CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, two of boxing's biggest names square off tonight for the big title fight. But is Memphis or the boxing world ready for the so-called rumble on the river? Here's CNN's Josie Karp.</s>JOSIE KARP, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): During the build-up to the fight this week, Lennox Lewis recalled a meeting and sparring with Mike Tyson when the two were teenagers. And hearing someone say maybe they would meet one day with the stakes much higher. Well, that day has come. And for 36-year old Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson represents the one challenge in boxing and the heavyweight division he has not yet met. Lewis really feels like he's fighting for his place in boxing history. As far as 35-year old Mike Tyson is concerned, in just one fight, he probably can't change how history remembers him. But if he does win, it will likely be considered one of the biggest comebacks in boxing history. But a lot of people are coming out here to the pyramid in Memphis and watching on television, not just to see how this fight turns out from a boxing standpoint. With Mike Tyson, there is always the element of the unpredictable with his volatile personality, a lot of people want to see just what's going to happen. In Memphis, I'm Josie Karp.
Is Memphis Ready for Tyson-Lewis Bout?