On this day in 1998, Lennox Lewis retained his WBC world title and claimed the lineal title by stopping Shannon Briggs in the fifth round. The fight marked Lewis' victory in the heavyweight slugfest, solidifying his place in boxing history.
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#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
🗓 ON THIS DAY in 1998... @LennoxLewis successfully defended his WBC world title with a fifth-round stoppage of Shannon Briggs 💥 Is Lennox the greatest heavyweight of all time? 🤔 #LewisBriggs | #BoxingHistory | #Knockout https://t.co/LV50ohqyKb
Heavyweight 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 😤 @LennoxLewis stopped Shannon Briggs in the fifth round #OnThisDay in 1998 💥 https://t.co/Z3m4EqEdRj