Tyson fought three more times – winning just once – before hanging his gloves up in 2005. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? Lewis knocked out Tyson in the eighth round when they collided in 2002. "So if you're serious - come with it baby, show me the paper.”. Lennox Lewis, 41–2–1 As a heavyweight Lewis has completed it all with legendary wins over Tyson, Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko. Round one: 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. Updated August 24, 2018 One of the most anticipated fights was when Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson met in the ring in Memphis in 2002 after years of hype and long after it should have taken place. Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson rematch? A row of security had to separate the two before the opening bell in Tennessee. 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 uppercutsof his own. here. Now 53, Lewis admits a seriously lucrative payday could tempt him out of retirement for one last dance against the man they used to call The Baddest Man on the Planet. (Getty Images) Lenox Lewis has offered to come out of retirement for a £76million rematch with Mike Tyson. Lenox Lewis has offered to come out of retirement for a £76million rematch with Mike Tyson. Tyson, 52, retired with a record of 56 fights, 50 wins, six losses and two no contests. The heavyweight legends fought in Tennessee in 2002 with Lewis walking away as the victor after an eighth round knockout to retain his WBC, IBF and IBO titles. Lewis fought one more time, beating Vitali Klitschko – one of just two defeats on the Ukrainian’s record – before retiring from boxing in 2003. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Lewis won with an eighth-round KO after a masterful boxing display. Brit boxing legend offers to come out of retirement for incredible second fight, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} Comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} Comments{{/singleComment}}, {{#singleComment}}{{value}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} comments{{/singleComment}}, Show{{#moreThan3}} {{value_total}}{{/moreThan3}} comments, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. You can find our Community Guidelines in full The Brit star lost just twice, in shock upsets to Olivier McCall … Lewis knocked out Tyson in the eighth round when they collided in 2002. Tyson, however, was well past his prime at the time of the bout. Lewis told the Joe Rogan podcast: "Well you know, I told people that I'd take my pyjamas off for a 100 mill (£76m)," he said. As they subsequently traded body shots, Tyson ended the initial … Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?