Bowe or Wlad? Who You Rank Higher?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Wlad easily by miles.

    Bowe is more comparable to vitali. No real legacy to speak of but a perceived h2h nightmare for anyone.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 6, 2011
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  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bowe.
    One can wonder how would Wlad have fared against prime Herbie Hide and Holyfield .
    Surprisingly , I believe Hide had the better chances against him than Holyfield . Of Course Wlad could have stopped Hide as well , but being both shorter and chinnier than his brother and at least chinnier than Bowe (I also think Bowe had a milimeter or 2 over Wlad rather than viceversa ) , Hide had a better chance against Wlad than he had vs Vitali or Bowe.
     
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  3. Armstrong!

    Armstrong! Active Member Full Member

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    Yep, it has to be Wladimir.

    Although I like Bowe by TKO if they actually did fought.
     
    Armstrong!, Jul 6, 2011
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  4. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Wlad of course.

    Bowe had a very short career on top.
     
    Ramon Rojo, Jul 6, 2011
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  5. crippet

    crippet Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Vlad by a long way
     
    crippet, Jul 6, 2011
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  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Wlad wins on legacy because Bowe's prime and reign were so short in comparison.

    Head-to-head, though, the Bowe from Holyfield I beats any version of Wlad.

    But there is no doubt (at least in my mind) that Wladimir is deservedly ranked higher than Bowe in an all time great list type of sense.
     
    Rumsfeld, Jul 6, 2011
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  7. Juv

    Juv Linsanity is the truth Full Member

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    Bowe.

    Until Wlad beats someone who is close to the fighter that a prime Holyfield was, then Bowe has my vote. And Bowe didn't lose to 3 journeyman either.
     
    Juv, Jul 6, 2011
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  8. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad. As much as I scoff at his style and his disposition in battle, his scores with dominance and longevity would put him over Riddick.

    While Wlad is the King Cactus in a desert, Bowe often resembled the "Chicken Bowe" that Lennox tagged him with -and that's worse.
     
    Stonehands89, Jul 6, 2011
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    your logic is a thing of beauty.

    if only you didn't ruin it by making excuses for valuev
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 6, 2011
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  10. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    About even. Both are in my top 13.
     
    Mendoza, Jul 6, 2011
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  11. kmcc505

    kmcc505 Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    Wlad.
     
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  12. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad by a clear margin. Just because of consistency and dominance.

    Bowe is more comparable with Vitali. They both beat several contenders. Bowe beat Holyfield. But Vitali has made an epic comeback and is very dominant in his performances. Personally, I rank Vitali a bit higher.
     
    Asterion, Jul 6, 2011
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  13. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    It's only fair to rank Wlad higher. Bias and favoritism aside

    Head to head I definitely think Bowe would stop Wlad. I havent seen Wlad in a real firefight, and maybe that has to do with Wlad being so good
     
    tommygun711, Jul 6, 2011
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  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Yeah, Bowe beat Holyfield and that is clearly better than any win on Wlad's resume.

    At the same time, successful title defenses and longevity strongly favor Wladimir, so picking Bowe exclusively on the Holyfield win is pretty biased in my eyes.
     
    Rumsfeld, Jul 6, 2011
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  15. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very much, yeah.


    :thumbsup


    13. Wlad
    22. Vitali
    24. Bowe
     
    bodhi, Jul 7, 2011
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