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Monday, November 14, 2011

rastafari in boxing???

Okay, so first of all, I want to congratulate Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao for beating the mexicano dinamita Juan Manuel Marquez for the second time around. You made our country proud once again! That was indeed a very close and thrilling fight! So stop the controversies, arguments and doubts, Filipinos are one of the best fighters in the world. Greetings and salutations sir!


   As the title of this post says, is there really a rastafarian personality in the history of professional boxing? Well, I really don't know but there is a connection between the two I think. "WHO IS THE MISSING LINK?" *laughs* I was really wondering if this famous heavyweight boxing champ is a devoted rastafarian. Who am I talking about? I'm talking about LENOX "THE LION" LEWIS. A jamaican boxer who managed to beat boxing legends such as Evander Holyfield, Mike "Iron Man" Tyson an Hassim Rahman.



BIOGRAPHY:
Lennox Claudius Lewis,  (born September 2, 1965) is a retired boxer and the most recent undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. As an amateur he won gold representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games after defeating future heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in the final.
Lewis turned professional in 1989, winning his first 21 fights. In 1992 he knocked out Donovan Ruddock to take over the number one position in the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings and eventually be declared WBC heavyweight champion in 1993. Lewis lost the title to Oliver McCall in 1994 but defeated McCall in a rematch to win the vacant WBC title in 1997. Lewis went on to defend the title four times, becoming the Lineal Champion after beating Shannon Briggs by KO in 1998. He became undisputed champion after defeating Evander Holyfield in November 1999. After defeating Mike Tyson by KO in 2002 and stopping Vitali Klitschko in 2003, Lennox Lewis retired from boxing in 2004.
Throughout his professional career, Lewis suffered two losses, both of which he avenged in rematches, both by knockout. Along with Evander Holyfield, Lewis has won three heavyweight championships.

I was really bothered, is it just a coincidence that he is a Jamaican who is wearing dreadlocks and his boxing alias is "The Lion" (the lion of judah?) I also watched a replay of one of his fights (greatest fights of the centuries at ABC 5)  which he wears a red-gold-green colored boxing trunks. Another thing is he played the song "If Jah is by my side by tony rebel" in his entrance in one of his fights. But still, I can' find any information in the web to support my idea that he is a rastafarian boxer HAHAHA. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME IF HE'S REALLY A RASTAMAN?!?!



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