Man I'm not high on Bowe and I think Frazier is better than him by far p4p ... but. But Frazier would be the little guy playing Bowe's game, and stylistically this fight is all in Bowe's favour. I think Frazier could win, but he probably wouldn't. Bowe had a decent chin and he had a lot of heart. Even if frazier gets him into trouble he'll probably recover and come back for more. I'd like to see an argument for Frazier, though.
The key is the intense warm up the sweat his bald head contains needs to be just right to blind Bowe.
They actually had him not showering for the entire camp of Foreman 2- this is why Foreman couldn’t make full contact on Joe for so long he was slipping and sliding through and away from every shot due to the sheer volume of sweat he layered himself in it’d be like punching someone covered in grease. What happened however is Joe was unable to take him out quick or wear George out and the sweat had begun to take its effect on his own eyes which his insane pupil conditioning had been holding off all night and he was just caught and it spelled the end as the blind Smoke couldn’t spot his attacker. If only he had worn his sweat resistant contacts but our Joe really hated PEDs ay?
Well, me personally, I like the thought, that if Bowe can't Ko Joe early, then he's gonna find Frazier more than just an handful. I actually think Bowe would try and stop Joe fast. He did the same with Holyfield in the first fight, he really let rip at him from the start. Now Frazier can be hurt, dropped and stopped early, but, as My OP stated, is he capable of doing that? And we know what peak Joe's like when he gets cranked up. I know the physical side favors Bowe but Joe's one of a kind and there's a lot of pressure on a fighter when Smoke s in your face.
1992 Bowe could beat a Frazier...a pre-FOTC Frazier. The jab and uppercut would get Joe, though Bowe would get dropped at some point. If Bowe tries pissing off Frazier the way Ali did FOTC, he gets unanimously pounded. Frazier clear UD in 12...might score a TKO in 15.
Ali couldn't fight up close. All he did was clinch. Bowe would prefer if Frazier came up close. Bowe was an extremely durable man, never legitimately stopped. Holyfield couldn't pound Bowe to victory, neither will Frazier.
I like Bowe but if he decides to try an fight Frazier on the inside he's getting chewed up and spit out. I personally don't think anyone beats Joe on the inside.
Bowe beats him in my honest opinion. Would be an exciting fight. I think Bowe wins due to the knockdowns