IT IS common knowledge that Lennox Lewis knocked out Mike Tyson in 2002 to solidify his status as the dominant heavyweight of his era. But that wasn’t the first time the two men met in the ring. Eighteen years ago, I sat with Lennox as he reminisced about sparring with Tyson when they were in their teens.
Lewis’ road to boxing was a circuitous one. After moving to Canada from London, he was subjected to frequent taunts in school because of his size and accent. Fights with disciplinary consequences often followed. At age 12, to avoid a row that would have brought further punishment, he suggested that the