Prime Riddick Bowe vs Anthony Joshua

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Who wins ?

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  1. Bowe

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  2. Joshua

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who wins
     
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  2. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think this,would come down to who catches better and is more durable so I would lean towards Bowe.
     
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  3. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bowe by stoppage around halfway. His jab,inside work and uppercut would repeatedly catch a brave but outclassed AJ.
     
  4. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    All the HW match ups… what other weights do you like?
     
  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Bowe stops him. History will show Joshua to have been overrated
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both are overrated but Bowe had more dog in him and had a better chin so I'd favour Bowe by stoppage in the middle rounds.

    But Bowe didn't face many notable punchers especially Super Heavyweight sized so Bowe is a bit of an unknown quantity in that regard.
     
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  7. jarama

    jarama Active Member Full Member

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    Bowe for me. I think Joshua is so overrated.
     
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I like Bowe, but he would struggle
     
  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If this poll had been taken before Joshua was laid out by Ruiz it would have been 99 -1 for Joshua..
     
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  10. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

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    Bowe, I think his toughness and aggression carries him here, he can continue after AJ lands but AJ can’t do the same.
     
  11. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua to be obliterated in six rounds, maybe even earlier...
     
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  12. ManassaMahler

    ManassaMahler Member Full Member

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    I favor Bowe, but it looks to me from the comments here that the pendulum has swung a bit too far the other way.
     
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  13. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    I have Bowe not winning, but battering AJ. Prime Bowe, maybe Holyfield 1 is a head to head nightmare for most and I think he beats AJ everywhere, takes his heart, takes his soul and batters him. KO8.