Why hasn't Lennox Lewis ...

[stonerose]

been knighted ? there are already calls for sir jc but lewis has been retired a long time. come on lizzie, get your sword out y'old trout .

[Scratch]

He might have told her to fuck off.

I would have, i'd want a Dukedom at least. :)

[saturday_kid]

been knighted ? there are already calls for sir jc but lewis has been retired a long time. come on lizzie, get your sword out y'old trout .

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[kurt2006]

Its the old anti black syndrome of those in power. We cant have great black icons honoured with knighthoods. Only coconuts get knighted if they kiss politicians arses.

Lewis should have been knighted a long time back and the guy is intellectually sound so should have got a Life peerage. Steve Redgrave got a knighthood for rowing a poxy boat yet a true gladiator like Lewis is denied a knighthood.

I think we should start a Knighthood for LL campaign and put a petition up on the govenments web site.

[fidds]

All aboard the sir lennox lewis express woooooooo wooooooooooo

[kurt2006]

Also the likes of Nigel Benn should have been knighted. The guy was an excellent boxer and did a lot of charity work which unlike other people he never sought publicity for.

[LiamE]

Its the old anti black syndrome of those in power. We cant have great black icons honoured with knighthoods. Only coconuts get knighted if they kiss politicians arses.

Lewis should have been knighted a long time back and the guy is intellectually sound so should have got a Life peerage. Steve Redgrave got a knighthood for rowing a poxy boat yet a true gladiator like Lewis is denied a knighthood.

I think we should start a Knighthood for LL campaign and put a petition up on the govenments web site.

Dont be knocking Redgrave. It doesn't help your argument.

[LiamE]

Oh by the way, he's already got a CBE which is one down from a knighthood.

[JonOli]

He probably will with time. The fact that he doesn't live here may count against him as well.

[GazOC]

Give it time I'm sure LL with get a knighthood. Benn, on the other hand, hasn't got a hope in hell.

[kurt2006]

Dont be knocking Redgrave. It doesn't help your argument.

Whats so special about rowing ?

It's a sport for the elite and means nothing to the vast majority of people in the UK. The goverment think it is ok to knight someone for their achievements in rowing but boxers receive lesser honours for if not greater then similar achievements to that of Redgrave.

I am sure Redgrave is a nice chap and I know for a fact he like Benn does a lot of charity work for which he seeks no media attention.

I am going to start an online petition to get Lewis knighted. Hopefully Gordon Brown and co can get off their backsides and give him the honour he deserves.

[mrbassie]

"How hard can it be fi ride a boat?"

[GazOC]

Whats so special about rowing ?

It's a sport for the elite and means nothing to the vast majority of people in the UK. The goverment think it is ok to knight someone for their achievements in rowing but boxers receive lesser honours for if not greater then similar achievements to that of Redgrave.

I am sure Redgrave is a nice chap and I know for a fact he like Benn does a lot of charity work for which he seeks no media attention.

I am going to start an online petition to get Lewis knighted. Hopefully Gordon Brown and co can get off their backsides and give him the honour he deserves.
I hope they don't get side tracked from dealing with the credit crunch and the immigration issue to deal with this pressing issue of the day.;)

BTW I have it on good authority that Redgrave is a bit of a twat, I don't think him getting one and Lennox not is a racial thing, its more to do with the fact that "The Establishment" likes rowing a lot more than it likes professional boxing.

[LiamE]

Whats so special about rowing ?

It's a sport for the elite and means nothing to the vast majority of people in the UK. The goverment think it is ok to knight someone for their achievements in rowing but boxers receive lesser honours for if not greater then similar achievements to that of Redgrave.

I am sure Redgrave is a nice chap and I know for a fact he like Benn does a lot of charity work for which he seeks no media attention.

I am going to start an online petition to get Lewis knighted. Hopefully Gordon Brown and co can get off their backsides and give him the honour he deserves.

Dont matter what his sport was. 5 golds in 5 olympics is a fucking stunning achievement.

Dont get me wrong I'd be happy to see lennox knighted, but Redgrave deserves his.

[El Cepillo]

Is Lennox the kind of guy who cares about a Knighthood though?

[kurt2006]

BTW I have it on good authority that Redgrave is a bit of a twat, I don't think him getting one and Lennox not is a racial thing, its more to do with the fact that "The Establishment" likes rowing a lot more than it likes professional boxing.

At the end of the day it does have a socio-racial angle to it. All the rich nobs like to hang about Leander Club and get friction burns on their gay battys whilst rowing. Which they can later ask their homo mates to apply savlon cream on.

Your average hetrosexual black male will not go near these homos or be allowed anywhere near Leander nobs rowing club at Henley-on-Thames. So no chance of him catching the eye of the battyman politicians and other rich nobs who frequent these places for the filthy rich.

Yes he may be a twat but he does do considerable charity work for which he does not seek publicity. Not like a certain boxer from Bolton who was ko'd by a columbian not so long ago.

Anyhow I have submitted a petition and will post the link on a few forums. It would be great to see a boxer get a decent honour for his achievements.

[kurt2006]

Is Lennox the kind of guy who cares about a Knighthood though?

He probably does not give two hoots but I think it would be interesting to see what reason they give for knocking him back. To me rowing means nothing but boxing means a lot more. To have people from a sport for the elite honoured and others from sports such as boxing not recognised at the same level is a travesity in justice and shows the bias at government level.

[El Cepillo]

He probably does not give two hoots but I think it would be interesting to see what reason they give for knocking him back. To me rowing means nothing but boxing means a lot more. To have people from a sport for the elite honoured and others from sports such as boxing not recognised at the same level is a travesity in justice and shows the bias at government level.

If a Knighthood is important to Lennox, then I hope he is given one. Rowing doesn't mean anything to me either, but winning 5 Gold Medals at the Olympics for any sport deserves a lot of respect. Unless is involves horses.

[JonOli]

He will get one with time, imo. He's the perfect candidate. He's unlikely to go off on one in the future making a mockery of it... he's pretty level headed and sensible.

[kurt2006]

If a Knighthood is important to Lennox, then I hope he is given one. Rowing doesn't mean anything to me either, but winning 5 Gold Medals at the Olympics for any sport deserves a lot of respect. Unless is involves horses.

People who crave for such honours should never receive one. It is only really an honour if you get it for your achievements and not through asking the establishment for it or by giving a juicy donation to a political party.

If we go on achievments then those of Lennox are far greater than the likes of Sir Henry Cooper so why not give him a knighthood ? Again it might be to do with the elite as Henry Cooper is well in with some rich nobs who would hove lobbied for him to get a knighthood.

[kurt2006]

He will get one with time, imo. He's the perfect candidate. He's unlikely to go off on one in the future making a mockery of it... he's pretty level headed and sensible.

True, the guy is sensible, intellectually sound and level headed. As I said before people of his calbre should get life peerages.

[GazOC]

In this case its not about boxing achievements, Cooper trancended boxing/ sport in a way Lewis never did.

[jc]

Cooper done a bit of for charity but it was his popularity as a sportsman that got him the knighthood, even though he wasnt very good...

Lewis the only real British born heavyweight champion we've had since bob Fitszimmons, that is major! How many Toffs have got knighthoods for doing fuck all, why the fuck does Alan Sugar have a fucking knight hood, he made the UKs 8th best computer...

Lennox Lewis should def have a knighthood.

[kurt2006]

Cooper done a bit of for charity but it was his popularity as a sportsman that got him the knighthood, even though he wasnt very good...

Lewis the only real British born heavyweight champion we've had since bob Fitszimmons, that is major! How many Toffs have got knighthoods for doing fuck all, why the fuck does Alan Sugar have a fucking knight hood, he made the UKs 8th best computer...

Lennox Lewis should def have a knighthood.

Jeffery Archer got a peerage for bullshitting.

Like you said Cooper does charity work but his achievements in the ring hardly compare to those of LL. Also I know Cooper was well in with the posh toffs during the 1980s and they helped him make lots of money as a name at Lloyds of London till they had huge liabilities and required the names to pay up.

As a youngster I was always a Commodore 64 man, I never really liked those Amstrad CPC computers with built in tape drives. The few Amstrad things I ever bought did not last long and I have avoided the brand ever since.

[clubberlang]

Lennox deserves a knighthood no doubt about it but I think it should be given a good few years after they have retired.
It really annoyed me when Kelly Holmes became Dame Kelly Holmes more or less straightaway after winning two gold medals at the olympics.
Don't get me wrong anyone who wins a gold medal at the olympics deserves all the accolades but I thought that was way over the top and way too soon after the event!
Problem with Britain is our standards and expectations in sport are so low in sport that if someone wins something of any signifigance the hype goes overboard even for young kids like Becky Adlington in this years swimming ffs!
Give them honours and take away all their ambition at 21!!!

[bored]

BTW I have it on good authority that Redgrave is a bit of a twat,.
He came across like that when top gear fucked up his garden. I know it was nice and all but it's only a garden.

Lennox already managed to get a gold medal before he even started his pro career too. I think it would mean more to Lennox than most, to be given the highest possible honour when a lot of people said he wasn't a true brit for a long time would mean a lot.

[kurt2006]

Lennox deserves a knighthood no doubt about it but I think it should be given a good few years after they have retired.
It really annoyed me when Kelly Holmes became Dame Kelly Holmes more or less straightaway after winning two gold medals at the olympics.
Don't get me wrong anyone who wins a gold medal at the olympics deserves all the accolades but I thought that was way over the top and way too soon after the event!
Problem with Britain is our standards and expectations in sport are so low in sport that if someone wins something of any signifigance the hype goes overboard even for young kids like Becky Adlington in this years swimming ffs!
Give them honours and take away all their ambition at 21!!!

Yes but LL been retired a good few years now so why not give him one now. Sir Lennox sounds quite kewl.

That Adlington girl is one ugly looking female. Everytime I see her on the television I think of the elephant man.

Even Stirling Moss who was not even a F1 champion has a knighthood.

[janitor]

Lennox Lewis has spoken out vocaly on a number of political issues notably in his opposition to the Iraq war.

This might have prevented him from being knighted or delayed it by ten years.

[Beeston Brawler]

Giving people honours such as Rebecca Adlington would most likely reduce their motivation to achieve more.

The England cricket team is a classic example. Paul Collingwood got an MBE for scoring 17 runs and bowling 4 overs.

[stonerose]

He came across like that when top gear fucked up his garden. I know it was nice and all but it's only a garden.

Lennox already managed to get a gold medal before he even started his pro career too. I think it would mean more to Lennox than most, to be given the highest possible honour when a lot of people said he wasn't a true brit for a long time would mean a lot.


that was hilarious. miserable old git. they only ruined his garden .

[alba]

now that lennox lewis has retired what does he do with his time?does ha have an autobigraphy?

[trotter]

Its the old anti black syndrome of those in power. We cant have great black icons honoured with knighthoods. Only coconuts get knighted if they kiss politicians arses.



Is it bollocks, get a grip of yourself. Your the one coming across as being obsessed with race.

[DamonD]

As said, he's already got a CBE...I'm sure it'll happen at some point.

Unless Lewis suddenly goes on a druken murderous rampage, but that seems a tad unlikely, doesn't it? Unless someone disses his Myspace page I suppose...

[Primadonna Kool]

They made shitty Kelly Holmes a Dame..!

I am gonna knight myself one day, and change my first name to "SIR"

[DamonD]

Double Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes? The first British woman to ever do that, the first British athlete to do so since 1920? Same one, yeah?

[DamonD]

Double Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes? The first British woman to ever do that, the first British athlete to do so since 1920? Same one, yeah?

[surreal deal]

Also the likes of Nigel Benn should have been knighted. The guy was an excellent boxer and did a lot of charity work which unlike other people he never sought publicity for. And Prince Naseem Hamed for services to road safety.

[kurt2006]

Is it bollocks, get a grip of yourself. Your the one coming across as being obsessed with race.

Prove that it is not racially motivated Mr Bollocks !

Mr Cooper who did nothing even close to Lennox is knighted. Sterling Moss who again never won jack shit championships is knighted. So what is the excuse for not knighting Lennox ? Its not an experience/age issue as Redgrave has also had a knighthood.

Naz goes to prison and has his honour withdrawn, the white man Jeff Archer goes to prison and still sits in the House of Lords.

Its not me who is obsessed with race but the establishment who will kiss arse of white fanny faces like you and give them honours at the drop of a hat.

I would have no problem if there was equality and if people like LL were treated on par with Redgrave. Afterall rowing a boat is fck all especially when it is an elitist sport restricted to the upper class which limits competition, so its not exactly an inclusive sport with true competition. Boxing is open to all and has no such barriers

[JonOli]

Cooper was 66 when he was knighted.

[GazOC]

Its not about Cooper vs. Lewis boxing accomplishments, Cooper was TV personality, old women loved him and all that shit. Lewis has retired, doesn't do nay UK TV and has, to all intents and purposes, emmigrated. I'm perfectly willing to admit its a class issue how boxing is percieved but its not a race issue.

[kurt2006]

Its not about Cooper vs. Lewis boxing accomplishments, Cooper was TV personality, old women loved him and all that shit. Lewis has retired, doesn't do nay UK TV and has, to all intents and purposes, emmigrated. I'm perfectly willing to admit its a class issue how boxing is percieved but its not a race issue.

The comparison of Naz and b/s Archer shows that there is a race issue as well.

The only thing I remember Cooper for is those dodgy 1980s adverts for Everest double glazing.

[JonOli]

In this case its not about boxing achievements, Cooper trancended boxing/ sport in a way Lewis never did.

That's the thing isn't it. If it's based purely on achievement Lennox is a cert.

The thing is, the British nation never really took him to heart like they did with say Bruno for example. People also viewed with suspicion the fact that he lived a large part of his younger years in Canada, boxed for their Olympic team winning gold for them - speaks with a Canadian drawl, and on retirement chose to live in America rather then Britain.

As I said previously though, personally I think he will get the British honours of being knighted given time. At 43 he's a CBE.

[Primadonna Kool]

Double Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes? The first British woman to ever do that, the first British athlete to do so since 1920? Same one, yeah?

I don't like her princples..

[GazOC]

The comparison of Naz and b/s Archer shows that there is a race issue as well.

The only thing I remember Cooper for is those dodgy 1980s adverts for Everest double glazing.
I'm knocking on 40 and believe me Cooper was EVERYWHERE during the 70's and early 80's. Adverts, guest slots on Morecamg and Wise etc. its hard to overstate how popular he was (for an ex-boxer).

The Archer/ Naz issue can be explained by the fact that there is no precident for stripping a life Peer who has gone to prison (or I don't think there was at the time) but there is a precident for stipping MBEs for criminals (Lester Piggott, who is white, was stripped of his).

[steelem]

been knighted ? there are already calls for sir jc but lewis has been retired a long time. come on lizzie, get your sword out y'old trout .

cus the fucker has paid no taxes !! in fact u can call ll an immigrant

[JonOli]

I wonder if the queen will be on boxingrec comparing his resume with Coopers.

[kurt2006]

cus the fucker has paid no taxes !! in fact u can call ll an immigrant

Half the nobs in the house of lords are domiciled elsewhere for taxpurposes.

Who cares if he pays no taxes in the UK, he can still be knighted etc as many others have been who pay tax elsewhere eg Lord Ashcroft the tory ass licker and Sir Jack Hayward.

[Anthony Farnell]

The comparison of Naz and b/s Archer shows that there is a race issue as well.

The only thing I remember Cooper for is those dodgy 1980s adverts for Everest double glazing.


No it doesn't.
Phil 'The Power' Taylor got his taken away aswell.
I think that points further to the class issue moreso than anything racial.

[GazOC]

..and (as previously posted) Lester Piggott, who was white and a legend in a "toffs sport".

[steelem]

Half the nobs in the house of lords are domiciled elsewhere for taxpurposes.

Who cares if he pays no taxes in the UK, he can still be knighted etc as many others have been who pay tax elsewhere eg Lord Ashcroft the tory ass licker and Sir Jack Hayward.

no he cant be knighted - his a fuckin tax dodger & has done fuck all for not only the empire but for british charities - just cus his mum lives here does not give him the right for knighthood. i can bet lewis hamilton will be treated the same as his anothe Tax dodging cunt

[clubberlang]

Double Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes? The first British woman to ever do that, the first British athlete to do so since 1920? Same one, yeah?

Great achievement no doubt , take nothing away from her but she became a Dame more or less straight after! My point being that if you give people honours like that straight after winning something then you set a precedent for every athlete that wins in the olympics! For instance Adlington..young girl similar achievements and world record should also be a Dame.....takes away all motivation to go on and smash more and more records and you'd have to reward every person just because they won a Gold ie a british boxer who wins a Gold at a previously unsuccessful weight or a someone who wins an olympic marathon for the first time! Where does it end!
The Aussies and Americans have a culture based on winning, they expect success and their mentality is different to ours, if they win it is expected!Its about creating higher and higher standards in my opinion.

[JonOli]

I don't know much about Holmes but didn't she serve for many years in the British army as well - a Sergent.

Also, on the the racial thing - isn't she black?

[GazOC]

Great achievement no doubt , take nothing away from her but she became a Dame more or less straight after! My point being that if you give people honours like that straight after winning something then you set a precedent for every athlete that wins in the olympics! For instance Adlington..young girl similar achievements and world record should also be a Dame.....takes away all motivation to go on and smash more and more records and you'd have to reward every person just because they won a Gold ie a british boxer who wins a Gold at a previously unsuccessful weight or a someone who wins an olympic marathon for the first time! Where does it end!
The Aussies and Americans have a culture based on winning, they expect success and their mentality is different to ours, if they win it is expected!Its about creating higher and higher standards in my opinion.

The big difference between Adlington and Holmes is that Kelly had already said she was going to retire after those Olympics, Adlington still has at least one more games to go before she retires so she won't be made a Dame yet. Either way, I cannot believe being made a Sir/ Dame would de-motivate a world class athlete, they thrive and medals and records not BS awards.

[clubberlang]

I don't know much about Holmes but didn't she serve for many years in the British army as well - a Sergent.

Also, on the the racial thing - isn't she black?

Yes to both questions and undoubtedly a good athlete, anyone who wins at an Olympics is obviously elite I just think we are too easy to reward success over here, it should be the legends who have consistently dominated a sport that should be knighted.

[girv]

I personally would like to see Knighthoods abolished.

Why reward people for being famous? which is what it effectively is half the time.

What makes an athlete or a film star more deserving of recognition than volunteer workers or someone in a lifesaving job like a surgeon?

Its a load of outdated rubbish that should have died out 2 centuries ago.

[clubberlang]

I personally would like to see Knighthoods abolished.

Why reward people for being famous? which is what it effectively is half the time.

What makes an athlete or a film star more deserving of recognition than volunteer workers or someone in a lifesaving job like a surgeon?

Its a load of outdated rubbish that should have died out 2 centuries ago.

I think they are great when used in the right context, the problem is these days they are handed out like confetti and it devalues the prestige of them!You only have to look at some of the jokers who have been awarded them in the past to see that!

[girv]

I think they are great when used in the right context, the problem is these days they are handed out like confetti and it devalues the prestige of them!You only have to look at some of the jokers who have been awarded them in the past to see that!

Thats probably my main issue with them - example Sean Connery, beats women, talks about the running of Scotland a lot but chooses not to actually live here - gets a knighthood simply for being famous.

[surreal deal]

I wonder if the queen will be on boxingrec comparing his resume with Coopers.
Im almost certain she's banned from Boxrec for foul and abusive behaviour.

[kurt2006]

no he cant be knighted - his a fuckin tax dodger & has done fuck all for not only the empire but for british charities - just cus his mum lives here does not give him the right for knighthood. i can bet lewis hamilton will be treated the same as his anothe Tax dodging cunt

Are you a bit thick. Jack Hayward was knighted but pays sod all tax in the UK. Lord Ashcroft is exactly the same so stick your tax dodging arguement where the sun does not shine.

[Beeston Brawler]

Kelly Holmes was probably given the honour because she had worked that hard for 15 years and fought a load of injuries and 'inner battles' to win through, in what was surely her last chance

Nobody ever thought she was going to do it, because she had fallen before at the last hurdle. I bet those of you sticking the boot in were shouting at the TV louder than Steve Cram willing her to finish 1st!

[alba]

Im almost certain she's banned from Boxrec for foul and abusive behaviour.

and she posted some allegd stuff about Frank ******.

[bratwurzt]

I personally would like to see Knighthoods abolished.

Why reward people for being famous? which is what it effectively is half the time.

What makes an athlete or a film star more deserving of recognition than volunteer workers or someone in a lifesaving job like a surgeon?

Its a load of outdated rubbish that should have died out 2 centuries ago.

I agree totally. A footballer gets knighted for his services to.......er..... getting paid 100 grand a week.
Yet somebody who saves lives gets a lesser award - if that.

[kurt2006]

Good to see Chris Hoy knighted for riding a bike round a track. Still no knighthood for Lennox despite him being only the 3rd HW to become world HW champion 3 times. I guess it is a populist move from the government in light of Hoy winning the bbc sports personality award.

[hit me HARDER]

I think Lennox is the type to swerve a Knighthood, but then what do I know.

Bruno would've been a shoe-in had he not got coked up & mentalised.

[brown bomber]

I'm not been funny but even if you get a knighhood... if a war kicks off your gonna be fucked.... There's tanks and everything these days.

[hit me HARDER]

I'm not been funny but even if you get a knighhood... if a war kicks off your gonna be fucked.... There's tanks and everything these days.

...Unless you're an armoured up Sir Lennox of Lewis with a fucking big mace that is

[Beatboxer]

Calzaghe and Lewis will get them.

They both deserve them.

[9Ball]

Good to see Chris Hoy knighted for riding a bike round a track. Still no knighthood for Lennox despite him being only the 3rd HW to become world HW champion 3 times. I guess it is a populist move from the government in light of Hoy winning the bbc sports personality award.

Kelly Holmes is a black lesbian.
That blows your racist argument out of the water you idiot.

Anyway who apart from you gives a flying fart about who is a 'Sir' and who is not?!?!
I certainly don't give a shite, apart from a select few it is just jobs for the boys and another huge dent in the tax payers coffers thanks to the 'Royal' family. They are all just a bunch of fucking piss head German losers anyway. :hi:

[FLINT ISLAND]

What are the social benefits of being knighted?

apart from having a fancy title of "Sir" at the start of your name

this alone is surely worthless

what are the V.I.P benefits of being a Sir?

[Beeston Brawler]

Kelly Holmes is a black lesbian.
That blows your racist argument out of the water you idiot.

Anyway who apart from you gives a flying fart about who is a 'Sir' and who is not?!?!
I certainly don't give a shite, apart from a select few it is just jobs for the boys and another huge dent in the tax payers coffers thanks to the 'Royal' family. They are all just a bunch of fucking piss head German losers anyway. :hi:

:deal

[kurt2006]

Kelly Holmes is a black lesbian.
That blows your racist argument out of the water you idiot.

Anyway who apart from you gives a flying fart about who is a 'Sir' and who is not?!?!
I certainly don't give a shite, apart from a select few it is just jobs for the boys and another huge dent in the tax payers coffers thanks to the 'Royal' family. They are all just a bunch of fucking piss head German losers anyway. :hi:

Fuck you bitch face. Holmes is actually half caste whereas Lennox is 100% black. There is a tendancy to ignore the achievements of boxers and that has now been highlighted.

Jobs for the boys ? how the fuck is getting knighted - jobs for the boys. Chris Hoy is hardly going to now become the UK's man in Lagos.

You seriously are the thickest fuckwit to have ever posted on this thread and I think you should be knighted for that.

[The Kurgan]

Fuck you bitch face. Holmes is actually half caste whereas Lennox is 100% black. There is a tendancy to ignore the achievements of boxers and that has now been highlighted.

Jobs for the boys ? how the fuck is getting knighted - jobs for the boys. Chris Hoy is hardly going to now become the UK's man in Lagos.

You seriously are the thickest fuckwit to have ever posted on this thread and I think you should be knighted for that.

Because mixed race people are infamous for getting it so much easier than everyone else in this country. :verysad

[ShadowWorks]

Having a Knighthood meaning your the Queens servant, I think black people are done being servants to the European Monarchy.

[Steve Fox]

I'd rather be a cowboy or pirate than a knight, but that's just me.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

It is very difficult to argue against a Knighthood for Lennox Lewis as he achieved something unique. Great career even the Americans came to respect which they did not always about British and European heavyweights.

[kurt2006]

It is very difficult to argue against a Knighthood for Lennox Lewis as he achieved something unique. Great career even the Americans came to respect which they did not always about British and European heavyweights.

Spot on, plus if a chap can be recognised for riding his shitting bike round a velodrome then why not give boxers similar recognition for far greater achievements.

[onourway]

Hatton will become a Sir before Lewis does.

[kurt2006]

Hatton will become a Sir before Lewis does.

I doubt it, the ruling elite have a grudge against boxers and do not have the nouse to recognise achievements by boxers. Fuck the political elite.

[Grievesy]

Hatton will become a Sir before Lewis does.

Christ, imagine him getting a knighthood. 'Sir Ricky Hatton'.:patsch

[Thomasl19]

Sir Lennox Lewis.