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Your support makes all the difference.Better even than preventing the match from going ahead was that Mike Tyson should fight and be defeated. It was never feasible that the convicted rapist could be denied a venue – somewhere in the world would put the lure of money above disapproval of a man who revels in his criminality. The weekend's result – a (literally, for once) stunning knockdown by Lennox Lewis, the British heavyweight champion of the world – should put an end to the myth of Tyson.
Those who follow boxing closely knew better, but there was a wider perception that Tyson's violence out of the ring was a necessary part of his undoubted prowess in it. We should rejoice in his thrashing by a man who brings a rare dignity to the murky world of boxing. Many regard boxing as an ugly so-called sport – although this is not a good enough reason for banning it. With Tyson down, if not yet finally out, it is now slightly less ugly.
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