Anthony Joshua vs Riddick Bowe

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Who wins and how

Poll closed Apr 12, 2023.

  1. Joshua KO

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%

  2. Joshua Decision

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Bowe KO

    37 vote(s)
    92.5%

  4. Bowe Decision

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  1. Joeywill

    Joeywill Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joshua vs Bowe Prime vs Prime who takes it
     
    Joeywill, Apr 5, 2023
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bowe was a far better inside fighter and hadmore confidence in his hooks, that would be the difference in this fight, AJ is too scared of getting hit, he`s gun shy.
     
    mark ant, Apr 5, 2023
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Bowe ****s Joshua up BAD
     
    Melankomas, Apr 5, 2023
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  4. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Riddick Bowe,at his best,was a H2H monster.He would be too much for AJ.
     
    Spreadeagle, Apr 5, 2023
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  5. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    AJ would be out gunned and done in 5.
     
    RulesMakeItInteresting, Apr 5, 2023
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  6. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It'd be an exact replay of what Bowe did to Jorge Luis Gonzalez.

    A one sided slaughter.
     
    Xplosive, Apr 5, 2023
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  7. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Not good for Joshua. To bring Bowe down you need to really press him fiercely and need to have resolve cos he's not going down without a fight. Joshua lacks both of those characteristics post-Ruiz 1. Bowe would break him mentally first, then once Joshua's resolve is gone, Bowe would break him physically.
     
    AngryBirds, Apr 5, 2023
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    First comparison that came to mind.
     
    Seamus, Apr 5, 2023
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Bowe at his best batters him imo.
    Not a good fight really for AJ.
     
    Fergy, Apr 6, 2023
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bowe wouldn't of fought Joshua in my opinion, Bowe avoided all the notable punchers of the 90s.

    Whilst I do think Bowe would beat Joshua H2H, realistically I don't think the fight would actually take place.
     
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  11. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Peak Bowe (Evander Holyfield 1) would win, 1996 Bowe would lose to peak AJ.
     
    ikrasevic, Apr 6, 2023
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  12. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joshua wouldn't be notable in the 90s.
     
    Xplosive, Apr 6, 2023
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  13. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, even 96 Bowe wins.

    Even when Bowe was at his worst in the Golota fights, Golota still had to withstand bombs. Prime Golota had a solid chin. AJ's glass jaw would never withstand the heat Golota took.
     
    Xplosive, Apr 6, 2023
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  14. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bowe mid round KO.
     
    Mod-Mania, Apr 6, 2023
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  15. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It’s about prime Joshua not current Joshua. He weren’t gun shy until Ruiz Koed him.
     
    JackSilver, Apr 6, 2023
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