Lennox Lewis Quotes

I come across famous people all the time. It's the respect factor I appreciate. They respect me, they respect what I've achieved and the manner I've done it. It's street credibility. They know where I'm coming from, they know my reputation.

Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport.

When you go into the other guy's backyard you cannot hope to win on points.

The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.

When you look back in history and see other fighters coming back, it's never really been good for them.

There are still a lot of Mike Tyson fans out there, and a lot of disbelievers in the first fight, and they want to see us fight again. I am the emperor. If he wants to fight, I am here. If he does not, I understand.

You can just fight one man at a time.

You can't spend 110 percent on something if you don't have that same hunger and drive. I have achieved all my goals
my mission is complete.

I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.

I don't have anything else to prove.

The Tyson fight was like the hardest I ever trained for a fight in my entire career.

People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.

My main goal was to win all the belts, and I have done that.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

I'm undisputed and there's no disputing that.

It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.

When I was fighting Tyrell Biggs, Tyson was telling me at ringside to hit him to the ribs. We always had a mutual respect for each other since we sparred those early times. We got that over with.

After you win all these belts, you cannot fight all these mandatory guys.

[Kirk] Johnson throws some heavy punches and is a knockout fighter. This is what people want to see. They want to see a fight, they want to see punches and they want to see action.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

People want to see me back in the ring. I think it is more of a drag lying around on the beach.

Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.

I think Kirk Johnson is a more exciting fighter than Chris Byrd. A lot of people agree with me when it comes to that.

I have always been English, ever since I emigrated from England and since the kids in Canada beat me up at the age of twelve for having an East London Cockney accent. I thank them for the cockney taunts because the beatings turned me on to boxing. But on a serious note Canada has been kind to me.

I am the heavyweight champion of the world, and the greatest heavyweight you have seen for a long while. With Tyson on the card, it is definitely an added bonus because Lewis-Tyson on the same card would be a great doubleheader. This is what the fans want to see.

There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

I don't see where Tyson Fury has boxed anybody of Wladimir's [ Klitschko] calibre to be able to get in the ring with Wladimir and do well.

If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face ... No problem.

Thomas Hauser respects boxing and boxers. He gives readers insight into what happens in and out of the ring. Everything he writes is fair-minded and reality-based with a human touch.

There is not too much left for me to do, but I am sure there are a couple of great fights out there for me. I have basically achieved my goals. There are a few fights the public wants to see, and that is really what is left for me.

Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.

When I saw Tyson knocking everybody out on TV, I thought, He's goooood. But when I saw him in person, he didn't look as awesome.

I have been in there with all of them and there is nothing left for me to prove.

The fight will last as long as I allow it to last, and then I will knock him out.

I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character.