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To: LPS5 who wrote (3208)	4/20/2001 4:26:28 PM
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Attitude & altitude: Rahman pins upset bid on those factors Associated Press BRAKPAN, South Africa - Based on size, reputation and record, Hasim Rahman doesn't have much going for him when he attempts to pull off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Yet the American fighter, who tries to take the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles from Lennox Lewis, counts two big things in his favor: attitude and altitude. While Lewis was hanging out with movie stars at the filming of "Ocean's Eleven" in Las Vegas two weeks ago, Rahman shut himself off from his wife and three children to fly out early to South Africa to get used to the 5,200-foot altitude. Lewis flew out two weeks later and is basically playing catchup for a fight that takes place at 5 a.m. local time Sunday to accommodate American TV. The HBO telecast will begin at 11 p.m. Saturday. The 6-5 Lewis is 3 inches taller than Rahman and will outweigh him by some 20 pounds. Rahman said that didn't worry him. "Guys like Michael Grant and Andrew Golota [who both lost to Lewis], they just froze," he said. "They were afraid of the man in front of them. . .Lewis will have to freeze me for me to stop fighting. There's no fear here, baby. I'm going to do it my way at my pace. I won't let him dictate to me. I will stand my ground and dictate my own pace." Whether he will be able to do that against a fighter who will be in his 15th world title fight, has twice fought Evander Holyfield and has a record of 38-1-1 remains to be seen. But Rahman (34-2) faces an opponent who has been distracted during the buildup, has arrived here much later than is recommended for a fight at altitude, where Lewis' weight might be a disadvantage. The official weigh-in will be held tomorrow, but in an unofficial weigh-in Tuesday, Lewis weighed 269 to 247 for Rahman. The highest Lewis has weighed in his career is 251. Although Lewis attended the remembrance service for the 43 soccer fans who died at Ellis Park last week and went to Soweto on Sunday, he has remained largely out of sight since then while trying to make up for lost time in training. "Look, Lewis himself is a nice enough guy, but Team Lewis, as the whole entourage is called, displays pure arrogance," said local promoter Rodney Berman.