do not underestimate your opponent

Football fans hockey fans basketball fans and fans of most other sports rarely rewatch the classics. Boxing on the other hand is so timeless you can re-live those moments and that thrill of a memorable fight always remains a rewatchable!

''The Lion has been Humbled'' That line was hard

Whats even more impressive from Rahman is rhat he was fasting the whole day for Ramadan when he fought Lewis. Champ! 🏆

Awesome shot there. Anything can happen in a fight, and Lewis got caught being a smart ass. Damn it if Tyson would have had his head together. It just takes that one shot. Lewis is one of my favorite champions, calm and collected.

This KO is the definition of the phrase "a puncher's chance".

I remember watching this fight live. No one picked Lewis to lose this fight. And when he dropped I could not believe it. truly the better fighter won, Rahman took this fight serious and it showed with a victory. Was a great fight from start to finish.

This is the prime example why they have the fight's no matter what you did before this fight does not matter, All depends on who shows up that night! Way to go Rahman!!

Льюис был слишком самоуверенный, недооценил противника.

Suprised Lewis didn’t lose more fights. He was the king of keeping his hands down. Same thing happend when he fought one of the Klitzsco brothers.

Have never seen this BBC video with Marvelous Marvin Hagler commentating. Which makes this knockout of Lewis 10x more satisfying. 🇺🇸

Notice that boxers are always reluctant to predict other people's fight. One lucky punch is all it takes.

why Lewis not smiling at the end?

Smiling one second and KTFO the next gotta love the HW division...Marvelous Marvin Hagler told Lewis for three rounds to get his his hands up.

The greatest shot Rahman ever delivered. Lewis did not even know he got koed when he got up.

Comentator's saying "Lewis' left land's weirdly down and he's gotta pay for that" then exactly 9 seconds later he paid for that by a punch in the face while his left hand was again down 😅😅🤣🤣👍👍👍👏👏👏 good prediction and reporting 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍 great knockout and well done to the even greater comentators 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

It was like a movie to Lewis the way He was knocked down by Rhaman, He couldn't believe it.

this is my favorite k o in boxing history, lol lewis was out cold!

He was watching Lewis drop his left hand and he just waited and he did what he was waiting for and wanted to do knock out Lewis,aa soon as lewis dropped his left hand Bam,its all it takes,Great Knockout by Rahman,Lewis knew in the rematch though,he was much smarter in fight 2 not to drop his hands so low,Lewis is a great fighter.

just the power on display here: Wow!

I watch this fight and Hagler is calling the fight.. he died yesterday. 😔.. rip champ.. 10 bell salute

Wow very nice fight

Good hasim Rahman 👍👍

Mantap sekali pukulanmu Rahman

Words of wisdom from Marvelous Marvin at 20:37 about Lewis keeps dropping his left hand , 25 seconds later , knocked out for it .

Thanks to Rahman for suthing down your one way narrative !

NiCE SHOT BY RHMAN!

Now I'm off to watch the rematch 😂😏😏💪🏾

Lewis is a likable guy, but he kinda deserved that one. Nice punch!

Really a youtube commercial right at the knockout. Seriously ruins the moment. Got to love those greedy algorithms. Not buying or will avoid whatever that commercial was.😂

Over confidence down in just one punch

Profct Rahman...is the best.👍👍👍🙏

Super 💪

Lennox sempre será o grande campeão. O único a deter o título de campeão INDISCUTÍVEL!!!

always respect your opponent

All those natural advantage lennox louis had helped him as his overconfidence let him down.

18:50 “Left hand going down again” 19:16 BOOM

All Lewis' titles gone? 🤔 but why? He's clearly saying "why" in the corner when his coach helped get him back on feet wombling & stumbling 🤦‍♂️😅 He says "why" "but why" haha why? Because dear 😅🤣🤣

MUY BUENA pelea

Lennox's head wasnt in this fight and he underestimated a man he would normally beat, he was off doing a movie with george clooney and brad pitt instead of having his head focused on training, he sure was focused for the second fight and we saw the result

I thought this fight took place in Baltimore. 😂

This is good make more

The Rock Rockamon! He made lennox pay.

2001-04-22 - Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa. Lennox Lewis, UK (38-1-1, KO's 29) vs Hasim "The Rock" Rahman, USA (34-2-0, KO's 28). - Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World / Lineal, WBC, IBF, IBO - # Lennox Lewis's 10th world title defence in his 2nd reign: 1997- # Hasim Rahman was world ranked: Top 5# by WBC, IBF & WBA. # Lewis was a 20-1 favorite. # Lewis was 35 years old - Rahman was 28 years old = 7 years of age difference. # Lewis had the height, reach and experience factors on his side - Rahman had the youth factor on his side. # The championship fight was billed "Thunder in Africa". QUOTES: "No Lewis-Tyson! No Lewis-Tyson!" - Hasim Rahman. "I definitely want the rematch. Hasim Rahman is the champ today. He got lucky! The second time around Hasim Rahman is going to go." - Lennox Lewis. BACKGROUND: While Hasim Rahman had been in South Africa for about a month to prepare for his big title shot, Lennox Lewis was there only half as long after taking time off to film scenes of himself fighting WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in the remake of "Ocean's Eleven" in Las Vegas with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and more. Lewis had no high regards for Rahman's boxing skills and despite knowing Rahman packed power, he fully believed he would never be able to land any such punches. Lewis had for a long time been hungry for fighting his long-time era rival Mike Tyson, but despite numerous lucrative offers to Tyson, the fight was yet to happen between them. That fight had been put on hold mostly becaude Tyson apperently "never fealt fully ready" and also because of a clash of TV contracts-Lewiswas with HBO, Tyson with Showtime and how the split would be made was very unsure at the time. "Winner takes all" was something offered, but Showtime did not like that idea. Arguably they themselves must have had doubts Tyson would not win over Lewis. AFTERMATH: The loss was regarded as the biggest upset loss in professional boxing since Mike Tyson was KO'd in defeat by James Buster Douglas in Tokyo, Japan back in 1990. The fight really put questiones in mind of there would ever be a Lewis-Tyson fight now. How would Lewis be rated? Was he done? Lewis felt moe embarrased about the defeat but accepted that he lost by a knock-out. At least this time it was a legit one in his book as he could not beat the 10 count unlike his first upset loss to Oliver McCall back in 1994, where he was not allowed to continue despite having beaten the count. He avenged 3 years later that loss to McCall by stopage in 1997. There was a rematch clause signed in the contract for this championship match and Lewis activated that claise immeadeatly after his loss. Lewis believed in heart and soul Rahman was "lucky" and that his world championship crown was just on loan. He would win back the crown and KO Rahman in the rematch no doubts. Rahman sihned a promotional contract with infamous promotor Don King afterwards and King's team was not interested in having the rematch to happen. King instead was trying to set up a 1st title defence for Rahman against then top contender David Izon or get Mike Tyson himself in, but Lewis stood his ground and threatned with taking it to court if the rematchg clause was not honored. The WBC and IBF sided with Lewis as well since Rahman was not a mandatory challanger. The rematch would happen in November 2001 and Lewis promised evreyone that he would knock-out Rahman and KO him earlier then he did to him.

he he...empáfia, excesso de confiança, arrogância; talvez, mas desde as olimpíadas contra riddick bowe, lewis sempre demonstrou ter esse perfil...🤒🥊😎🥊🤕🏆🏅🤧

the commentators on point with their observation

Great punditry from Hagler.

Lenox Lewis...Petinju dengan Pemikiran yang dangkal krn merasa pernah mengalahkn Tyson Dia menganggap Remeh Lawannya Rahman Yang Begitu Santai Tidak berambisi tapi pada akhirnya Rahman Yang Cerdas dapat mengalahkan Lenox Lewis....

Cualquier tiene un día malo un golpe de suerte Lennon Lewis es el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos solo hay 2 boxeadores que se retiraron con sus títulos,Roki Marciano y Lennox Lewis los 2 mejores boxeadores de la historia

Lennox Lewis was a great boxer but I think that overconfidence played a trick on him. It still seemed quite incredible to me that he lost that fight and by knockout. 

Hasim ❤❤❤❤

Espectacular Golpe Buen Boxeador Eeuu

20:12 like watching someone with false teeth chew chewing gum

What a lucky right punch in the lenox face boom. 🙌🛡

Lenox Lewis terlalu menganggap Remeh Lawan dia terlalu Percaya diri yang berlebihan Sombong, karena merasa pernah mengalahkan MIKE Tyson... sehingga Dia tidak menduga Lawannya yang cerdas mengalahkan Dia.

The biggest mistake I've ever seen. Lennox smiles before being knocked out.

Hagler saw this fight correctly from the beginning to the end. He should be a trainer.

красавец!!!!!

One of the few fights i watched as a kid. I stayed at my dads on saturday night and he got the fight knowing lewis was most likely gonna end it quickly. We didnt witness a douglas/tyson moment but for me it felt like it was.

Lewis: What happened?😵‍💫 Smokey: YOU GOT KNOCKED🥊 THE F**K OUT!!!😴

Murramedi ali um homem dificel de ser vencido, um rei em cima do ring um grande entre os grandes. O maior.. 12 de outubro de2021. Desde Brasil. No coracáo do Brasil.

That was great professional maneuver Rahman

Hasim Rahman Cocok Kita Juluki sebagai Petinju berdarah dingin yang sangat berbahaya... Dia cerdas dan CerdiK, Dia Pandai membuat Lawannya untuk tidak berambisi menjual beli pukulan lebih dahulu kepada nya ,sehingga dia banyak menghimpun kekuatan di ronde awal nanti di ronde terakhir baru dia mulai keluarkan semua pukulannya yg cerdas dengan tepat sasaran... Ini lah yg buat lenox Lewis menganggap remeh Rahman... Terlebih Lewis pernah mengalahkan Tyson...

Как только Лиюс перестает виснуть на противнике, сразу получает в репу и едет в раздевалку

What a shot

A real business fight...😊

Es un espectaculo sobrenatural. Ver caer las estrellas del cielo!!

Super ko....

Love seeing Lewis getting knocked the f out!

🇹🇷❤👍Hasim Rahman👍 ❤🇹🇷

I think,Lennox accepted to receive the blow and given wide access to the opponent, but it's a confusion.

Showed him star's in Day light

¡Grande!

It seems Lewis took some time off to act in a movie when he should have been training.

SUPER, SUPER, SUPER.

Hasim Rahman 💪❤❤👍

Thank god I'm the best fighter on the planet and I'll stay undefeated and never see stars as long as I never fight and show off my superior skills.

Lewis terlihat meremehkan Rahman , tertawa2...dan boom!!....

There should've been a trilogy

Rockman baited Lewis in.. Rockman acted like he was hurt to get Lewis to drop his hands while punching.. Then pow ko Rockman...

Rahman !!!!!

i got to watch the nocking punch again ya ya ya

Así se le borra una sonrisa de burla a un tipo que se cree lo mejor 😅 excelente volado de derecha, nunca lo vio venir, después preguntaba que había😂 pasado 😂😂, ya lo que vino después nunca borró lo primero.

Bad referee until Leknox lay down! 😆

Like it 🥊😎👍

Que nocaute essa luta boa

Don't even underestimate your opponent, Ali did that and he was far more better boxer than you and he paid for it.

Nice

Super win

Vean la revancha como Lennon Lewis con un derechazo pone a caminar a Ranma en cuatro patas,este video nos enseña que en la confianza está el peligro

THE RAHMAN RIGHT HAND

Rehman the rock nicely thrashed lewiss ikive you hashim bhai brother

Mike Tyson this reminds me of the first time when Mike Tyson bit that man's here so pay attention edibles

The BEST ko

I enjoy the fight

I didn't see that coming

Petinju sombong di kalahkan petinju tak terkenal...... 😂😂😂 GOOD HASEEM..... you are the mosLem 👍

Well that was a bit of showboating by Lewis and he paid the price. But man in their second fight he gets his revenge. But yep good fight

Sleeping on Baltimore always a bad decision. Brits had to learn the hard way

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