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Pastimes : Boxing: The Sweet Science
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To: LPS5 who wrote (43)5/10/2000 9:54:00 PM
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Tyson Says He'll Fight Lewis in the Street

LONDON (Reuters) - Mike Tyson is ready to take on world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and says he will fight him ''in the streets'' if he has to.

The former world champion was also quoted in the Sun newspaper Tuesday as saying the Briton's last defense against Michael Grant in New York on April 30 was such a turn-off for the fans that it showed he ``can't draw flies.''

``Let's go man to man. Me and Lewis -- in the streets if he wants to. No bodyguards or anything. He can't beat me there and he can't beat me in the ring,'' he said.

``I'm coming at Lewis. I want this guy and when it happens I'll make sure he pays,'' added 33-year-old Tyson, whose next fight is against American Lou Savarese on June 24 at a European venue still to be announced.

Tyson, the youngest heavyweight world champion before his career imploded and he was sent to jail for rape, sold out his last bout against British journeyman Julius Francis in Manchester in January.

The fight lasted just four minutes but tickets sold out in two days.

Lewis sold only 17,234 seats at the 19,000 capacity Madison Square Garden and reports have suggested that pay per view television sales were disappointing for a fight that saw Grant knocked out in the second round.

``Lewis can't draw flies,'' said Tyson.

``My worst pay-per-view figures tripled what he got against Michael Grant. I don't need Lewis, he needs me.''
Lewis is due to defend his WBC and IBF titles against South African Frans Botha in England in July.
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