Former boxing undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Lenox Lewis has been all mouthy all over the media about former boxing two times heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua, Lenox criticized AJ for taking a mega money fight with Francis Ngannou, who most people believed beat Tyson Fury in their 28 October 2023 fight.

Lenox did not have much to say about Tyson Fury the WBC boxing heavyweight champion fighting Francis Ngannou a professional mixed martial artist, in his first-ever professional boxing match. Lenox Lewis did not have any harsh words for Fury after he let the boxing world down in the fight with Ngannou, Tyson was knocked down and most MMA fans including many boxing fans believed Francis Ngannou should have been the winner that night.

As a young man coming up Anthony Joshua looked up to Lenox for inspiration after winning a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the UK, there were even talks of Lewis wanting to sign AJ, but he opted to sign with Eddy Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, who have worked with AJ and made his brand a worldwide phenomenon. Many believed Lenox Lewis felt slit and have since then gone on the attack on Anthony Joshua. Some say Lenox is jealous of the love AJ is getting in the UK as he never got the same.