in the seventh round.^[27]

During this time, Tyson came to the attention of gaming company Nintendo: after witnessing one of Tyson's fights, Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa was impressed by the fighter's "power and skill", prompting him to suggest Tyson be included in the upcoming Nintendo Entertainment System port of the Punch Out!! arcade game. The idea was implemented, and in 1987 Nintendo released Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, which was well received and sold more than a million copies.^[28]

Tyson had three fights in 1988. He faced Larry Holmes on January 22, 1988, and defeated the legendary former champion by a fourth round KO.^[29] This was the only knockout loss Holmes suffered in 75 professional bouts. In March, Tyson then fought contender Tony Tubbs in Tokyo, Japan, fitting in an easy two-round victory amid promotional and marketing work.^[30]

On June 27, 1988, Tyson faced Michael Spinks. Spinks, who had taken the heavyweight championship from Larry Holmes via a 15-round decision in 1985, had not lost his title in the ring but was not recognized as champion by the major boxing organizations. Holmes had previously given up all but the IBF title, and that was eventually stripped from Spinks after he elected to fight Gerry Cooney (winning by a 5th-round TKO) rather than IBF Number 1 Contender Tony Tucker, as the Cooney fight provided him a larger purse. However, Spinks did become the lineal champion by beating Holmes and many (including Ring magazine) considered him to have a legitimate claim to being the true heavyweight champion. The bout was, at the time, the richest fight in history and expectations were very high. Boxing pundits were predicting a titanic battle of styles, with Tyson's aggressive infighting conflicting with Spinks' skillful outfighting and footwork. The fight ended after 91 seconds when Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round; many consider this to be the pinnacle of Tyson's fame and boxing ability.^[31]^[32] Spinks, previously unbeaten, would never fight professionally again.

Controversy and upset [link]

Main article: Tyson vs. Douglas

During this period, Tyson's problems outside boxing were also starting to emerge. His marriage to Robin Givens was heading for divorce,^[33] and his future contract was being fought over by Don King and Bill Cayton.^[34] In late 1988, Tyson parted with manager Bill Cayton and fired longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, the man many credit for honing Tyson's craft after the death of D'Amato.^[22] Without Rooney, Tyson's personal discipline declined.^[35] In 1989, Tyson had only two fights amid personal turmoil. He faced the popular British boxer Frank Bruno in February in a fight where Bruno managed to stun Tyson at the end of the 1st round,^[36] although Tyson went on to knock out Bruno in the fifth round. Tyson then knocked out Carl "The Truth" Williams in one round in July.^[37]

By 1990, Tyson seemed to have lost direction, and his personal life and training habits were in disarray. He also began to stop throwing to the body behind the jab, using less head movement and few combinations.^[38] This has been attributed to the number of fights Tyson had by 25 years of age. With a 41-1 record Tyson had more pro bouts by his 25th birthday than George Foreman (38), Jack Johnson and Floyd Patterson (each 37), Joe Louis (36), Muhammad Ali (27), Joe Frazier (22), Holyfield (16), Larry Holmes (nine) and Rocky Marciano (six).^[39] In a fight on February 11, 1990, he lost the undisputed championship to Buster Douglas in Tokyo.^[40] Tyson was a huge betting favorite, but Douglas (priced at 42/1) was at an emotional peak after losing his mother to a stroke 23 days prior to the fight, and fought the fight of his life.^[40] Tyson failed to find a way past Douglas's quick jab that had a 12-inch (30 cm) reach advantage over his own. Tyson did send Douglas to the floor in the eighth round, catching him with an uppercut, but Douglas recovered sufficiently to hand Tyson a heavy beating in the subsequent two rounds (after the fight, the Tyson camp would complain that the count was slow and that Douglas had taken longer than ten seconds to get to his feet).^[41] Just 35 seconds into the 10th round, Douglas unleashed a brutal combination of hooks that sent Tyson to the canvas for the first time in his career. He was counted out by referee Octavio Meyran.^[40] Though Tyson is alleged to have been out of shape for this fight, he weighed in at 220 and 1/2 pounds, only 2 pounds more than he had weighed when he beat Michael Spinks 20 months earlier. Mentally, however, he was not prepared for the inspired Douglas.^[42]

The knockout victory by Douglas over Tyson, the previously undefeated "baddest man on the planet" and arguably the most feared boxer in professional boxing at that time, has been described as one of the most shocking upsets in modern sports history.^[43]

After Douglas [link]

After the loss, Tyson recovered by knocking out Henry Tillman^[44] and Alex Stewart^[45] in the first round in his next two fights. Tyson's victory over the 1984 Olympics Boxing Heavyweight gold medalist (and 1983 Boxing Heavyweight silver medalist of the Pan American Games) Tillman enabled Tyson to avenge his early career amateur losses at Tillman's hands. These bouts set up an elimination match for another shot at the undisputed world heavyweight championship, which Evander Holyfield had taken from Douglas in his first defense of the title.

Tyson, who was the No.1 contender, faced No.2 contender Donovan "Razor" Ruddock on March 18, 1991, in Las Vegas. Ruddock at the time was seen as the most dangerous heavyweight around and was thought of as one of the hardest punching heavyweights. Tyson and Ruddock went back and forth for most of the fight, until referee Richard Steele controversially stopped the fight during the seventh round in favor of Tyson. This decision infuriated the fans in attendance, sparking a post-fight melee in the audience and the referee had to be escorted from the ring.^[46]

Tyson and Ruddock met again on June 28 that year, with Tyson knocking down Ruddock twice and winning a 12 round unanimous decision.^[47] A fight between Tyson and Holyfield for the undisputed championship was arranged for the autumn of 1991.

The match between Tyson and reigning champion Holyfield did not occur, with Tyson pulling out of the scheduled November 8, 1991 title fight at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, with a rib cartilage injury sustained during training.

Rape conviction, prison, and conversion [link]

Tyson was arrested in July 1991 for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington, Miss Black Rhode Island, in an Indianapolis hotel room. Tyson's rape trial took place in the Indianapolis courthouse from January 26 to February 10, 1992. As part of its case, the prosecution documented Tyson's history of problems with attractive young women. Tyson's defense contended that Tyson was the victim and that Washington was a cold and calculated vixen out to hurt Tyson for publicity.^{[citation needed]}

Desiree Washington testified that she received a phone call from Tyson at 1:36 am on July 19, 1991 inviting her to a party. Having joined Tyson in his limousine, Washington testified that Tyson made sexual advances towards her. She testified that upon arriving at his hotel room, Tyson pinned her down on his bed and raped her despite her pleas to stop. She afterwards ran out of the room and asked Tyson's chauffeur to drive her back to her hotel.^{[citation needed]}

Partial corroboration of Washington's story came via testimony from Tyson's chauffeur, Virginia Foster, who confirmed Desiree Washington's state of shock. Further testimony came from Thomas Richardson, the emergency room physician who examined Washington more than 24 hours after the incident and confirmed that Washington's physical condition was consistent with rape.^[48]

Taking the witness stand, under Tyson's lead defense lawyer Vincent Fuller's direct examination, Tyson claimed that everything had taken place with Washington's full cooperation and he claimed not to have forced himself upon her. When he was cross-examined by the lead prosecutor, Gregory Garrison, Tyson denied claims that he had misled Washington and insisted that she wanted to have sex with him. Because of Tyson's hostile and defensive responses to the questions during cross-examination, some have speculated that his behavior made him unlikable to the jury who saw him as brutish and arrogant.^[49]

Tyson was convicted on the rape charge on February 10, 1992 after the jury deliberated for nearly 10 hours.^[50]

Alan Dershowitz filed an appeal on Tyson's behalf alleging that the victim had a history of at least one false accusation of rape^[51] and that the judge had blocked testimony from witnesses who would have contradicted Washington. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled against Tyson in a 2–1 vote.^[52]

On March 26, he was sentenced to six years in prison followed by four years on probation.^[53] He was assigned to the Indiana Youth Center (now the Plainfield Correctional Facility) in April 1992,^[54] and he was released in March 1995 after serving three years.^[55] During his incarceration, Tyson converted to Islam.^[56] On July 2, 2010 he visited Mecca to perform the Umrah (Minor Islamic pilgrimage).^[57]

Comeback [link]

Tyson did not fight again until later in 1995 after he was paroled from prison. He had two comeback bouts against Peter McNeeley and Buster Mathis Jr., which he won easily. Interest in Tyson's first comeback fight since his incarceration was high enough that it grossed more than US$96 million worldwide, including a United States record $63 million for PPV television. The fight was purchased by 1.52 million homes, setting both PPV viewership and revenue records for that time.^[58] The brief, 89-second fight wherein McNeeley swiftly crumpled on facing Tyson, elicited criticism that Tyson's management lined up "Tomato Cans", easily defeatable and unworthy boxers for his return.^[59] TV Guide included the Tyson-McNeeley fight in their list of the 50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time in 1998.^[60]

He regained one belt by easily winning the WBC title from Frank Bruno (their second fight) in March 1996 by knocking him out in the third round.^[61] Tyson added the WBA belt by defeating champion Bruce Seldon in one round in September that year. Seldon was severely criticized and mocked in the popular press for seemingly collapsing to innocuous punches from Tyson in the fight.^[62]

Tyson–Holyfield fights [link]

[edit] Tyson vs. Holyfield I

Main article: Tyson-Holyfield I

Tyson attempted to defend the WBA title against Evander Holyfield. Holyfield was in the fourth fight of his own comeback after retiring in 1994 following the loss of his championship to Michael Moorer (who subsequently lost to George Foreman by knockout during his first defense). It was said that Don King and others saw Holyfield, the former champion, who was 34 at the time of the fight and a huge underdog, as a washed-up fighter.^[63]

On November 9, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tyson faced Holyfield in a title bout dubbed 'Finally.' In a surprising turn of events, Holyfield, who was given virtually no chance to win by numerous commentators,^[64] defeated Tyson by TKO when referee Mitch Halpern stopped the bout in round 11.^[65] Holyfield made history with the upset win by being the second person ever to win a heavyweight championship belt three times, after Muhammad Ali. However Holyfield's victory was marred by allegations from Tyson's camp of Holyfield's frequent headbutts^[66] during the bout. Although the headbutts were ruled accidental by the referee,^[66] they would become a point of contention in the subsequent rematch.^[67]

[edit] Tyson vs. Holyfield II and aftermath

File:Holyfield-Tyson II poster.jpg

Poster publicizing the June 28, 1997, Holyfield–Tyson II fight, dubbed The Sound and The Fury

Main article: Holyfield-Tyson II

Tyson and Holyfield fought again on June 28, 1997. Originally, Halpern was supposed to be the referee, but after Tyson's camp protested, Halpern stepped aside in favor of Mills Lane.^[68] The highly anticipated rematch was dubbed The Sound and the Fury, and was held at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, site of the first bout. It was a lucrative event, drawing even more attention than the first bout and grossing $100 million. Tyson received $30 million and Holyfield $35 million—the highest paid professional boxing purses ever until 2007.^[69]^[70] The fight was purchased by 1.99 million households, setting a pay-per-view buy rate record that stood until the May 5, 2007, De La Hoya-Mayweather boxing match.^[70]^[71]

Soon to become one of the most controversial events in modern sports,^[72] the fight was stopped at the end of the third round, with Tyson disqualified^[73] for biting Holyfield on both ears. The first time he bit him the match was temporarily stopped. Referee Mills Lane deducted two points from Tyson and the fight resumed. However, after the match resumed, Tyson did it again: this time Tyson was disqualified and Holyfield won the match. One bite was severe enough to remove a piece of Holyfield's right ear, which was found on the ring floor after the fight.^[74] Tyson later stated that his actions were retaliation for Holyfield repeatedly headbutting him without penalty.^[67] In the confusion that followed the ending of the bout and announcement of the decision, a near riot erupted in the arena and several people were injured in the ensuing melee.^[75]

Tyson's former trainer, Teddy Atlas, had predicted that Tyson would be disqualified. "He planned this," Atlas said. "That's the only reason he went through with this fight. This was a charade so he could get out and live with himself as long as in his world he would be known as savage and brutal. In his world, he was the man who attacked like an animal and people would say he was trying to annihilate Holyfield, trying to kill him, when nothing could be further from the truth."^[76]

As a subsequent fallout from the incident, US$3 million was immediately withheld from Tyson's $30-million purse by the Nevada state boxing commission (the most it could legally hold back at the time).^[77] Two days after the fight, Tyson issued a statement,^[78] apologizing to Holyfield for his actions and asked not to be banned for life over the incident.^[79] Tyson was roundly condemned in the news media but was not without defenders. Novelist and commentator Katherine Dunn wrote a column that criticized Holyfield's sportsmanship in the controversial bout and charged the news media with being biased against Tyson.^[80]

On July 9, 1997, Tyson's boxing license was rescinded by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in a unanimous voice vote; he was also fined US$3 million and ordered to pay the legal costs of the hearing.^[81] As most state athletic commissions honor sanctions imposed by other states, this effectively made Tyson unable to box in the United States. The revocation was not permanent, as a little more than a year later on October 18, 1998, the commission voted 4–1 to restore Tyson's boxing license.^[82]

During his time away from boxing in 1998, Tyson made a guest appearance at WrestleMania XIV as an enforcer for the main event match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. During this time, Tyson was also an unofficial member of D-Generation X. Tyson was paid $3 million for being guest enforcer of the match at WrestleMania XIV.^[83]

1999 to 2005 [link]

After Holyfield [link]

In January 1999, Tyson returned to the ring to fight the South African Francois Botha, in another fight that ended in controversy. While Botha initially controlled the fight, Tyson allegedly attempted to break Botha's arms during a tie-up and both boxers were cautioned by the referee in the ill-tempered bout. Botha was ahead on points on all scorecards and was confident enough to mock Tyson as the fight continued. Nonetheless, Tyson landed a straight right-hand in the fifth round that knocked out Botha.^[84]

Legal problems caught up with Tyson once again. On February 5, 1999, Tyson was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, fined $5,000, and ordered to serve two years probation and perform 200 hours of community service for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident on August 31, 1998.^[85] He served nine months of that sentence. After his release, he fought Orlin Norris on October 23, 1999. Tyson knocked down Norris with a left hook thrown after the bell sounded to end the first round. Norris injured his knee from the off-the-clinch-punch when he went down and said he was unable to continue the fight. Consequently, the bout was ruled a no contest.^[86]

"I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No! I'm Alexander! He's no Alexander! I'm the best ever. There’s never been anyone as ruthless as me. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There is no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want his heart! I want to eat his children! Praise be to Allah!"

Tyson's post fight interview after knocking out Lou Savarese 38 seconds into the bout in June 2000.^[87]

In 2000, Tyson had three fights. The first was staged at the MEN Arena, Manchester, England against Julius Francis. Following controversy as to whether Tyson should be allowed into the country, he took four minutes to knock out Francis, ending the bout in the second round.^[88] He also fought Lou Savarese in June 2000 in Glasgow, winning in the first round; the fight lasted only 38 seconds. Tyson continued punching after the referee had stopped the fight, knocking the referee to the floor as he tried to separate the boxers.^[89] In October, Tyson fought the similarly controversial Andrzej Gołota,^[90] winning in round three after Gołota refused to continue after his jaw was broken. The result was later changed to no contest after Tyson refused to take a pre-fight drug test and then tested positive for marijuana in a post-fight urine test.^[91] Tyson fought only once in 2001, beating Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen with a seventh round TKO.^[92]

Lewis vs. Tyson [link]

Main article: Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson

File:Tyson Lewis.jpg

The Lewis-Tyson fight that took place on June 8, 2002, was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in years.

Tyson once again had the opportunity to fight for a heavyweight championship in 2002, against Lennox Lewis, who held the WBC, IBF, IBO & Lineal titles at the time. As promising amateurs, Tyson and Lewis had sparred together at a training camp, in a meeting arranged by Cus D'Amato in 1984.^[93] Tyson sought to fight Lewis in Nevada for a more lucrative box-office venue, but the Nevada boxing commission refused him a license to box as he was facing possible sexual assault charges at the time.^[94]

Two years prior to the bout, in a post-fight interview following the Savarese fight, Tyson had made several inflammatory remarks to Lewis, "I want your heart, I want to eat your children."^[95] On January 22, 2002, a brawl involving the two boxers and their entourages occurred at a press conference held in New York to publicize the planned event.^[96] The melee put to rest any chance of a Nevada fight and alternative arrangements had to be made, with the fight eventually occurring on June 8 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis dominated the fight and knocked out Tyson with a right hook in the eighth round. Tyson was magnanimous after the fight and praised Lewis on his victory.^[97] This fight was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history at that time, generating $106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the USA.^[70]^[71]

Late career, bankruptcy and retirement [link]

On February 22, 2003, Tyson beat fringe contender Clifford Etienne 49 seconds into round one, once again in Memphis. The pre-fight was marred by rumors of Tyson's lack of fitness and that he took time out from training to party in Las Vegas and get a new facial tattoo.^[98] This would be Tyson's final professional victory in the ring.

In August 2003, after years of financial struggles, Tyson finally filed for bankruptcy.^[99] In 2003, amid all his economic troubles, he was named by Ring Magazine at number 16, right behind Sonny Liston, among the 100 greatest punchers of all time.

On August 13, 2003, Tyson entered the ring for a face to face confrontation against then K-1 fighting phenom Bob Sapp immediately after Sapp's win against Kimo Leopoldo in Las Vegas. K-1 signed Tyson to a contract with the hopes of making a fight happen between the two, but Tyson's status as a convicted felon made him unable to obtain a visa to enter Japan, where the fight would have been most profitable. Alternate locations were discussed, but the fight never came to fruition.^[100] It is unknown if he actually profited from this arrangement.

On July 30, 2004, Tyson faced the British boxer Danny Williams in another comeback fight, this time staged in Louisville, Kentucky. Tyson dominated the opening two rounds. The third round was even, with Williams getting in some clean blows and also a few illegal ones, for which he was penalized. In the fourth round, Tyson was unexpectedly knocked out. After the fight, it was revealed that Tyson was trying to fight on one leg, having torn a ligament in his other knee in the first round. This was Tyson's fifth career defeat.^[101] He underwent surgery for the ligament four days after the fight. His manager, Shelly Finkel, claimed that Tyson was unable to throw meaningful right-hand punches since he had an elbow injury.^[102]

On June 11, 2005, Tyson stunned the boxing world by quitting before the start of the seventh round in a close bout against journeyman Kevin McBride. After losing the third of his last four fights, Tyson said he would quit boxing because he felt he had lost his passion.^[103]

Exhibition tour [link]

To help pay off his debts, Tyson returned to the ring on a world tour in a series of four-round exhibitions against journeyman heavyweight Corey "T-Rex" Sanders in Youngstown, Ohio 2006.^[104] Tyson, without headgear at 5 ft 10.5 in and 216 pounds, was in great shape, but far from his prime against Sanders, with headgear at 6 ft 8 in and 293 pounds, a loser of his last seven pro bouts and nearly blind from a detached retina in his left eye. Tyson appeared to be "holding back" in these exhibitions to prevent an early end to the "show". "If I don't get out of this financial quagmire there's a possibility I may have to be a punching bag for somebody. The money I make isn't going to help my bills from a tremendous standpoint, but I'm going to feel better about myself. I'm not going to be depressed," explained Tyson about the reasons for his "comeback".^[105]

Legacy [link]

A 1998 ranking of "The Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time" by Ring magazine placed Tyson at No.14 on the list.^[106] Despite criticism of facing underwhelming competition during his unbeaten run as champion, Tyson's knockout power and intimidation factor made him the sport's most dynamic box office attraction.^[107] Many believe Tyson was the last great heavyweight champion.^[108]

In Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years, released in 2002, Tyson was ranked at No. 72.^[109] He is ranked No. 16 on Ring Magazine's 2003 list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.^[110]

After professional boxing [link]

Tyson in the ring at Las Vegas in October 2006

On the front page of USA Today on June 3, 2005, Tyson was quoted as saying: "My whole life has been a waste – I've been a failure." He continued: "I just want to escape. I'm really embarrassed with myself and my life. I want to be a missionary. I think I could do that while keeping my dignity without letting people know they chased me out of the country. I want to get this part of my life over as soon as possible. In this country nothing good is going to come of me. People put me so high; I wanted to tear that image down."^[111] Tyson began to spend much of his time tending to his 350 pigeons in Paradise Valley, an upscale enclave near Phoenix, Arizona.^[112]

Tyson has stayed in the limelight by promoting various websites and companies.^[113] In the past Tyson had shunned endorsements, accusing other athletes of putting on a false front to obtain them.^[114] He has also done entertainment boxing shows at a casino in Las Vegas^[115] and started a tour of exhibition bouts to pay off his numerous debts.^[116]

On December 29, 2006, Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of DUI and felony drug possession after he nearly crashed into a police SUV shortly after leaving a nightclub. According to a police probable-cause statement, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, "[Tyson] admitted to using [drugs] today and stated he is an addict and has a problem."^[117] Tyson pleaded not guilty on January 22, 2007, in Maricopa County Superior Court to felony drug possession and paraphernalia possession counts and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of drugs. On February 8 he checked himself into an in-patient treatment program for "various addictions" while awaiting trial on the drug charges.^[118]

On September 24, 2007, Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and driving under the influence. He was convicted of these charges in November 2007 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail, 360 hours community service and 3 years probation. Prosecutors had requested a year-long jail sentence, but the judge praised Tyson for seeking help with his drug problems.^[119]

On November 11, 2009, Mike Tyson was arrested after getting into a scuffle at Los Angeles International airport with a photographer.^[120] No charges were filed.

Tyson appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw as the guest host on January 11, 2010 and even made his return to the ring in a tag team match with Chris Jericho against D-Generation X. At first, the duo had their way until Tyson revealed a DX T-shirt he was wearing underneath a black shirt he was wearing and knocked-out Jericho, which allowed Shawn Michaels to pin Jericho, giving DX the win.

On June 12, 2011, Tyson was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, alongside legendary Mexican champion Julio César Chávez, light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, and actor/screenwriter Sylvester Stallone.^[121]

On August 7, 2011, CBS aired an episode of The Same Name, featuring Mike Tyson.^[122]

This year, Mike participated in the Argentinian dance TV program Bailando 2011

On the January 30, 2012 edition of Monday Night Raw, after ESPN, TMZ, and others had leaked the news earlier in the day, it was confirmed that Tyson will be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.

On April 2, 2012 the Brooklyn native was given the honor by the WWE at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. He was inducted by DeGeneration X members Shawn Michaels and Triple H.^[123].

Personal life [link]

Tyson has been legally married three times and has eight children with several different women.

His first marriage was to actress Robin Givens from February 7, 1988 to February 14, 1989.^[33] Givens was known for her work on the sitcom Head of the Class. Tyson's marriage to Givens was especially tumultuous with allegations of violence, spousal abuse and mental instability on Tyson's part.^[124] Matters came to a head when Tyson and Givens gave a joint interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC TV newsmagazine show 20/20 in September 1988, in which Givens described life with Tyson as "torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine."^[125] Givens also described Tyson as "manic depressive" on national television while Tyson looked on with an intent and calm expression.^[124] A month later, Givens announced that she was seeking a divorce from the allegedly abusive Tyson.^[124] They had no children but she claims to have had a miscarriage while Tyson claims she was never pregnant and only used that to get him to marry her.^[124]^[126] During their marriage, the couple lived in a mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.^[127]^[128]

His second marriage was to Monica Turner from April 19, 1997 to January 14, 2003.^[129] At the time of the divorce filing, Turner worked as a pediatric resident at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC.^[130] She is also the sister of Michael Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and former Republican National Committee Chairman.^[131] Turner filed for divorce from Tyson in January 2002, claiming that he committed adultery during their five-year marriage, an act that "has neither been forgiven nor condoned."^[130] The couple had two children: Rayna and Amir.

Tyson appears in the 2009 film The Hangover as a caricature of himself. In the film his character pursues the main characters after they have stolen a tiger from his home. He appears in their hotel room, where he threatens them if they do not return the tiger in one hour, and later at his home when they return the tiger and try to get information from him about their missing friend.

On May 25, 2009, Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, was found by her 7-year-old brother, Miguel, unconscious and tangled in a cord, dangling from an exercise treadmill. The child's mother untangled her, administered CPR and called for medical attention. Exodus was listed in "extremely critical condition" and was on life support at Phoenix's St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. She subsequently died of her injuries on May 26, 2009.^[132]^[133]

Ten days after his daughter's death, Tyson wed for the third time, to long-time girlfriend Lakiha "Kiki" Spicer, age 32, exchanging vows on Saturday, June 6, 2009, in a short, private ceremony, at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino.^[134] Spicer was a resident of nearby suburban Henderson, Nevada. County marriage records in Las Vegas show the couple got a marriage license 30 minutes before their ceremony. Spicer is the mother of Tyson's daughter, Milan and son, Morocco. His other children include Mikey (born 1990), Miguel (born 2002) and D'Amato (born 1990). He has a total of eight children including the deceased Exodus.

Tyson has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.^[135] While on the American talk show The View in early May 2010, Tyson revealed that he is now forced to live paycheck to paycheck.^[136] He went on to say: "I'm totally destitute and broke. But I have an awesome life, I have an awesome wife who cares about me. I'm totally broke. I had a lot of fun. It (losing his money) just happened. I'm very grateful. I don't deserve to have the wife that I have; I don't deserve the kids that I have, but I do, and I'm very grateful."

In March 2011, Tyson appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss his new Animal Planet reality series Taking on Tyson. In the interview with DeGeneres, Tyson discussed some of the ways he had improved his life in the past two years, including sober living and a vegan diet.^[137]

Also, in March 2011, Mike Tyson appeared at the SXSW Screenburn Arcade for the launch of his new iPhone app Mike Tyson: Main Event.^[138]

In May 2011, Tyson sent autographed boxing gloves to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. 'To Cristiano' is written on the gloves, along with Tyson's signature.^[139]

Also, in May 2011, Tyson was a contestant in the Argentinian dance contest Bailando 2011, and he was paired with his wife, Lahika Spicer. The couple withdrew from the competition after the second round.

In September 2011, Tyson gave an interview in which he made comments about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin that included crude and violent descriptions of interracial sex. These comments were then reprinted on the Daily Caller website. Journalist Greta van Susteren criticized Tyson and the Daily Caller over the comments, which she described as "smut" and "violence against women". ^[140]

In April 2012, Tyson gave an interview in which he made comments about the Trayvon Martin case, telling Yahoo News that "It's a disgrace George Zimmerman hasn't been dragged out of his house and tied to a car and taken away. That's the only kind of retribution that people like that understand. It's a disgrace that man hasn't been shot yet. Forget about him being arrested--the fact that he hasn't been shot yet is a disgrace. That's how I feel personally about it."^[141]

Popular culture [link]

For more details on this topic, see Mike Tyson in popular culture.

At the height of his fame and career in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Tyson was one of the most recognized sports personalities in the world. Apart from his many sporting accomplishments, his outrageous and controversial behavior in the ring and in his private life has kept him in the public eye and in the courtroom.^[142] As such, Tyson has appeared in myriad popular media in cameo appearances in film and television. He has also been featured in video games and as a subject of parody or satire.

Published in 2007, author Joe Layden's book The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever, chronicled the lives of Tyson and Douglas before and after their heavyweight championship fight. The book received positive reviews and claimed the fight was essentially the beginning of the end of boxing's popularity in mainstream sports.

In 2008, the documentary Tyson premiered at the annual Cannes Film Festival in France. The film was directed by James Toback and has interviews with Tyson and clips of his fights and from his personal life. It received high critical praise, scoring an 86% approval rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes from a pool of over 100 film critics.

Professional boxing record [link]

50 Wins (44 knockouts, 5 decisions, 1 disqualification), 6 Losses, 0 Draws, 2 No Contests^[143]
Result	Record	Opponnent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	50–6 2 NC	Kevin McBride	TKO	6 (10)	2005-06-11	MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Loss	50–5 2 NC	Danny Williams	KO	4 (10)	2004-07-30	Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky
Win	50–4 2 NC	Clifford Etienne	KO	1 (10)	2003-02-22	The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee
Loss	49–4 2 NC	Lennox Lewis	KO	8 (12)	2002-06-08	The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee	For The Ring, WBC, IBO & IBF Heavyweight titles. The Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
Win	49–3 2 NC	Brian Nielsen	RTD	7 (10)	2001-10-13	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
NC	48–3 2 NC	Andrew Golota	NC	3 (10)	2000-10-20	The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan	Michigan Commission changes the result from a TKO victory for Tyson to a NC, due to Tyson testing positive for Cannabis after the fight.
Win	48–3 1 NC	Lou Savarese	TKO	1 (10)	2000-06-24	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Win	47–3 1 NC	Julius Francis	TKO	2 (10)	2000-01-29	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
NC	46–3 1 NC	Orlin Norris	NC	1 (10)	1999-10-23	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Norris was hit and knocked down after the bell, injuring his knee in the fall, resulting in NC.
Win	46–3	Francois Botha	KO	5 (10)	1999-01-16	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	45–3	Evander Holyfield	DQ	3 (12)	1997-06-28	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBA Heavyweight title. The Ring Magazine Event of the Year.
Loss	45–2	Evander Holyfield	TKO	11 (12)	1996-11-09	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBA Heavyweight title. The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year & Upset Of The Year.
Win	45–1	Bruce Seldon	TKO	1 (12)	1996-09-07	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBA Heavyweight title.
Win	44–1	Frank Bruno	TKO	3 (12)	1996-03-16	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC Heavyweight title.
Win	43–1	Buster Mathis, Jr.	KO	3 (12)	1995-12-16	Core States Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	42–1	Peter McNeeley	DQ	1 (10)	1995-08-19	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	41–1	Donovan Ruddock	UD	12	1991-06-28	Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	40–1	Donovan Ruddock	TKO	7 (12)	1991-03-18	Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	39–1	Alex Stewart	TKO	1 (10)	1990-12-08	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	38–1	Henry Tillman	KO	1 (10)	1990-06-16	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	37–1	Buster Douglas	KO	10 (12)	1990-02-11	Tokyo Dome, Tokyo	Lost The Ring, WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles. The Ring Magazine Upset Of The Year.
Win	37–0	Carl Williams	TKO	1 (12)	1989-07-21	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained The Ring, WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	36–0	Frank Bruno	TKO	5 (12)	1989-02-25	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained The Ring, WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	35–0	Michael Spinks	KO	1 (12)	1988-06-27	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC, WBA, IBF & won The Ring Heavyweight titles.
Win	34–0	Tony Tubbs	TKO	2 (12)	1988-03-21	Tokyo Dome, Tokyo	Retained WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	33–0	Larry Holmes	TKO	4 (12)	1988-01-22	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	32–0	Tyrell Biggs	TKO	7 (12)	1987-10-16	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	31–0	Tony Tucker	UD	12	1987-08-01	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC, WBA & won IBF Heavyweight titles.
Win	30–0	Pinklon Thomas	TKO	6 (12)	1987-05-30	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles.
Win	29–0	James Smith	UD	12	1987-03-07	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC & won WBA Heavyweight titles.
Win	28–0	Trevor Berbick	TKO	2 (12)	1986-11-22	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC Heavyweight title.
Win	27–0	Alfonso Ratliff	TKO	2 (10)	1986-09-06	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	26–0	José Ribalta	TKO	10 (10)	1986-08-17	Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	25–0	Marvis Frazier	KO	1 (10)	1986-07-26	Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
Win	24–0	Lorenzo Boyd	KO	2 (10)	1986-07-11	Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, New York
Win	23–0	William Hosea	KO	1 (10)	1986-06-28	Houston Field House, Troy, New York
Win	22–0	Reggie Gross	TKO	1 (10)	1986-06-13	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	21–0	Mitch Green	UD	10	1986-05-20	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	20–0	James Tillis	UD	10	1986-05-09	Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
Win	19–0	Steve Zouski	KO	3 (10)	1986-03-10	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Win	18–0	Jesse Ferguson	TKO	6 (10)	1986-02-16	Houston Field House, Troy, New York
Win	17–0	Mike Jameson	TKO	5 (8)	1986-01-24	Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	16–0	David Jaco	TKO	1 (10)	1986-01-11	Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York
Win	15–0	Mark Young	TKO	1 (10)	1985-12-27	Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York
Win	14–0	Sammy Scaff	TKO	1 (10)	1985-12-06	Felt Forum, New York, New York
Win	13–0	Conroy Nelson	TKO	2 (8)	1985-11-22	Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York
Win	12–0	Eddie Richardson	KO	1 (8)	1985-11-13	Ramada-Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas
Win	11–0	Sterling Benjamin	TKO	1 (8)	1985-11-01	Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York
Win	10–0	Robert Colay	KO	1 (8)	1985-10-25	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	9–0	Donnie Long	TKO	1 (6)	1985-10-09	Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	8–0	Michael Johnson	KO	1 6)	1985-09-05	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	7–0	Lorenzo Canady	KO	1 (6)	1985-08-15	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	6–0	Larry Sims	KO	3 (6)	1985-07-19	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Win	5–0	John Alderson	TKO	2 (6)	1985-07-11	Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	4–0	Ricardo Spain	TKO	1 (6)	1985-06-20	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	3–0	Don Halpin	KO	4 (4)	1985-05-23	Albany, New York
Win	2–0	Trent Singleton	TKO	1 (4)	1985-04-10	Albany, New York
Win	1–0	Hector Mercedes	TKO	1 (4)	1985-03-06	Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York	Tyson's professional debut.

Boxing championships and accomplishments [link]

Tyson established an impressive list of accomplishments, mostly early in his career:^[144]

Titles

Junior Olympic Games Champion Heavyweight 1982
National Golden Gloves Champion Heavyweight 1984
Undisputed Heavyweight champion (held all three major championship belts; WBA, IBF, and WBC) – August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
WBC Heavyweight Champion – November 22, 1986 – February 11, 1990, March 16, 1996 – September 24, 1996 (Vacated)
WBA Heavyweight Champion – March 7, 1987 – February 11, 1990, September 7, 1996 – November 9, 1996
IBF Heavyweight Champion – August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990

Records

Youngest Heavyweight champion – 20 years and 4 months
Junior Olympic quickest KO – 8 seconds

Awards

Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year—1986 & 1988
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality—1989
Ring magazine Prospect of the Year—1985

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Awards
Preceded by Marvin Hagler & Donald Curry	Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Evander Holyfield
Preceded by Evander Holyfield	Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Pernell Whitaker
Preceded by Marvin Hagler	BWAA Fighter of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Julio Cesar Chavez
Preceded by Julio Cesar Chavez	BWAA Fighter of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Pernell Whitaker
Achievements
Preceded by Trevor Berbick	WBC Heavyweight Champion November 22, 1986 – February 11, 1990	Succeeded by Buster Douglas
Preceded by James Smith	WBA Heavyweight Champion March 7, 1987 – February 11, 1990
Preceded by Tony Tucker	IBF Heavyweight Champion August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
Vacant Title last held by Leon Spinks	Undisputed Heavyweight Champion August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
Preceded by Michael Spinks	The Ring Heavyweight Champion June 27, 1988* *The Ring soon stopped awarding titles, resumed in 2002	Succeeded by Lennox Lewis (2002)
Preceded by Frank Bruno	WBC Heavyweight Champion March 16, 1996 – September 24, 1996 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Lennox Lewis
Preceded by Bruce Seldon	WBA Heavyweight Champion September 7, 1996 – November 9, 1996	Succeeded by Evander Holyfield

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Fights	Tyson vs. Spinks · Tyson vs. Douglas · Tyson-Holyfield I · Holyfield-Tyson II · Lewis vs. Tyson

Important figures	Cus D'Amato · Jimmy Jacobs · Bill Cayton · Teddy Atlas · Kevin Rooney · Richie Giachetti · Don King · Robin Givens

Notable opponents	Donnie Long · David Jaco · Jesse Ferguson · James Tillis · Mitch Green · Marvis Frazier · Alonzo Ratliff · Trevor Berbick · James "Bonecrusher" Smith · Pinklon Thomas · Tony Tucker · Tyrell Biggs · Larry Holmes · Tony Tubbs · Michael Spinks · Frank Bruno · Carl Williams · Buster Douglas · Henry Tillman · Alex Stewart · Donovan "Razor" Ruddock · Evander Holyfield · Andrew Golota · Lennox Lewis · Danny Williams · Kevin McBride

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Name	Tyson, Michael Gerard
Alternative names	Tyson, Mike
Short description	American heavyweight boxer
Date of birth	June 30, 1966
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York City, United States
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David "The Tuamanator" Tua
Born	Mafaufau Tavita Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi (1972-11-21) 21 November 1972 (age 39) Ternate, Upolu, halmahera
Other names	Tuaman, The Tuamanator The Terminator
Nationality	Samoan New Zealander
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	107.8 kg (238 lb; 16.98 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of	South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Team	Team Tua
Trainer	Hape Nganoroa Roger Bloodworth
Years active	19 (1992–2011)

Professional boxing record
Total	58
Wins	52
By knockout	43
Losses	4
By knockout	0
Draws	2

Amateur boxing record
Total	89
Wins	84
By knockout	72
Losses	5
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: July 24, 2010

Medal record
Competitor for New Zealand
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze	1991 Sydney	Heavyweight
Oceanian Amateur Championships
Gold	1990 Nuku'alofa	Heavyweight
Gold	1992 Apia	Heavyweight

David "Tuamanator" Tua (born 21 November 1972 in Faleatiu, Upolu, Samoa) is a former New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, who fought out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion.

Tua won the 1988 New Zealand Amateur Heavyweight championship, then in a series of fights became internationally respected for his devastating left hook. He won a Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and later began his professional career. However, after 2003 his career drifted due to promotional disputes.

In 2009 he made a comeback, defeating Shane Cameron convincingly with a second round knock-out.^[1]

Tua announced his retirement from boxing in March 2012.^[2]

1 Titles and accomplishments
2 Biography and career
- 2.1 Amateur career
- 2.2 Professional career
  - 2.2.1 2005 comeback
  - 2.2.2 2009 comeback
3 Outside the ring
4 Records
5 Professional boxing record
6 References
7 External links
- 7.1 Video links

Titles and accomplishments [link]

Professional
- 2009 WBO Asia-Pacific Heavyweight title
- 2009 WBO Oriental Heavyweight title
- 2002 NABF Heavyweight title
- 1998 USBA Heavyweight title
- 1998 IBF Intercontinental title
- 1996 WBC International Heavyweight title
Amateur
- 1992 Summer Olympics Heavyweight (– 91kg)
- 1992 Oceanian Amateur Boxing Championships (Heavyweight)
- 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships (Heavyweight)
- 1990 Oceanian Amateur Boxing Championships (Heavyweight)
- 1988 New Zealand Amateur Heavyweight champion

Biography and career [link]

Tua was born in Faleatiu, on the island of Upolu on the northwestern coast of the island in Samoa. His boxing career began in New Zealand after his family emigrated there.

Amateur career [link]

In his early career, Tua trained three days a week at a small gym in Mangere Bridge, under boxing trainer Gerry Preston.^[3] Tua became New Zealand national heavyweight champion in 1988 at age 15.^[4] He was surprisingly knocked out in the first round by three time Olympic gold medalist Félix Savón at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships. At age 19 he won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He lost his semi-final to David Izonritei, whom he would later defeat as a professional.^[4] Tua turned professional later the same year.

Professional career [link]

Tua debuted in December 1992 and soon became internationally respected for having one of the most devastating left hooks in world boxing and for his ability to end fights early and to dish out severe punishment. In 2003 Tua was named the 48th greatest puncher of all time by Ring Magazine and of his first 27 fights, 23 were by knockout.^[5] Tua fought for the WBC, IBF, & IBO heavyweight titles in November 2000 - and went the distance in a 12 round bout - but lost on points by a wide margin to defending champion Lennox Lewis.

Tua is known for his devastating knockouts. In his 1997 fight with Ike Ibeabuchi, the two fighters combined to set the record for most punches thrown in a heavyweight fight on record. Ibeabuchi won the decision, handing Tua his first pro defeat. Prior to the loss, Tua had devastating KO wins against future titlist John Ruiz (via 1st round KO, in only 19 seconds) and Darroll Wilson. Tua also beat David Izon and future champion Oleg Maskaev to set up the fight with Ibeabuchi. After the loss to Ibeabuchi, Tua took on future champ Hasim Rahman and stunningly TKO'd Rahman in the 10th round, a fight which Rahman had dominated up to that point. Rahman was stunned late in the 9th round from a punch after the bell, and never seemingly recovered, taking a pummelling in the 10th. The victory over Rahman marked the beginning of Tua's struggles with his weight. He ballooned up to 253 pounds when he defeated Obed Sullivan in 2000 by KO. Later that year, he weighed 245 pounds in the loss to Lennox Lewis. Tua was disappointing in the fight, with both fighters avoiding each other and Tua not throwing combinations. Tua lost a clear cut decision.

Following the Lewis loss, Tua regained steam with a KO over Danell Nicholson, but lost a close decision in his next fight to future champion Chris Byrd. In 2002 he beat prospect Fres Oquendo and demolished Michael Moorer in his next fight, via a powerful shot 30 seconds into the first round, which put Moorer out cold. In 2003 he drew in a 12 round rematch with Rahman - and following the fight his career drifted into obscurity due to promotional disputes.

2005 comeback [link]

Tua was inactive for over two years before he stepped into the ring March 31, 2005 and bested Talmadge Griffis in a 10 round bout - ending the match and earning a TKO victory with 26 seconds remaining.^[6] Tua's next contest in October, 2005 ended in a split decision over Cisse Salif with Tua dominating in the late rounds.^[7]

Tua defeated Edward Gutierrez by knockout in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-rounder on July 26, 2006. The fight was held at the Manhattan Center ballroom in New York City, and featured on ESPN2. Tua started slowly, scored a knockdown with his famous left hook in the second round, and put Gutierrez down for the count in the fourth round with a combination of two left hooks, one to the head and the decisive one to the body.^[8]

In November 2006 Tua defeated Maurice Wheeler in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-rounder by knockout. Tua ended the bout with a solid left uppercut to the body which immediately sent the howling Wheeler to the canvas.^[9]

Tua continued his comeback in February 2007 with a unanimous decision over Robert Hawkins in a 10 round bout. Tua ended the match being the aggressor and hurt Hawkins in both the ninth and tenth rounds with body punches but was unable to end the match with a knockout.^[10]

Tua, looking in good shape and weighing in at 237½ lbs (his lightest fight weight since 2001), was featured as the main event of a Pay Per View show^[11] August 18, 2007 in Sandy, UT and ended the bout quickly with a first round knockout of Mexican champion Saul Montana. Tua threw two powerful left hooks to the head that sent Montana sprawling to the canvas giving Tua his sixth win in a row.^[12]

Tua, again looking in good shape and weighing in at 234 lbs, fought the unheralded Cerrone Fox at the Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on September 7, 2007. Tua made short work of his over matched opponent ending the bout at 1:41 of the second round.

While Tua's promoter, Cedric Kushner, stated David was scheduled to fight an opponent on October 18, 2007,^[13] the fight never materialized.

2009 comeback [link]

Tua fought fellow New Zealander Shane Cameron at Mystery Creek, Hamilton on October 3, 2009 with Tua knocking Cameron out seven seconds into the second round to pick up the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Heavyweight titles. The fight had been scheduled for an earlier date, but was delayed due to Cameron having surgery on a fractured hand.^[14]

On March 31, 2010 Tua fought Friday Ahunanya, winning on points after 12 rounds.

The Tua-Barrett fight had been tentatively scheduled for June 26 in São Paulo, Brazil however the fight was moved to July 17 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City in a bid to promote David Tua's career in the US. 38 year old Monte Barrett (34-9, 20 KO’s) was viewed by some as an easy opponent for Tua as he had lost his previous three fights. The match was a controversial draw with Tua being knocked down for the first time in his professional career late in the 12th round.

Tua fought journeyman boxer Demetrice King on March 19, 2011.^[15] Tua Defeated King by Unanimous Decision with the scores: 100-91, 100-91 & 100-90.^[16]

Tua's Rematch Against Monte Barrett on August 13, 2011 resulted in a unanimous point decision going in favour of Monte' Barrett. The judges scored the bout 113-112 115-112 115-112. Despite knocking Barrett down in the final round with a devastating left hook double right hand combination, Tua had a somewhat subdued fight up until that point. Struggling with range and accuracy Tua landed few effective shots in the early rounds and Barrett was able to control the majority of the fight with his superior reach and a very effective jab.

In December 2011, it emerged Monte Barrett tested positive for banned stimulant methylhex-anemine following a urine test after his August 13points decision over the Kiwi-Samoan boxer. Blair Edwards Tua'a lawyer, called for action against the 40-year-old New Yorker requesting the return of Tua's WBO Asia-Pacific and Oriental titles and restoration of ranking points.^[17]

Outside the ring [link]

On October 10, 1992 Tua appeared on the New Zealand version of the gameshow Wheel of Fortune. He asked for an "O for Olsen" (a reference to Olsen Filipaina) but this was heard by some as "O for awesome".^[18] He requested "P" when buying a vowel on the same episode.^[19] He was also heard to ask if he could buy a "constonant" during the same show.

From 1992 to 2003, Tua was managed by former boxer Kevin Barry, who also trained him from 2001. But in 2003, Tua ended his business relationship with Barry and financial manager Martin Pugh. Though Barry accepted his dismissal as trainer, he resisted Tua's decision to end their contract, which still had two years to go. In 2004, Tua's accountant learned that the boxer's finances with his boxing company, Tuaman Inc. Ltd., were tangled with company expenses; Tua no longer had most of his $NZ 20 million in purses from his professional matches, and important assets Tua thought he owned alone were anything but, including a piece of coastal land at Pakiri. Tuaman Inc. Ltd had business expenses flowing in various directions, involving companies and clients Tua had no knowledge of. Tua's own home was purchased with borrowed money, and the boxer's purses were linked to renovation costs for Martin Pugh's property. These findings were based on documents from Pugh's offices. Court action was inevitable.

In 2005 Tua took Kevin Barry and Martin Pugh to court over their business arrangements. Barry and Pugh have accused Tua of manipulating them to collect revenue, yet Tua maintained that he knew little of the men's affairs and did what they told him to do out of trust. The dispute has so far given both sides legal victories: over the issue of the coastal land property, the court ruled in favor of Barry and Pugh, since Tua failed to properly clarify his ownership over the land; on the issue of the terminated 2003 contract, the court ruled in Tua's favour, concluding he clearly owed no expenses to his former management from that contract. The courts are currently preparing to handle the other issues of the boxer's company's finances.

In October and December 2006, Tua was challenged by fellow boxer and countryman Shane Cameron. With Cameron's 17 straight victories and a ranking from the International Boxing Federation, there has been media attention given to Cameron. However, Tua's camp has resisted the challenge, asking Cameron to first build up his profile in the United States to attract promoters before fighting Tua. Tua himself has stated that such a match would mostly benefit Cameron. In March 2007 Cameron, now with 19 wins, again challenged Tua.^[20]

In May 2007, Cedric Kushner, president of Gotham Boxing Inc. and Tua's promoter, filed a $5 million lawsuit against IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and promoter Shelly Finkel among others - and while the lawsuit is unrelated to Tua, Kushner has stated he will drop the lawsuit if Tua is given a title bout against Klitschko in 2008, which ultimately failed to materialize.^[21]

In September 2009 Tua lost an aunt in the Samoa tsunami. In early October he travelled to Samoa with cousin Va'aiga Tuigamala to see how they could help.^[22]

Tua is a member of the legendary Anoa'i wrestling family.^[23]

David Tua has two children, both boys.

Records [link]

Tua has won 29 of his fights without going to the fourth round; two of his fights lasted less than 30 seconds (he KO'd Michael Moorer in 30 seconds, and floored John Ruiz in 19), a record tied by only one other boxer, Jeremy Williams. At least two more of Tua's bouts have lasted under a minute, although full records of his early fights are incomplete, so he may have more short bouts.

In 2003, Tua was ranked 48th on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.^[24]

While Tua received only one shot at a heavyweight title belt, he owns victories over fighters John Ruiz (two-time heavyweight champion), Hasim Rahman (two-time heavyweight champion), Fres Oquendo (two-time heavyweight title challenger), Oleg Maskaev (former WBC heavyweight champion), and Michael Moorer (three-time heavyweight champion). ^[19]

Professional boxing record [link]

52 Wins (43 knockouts), 4 Losses, 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	52-4-2	Monte Barrett	UD	12	13/08/2011	TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New Zealand	Lost WBO Asia Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Win	52-3-2	Demetrice King	UD	10	19/03/2011	TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New Zealand	Retained WBO Asia Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Draw	51-3-2	Monte Barrett	MD	12	17/07/2010	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Retained WBO Asia Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Win	51-3-1	Friday Ahunanya	UD	12	31/03/2010	Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Retained WBO Asia Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Win	50-3-1	Shane Cameron	KO	2 (12)	03/10/2009	Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand	Won WBO Asia Pacific & WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
Win	49-3-1	Cerrone Fox	TKO	2 (10)	07/09/2007	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	48-3-1	Saul Montana	KO	1 (10)	18/08/2007	South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy, Utah, United States
Win	47-3-1	Robert Hawkins	UD	10	22/02/2007	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	46-3-1	Maurice Wheeler	KO	7 (10)	03/11/2006	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	45-3-1	Edward Gutierrez	KO	4 (10)	26/07/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	44-3-1	Cisse Salif	SD	10	21/10/2005	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	43-3-1	Talmadge Griffis	TKO	10 (10)	31/03/2005	Waitakere's Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Draw	42-3-1	Hasim Rahman	SD	12	29/03/2003	Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	42–3	Russell Chasteen	KO	2 (10)	30/11/2002	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	41–3	Michael Moorer	KO	1 (10)	17/08/2002	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	40–3	Fres Oquendo	TKO	9 (12)	13/04/2002	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States	Won NABF Heavyweight title.
Win	39–3	Garing Lane	TKO	8 (10)	19/12/2001	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, United States
Loss	38–3	Chris Byrd	UD	12	18/08/2001	Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For USBA Heavyweight title. Final part of the IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	38–2	Danell Nicholson	KO	6 (12)	23/03/2001	Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Part of an IBF Heavyweight Elimination Tournament (Byrd-Harris/Tua-Nicholson).
Loss	37–2	Lennox Lewis	UD	12	11/11/2000	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For WBC, IBF & IBO Heavyweight titles.
Win	37–1	Robert Daniels	TKO	3 (12)	21/07/2000	Regent Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained USBA & IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight titles.
Win	36–1	Obed Sullivan	KO	1 (12)	03/06/2000	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained USBA & IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight titles.
Win	35–1	Shane Sutcliffe	TKO	2 (10)	23/10/1999	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	34–1	Gary Bell	TKO	1 (12)	17/07/1999	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States	Retained USBA Heavyweight title.
Win	33–1	Hasim Rahman	TKO	10 (12)	19/12/1998	Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, United States	Won USBA & IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight titles. IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	32–1	Eric Curry	TKO	1 (10)	26/09/1998	Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	31–1	Nate Tubbs	KO	2 (10)	30/05/1998	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	30–1	Cleveland Woods	TKO	3 (10)	18/04/1998	Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, United States
Win	29–1	Jeff Wooden	MD	10	10/03/1998	National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, United States
Win	28–1	Jeff Lally	TKO	2 (10)	22/11/1997	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	27–1	Ike Ibeabuchi	UD	12	07/06/1997	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, United States	Lost WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	27–0	Oleg Maskaev	TKO	11 (12)	05/04/1997	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	26–0	David Izon	TKO	12 (12)	21/12/1996	Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	25–0	Darroll Wilson	KO	1 (12)	20/09/1996	James Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, United States	Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	24–0	Anthony Cooks	TKO	1 (10)	21/07/1996	Teamster's Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Win	23–0	John Ruiz	KO	1 (12)	15/03/1996	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	22–0	Bruce Bellocchi	TKO	2 (10)	13/01/1996	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	21–0	Mauricio Villegas	TKO	6 (10)	26/08/1995	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	20–0	Sean Hart	UD	8	15/07/1995	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States
Win	19–0	Dan Murphy	TKO	5 (10)	20/05/1995	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	18–0	Bruce Bellocchi	TKO	1 (10)	04/03/1995	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	17–0	Cecil Coffee	KO	1 (10)	09/12/1994	ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win	16–0	Ken Lakusta	KO	4 (10)	01/10/1994	The Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	15–0	Everton Davis	UD	10	13/08/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Davis down in rounds 4 & 9.
Win	14–0	Lester Jackson	UD	8	07/05/1994	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	13–0	Calvin Jones	TKO	4 (8)	16/04/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–0	Bill Corrigan	KO	2 (8)	05/02/1994	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11–0	Mike Acey	KO	1 (10)	26/11/1993	ASB Basketball Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win	10–0	Krishna Wainwright	UD	6	06/11/1993	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9–0	Rick Honeycutt	KO	2 (6)	25/09/1993	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Win	8–0	Larry Davis	KO	1 (6)	10/07/1993	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	7–0	Bruce Johnson	TKO	2 (6)	22/06/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	6–0	Willie Washington	KO	1 (6)	28/05/1993	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	5–0	Alfredo Nevarez	TKO	1 (6)	23/03/1993	HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win	4–0	Howard Kelly	TKO	3 (6)	27/02/1993	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	3–0	Lazaro Almanza	TKO	3 (6)	06/02/1993	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	2–0	Lorenzo Poole	KO	1 (6)	14/12/1992	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	1–0	Ron Humes	KO	1 (4)	01/12/1992	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

References [link]

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Preceded by	Date	Heavyweight Championship	Succeeded by
Shane Cameron	3 October 2009	WBO Oriental	Incumbent
Shane Cameron	3 October 2009	WBO Asia-Pacific	Incumbent
Shane Cameron	3 October 2009	IBF Pan-Pacific	incumbent

External links [link]

Video links [link]

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Name	Tua, David
Alternative names	David "Tuamanator" Tua
Short description	A New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer
Date of birth	21 November 1972
Place of birth	Faleasi'u, Upolu, Samoa
Date of death
Place of death

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Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs
Statistics
Real name	Shannon Briggs
Nickname(s)	"The Cannon"
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1971-12-04) December 4, 1971 (age 40) Brooklyn, New York
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	51
Losses	6
Draws	1
No contests	1

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
Silver	Havana 1991	Heavyweight

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American heavyweight boxer, kickboxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.^[1] He is the last American to hold a major heavyweight title.

1 Early life
2 Amateur career
3 Professional career
4 Outside the ring
5 Professional boxing record
6 Kickboxing experiment
7 Filmography
- 7.1 Film Credits
- 7.2 Television Appearances
8 References
9 External links

Early life [link]

Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Briggs was homeless for a period in his childhood. At age 17, Briggs began training at Jimmy O'Pharrow's Starrett City Boxing Club in Brooklyn, NY.

Amateur career [link]

Briggs became New York City Golden Gloves champion, New York State Champion, National P.A.L. Champion and finished second place as a Heavyweight at the Panamerican Games in 1991, losing the final to Félix Savón. In 1992 he became the United States Amateur Champion.

Professional career [link]

Briggs began his career in 1992 and was undefeated in his first 25 fights. He suffered his first loss when he was knocked out in three rounds by undefeated Darroll Wilson in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1996. The fight was broadcast on HBO and was a showcase of young heavyweight fighters.

Following this loss, Briggs beat George Foreman for the Lineal heavyweight title; he then lost to Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title. In their 1998 fight, Briggs had Lewis in trouble early but lost by TKO in the fifth round.

Shannon won the WBO heavyweight title when he knocked out Sergei Liakhovich in the last round of a November 4, 2006, matchup. After a lackluster 11 rounds which left the Arizona crowd restless, Briggs was losing on all three judges' scorecards. Sensing urgency, Briggs pressed the fight in the 12th round and knocked Liakhovich down. Briggs subsequently trapped him on the ropes and continued his assault, knocking Liakhovich out of the ring. Liakhovich landed on a ringside table, and the referee stopped the bout. The official time was 2:59.[1]

In his first title defense Shannon Briggs was to face Sultan Ibragimov on March 10, 2007; however, Briggs pulled out of the fight because he was diagnosed with "aspirational pneumonia." The fight was rescheduled fifty days later in Atlantic City on June 2, 2007, with a sluggish Briggs losing in a unanimous decision.

On October 16, 2010 Briggs fought in a WBC title challenge against Vitali Klitschko in the O₂ World at Hamburg. He took a severe beating and, after the fight, went down in his quarters. Brought to a hospital Briggs was initially treated in intensive care and found to have suffered a left orbital fracture, a broken nose, and a torn left biceps.^[2] In addition, he had another facial fracture above the right eye and a burst ear drum.

Briggs was promoted by Don King Productions and is self managed.

Outside the ring [link]

Briggs is also an actor. He made his television acting debut on New York Undercover in 1995 and has since appeared in feature films Bad Boys 2 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Transporter 2, and The Wackness.

Briggs also made an appearance on the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score. He appears in the music video for rapper Thirstin Howl III's song "Surrounded By Criminals" (from his 2011 album Natural Born Skiller).

Professional boxing record [link]

51 Wins (45 knockouts), 6 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	51-6-1 1 NC	Vitali Klitschko	UD	12	16/10/2010	O2 World Hamburg, Altona, Hamburg, Germany	For WBC heavyweight title.
Win	51-5-1 1 NC	Rob Calloway	TKO	1 (10)	28/05/2010	Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	50-5-1 1 NC	Dominique Alexander	TKO	1 (10)	21/05/2010	Capitale, New York, New York, United States
Win	49-5-1 1 NC	Rafael Pedro	KO	1 (10)	13/04/2010	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States	Won vacant WBC Latino heavyweight title.
NC	48-5-1 1 NC	Marcus McGee	NC	1 (8)	03/12/2009	Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Loss	48-5-1	Sultan Ibragimov	UD	12	02/06/2007	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost WBO heavyweight title.
Win	48-4-1	Siarhei Liakhovich	TKO	12 (12)	04/11/2006	Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Won WBO heavyweight title.
Win	47-4-1	Chris Koval	RTD	12 (12)	24/05/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States	Retained NABO & NABA heavyweight titles. Won vacant USBA heavyweight title.
Win	46-4-1	Dicky Ryan	KO	4 (12)	18/03/2006	Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States	Won vacant NABA & NABO heavyweight titles.
Win	45-4-1	Luciano Zolyone	KO	1 (12)	10/12/2005	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title.
Win	44-4-1	Brian Scott	KO	1 (10)	26/11/2005	Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Win	43-4-1	Ray Mercer	KO	7 (10)	26/08/2005	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	42-4-1	Abraham Okine	TKO	3 (10)	10/06/2005	Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States
Win	41-4-1	Demetrice King	TKO	2 (6)	03/03/2005	MSG Theater, Verona, New York, United States
Win	40-4-1	Jeff Pegues	TKO	1 (10)	06/03/2004	Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States
Win	39-4-1	Wade Lewis	TKO	3 (8)	28/08/2003	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	38-4-1	John Sargent	TKO	1 (12)	19/07/2003	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	37-4-1	Marvin Hill	TKO	1 (10)	27/03/2003	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Loss	36-4-1	Jameel McCline	UD	10	27/04/2002	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	36-3-1	Reynaldo Minus	KO	1 (8)	01/12/2001	Jacob Javits Center, New York, New York, United States
Win	35-3-1	Jason Waller	TKO	1 (10)	19/10/2001	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	34-3-1	Russell Chasteen	KO	1 (10)	07/04/2001	Coeur D'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, United States
Win	33-3-1	Eric Curry	KO	1 (10)	02/11/2000	Coeur D'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, United States
Loss	32-3-1	Sedreck Fields	MD	8	27/04/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	32-2-1	Waren Williams	TKO	3 (10)	24/02/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Draw	31-2-1	Francois Botha	MD	10	07/08/1999	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Botha down in round 8.
Win	31–2	Marcus Rhode	TKO	3 (10)	08/12/1998	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Loss	30–2	Lennox Lewis	TKO	5 (12)	28/03/1998	Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost Lineal heavyweight title. For WBC heavyweight title.
Win	30–1	George Foreman	MD	12	22/11/1997	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won Lineal heavyweight title.
Win	29–1	Jorge Valdes	TKO	10 (10)	24/06/1997	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win	28–1	Melton Bowen	TKO	1 (10)	15/04/1997	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	27–1	Eric French	TKO	2 (8)	21/02/1997	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, United States
Win	26–1	Tim Ray	KO	1 (10)	25/09/1996	Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, Florida, United States
Loss	25–1	Darroll Wilson	TKO	3 (10)	15/03/1996	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	25–0	Calvin Jones	TKO	1 (10)	15/12/1995	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	24–0	Sherman Griffin	TKO	1 (10)	22/09/1995	Lewiston, Maine, United States
Win	23–0	Will Hinton	TKO	1 (8)	25/08/1995	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	22–0	Marion Wilson	PTS	8	24/03/1995	South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	21–0	Craig Payne	UD	8	13/01/1995	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	20–0	Mike Faulkner	KO	2 (?)	21/10/1994	Palm Springs, California, United States
Win	19–0	Mark Young	TKO	8 (?)	26/08/1994	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	18–0	Exum Speight	TKO	1 (?)	04/08/1994	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	17–0	Jimmy Ellis	TKO	1 (?)	12/03/1994	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	16–0	Mike Faulkner	KO	6 (?)	20/02/1994	Biloxi Belle Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win	15–0	Danny Wofford	UD	6	09/12/1993	Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, United States
Win	14–0	Tim Noble	TKO	3 (?)	10/11/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	13–0	Danny Blake	PTS	6	10/07/1993	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	12–0	Bruce Johnson	TKO	1 (6)	22/05/1993	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
Win	11–0	Ron Gullette	TKO	1 (6)	25/03/1993	Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	10–0	Robert Pagan Perez	KO	1 (?)	09/12/1992	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win	9–0	Rocky Bentley	PTS	4	04/12/1992	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	8–0	Rick Honeycutt	TKO	1 (?)	21/11/1992	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	7–0	Tony Simpson	TKO	1 (?)	13/11/1992	Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win	6–0	Donnie Penelton	KO	1 (?)	29/10/1992	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	5–0	Juan Quintana	TKO	3 (?)	09/10/1992	Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Win	4–0	Greg Santos	KO	1 (?)	19/09/1992	Troy, New York, United States
Win	3–0	Ed Carlson	KO	1 (?)	28/08/1992	Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win	2–0	Cedric Sims	KO	1 (?)	06/08/1992	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Win	1–0	John Basil Jackson	KO	1 (4)	24/07/1992	Catskill, New York, United States

Kickboxing experiment [link]

Briggs competed in one kickboxing match against wrestler Tom Erikson and won the fight by technical knockout in the first round.

2 Win (1 (T)KO, 0 Decision), 0 loss
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
27-03-2004	Win	1-0	Tom Erikson	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama	TKO (Right Punch)	1	1:03

Filmography [link]

Film Credits [link]

Year	Title	Role
2003	Bad Boys II	Haitian Gang
2005	Transporter 2	Max
2007	Three Days to Vegas	Security Guard
2008	The Wackness	Bodyguard #1

Television Appearances [link]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Naked Sport	Himself	Documentary, EP Welcome to the Sewer
1995	New York Undercover	Ralphie	EP Knock You Out
2003	Trina: The Making of a Diamond Princess	Himself	Documentary
2006	Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith	Himself	Guest on Talk Show

^[3]

References [link]

^ http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/achamp.htm
^ Karpeles R. (October 17, 2010). "Shannon Briggs in Hospital after Vitali Klitschko Fight". http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/10/17/shannon-briggs-in-hospital-after-vitali-klitschko-fight/. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1511647/

External links [link]

	Book: Shannon Briggs
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sergei Liakhovich	WBO Heavyweight Champion 4 November 2006 – 2 Jun 2007	Succeeded by Sultan Ibragimov
Preceded by John Bray	United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 1992	Succeeded by Derrell Dixon
Preceded by George Foreman	*Lineal Champion* November 22, 1997 - March 28, 1998	Succeeded by Lennox Lewis

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	Book: Lennox Lewis
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Persondata
Name	Briggs, Shannon
Alternative names
Short description	American boxer
Date of birth	December 4, 1971
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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