Andrew `Sixhead' Lewis got his nickname at the age of seven after an amateur fight: he rocked his opponent with a hard punch, and the opponent told the referee, "Please stop the fight, I see six heads in front of me"...Andrew said,

"Everybody calls me Six Heads, even my mom. I was a tough little guy. I would do a lot of fighting on the streets. I like the nickname. Everybody just likes to call me 'Six.' They just say, 'Yo Six, what's up?' "...

Winning the world title in February, 2001, made him a national hero in Guyana...Six's family watched the fight with Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo, and nearly the entire country saw the fight on public large screen TVs...an estimated 300,000 people greeted him when he returned to Guyana after the fight; Guyana's total population is 726,000...

Andrew said, "Before me, there were a couple of cricket players who were the great sports heroes of Guyana. But now, I am No. 1. They said that as soon as my fight with Page was over, the kids rushed into the gyms and started learning to fight. We grew up in the ghetto, and we were poor. I wanted a bicycle and I could never afford one. It was tough to buy clothes. But we always had food on the table. There is an abundance of food there, beautiful fruit and vegetables."...

In his last fight on 7 28 01 in Los Angeles, California, he had a technical draw against Ricardo Mayorga (22 3 1). The fight ended before it had a chance to really begin Andrew was cut on the left eyelid by an accidental clash of heads in the opening seconds of the 2nd round, and the fight was stopped immediately on the advice of the ringside doctor at 0:07 of the round; after the fight, Andrew said, "I'm disappointed the fight didn't go longer. After I heal, I will give him a rematch."...

In New York, NY, on April 28 2001, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Larry Marks (21 3): Marks staggered Andrew in the first round, but Andrew recovered quickly, consistently out punched him, and dominated the rest of the fight; scored 120 108, 119 109, 119 109; "He got me with some shots, but I am strong," Andrew said later; "I just came back strong and took care of my business."...

On February 17 2001, in Las Vegas, he TKO'd former WBA champion James Page (25 3). Andrew gave a sensational performance he won every round on every scorecard, scored knockdowns in the second and seventh rounds, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:13 of the seventh; after six completed rounds, Andrew led by scores of 60 51, 60 52, 60 53. Page had previously held the title, but was stripped in August, 2000, when he refused to fight Andrew due to a promotional dispute. After the fight, Andrew said, "My country never won a world title. I'm very proud to win it."

1994 on 6 26 94 in Georgetown, his fight against Han Kim (10 19) was ruled a technical draw: Andrew knocked down Kim in the 2nd round with a straight left hand Kim fell flat on his face and cut his forehead when he hit the canvas, and the fight was stopped; after the fight, Andrew was announced as the winner by knockout, but the local commission later changed the result; their reasoning was that Kim could not continue due to the accidental cut caused by the canvas; Andrew's manager appealed the ruling, but was turned down.

He made his pro debut at the age of 22 on 2 28 93 and had his first nine fights in Guyana; he moved to the US in 1997.

AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND:

A 1992 Olympic representative for Guyana at 147 pounds, in his first bout, he lost an 8 7 decision against Andreas Otto of Germany.

Andrew started boxing at the age of five and reportedly had 48 amateur bouts (45 3). He comes from a boxing family all of his uncles on both sides of his family were boxers...his father, now deceased (last name Marcus, Andrew uses his mother's maiden name) was a pro boxer, and worked as a sparring partner at times for Sugar Ray Robinson...Andrew is the cousin of former light heavyweight world title challenger Egerton Marcus...

He came to the US in 1997...he said, "Back in the West Indies and South America, everybody always talks about America and England and I was always thinking about coming to America. There were people at the gym here and people back home in Guyana who didn't think I had the ability to win a title. They didn't believe in me. I just had to be patient. I always knew I had the will and the ability to win. I knew the better times would come. Right now is the right time. It's the best time. And my dream has started right here and it's great God bless America."...

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STRENGTHS: A lefthander who can switch effectively to the right handed stance...has good skills and punching power...physically strong, is always in good condition...at his best, he jabs his way in, constantly pressures his opponents, and wears them down with a steady attack...