From The Vault:: November 17, 2001- Hasim Rahman (USA) vs Lennox Lewis (England) II

Pretty irrelevant match. Rahman won the 1 that mattered much like Frazier Ali 1

 

One of the best knockouts ever

 

I wasn’t especially big on Rahman, but I picked him to win simply because I thought Lewis’s age was finally going to catch up with him. He was 36 and coming off a spectacular one punch KO.

The rematch was one of the loudest punches I’ve ever heard. This, Tyson-Holmes, and RJJ-Hill usually come to mind when I think of loud punches.

I’m not sure if I can think of any two fights between the same fighters that ended with such great highlight reel knockouts. Rahman’s fights with Maskaev come to mind, but I don’t think the rematch was quite up there. Maybe it would have been if he had actually fallen out of the ring again.

 

I picked Lewis to win the rematch before he was counted out in the first fight. Just so much better in every way than Rahman.

 

This is a very tough fight! the old boxing was much tougher than the modern one but Hasim played well

 

The oracle of obesity > Got a press release today touting the July 14 return from 12 years in retirement of Hasim Rahman, who will fight again in a quest to become the oldest heavyweight champion. How utterly pathetic. What a terrible idea. #boxing

 

Yep. I don't even much care if it's a former great which obviously Rahman aint. Nine and a half times out of 10 we all know the sole reason they're making a "comeback".