{"product_id":"t-shirt-lennox-lewis","title":"Lennox Lewis 1999 t-shirt","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.eb-prod{font-family:inherit;color:inherit;line-height:1.75}.eb-prod h2{margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:.6rem;font-weight:700;font-size:1.15em}.eb-prod p{margin-bottom:.9rem}.eb-prod ul{margin:.5rem 0 1rem 1.4rem}.eb-prod li{margin-bottom:.45rem}.eb-prod strong{font-weight:600}.eb-prod a{color:#0066cc;text-decoration:underline}.eb-badges{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.35rem}.eb-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;padding:5px 13px;border-radius:999px;line-height:1}.eb-badge-type{background:#fff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1.5px solid #1a1a1a}.eb-cat-premium{background:#fdf6e3;color:#7a5c00;border:1.5px solid #f0c040}.eb-cat-essentielle{background:#f2f2f2;color:#444;border:1.5px solid #bbb}.eb-summary{background:#f5f0eb;border-left:4px solid #c0392b;padding:.9rem 1.1rem;border-radius:0 4px 4px 0;margin-bottom:1.75rem}.eb-summary p{margin:0}.eb-note{background:#f7f5f2;border:1px solid #e3ded6;padding:.8rem 1rem;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;margin:1rem 0}.eb-note p{margin:0}.eb-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.25rem 0}.eb-scroll .eb-specs{margin:0;min-width:500px}.eb-specs{width:100% !important;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.25rem 0;font-size:14px;background:#fff !important;table-layout:auto !important;display:table !important}.eb-specs thead{display:table-header-group !important}.eb-specs tbody{display:table-row-group !important}.eb-specs tr{display:table-row !important}.eb-specs th,.eb-specs td{display:table-cell !important;word-break:normal !important;overflow-wrap:normal !important;hyphens:none !important}.eb-specs th{background:#1a1a1a !important;color:#f0c040 !important;padding:9px 13px;text-align:left;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}.eb-specs td{padding:9px 13px;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;color:#333 !important;vertical-align:top;background:#fff !important}.eb-specs td:first-child{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600}.eb-specs tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f7f5f2 !important}.eb-specs tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8;padding:.9rem 0}.eb-faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-q{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.3rem;color:#1a1a1a}.eb-faq-a{margin:0;color:#444;line-height:1.7}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"eb-prod\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-premium\"\u003eUnion Jack glove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-essentielle\"\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eS to 4XL\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe essentials:\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003e13 November 1999 in Las Vegas\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Briton took back the undisputed heavyweight title \u0026mdash; the first in \u003cstrong\u003ea hundred years\u003c\/strong\u003e. This tee carries a \u003cstrong\u003eglove filled with the Union Jack\u003c\/strong\u003e, his name in two arcs, and that date. \u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eheat transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e print. Black, \u003cstrong\u003e7 sizes S to 4XL\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u0026euro;29\u003c\/strong\u003e, free shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tee carries no nickname, no record and no opponent's name. It carries \u003cstrong\u003ea place and a year\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it needs nothing more, because that night a Briton took back a title his country had not held for \u003cstrong\u003ea century\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLas Vegas, 1999: what happened\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003e13 November 1999\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the \u003cstrong\u003eThomas \u0026amp; Mack Center in Las Vegas\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lennox Lewis faced \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/holyfield-real-deal-t-shirt\" title=\"Evander Holyfield The Real Deal t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEvander Holyfield\u003c\/a\u003e for the second time that year. Eight months earlier, at Madison Square Garden, their first meeting had ended in a \u003cstrong\u003eheavily disputed draw\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; most observers had Lewis winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis time he left no room for doubt: \u003cstrong\u003eunanimous decision\u003c\/strong\u003e, 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111. Lewis added Holyfield's WBA and IBF titles to his WBC belt and became \u003cstrong\u003eundisputed heavyweight champion of the world\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the weight of that win that justifies the date on the tee: Lewis was the \u003cstrong\u003efirst British boxer to hold the undisputed heavyweight title since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899\u003c\/strong\u003e. A hundred years, almost to the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe glove is not decoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lennox Lewis was born in London but grew up in \u003cstrong\u003eCanada\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; and it was \u003cstrong\u003ein Canadian colours\u003c\/strong\u003e that he became \u003cstrong\u003eOlympic super-heavyweight champion at Seoul in 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e, beating Riddick Bowe in the final. He then returned to Britain to turn professional. The Union Jack on this glove is a \u003cstrong\u003echoice\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a given: it is the flag he decided to carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLennox Lewis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorn \u003cstrong\u003e2 September 1965 in West Ham\u003c\/strong\u003e, east London, to Jamaican parents. Left for Canada at twelve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlympic super-heavyweight champion at Seoul in 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e for Canada, beating Riddick Bowe in the final.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree times heavyweight champion of the world\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eundisputed\u003c\/strong\u003e from November 1999.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e2002\u003c\/strong\u003e he knocked out \u003cstrong\u003eMike Tyson\u003c\/strong\u003e in the eighth round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe \u003cstrong\u003eavenged both his defeats\u003c\/strong\u003e in rematches \u0026mdash; against Oliver McCall, then Hasim Rahman. No man beat him twice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis last fight, in \u003cstrong\u003e2003\u003c\/strong\u003e, was a win over \u003cstrong\u003eVitali Klitschko\u003c\/strong\u003e. He retired the following year, still champion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it looks like on\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eglove filled with the British flag\u003c\/strong\u003e is the only coloured area on the tee \u0026mdash; everything else is white, which pulls the eye to it before it reads the two arcs around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLENNOX\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS\u003c\/strong\u003e close the composition like a circle, with \u003cstrong\u003eLAS VEGAS\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e in small capitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole print carries a \u003cstrong\u003ewashed texture\u003c\/strong\u003e from the outset: lettering eaten at the edges, flag run through with cracks. It reads like a fight-night tee kept for twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a \u003cstrong\u003eknowing\u003c\/strong\u003e tee: it carries a date rather than a slogan. At three metres you read LENNOX LEWIS and see a flag-filled glove; at one metre the date appears, and anyone who knows what happened in Las Vegas in 1999 understands at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe detail that matters:\u003c\/strong\u003e the print is applied by \u003cstrong\u003eheat transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e onto a \u003cstrong\u003ePET\u003c\/strong\u003e film. That is what gives the \u003cstrong\u003ered and blue of the Union Jack\u003c\/strong\u003e their density on a black ground, and preserves the washed texture exactly as drawn, down to the small capitals of the date. The print stands up to wear and does not fade easily in the wash. \u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e machine wash at 30 \u0026deg;C \/ 86 \u0026deg;F inside out, no fabric softener, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean cut \u0026mdash; take your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm \/ 38 in on a S to 132 cm \/ 52 in on a 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-scroll\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"eb-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sleeve t-shirt, crew neck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlove filled with the Union Jack, LENNOX and LEWIS in two arcs, LAS VEGAS 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite lettering, flag in colour, washed texture throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront panel, centred on the chest. Plain back\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeat transfer, PET film\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm \/ 5.3 oz per sq yd\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSizes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, 4XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard European, take your usual size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachine wash inside out at 30 \u0026deg;C \/ 86 \u0026deg;F, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u0026euro;29 \u0026mdash; every size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree standard shipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth a look\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe man he beat that night: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/holyfield-real-deal-t-shirt\" title=\"Evander Holyfield The Real Deal t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEvander Holyfield tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe man he knocked out in 2002: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/iron-mike-t-shirt\" title=\"Iron Mike Tyson t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMike Tyson tees\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other British fighter in the catalogue: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ricky-hatton-hitman-t-shirt\" title=\"Ricky Hatton The Hitman t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRicky Hatton tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe undisputed title itself: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/undisputed-boxing-t-shirt\" title=\"Undisputed boxing t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUndisputed tee\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-championship-belts\" title=\"Boxing championship belts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003echampionship belts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-t-shirts\" title=\"Boxing t-shirts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing t-shirt collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhat happened in Las Vegas in 1999?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003e13 November 1999\u003c\/strong\u003e Lennox Lewis beat \u003cstrong\u003eEvander Holyfield\u003c\/strong\u003e on a \u003cstrong\u003eunanimous decision\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; 115-113, 116-112, 117-111 \u0026mdash; and unified the WBC, WBA and IBF titles to become \u003cstrong\u003eundisputed heavyweight champion\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWho was the last British undisputed heavyweight champion before him?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Fitzsimmons, in 1899\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lewis ended a \u003cstrong\u003ehundred-year\u003c\/strong\u003e gap \u0026mdash; which is why the tee carries a place and a year rather than a slogan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhy the Union Jack when he boxed for Canada?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eHe was born in London, grew up in Canada, and won \u003cstrong\u003eOlympic gold at Seoul in 1988 in Canadian colours\u003c\/strong\u003e, beating Riddick Bowe in the final. He then returned to Britain to turn professional. The flag on the glove is a \u003cstrong\u003echoice\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWas anyone ever able to beat him twice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eNo. Lewis lost twice in his career \u0026mdash; to Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman \u0026mdash; and \u003cstrong\u003eavenged both in rematches\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eHow did his career end?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eWith a win over \u003cstrong\u003eVitali Klitschko\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e2003\u003c\/strong\u003e. He retired the following year, \u003cstrong\u003estill champion\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhich size should I take?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eStandard European cut: \u003cstrong\u003etake your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e. Chest runs from about 96 cm \/ 38 in on a S to 132 cm \/ 52 in on a 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"aspritboxe.com","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":55448122163576,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.S","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":55448122196344,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.M","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":55448122229112,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.L","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":55448122261880,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXL","offer_id":55448122294648,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.XXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXXL","offer_id":55448122327416,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.XXXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":55448122360184,"sku":"TSHIRT.LENNOX.LEWIS.NOIR.4XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/3369\/2608\/files\/Lennox_Lewis_Ultimate.jpg?v=1770679351","url":"https:\/\/aspritboxe.com\/en\/products\/lennox-lewis-1999-t-shirt","provider":"aspritboxe.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}