"In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess."
"I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win."
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Source: Lennox Lewis @LennoxLewis, twitter.com. February 16, 2012.
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