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Pages: 192 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0316857866
Pub: Little, Brown
Pub date: 2002-05-09
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 342068
Reader Reviews:
A great insight into the mind and training of Lennox Lewis (5/6 people found this helpful)
'Lennox' is a compilation of interviews, articles and superb photographs. Melissa Mathison was given privileged access to Lewis's training camps and even to his pre-fight dressing room.
'Lennox' gave me a great insight into the sheer scale of work that takes place in a training camp and the mind-set of Lennox Lewis. The 6 interviews begin in October 2000 and cover a twelve month period. Interviewees include Lewis himself together with his trainer, Emmanual Steward.
Mathison's account of the build up to Lewis's fight with Hasim Rahman in April 2001 is extremely detailed, beginning with Lewis's cameo in 'Oceans 11' in Las Vegas and including comprehensive descriptions of the pre-fight build-up and atmosphere. I almost felt as though I was part of ther Lewis camp myself and was aware of the tensions within Lewis's dressing room.
The photographs, by Blaise Hart, supplement the writing perfectly but, although they are the largest part of the book, never dominate Mathison's powerful writing. An added bonus, which I found strangely fascinating, is the photo of the high profile bite on Lewis's leg by Mike Tyson.
In all, a must for all boxing fans who have wondered what it is like behing the scenes of a big fight and what it takes to get a man into a physical and mental state to dominate all other fighters. A follow up to this is eagerly anticipated if it catalogues the Lewis-Tyson fight and what Lewis's career now holds.
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