Thunder In Africa factfile
13 April 2012
As Lennox Lewis prepares to defend his world championship against American Hasim Rahman in South Africa, we compare to two and see how they measure up.
| The Champion | The Challenger | |
| Name | Lennox 'The Lion' Lewis | Hasim 'The Rock' Rahman |
| Status | WBO, IBF and IBO Heavyweight champion of the World | former US national and WBU champion |
| Born | 2 September 1965, London | 7 November 1972, Baltimore, USA |
| Age | 35 | 28 |
| Height | 6ft 5ins | 6ft 2 ins |
| Weight | around 18st | just under 16st |
| Reach | 84ins | 75ins |
| Record | won 38 (29 KOs) lost 1 drawn 1 | 34 wins (28 KOs) two defeats |
| Strengths | outstanding jab, uppercut and power-packed right; tactical awareness; big fight experience | jab and body-punch; fitness; chin; motivation |
| Weaknesses | overly cautious; lingering doubts about his chin; lack of acclimatisation | lack of size; lack of reach; lack of experience at the highest level |