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Old 04-18-2001, 09:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Does anyone know anything about the African guy Lewis is fighting on the weekend?
Why is Lewis fighting an unknown like this? Is this guy a top 5 contender?
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Old 04-18-2001, 10:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Rahman is not African, he is from Baltimore. He is a pretty good fighter, but he has lost to Tua and one of the Russian fighters. He is a big underdog, but according to some of the rumors, Lewis has been knocked down in training and he has not been in Africa long enough to acclimate himself to the altitude where the fight is taking place. Rahman went to Africa before Lewis and may have an advantage in stamina. There is another rumor today that Lewis weighed almost 270 pounds at an unofficial weigh in. He may be out of shape, supposedly he has been in a movie in Las Vegas and his training may have suffered.

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Old 04-18-2001, 08:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
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FYI, Rachman was handling Tua easily until Tua hit him with a huge punch after the bell had already signaled the end of a round. In the next round, Tua had Rachman in some trouble on the ropes and the ref, IMO, prematurely stopped the fight. Rachman is a decent contender. Having said all that, Lewis shouldn't have much trouble....
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