Calkins: 20 years ago, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis — and the world — came to Memphis
Brian Young, the promoter who brought the Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson fight to Memphis, revisits the site of the fight — The Pyramid. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Twenty years ago, Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis at The Pyramid. It was a defining moment for sports in Memphis. And it was a hell of a lot of fun.
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