Lewis demands WBA, IBF belts

 LONDON (AP) -- Lennox Lewis returned home today endorsing the investigations into his disputed draw with Evander Holyfield in their heavyweight title fight.
 Soon after touching down at London's Heathrow Airport, Lewis maintained was the victim of a "conspiracy" and that the judges had been "incompetent."
 "I think everything should be looked into," he said. "There was definitely something going on, some kind of conspiracy we don't know about."
 Saturday's Holyfield-Lewis showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York created an outcry when it was called a draw. Most in the sellout crowd felt Lewis had won comfortably.
 Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. agreed, as did most boxing writers who covered the 12-rounder
 Each of the three judges saw the outcome differently. South African Stan Christodoulou scored it 116-113 for Lewis, Eugenia Williams of Atlantic City, N.J., voted 115-113 for Holyfield and Britain's Larry O'Connell scored it 115-115.
 Investigations by state authorities are being held in New York, and the Manhattan district attorney is looking into possible criminal activity surrounding the bout.
 One source close to the investigation, who asked not to be identified, said: "We could be looking at tampering or illegal payments. Then again, maybe we're looking at lousy judging, which is not a crime."
 Lewis said Holyfield should hand over the WBA and IBF titles, although the British fighter doesn't expect that to happen.
 "If Evander's a man, he should admit that he got beat and give me my belts," said Lewis, who is the WBC champion. "But he's not that kind of character.
 "You could say that Evander Holyfield is holding my belts right now for me. They're actually my belts but he's holding them."
 Looking ahead to a possible rematch, Lewis' promoter, Panos Eliades, said he was looking at ways of removing Don King as a promoter of the fight, although he conceded it would be very difficult.
 Lewis' manager, Frank Maloney, said he would prefer the rematch to be in the United States or Britain while Eliades said he had been contacted by President Nelson Mandela who wanted the fight in South Africa.
 Lewis took consolation from one thing. He believes he won over Americans who had been skeptical about his ability.
 "People stopped me in the streets and said 'you got robbed'. It's weird getting so many people coming up to me and saying that," Lewis said. "When I go out on the streets a lot of people know me."