The WBA didn't strip Lennox Lewis

[JAB5239]

- - Only thing U know about ducking is U IQ got ducked at birth...dum and dummer and dummerest...

[billeau2]

Queenie goes to the ropes! Its all over!!!!

[Coverdale]

More reporting on this period. The July date was definitely for Ruiz originally and not Botha. It seems the only way Lewis could have avoided what happened would have been to cancel the Grant fight.

Boxing: US court boosts Tua's title chances - NZ Herald

[Bronson66]

When confronted with facts Queenie always resorts to infantile insults.

[Coverdale]

When confronted with facts Queenie always resorts to infantile insults.

Just ignore him.

Some more choice quotes in this NYP reporting at the time too: KING, CHAMP SLUG IT OUT IN COURT

[QueensburyRules]

Just ignore him.

Some more choice quotes in this NYP reporting at the time too: KING, CHAMP SLUG IT OUT IN COURT

- - U make a nonsensical Open Statement not understanding nobody on this board ever claimed the WBA stripped Lewie.

Lewie stripped hisself for DKing for an undisclosed $um of some magnificence.

[Willie Pep 229]

ChatGPT

Lennox Lewis and his team filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey against Don King, John Ruiz, the WBA, and others, seeking an injunction to stop the WBA from stripping him of the WBA title.

The core argument was that Lewis had a contractual right to a discretionary title defense before facing a mandatory challenger.

The federal judge initially granted Lewis an injunction, allowing the Grant fight to proceed with all three belts recognized.

The Outcome:

After the fight with Grant (which Lewis won), the WBA stripped Lewis of the WBA title anyway, citing violation of the sanctioning agreement.

John Ruiz went on to fight Evander Holyfield for the vacant WBA belt in 2000.


Legal Documents:

The case is often cited as Lewis v. Don King Productions, et al.

Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, likely around early 2000.

While full court documents (complaint, injunction filings, opinions) are not typically available for free online, they are accessible through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) if you have a login.

[Coverdale]

ChatGPT

Lennox Lewis and his team filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey against Don King, John Ruiz, the WBA, and others, seeking an injunction to stop the WBA from stripping him of the WBA title.

The core argument was that Lewis had a contractual right to a discretionary title defense before facing a mandatory challenger.

The federal judge initially granted Lewis an injunction, allowing the Grant fight to proceed with all three belts recognized.

The Outcome:

After the fight with Grant (which Lewis won), the WBA stripped Lewis of the WBA title anyway, citing violation of the sanctioning agreement.

John Ruiz went on to fight Evander Holyfield for the vacant WBA belt in 2000.


Legal Documents:

The case is often cited as Lewis v. Don King Productions, et al.

Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, likely around early 2000.

While full court documents (complaint, injunction filings, opinions) are not typically available for free online, they are accessible through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) if you have a login.

I wouldn't be overly reliant on ChatGPT personally but it can be a good indication at least.

[JAB5239]

The ABC orgs suck. They're not interested in upholding their own rules, they're not about the fighter and certainly not about the fans. Only their own self interest.

[Willie Pep 229]

I wouldn't be overly reliant on ChatGPT personally but it can be a good indication at least.

Agreed 100%

Only a great place to start. I find it narrows my Google searches; but it can't be trusted. One needs to verify.