On this day in 1998, Lennox Lewis successfully defended his WBC world title by stopping Shannon Briggs in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight. Briggs had previously blamed his asthma for his only loss to Marion Wilson. The victory solidified Lewis's position as a dominant heavyweight champion.
#GOAT promoter @BobArum promoted his 1st #boxing event, the Muhammad Ali-George Chuvalo heavyweight champeeeenship fight 58 years ago today. Here's a 1 of 1 auto card from 2020 Sport Kings set in my collection. @ToddDuboef @BruceTrampler @CarlMoretti @bradleyajacobs @KornerMan44 https://t.co/QBR96Nqsh9
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great @LennoxLewis drilled Shannon Briggs in rd 5 to retain the @WBCBoxing heavyweight title & also claim the lineal title -- 26 years ago today. @wbcmoro https://t.co/ucCjrp7wif
Site poster in my #boxing collection from the great @LennoxLewis drilled Shannon Briggs in rd 5 to retain the @WBCBoxing heavyweight title & also claim the lineal title -- 26 years ago today. @wbcmoro https://t.co/xmVtOdmVib
Mint cardboard site poster in my #boxing collection from the legendary @SugarRayLeonard defended the @WBCBoxing welterweight title by 10th-round knockout of Larry Bonds at the Syracuse Carrier Dome on HBO -- 43 years ago today. @wbcmoro https://t.co/dOeQKi05Fi
π ON THIS DAY in 1998... @LennoxLewis successfully defended his WBC world title with a fifth-round stoppage of Shannon Briggs π₯ Is Lennox the greatest heavyweight of all time? π€ #LewisBriggs | #BoxingHistory | #Knockout https://t.co/LV50ohqyKb
Heavyweight ππΉππ΄π³π²ππ π€ @LennoxLewis stopped Shannon Briggs in the fifth round #OnThisDay in 1998 π₯ https://t.co/Z3m4EqEdRj
As Shannon Briggs walked to the ring to challenge Lennox Lewis #OnThisDay in 1998, HBO's Larry Merchant addressed the Americanβs well-documented asthma problem that he had blamed on his then-only loss to Marion Wilson. [A thread π§΅] https://t.co/KePulykZ6S