Legendary Nights S4 E1 - The Tale Of Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, noon

Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, billed as\xa0Lewis\u2013Tyson: Is On, was a\xa0heavyweight\xa0professional boxing\xa0match that took place on June 8, 2002, at the\xa0Pyramid Arena\xa0in\xa0Memphis, Tennessee.\nLennox Lewis was a promising 18-year-old amateur and Mike Tyson a precocious 17-year-old, when Lewis and his amateur coach Arnie Boehm were invited by Cus D\u2019Amato to join he, Tyson, and Kevin Rooney for eight days of training and sparring in the Catskills in up state New York. Those eight days in the Catskills would forge the path that both Lewis & Tyson would eventually collide on, but not before each facing adversity along the way\nIn this episode, we pick up the careers of Lewis & Tyson in 1995 and present the events that would ultimately lead to their 2002 showdown. Stories from outside the ring and infamous moments all feature in Legendary Nights - The Tale Of Lennox Lewis & Mike Tyson.\nSubscribe\nApple Podcasts\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/legendary-nights/id1493845050\nSpotify\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QyYCjXipHAfAPTAUUKQDO\nWe are also available on Player FM, Spreaker, and all other major podcasting apps\nFollow us at:\nhttps://twitter.com/legendnightpod\nhttps://www.facebook.com/btrboxingpodcast\nBecome A Patron\npatreon.com/btrboxingpodcastnetwork\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices