On This Day In Boxing History

Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson

June 8th, 2002

WBC/IBF/IBO World Heavy Title

The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee

June 8th

1915: Sam Langford NWS10 Battling Jim Johnson

1927: LeRoy Neiman born.

1933: Max Baer KO10 Max Schmeling

1934: Freddie Miller W10 Albert Wright

1943: Willie Pep W15 Sal Bartolo

1963: Emile Griffith W15 Luis Rodriguez

1966: Darroll Wilson born.

1974: Antonio Cervantes KO4 Pedro Adigue Jr.

1985: Barry McGuigan W15 Eusebio Pedroza

1987: Jeff Fenech KO4 Samart Payakaroon

1989: Junior Jones age 18 debuts TKO1 George Young

1990: The International Hall of Fame in Canastota

1996: Frankie Liles KO3 Tim Littles, Newcastle

Naseem Hamed TKO2 Daniel Alicea

2001: Eric Morel KO8 Jose DeJesus Lopez

2002: Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson

Manny Pacquiao KO2 Jorge Eliecer Julio

2005: Mikkel Kessler W12 Anthony Mundine

2007: Hermann Ngoudjo WSD12 Randall Bailey

Derric Rossy TKO6 Ronald Bellamy

2013: Adonis Stevenson KO1 Chad Dawson    

Yuriorkis Gamboa W12 Darleys Perez

Marco Huck WMD12 Ola Afolabi

Erislandy Lara TKO10 Alfredo Angulo

Artur Beterbiev age 28 debuts TKO2 Christian Cruz

Humberto Soto TKO9 Hiroshi Nakamori

Marcos Maidana TKO6 Josesito López

2019: Oscar Valdez W12 Jason Sanchez