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To: LPS5 who wrote (3215)	4/20/2001 5:04:27 PM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

Lewis loss equal to Douglas's Tyson knockout April 19 2001 at 09:25AM by Gordon Prentice Experience and a vast arsenal of weaponry should see Lennox Lewis prevail against American challenger Hasim Rahman at Carnival City, Brakpan on Sunday. The world heavyweight boxing champion has been in with many of the best in his division and has prevailed on each occasion - other than a shocking defeat at the hands of Oliver McCall in 1994 and a draw with Evander Holyfield in their first fight in April 1999. Lewis has proved to be head and shoulders above his challengers, even when he looked lethargic and cumbersome against David Tua and Michael Grant. But while the champion my have looked in different against Tua and Grant, he was awesome against South Africa's Francois Botha and Poland's Andrew Golota. Lewis has the firepower to destroy any of the heavyweights in the world today - and that includes the once invincible Mike Tyson. What then will become of Rahman's challenge? Being a 20-1 outsider hardly breeds confidence among serious punters. But those should be shortened before the big fight because one punch can change the shape of both the championship and the division. Even so, Rahman will find it hard to get on the inside of the champion. Lewis' jab is imperious - certainly the best in the heavyweight division - while, as he proved against Grant, Lewis can be a devastating counter-puncher. He throws a particularly good uppercut while his left hook to the body would break the ribs of many heavyweights. And it is here that Rahman has to take his chances. To stand any chance of winning, the challenger has to get on the inside of Lewis - getting past his mighty jab - and stay close to throw his effective hooks that caused Sanders so much grief. Rahman has a big heart - as he showed against Sanders where he took a pasting in the opening three rounds, but climbed off the canvas to stop the South African in seven rounds. But does he have the psychological knowhow? This time Rahman is not in against a lightly-regarded WBU champion. He is in against the undisputed world champ and in that regard there is a world of difference. It is here where his manager Stan Hoffman and his trainer Adrian Davis will have a crucial role to play in the American's challenge. The combined experience of veteran trainer Emanual Steward and Lewis should ultimately prevail in this fight. Anything else will be an upset on the scale of Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas.