On November 17, 2001, Lennox Lewis (38-2-1, 29 KOs) gets a shot at the heavyweight WBC and IBF titles held by Hasim Rahman (35-2, 29 KOs).
Hasim Rahman is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Lewis, 6 months and 26 days ago. Lennox Lewis is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round KO loss to Rahman, 6 months and 26 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.7-2.3 in favor of Lennox Lewis. Hasim Rahman won't be able to do much against Lewis.
In the rematch, Lennox Lewis stopped the champion via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and IBF heavyweight champion. Lewis improves his record to 39-2-1 (30 KOs), while Rahman adds a loss to his record at 35-3.