Boxers like to think they are the only ones who can float like butterflies and sting like bees.

But Lennox Lewis is unlikely to forget the night he suffered a painful 'sting' from one of snooker's most notorious characters.

As well as being the world heavyweight champion, Lewis is also said to be a bit of a wizard with the pool cue.

But his former minder Eugene Maloney remembers well the night he turned the tables on his boss after being on the wrong end of a thrashing.



Alex started making pots with his eyes closed, using his cue back to front and behind his back

Eugene Maloney