Johnny Lewis (boxing trainer)
John Alfred "Johnny" Lewis [1] (born 18 March 1944) is an Australian boxing trainer who is best known for working with six World Champions, most notably Jeff Fenech and Kostya Tszyu.[2]
Hall of Fame
Lewis is one of Australia's most successful boxing trainers and in 2006 was inducted into the Australian Boxing Hall of Fame.[3] Lewis currently trains King Davidson, Leroy Brown and Luke Helm.
Training
Fighters Trained:
- Kostya Tszyu
- Jeff Fenech
- Jeff Harding
- Gairy St. Clair
- Virgil Hill
- Solomon Haumono
- Billy Dib
- Matty Fisher
- Vas Ferles
- Eddy Younan
Honours
In 2006 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to boxing and rugby league in the Australia Day honours list.[4]
After two years' absence, Lewis came back to be Vic Darchinyan's trainer in 2012.[5]
Currently, Lewis is found as a boxing trainer at the Sydney University Boxing Gym.
Rugby League
In 1990 Lewis, a personal friend of then Australian Kangaroos rugby league coach Bob Fulton, was a trainer for the team on the successful 1990 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.
References
- ↑ It's an honour
- ↑ King Davidson is my next world champ - Johnny Lewis
- ↑ Lewis earns points as Australia's greatest trainer
- ↑ Johnny Lewis OAM
- ↑ Nick Walshaw (March 23, 2012). "World champion boxing trainer Johnny Lewis returns to the fight game". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
External links
- Johnny Lewis: The biography. Story of Australia's King of Boxing Biography by Paul Kent