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Lennox Lewis vs Ossie Ocasio

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Meetings on record

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Lennox Lewis and Ossie Ocasio met once (1990). Lennox Lewis won in 1990.

SOURCE·Lennox Lewis and Ossie Ocasio — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Lennox LewisOssie Ocasio
84″ (213.4 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
77″ (195.6 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
+9.1%Reach advantage+4.27%
41–2Record23–13
78%Finish rate52%
24Longest unbeaten run13
42Recorded bouts35
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentLennox LewisOssie Ocasio
Tyrell Biggs W L
Ray Mercer W L
Evander Holyfield W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Lennox Lewis

198019902000win v Greg Gorrell, 1989, kowin v Melvin Epps, 1989win v Steve Garber, 1989, kowin v Andrew Gerrard, 1989, kowin v Bruce Johnson, 1989win v Al Malcolm, 1989win v Jean-Maurice Chanet, 1990, kowin v Mike Acey, 1990, kowin v Ossie Ocasio, 1990win v Dan Murphy, 1990, kowin v Jorge Dascola, 1990, kowin v Michael Simuwelu, 1990, kowin v Calvin Jones, 1990, kowin v Noel Quarless, 1990, kowin v Tyrell Biggs, 1991, kowin v Glenn McCrory, 1991, kowin v Mike Weaver, 1991, kowin v Gary Mason, 1991, kowin v Donovan Ruddock, 1992, kowin v Mike Dixon, 1992, kowin v Derek Williams, 1992, kowin v Levi Billups, 1992, decisionwin v Frank Bruno, 1993, kowin v Tony Tucker, 1993, decisionloss v Oliver McCall, 1994, kowin v Phil Jackson, 1994, kowin v Tommy Morrison, 1995, kowin v Justin Fortune, 1995, kowin v Lionel Butler, 1995, kowin v Ray Mercer, 1996win v Andrew Golota, 1997, kowin v Henry Akinwande, 1997, dqwin v Oliver McCall, 1997, kowin v Željko Mavrović, 1998, decisionwin v Shannon Briggs, 1998, kowin v Evander Holyfield, 1999, decisionwin v David Tua, 2000, decisionwin v Francois Botha, 2000, kowin v Michael Grant, 2000, kowin v Hasim Rahman, 2001, kowin v Mike Tyson, 2002, kowin v Vitali Klitschko, 2003, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1989–2003
1990 2000 win vs Greg Gorrell (1989)win vs Melvin Epps (1989)win vs Steve Garber (1989)win vs Andrew Gerrard (1989)win vs Bruce Johnson (1989)win vs Al Malcolm (1989)win vs Jean-Maurice Chanet (1990)win vs Mike Acey (1990)win vs Ossie Ocasio (1990)win vs Dan Murphy (1990)win vs Jorge Dascola (1990)win vs Michael Simuwelu (1990)win vs Calvin Jones (1990)win vs Noel Quarless (1990)win vs Tyrell Biggs (1991)win vs Glenn McCrory (1991)win vs Mike Weaver (1991)win vs Gary Mason (1991)win vs Donovan Ruddock (1992)win vs Mike Dixon (1992)win vs Derek Williams (1992)win vs Levi Billups (1992)win vs Frank Bruno (1993)win vs Tony Tucker (1993)loss vs Oliver McCall (1994)win vs Phil Jackson (1994)win vs Tommy Morrison (1995)win vs Justin Fortune (1995)win vs Lionel Butler (1995)win vs Ray Mercer (1996)win vs Andrew Golota (1997)win vs Henry Akinwande (1997)win vs Oliver McCall (1997)win vs Željko Mavrović (1998)win vs Shannon Briggs (1998)win vs Evander Holyfield (1999)win vs David Tua (2000)win vs Francois Botha (2000)win vs Michael Grant (2000)win vs Hasim Rahman (2001)win vs Mike Tyson (2002)win vs Vitali Klitschko (2003)
winlossdraw / NC1989–2003

Ossie Ocasio

197019801990win v Aaron Solomon, 1976, kowin v Ed Turner, 1976, decisionwin v Luis Reins, 1976, kowin v Rafael Guerrero, 1976, kowin v Lorenzo Simons, 1976, kowin v Tom Nickson, 1977, kowin v Frank Schram, 1977, kowin v Clarence Morris, 1977, kowin v Gene Idelette, 1977, kowin v Ed Turner, 1977, kowin v Jimmy Young, 1978, decisionwin v Kevin Isaac, 1978, decisionwin v Jack Sterling, 1979, koloss v Larry Holmes, 1979, kowin v Jimmy Young, 1979, decisionwin v Barry Funches, 1980, decisionloss v Michael Dokes, 1980, koloss v John L. Gardner, 1981, kowin v Eddie Taylor, 1982, decisionwin v Robbie Williams, 1982, decisionwin v Randy Stephens, 1983, decisionloss v Piet Crous, 1984, decisionwin v John Odhiambho, 1984, kowin v Narcisco Maldonado, 1986, decisionloss v Evander Holyfield, 1987, kowin v Dwight Muhammad Qawi, 1987, decisionloss v Pierre Coetzer, 1988, decisionloss v Ray Mercer, 1989, decisionloss v Mike Hunter, 1990, decisionwin v Jess Harding, 1990, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 1990, decisionloss v Bruce Seldon, 1990, decisionloss v Tyrell Biggs, 1990, decisionloss v Alex Garcia, 1992, koloss v Carl Williams, 1992, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1976–1992
1980 1990 win vs Aaron Solomon (1976)win vs Ed Turner (1976)win vs Luis Reins (1976)win vs Rafael Guerrero (1976)win vs Lorenzo Simons (1976)win vs Tom Nickson (1977)win vs Frank Schram (1977)win vs Clarence Morris (1977)win vs Gene Idelette (1977)win vs Ed Turner (1977)win vs Jimmy Young (1978)win vs Kevin Isaac (1978)win vs Jack Sterling (1979)loss vs Larry Holmes (1979)win vs Jimmy Young (1979)win vs Barry Funches (1980)loss vs Michael Dokes (1980)loss vs John L. Gardner (1981)win vs Eddie Taylor (1982)win vs Robbie Williams (1982)win vs Randy Stephens (1983)loss vs Piet Crous (1984)win vs John Odhiambho (1984)win vs Narcisco Maldonado (1986)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1987)win vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1987)loss vs Pierre Coetzer (1988)loss vs Ray Mercer (1989)loss vs Mike Hunter (1990)win vs Jess Harding (1990)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1990)loss vs Bruce Seldon (1990)loss vs Tyrell Biggs (1990)loss vs Alex Garcia (1992)loss vs Carl Williams (1992)
winlossdraw / NC1976–1992

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