A powerful adversary to many, "Blue" Lewis beat: Cleveland Williams, Billy Joiner, Bill McMurray, Eduardo Corletti, and Bob Stallings.
Lewis was born in Detroit and, after a troubled youth background, turned professional in June 1966 in Canton, Ohio.
[1] He is best remembered for a non-title fight with Muhammad Ali, which took place at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on July 19, 1972.
While it looked like it would end then and there, he then surprised many by rallying forward and launching unexpected counter offensives, typically after an Ali burst.
A Ring Magazine article said he had been helping a priest with a broken-down car when the battery sparked, spitting acid from the engine-bay into one of his eyes.