Heavyweight boxing

LENNOX LEWIS revealed his mum’s hilarious reaction after Mike Tyson warned her son: ‘I want to eat your children’.
Tyson had just beaten Lou Savarese in 38 seconds in 2000 when he produced the infamous line to Showtime’s Jim Gray.

Lennox Lewis pictured with his mum Violet Credit: Getty – Contributor

Mike Tyson during his infamous interview with Jim Gray

But the threat left Lewis’ mum Violet bemused – because the heavyweight champion had no kids at the time.
Lewis told the Guardian: “When he said he’s coming for me, I’m like: ‘He’s coming for me? He’s crazy. Doesn’t he realise I’m coming for him?’
“When he said he’s going to eat my kids my mum said: ‘What’s he talking about? You don’t have no kids.’
“I’m not into that vulgar jailhouse talk.”

The post-fight rant – where Tyson boasted of being ‘the best ever’ – will forever be remembered as one of Iron Mike’s most chilling interviews.
He said: “Lennox Lewis, I’m coming for you.
“I’m the most brutal and vicious and ruthless champion there has ever been.
“Lennox is a conqueror? No. I am Alexander. He’s no Alexander. I’m the best ever.

Lewis knocked out Tyson when they finally fought in 2002 Credit: AFP – Getty

“My style is impetuous, my defence is impregnable and I’m just ferocious.
“I want your heart. I want to eat his children.”
Despite Tyson’s dramatic message, he would go on to be beaten in round eight as Lewis comprehensively ended their rivalry in 2002.
The two heavyweight legends shared a history dating back to their teens, where they dominated as amateur champions and even sparred each other.
They were destined to meet in the ring again, as predicted by Tyson’s iconic mentor Cus D’Amato.
Lewis revealed: “We got to know each other pretty well. We spoke, we went down to the town, went to a dance together.
“He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great.
“When the time came I knew we would meet in the ring. I wanted to know if what Cus said would come true.”

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LENNOX LEWIS has revealed that 15-year-old Mike Tyson was a ‘giant’ who was ‘knocking people out easy’.
The Lion memorably beat Iron Mike when they collided in 2002 but they first shared a ring together as teenage sparring partners.

Lennox Lewis sparred Mike Tyson for a number of days in Catskill, New York

The Brit later shared a ring with Iron Mike in a 2002 grudge match

Lewis prevailed with an eighth-round knockout against Tyson

The British icon left Canada with his first trainer Arnie Boehm to drive to Tyson’s New York base after winning the World Junior Championships.
And Lewis lifted the lid on his first experience meeting the Baddest Man on the Planet – who at the time was a year younger than him at age 15.
He told the Guardian: “I liked him. We got to know each other pretty well. We spoke, we went down to the town, went to a dance together.
“He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great.

He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great
Lennox Lewis on teenage Mike Tyson

“When the time came I knew we would meet in the ring. I wanted to know if what Cus (D’Amato) said would come true.”
Both Lewis and Tyson went on become heavyweight champion of the world numerous times and finally fought in 2002.
Brit star Lewis came out on top with an eighth-round KO but they were also involved in a infamous press conference brawl ahead of the fight.
Tyson was forced to pay a fine for biting his rival’s leg during the scuffle – which almost saw the mega-fight cancelled altogether.

Yet despite this, Lewis wasn’t left feeling too apprehensive at facing Iron Mike after he was promised it would be his easiest fight.
He added: “Yes and no. Yes, because TV made him look like King Kong. But, no, because Manny [Lewis’s legendary trainer Emanuel Steward] always told me Tyson would be my easiest fight.
“I’d say: ‘Come on, now. He’s going to be a little difficult.’ But Manny said: ‘No. It’s your easiest fight.’”

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TYSON FURY took to social media to show off his and Mike Tyson’s epic body transformations after returning to the ring after lengthy periods out.
The Gypsy King and the Baddest Man on the Planet have shed almost an incredible 22 stone between them.

Tyson Fury uploaded these pictures of himself and Mike Tyson

Fury, 32, was inactive for almost three years after dethroning Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.
During that time, he ballooned up to 28 stone, but he has since got himself back into brilliant shape.
The unbeaten WBC champion walked into his rematch in February against Deontay Wilder at around 18 stone according to his former trainer Ben Davison.
Former world champ Tyson, 54, also struggled with weight problems following his defeat to Kevin McBride in 2005.

At his heaviest he weighed 27 stone, but he got himself into peak condition when he fought for the first time in 15 years against Roy Jones Jr last weekend.
For his exhibition bout in Los Angeles, Iron Mike weighed in at 15st 7lbs – lighter than his 1986 world title victory against Trevor Berbick.
And Fury took to Twitter where he posted before and now pictures of the pair, as he said: “Friday inspiration from the 2 TYSONs. @MikeTyson – Hard work pays off.”
It has been revealed that Fury got himself into shape by eating six meals a day, combined with training up to four times day.

Mike Tyson’s incredible bodyweight workout routine

After shedding four stone, Tyson revealed he lost a further 100lbs in the build-up to his fight against Jones Jr.
Speaking of how he managed to do it, he said: “I became a vegan.
“My wife told me to get on a treadmill. So I went from 15 minutes on the treadmill and ended at two hours.
“I kept going to the gym and watching my diet and I’m beautiful.”

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TYSON FURY has revealed that his younger brother Roman is set to become the NINTH professional boxer in his family.
The WBC heavyweight champion’s 23-year-old sibling has no amateur experience but has been training with the Gypsy King during lockdown.

Tyson Fury’s younger brother Roman, middle, has taken up boxingTyson Fury, 32, is already one of the best heavyweight boxers in the world, with his younger brother, Love Island star Tommy, 21, is 4-0 in the light-heavyweight division.
Roman had been intending to follow a different career path before taking up boxing with his siblings over the past few months.
Tyson told iFL TV in September: “Just signing him [Roman] up now, he’s 23-years-old, he’s an aspiring cruiserweight champion of the future.
“Southpaw, tall, 6ft 2ins, in good shape.

Hasn’t had any amateur fights, but he’s been around the game a long time so born and bred into it
Tyson Fury on his brother Roman

“We’re gonna try and get him – when the boxing starts again – maybe four or five fights within the boxing season and keep him busy for the next couple of years.
“He’s learning on the job, like Canelo was. Gonna get him to about 20-0 before we move him up.
“He’s 23, nearly 24. Hasn’t had any amateur fights, but he’s been around the game a long time so born and bred into it.
“We’ll get him a few fights and see how he goes on. Sugar Hill’s teaching him that Kronk style, he’s learning.”

Roman, like his brother Shane, had kept a relatively low profile in the Fury family with Tyson, Tommy both boxing stars.
His cousin Hughie – who has been added to the undercard for Anthony Joshua’s bout against Kubrat Pulev – is also a 23-3 fighter.
He explained in the iFL interview: “When lockdown happened I had nothing else to do.
“I had no work on, as many people didn’t, and I had the opportunity to go and train.
“So I did it, got fit, lost a bit of weight and I just fell in love with it.

I’ve put everything on hold and I’m gonna give it my best and see how we go…It’s like an experiment, I wanna see how far I can go
Roman Fury

“I thought, ‘I’ve always wanted to do it, so why not now?’
“So I’ve put everything on hold and I’m gonna give it my best and see how we go…It’s like an experiment, I wanna see how far I can go.
“Just started it now at 23, but it’s all about self-belief and I do have a lot of that.”
Roman said his older brother Tyson told him if he is going to become a boxer he has to be a hundred percent committed.

He added: “He [Tyson] just said listen, if you want to do it that badly, you can, it’s never too late.
“But you need to put a hundred percent in, everything you’ve got, no slacking, no doing out on the weekends, nothing like that, you’ve got to completely dedicate yourself.
“He’s not said it’s too late for you, give it up and all that, he’s been nothing but supportive, same as Tommy – same as everyone, the whole family.”

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