Lewis was hugely popular in Canada. Probably most Canadian fans, including myself, didn't really know his birthplace and childhood, and thought of him as a Canadian who moved to Britain to make a better dollar.
I was in the sports bar the size of a freaking barn that night, and it was packed to the rafters with guys that were pumped for the fight. There was a lot of unhappy people let me tell you.![]()
I would agree, the same went for Britain, but anyone who anything about boxing, knew the victory over Briggs gave him lineage, thus he defended against Holyfield, in a fight many thought he won, and even in 1999 most sports fans were boxing smart, and knew the score, literally and figuratively.
"Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it."
George Foreman
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