Lennox Lewis Vs. Mike Tyson - Fight Summary By Round

Fight Summary By Round

Round 1: The early moments of the fight provided arguably the most evenly fought display of back-and-forth action between Tyson and Lewis as they started by jabbing away. Just before 30 seconds had elapsed, Tyson leaned forward with a left-jab at Lewis; then lunged towards his midsection, landing a right-and-left combination of body blows before Lewis could manage to steer him backward with three effectively landed uppercuts of his own. As they subsequently traded body shots, Tyson ended the initial sequence by missing on a wild left hook. As the middle stages of the round came about, Lewis began to clinch and grab hold of Tyson as a strategy to fend off his repeated attempts to draw near for body attacks, keeping him at bay. But with just under a minute remaining in the round, Tyson connected with a great left hook to Lewis' jaw, catching him off-guard. Lewis stumbled then recovered by once again clinching an approaching Tyson and pushing him back into the ropes while landing another jab. Mike Tyson came out on top of the inaugural round, but it would be the only one he'd go on to win.

Round 2: Both fighters began jabbing at one another, before Cotton went on to warn Lewis twice for holding. Lewis landed a number of effective punches on Tyson as he tried to approach, including several powerful uppercuts that kept Tyson staggering backwards.

Round 3: As the third round opened Lewis continued jabbing away. Later in the round Tyson went on to headbutt Lewis before connecting with a left hook; however, Lewis would manage to cut Tyson above his right eye later in the round.

Round 4: Again Tyson rushes out in the round's beginning moments, but Lewis then proceeded to land two strong jabs before landing a big right. With 10 seconds left in the round Lewis lands a couple of punches on Tyson who goes down. Referee Eddie Cotton rules it a slip and deducts a point from Lewis for pushing Tyson down. Tyson's face had then started to swell.

Round 5: Cotton stopped the fight and talks to Lewis again in the fifth round about pushing. As the round went on, a visibly weakened Tyson began throwing fewer and fewer punches while struggling mightily to land on most of his attempts.

Round 6: Lewis stayed in control by mostly connected on jabs. With just over a minute left in the round, Tyson was able to land a couple of shots which had created swelling just below Lewis' left eye. But by the conclusion of the round Tyson had already sustained lacerations above both his eyes.

Round 7: In the seventh round, Lewis put Tyson off balance upon landing a crushing right hook. Lewis once more was overpowering in taking the round, with what was little resistance at that point; continuing on as he had shown without relent through most part of the fight, landing 31 punches in comparison to only 4 landed for Tyson.

Round 8: With :47 seconds left the eighth; Tyson is hit with a heavy right cross from Lewis, knocking him to the canvas and down for the second time in the round. As Tyson lies on his back, he is decisively counted out by the referee at the 2:25 mark, as he made no real effort to get back up and continue fighting. Lennox Lewis is declared the winner by KO.