Wladimir Klitscko vs Prime Riddick Bowe

It'd be a replay of Bowe's fight with Jorge Luis Gonzalez. Riddick smokes that chinless front runner.

The Klit sisters really cant compare AT ALL to the two elite big men of the 90's.... Bowe & Lewis.

 

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I'm not comparing Wladimira to Gonzalez quality wise, obviously Wladimira is better than JLG was... but I still think it'd be the same fight. That was Riddick's 2nd best career performance. On that night, I think he not only beats the Klit sisters, but might have beaten Lewis also.

 

50/50

 

Only because Lewis in 95 still had yet to hit his prime.

If you take the 92-93 Bowe vs the 97-00 Lewis.... its about as pick em a matchup as any in history.

 

Vitali or Vlad would knock Bowe out.

 

Bowe was too durable for Wlad, and too busy for Vitali.
Riddick would have eventually gotten to Wlad, and outpointed Vit.
As for Bowe beating Lewis, it's hard to believe that Riddick would have a chance.
Certainly Rock Newman and possibly Bowe himself didn't even think they could get past Lennox. They gave up the WBC belt rather than fight Lewis.
Bowe and Newman ran from Lewis like terrified school girls.
Perhaps the memory of Bowes near decapitation at the hands of Lewis in the Olympics was still too vivid .

 

hard to call this one. if bowe woud get past that jab he may harm vlad. very, very tough test for vlad :-(

 

Bowe has the size, slickness, power, bravery and chin and can fight on the inside.

I see this as being a very painful experience for Wlad.

 

Bowe was the better fighter simply through the ability to go to war. He wouldn´t be outsized like som many opponents of Wlad and as soon as he gets to Wlad´s chin, Wlad will be gone. It´s much more difficult to keep a fighter of Bowe´s size at distance than for example the Peters, Chambers and Byrds of this planet. And even Sam Peter was able to get to Wlad at times.

 

Lewis would've beaten Bowe though due to superior self belief.

Bowe might have had a chance if under hypnosis! Otherwise, he was scared of Lewis who had a strong advantage mentally.

 

Bowe has the length and strength to do damage but Wlad will keep the fight on the outside where Bowe will be at disadvantage. Bowe, even at his very best had major defensive liabilities. That's the difference imo. He will get hit too much and Wlad carries huge power all the way to the very last second of round 12. The damage will accumulate and Bowe goes down late in a grueling and competitive fight.

Wlad will not slug it out in the inside like Holyfield as some of you think. Bowe's infighting will be mostly neutralized in this fight even though he will land effectively at times.