Lennox Lewis - Lennox Lewis|Ken Gorman

Lennox Lewis - Britain s first heavyweight champion this century - is a man of paradoxes. In the ring, he is the ruthless boxer and brilliant technician that even Mike Tyson once paid to avoid; out of it, his favourite hobby is chess. Born and brought up in Britain to the age of twelve, it was nevertheless for Canada that he won an Olympic gold medal. Written-off as a has-been following defeat by Oliver McCall, he came back triumphantly to regain his title after years in the wilderness. Lennox Lewis explains the man behind the headlines. It describes his troubled childhood in London's East End, and speaks about the hurt of his separation from his mother Violet, who had no choice but to leave her sons behind as she built a new life for them in Canada. It tells how Lewis came to boxing and documents his relentless drive for success. Most of all, Lennox Lewis shows what it needs - from ferocity in the ring to ruthless wheeler-dealing outside it - to become a world champion. It shows how if any man is equipped to achieve the elusive goal of heavyweight title reunification, Lennox Lewis is that man.