And who ever tested Bowe's chin? :think Last thing I saw Bowe out on his feet vs. Lewis in the Olympics, where was his granite chin there? People take the Holyfield fights and automatically assume Bowe had a great chin. WTF? How would Bowe have looked if he had guys like Lewis, Tua or Tyson land a couple bombs on him. That's the proper test for a granite chin.
Bowe had never been Ko'd as a pro! Even his tko in the olympics was highly questionable..... the announcers even said there was something wrong with the "stoppage" .. remember this was the same olympics where roy jones was robbed and it was later proven that the South Koreans were paying off judges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K39AbwNl3QU ps many people who won in the olympics have been soundly defeated by guys they beat in the pro's ... olympic boxing is also very different from pro boxing look at the past olympic champs at superheavyweight 1984 Tyrell Biggs, USA 1988 Lennox Lewis, Canada 1992 Roberto Balado, Cuba 1996 Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine 2000 Audley Harrison, Britain 2004 Alexander Povetkin, Russia and heavyweight.. 1972 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba 1976 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba 1980 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba 1984 Henry Tillman, USA 1988 Ray Mercer, USA 1992 Felix Savon, Cuba 1996 Felix Savon, Cuba 2000 Felix Savon, Cuba 2004 Odlanier Solis Fonte, Cuba now see how they did against people they fought in the pro..
The ts is a troll. It's funny creationstory's name is apt. Lewis was scared of McCall? :huh Lewis looked bang on the money that night, McCall had problems but he knew he couldn't do **** all with Lewis. Lennox was outboxing him from range and catching him with bombs when McCall was coming in. Infact he wobbled him in the third, the only time i saw McCall get rocked! All that bothered Lewis that night was he was wondering wtf McCall was doing. ****in scared!?! Have a word with yourself. Has for Lewis v Bowe, well for me Lewis overpowering Bowe in the olympics left a lot of doubt in Bowes head. When Lewis demolished Ruddock it planted even further doubts in his head. Bowe in 92-93 was ahead of Lewis in terms of development, and in this period he stood the best chance of beating him. But Lennox had his number and both men knew this between them. Bowe v Wlad depends on what Bowe comes to the ring. Assuming we are taking the best versions of each then i see Bowe stopping him. There is a strong possibility that Wlad does very well with his straight punches for long periods. But Bowe would ask too many questions and put too much pressure on Wlad, and i have seen nothing from Wlad to suggest he would come through it. Wlad is the greater HW, but Bowe is easily better H2H. Lewis-Wlad in my honest opinion would end inside four for Lewis. He loved fighting big men and putting the pressure on i just don't see Wlad surviving. Wlad is quality but if these two men were in there bringing it to him he would fold.
so Lewis overpowered Bowe in the olympics but Bowe was ahead in terms of development 4 years later? hmmm...... you should seriously look at the McCall - Lewis fight again.. it tells a lot ..... The puzzle of Lewis has been solved more than once... The puzzle of Wlad has been solved more than once.. Who solved Bowe? and don't say Golota.. bc Golata was low blowing and hitting behind the head.... and still couldn't beat Bowe or knock him out..
Yes he did overpower him, and yes Bowe was ahead of him in terms of development 4 years later. It's pretty common knowledge. I have seen the McCall fight enough, just seeing it once showed me that McCall had no chance against Lewis that night. Even without his issues. Instead of staring a thread asking, why not just tell us you see Bowe as the best, Wlad so so and Lewis you don't like. You need to learn how things work around here.
We know Lewis stopped Bowe in the amatures where its harder to get a knockout. Also the rumors of Tommy Morrison knocking Bowe down twice in only two rounds of sparring, add to that what Golota did to Him. Bowe was clearly not an iron chined superman....
Point is this - the size advantage both Lewis and Wlad enjoyed Vs the rest would be nullified by Bowe. Bowe would easily make this an inside fight and he was a very good and underrated inside fighter. He'd KO both
Bowe was inept at using his height and reach. Why on earth was Bowe battling a much shorter Holyfield in closer-quarter combat with a crouched stance, trading shots toe-to-toe? Bowe was completely unskilled at controlling range and imposing a tall fighter's style on his opponents.
Yes Bowe was very good on the inside but i don't see how he would EASILY make it an inside fight. Bowe was the best on the inside of the three. Lewis was no mug on the inside himself. He was even better at stopping men working on the inside. Wlad doesn't do infighting, but he is a master of clinching. To say Bowe would do this easy is wrong.
OR you can say he beat a man at the mans own game.. it showed his versatility... any basketball center can block shots and stay by the basket... but how many will shoot 3's and bring the ball up the court?
the ref stopped the fight .. and even the announcers were disgusted... in Lewis vs McCall.. McCall stopped Lewis... in Wlad vs Brewster... Wlad was stopped http://youtu.be/wFDs5mT4JUs