1992 Riddick Bowe vs 1974 George Foreman

Either Bowe outlasts Foreman and wears him down OR he takes too much punishment for his own good.

 

I agree with this. I think Bowe beats him by decision, but with George he always had that hail Mary punch and if it landed flush I could see Bowe being knocked out.

 

Yeah, I got Bowe here but with no huge degree of certainty. Would be an epic fight, I just feel the best Bowe has a better engine and I think he can survive the inevitable rocky moments. Late stoppage or close points.

 

I don’t know if I can see Bowe being knocked out with one punch. But if he lets foreman hammer on him all night he’s going to sustain a lot of damage

 

Could happen IMO, I mean Bowe was knocked down and hurt badly by Golota in the 2nd fight and I think Foreman P4P is a heavier puncher than Golota, especially in his prime. Great fantasy fight though.

 

True

 

Foreman in a wild slugfest. Bowe won't beat Foreman in a shootout. He'll get stopped in the mid rounds after giving George a tough time (maybe even dropping him).

 

Bowe in his prime was super tough and very very skilled. Foreman had the edge in power, but Bowe had the edge in skill - young Foreman would often leave holes and make mistakes that Bowe would capitalise on.

Could see Foreman stopping Bowe but I fancy Bowe to out-hustle and frustrate Foreman to a close points win.

 

Bowe is overrated Foreman stops him. Atg talent but not even close to an atg career.

 

Bowe got hit too much. It's just plain fact. He got knocked down after being hit by Holyfield.

I think he'd comport himself well before the end, maybe 4 rounds.

 

I like Bowe to get a stoppage. It would a rough fight. He would have to show some grit. Riddick's punches were sharper, shorter at least before he declined.

Bowe put together sweet combinations inside and his balance might have been better.

Can never count Foreman out with the way he terrorized opponents early. It would depend on where Bowe's head is at.

 

Bowe had a good chin but his team knew something we probably don't. In an era filled with massive hitter after massive hitter, Big Daddy miraculously managed to avoid fighting almost all of them - Ruddock, Morrison, Mercer, Lewis, etc. Some of these may not be his fault but i am guessing his team had some doubts about his chin vs truly big hitters.

I think Foreman might be slightly confused at the sheer size of Bowe since young George was accustomed to being the bigger man. But i can see Foreman starting to tag Bowe. It wouldn't shock me to see Bowe hurting George or even knocking him down but i think Foreman is the more powerful puncher and i do think he will stop Bowe aka Lyle.

I don't see this going the distance.

Foreman tko 7

 

This would be such a difficult fight to predict.We all know about Bowe's dreadful lack of professionalism but on that night in 1992 vs Holyfield he was a truly great fighter.

That is the Riddick Bowe who had the potential to be one of the five greatest heavyweights
in history.

However even in that splendid fight Bowe took plenty of punches from Holyfield,and nobody (apart from perhaps Muhammad Ali ), could take too many punches from Foreman.

I voted for Big George but honestly I wouldn't bet a cent on the outcome of what would be a fantastic fight.

 

There's always a chance with a banger like George, that he catches him early and never lets him recover.