`Sixhead’ drops out of Top 10
By Steve Ninvalle
Stabroek News
March 23, 2003
Guyana’s first world boxing champion Andrew `Sixhead’ Lewis has been dropped from the World Boxing Associa-tion’s welterweight top 10 list.
In the organisation’s latest release Lewis, who held down the number 5 place prior to last month’s defeat at the hands of Antonio Margarito failed to make the top 15.
Lewis, who will turn 33 on December 14, was stopped in the second round of the fight staged in Las Vegas on February 8.
His ranking in the WBA is expected to decrease when the organisation’s releases it latest ratings.
`The Albouystown Cyclone’ caused pandemonium among Guyanese at home and abroad when he knocked out James Page in round seven on February 17, 2001, to become the first boxer representing Guyana to win a world title.
Government rewarded Lewis with land and money to purchase a house when he returned home shortly after. The Young Achievers Gym was also renamed the Andrew Lewis Gym.
Since the defeat of Page the southpaw Lewis showed a marked decline in boxing ability. In five fights since February 2001 he has lost twice. In his first defence against Larry Marks, Lewis was a fraction of the person who defeated Page.
The Guyanese was almost dropped in the first round but rallied to win on points. He let go the WBA title to Ricardo Mayorga in March of last year via a fifth round TKO.
After the defeat he complained of having a problem making the 147 welterweight limit and was pondering moving up to the junior middleweight division.
Lewis also went on record stating that he was not comfortable with his corner. He but bounced back later in 2002 to take out Oscar Delgado in one round.
Lewis started fast against Margarito but got nailed in the second round which ended his dream to become the first Guyanese two-time world champion.
