Jersey Joe Walacott v Riddick Bowe

Jersey Joe too cagey and resourceful here, takes the decision. The Ten Hoff film shows he knew how to handle a big heavyweight, and perform on the front foot.

 

Bowe by murder.
Sorry, classic forum guys.

 

Walcott is certainly the better boxer at an advanced age without a doubt, but, he is also very small at 6' even and 195 solid pounds compared to a well tuned Bowe at 6' 5" tall and 235 to 242 pounds....

Bowe had damn good skills from 1991 to 1993............. I see Bowe getting the better of Walcott in the end..... Bowe by late round TKO or wide decision........ Walcott has moments, but not nearly enough to beat Bowe in a time machine.......

MR.BILL

 

Although I consider Walcott to be by far the greater fighter, I think that Bowe would be wrong for him.

I think prime Bowe takes the decision.

 

Walcott vs. Bowe... good fight!

Bowe stands about 4 or 5" taller, has a 7" reach advantage, and about 30-35 Lbs. on Jersey Joe. Even so, Walcott is no push over.

As much as I want to pick Walcott... I really can't. He has his moments but in the end Bowe wins by late round stoppage.

 

Joe breaks Bowe down by late rounds Bowe would be bloody pulp, Joe by TKO

 

For what it's worth, these are the HW champs who were never stopped...

Tunney (limited time at HW)
Marciano (down just twice)
BOWE (down vs. Holyfield and Golota)
Toney (WBA for a minute, limited time at HW)
Valuev (WBA, he's 10' tall and 500Lbs. though)
Ibragimov (WBO, he hasn't fought too many top guys but he did manage to last vs. Klitschko).

 

evander is the same size as walcott and charles, a natural 180-190 mature guy who took up body building. I think evander could match charles -and even though they had difrent styles walcott was charles's match. therfore if we use evander as a gauge to how walcott gets on against bowe i think walcott does very well.

remember, riddick was fortunate evender was keen to mix it up the first time. As much as I admired the fact that bowe was a big guy with heart and skills who would look for a stopage over a tippy tappy pts win I cant get past the fact his legacy is 80% based on the holyfield serries. it is enhanced on what holyfield went on to do not on what he went on to do.

sure, walcott failed a few times, we know this but he stuck at it and by the time he beat charles he had evolved into quite an agresive counter puncher together with the sneaky spoiling tactics making him quite formidable. no doubt bowe was capable of overpoweing smart guys and could smash away and start fast but he could always get hit. walcott hit harder then holyfield. also bowe was quite young about the time he was considered at his peak and easily frustrated by clever guys, he had a terible time against tony tubbs, herbbie hide and buster mathis jnr. tubbs was a big guy but relyed on skill rather than bulk, hide (a small guy)couldnt cope with geting hit but made a ****** of bowe and mathis made bowe resort to fouling. im not including what happened in the golota fights since there was something wrong with bowe by then. before this all clever fighters bothered him.

I think if we ask ourselves was walcott a clever boxer? the answer is yes. did walcott knock out good big guys? the answer is yes. could walcott get KO'd? the answer is also yes but during walcotts peak run only marciano and louis knocked out walcott, this is absolutly no disgrace since he decked both hall of famers and bowe never fought guys as good as those two..

walcott has a real chance here. his experience at this point may be enough. like holyfield he is at least good enough to win within a serries. maybe bowe beats the walcott louis got though..

 

A very interesting fight indeed.. I think its up for grabs.

 

I think Bowe just edges Walcott, especially if Futch is in his corner, he would have enough info on how to defuse Walcott.

 

Bowe wears him down and stops him ... can we be real please .. ?

 

They split a series 1-1.

 

Walcott has the skills but Bowe has the chin and pressure to walk him down for a KO