Sport
'THE RIGHT HOOK' (LENNOX VERSUS HOLLYFIELD)
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
65" x 35" inches
THIS WORK WAS INSPIRED BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING BOUT FOR THE UNDISPUTED TITLE THAT POSED (FOR THE SECOND TIME) THE CONTEST BETWEEN LENNOX LEWIS & EVANDER HOLLYFIELD, WHICH LEWIS WON.
THE PAINTING PAYS HOMAGE TO THE WORK OF GEORGE BELLOWS IN PARTICULAR HIS DEPICTION OF DEMPSEY VERSUS FIRPO (THAT HANGS IN THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK) WHICH IGNITED THE THINKING FOR THE PAINTING.