LENNOX LEWIS has mocked Dillian Whyte in response to claims Evander Holyfield beat him twice.
Lewis, the last undisputed champion of the heavyweight division, faced Holyfield twice in his career, drawing with the Real Deal in their first bout in 1999 before triumphing in the rematch later that year.
Former heavyweight champion mocked Dillain Whyte over his claims on Twitter.
The Lion hit back on Twitter last night following claims from WBC interim heavyweight champion Whyte that Holyfield ranked higher than Mike Tyson in history and could argue he beat Lewis twice.
“Maybe Dillian went to the Eugenia Williams School of Boxing Scoring,” he tweeted.
Lewis v Holyfield was judged a draw after one judge gave the verdict to Lewis, the second scored a draw and Williams gave Holyfield the verdict 115-113.
Williams awarded a contentious fifth round to Holyfield – a round in which Lewis landed 43 punches to Holyfield’s 11.
In the aftermath of the controversial draw, it was discovered Williams had filed for bankruptcy a few weeks prior to the fight.
She was later forced to deny receiving any pay-off in exchange for her verdict, but admitted at a hearing she would have reversed her decision for round five after rewatching the fight.
However that outcome would still have resulted in a majority draw.
Lewis won the rematch by unanimous decision six months later.
Whyte, 32, was speaking to Sirius XM when he stated Holyfield had a case in both bouts with Lewis.
“There is a case in saying he won both fights against Lewis,” he said.
Lewis retired in 2003 after a 14-year career as a professional, finishing with 41 wins, two losses plus the draw with Holyfield.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
