Bowe vs Lewis Olympic Final

He protested enough. His corner clearly reeled him in.
What did you want them to do? Go over to the ref and threaten him? Bowe acted exactly the same as Roy Jones did. They just had to bite the bullet an accept it.

Worst post i ever read.

 

So holding up your arms and dancing up and down immediately after you took a hit is a sign you're hurt and can't continue?

Man , there's some real sado's on this forum

 

taking a couple of big shots, getting a count, immediatley shipping more big shots, getting a second count. looked like he was hurt to me, but since it isn't a yes/no question but a spectrum we are fine to have different views.

i'm not into s&m at all, why the hell did you even write that?

 

Nah , he didn't look hurt at all. You just want him to because you like Lewis better. Unbiased fans like me don't play sides. That stoppage was a pure disgrace and clearly the act of corruption. You can still see Olympic boxing is a rotten cesspool today.

The ref didn't even stop the fight. Bowe took the count just fine. Then Lewis was awarded the win in the back round. Who stopped the fight?

 

you might be right that the ref didn't stop it, he says something just before the bell goes so i'm not sure.
i just realised i don't know if there is a 3 kd rule in that fight, doesn't really change that i think it would have been stopped later in the round but lowers the chances if there wasn't.

totally agree on olympic boxing, some horrific decisions in brazil.

i like bowe better, was in more exciting fights.
that's 0-2 for you on strange 50/50 assumptions about me, can you make it 0-3 in your next post?

 

Dino could make it 0-10 on that score. Don't tempt him, he'll do it.

 

Wtf happened in that fight? In shape Bowe beats any HW.

 

Bowe edged the opening round but was being backed up towards the end, Lewis caught him with a three punch combination prior to the bell sounding. The standing counts were also correct, as Bowe was rocked on each occasion. I do agree with the stoppage being a little premature but Lewis was very close to winning it regardless. Check out the recent video between Bowe and Holyfield in which Evander challenges Riddick over his avoidance of Lewis and accuses him of cowardice and Bowe has no answer, check it out, it's on U-Tube..

 

Whatever the result of this fight, does it have any bearing on what happened in the future? Or rather what didn't happen, a fight between these two in 93.? Were either man affected by this and took it through to the prof s? Many a amateur bout has taken place and years later they have met having turned pro yet the result is different. Tyrell biggs beating Lewis for one. So did Lewis stopping bowe affect a future bout between the two?

 

Bowe mental state was always a question, sometimes he was so tough, but regarding Lewis, he vacated his title before facing Lennox, he dumped the WBC belt in a trash can because he didn't wanted to face Lennox.
No one writes Bowe off in that fight, but he was the one that didn't let the fight happen.
BTW some amateur fights remain with the same results when you translate them to the pros, Mosley beat Oscar as an amateur and as a pro, Forrest beat Mosley as an amateur and as a pro.

 

Good points. Perhaps the stoppage did affect bowe to such a degree that it put him off facing Lewis. Don't suppose anyone no s what goes on in fighters mind s when faced with certain circumstances. I like both Lewis and bowe alike so I hate to be calling either guy. But it's a pity there wasn't a rematch after the Olympics whilst still amateurs to settle the issue.

 

But more I think about it more I can't see bowe actually been afraid of Lewis as such. The guy did have heart when battling holy and golata so perhaps it was just political that kept em apart. Don't suppose we'll ever no.

 

This is how I see it.

 

I don't think it was a good stoppage but stoppages like this are common in amateur boxing. As pros I think Bowe was the better of the two in the early stages of there careers while Lewis continued to improve and became the better of the two later on.

 

I've watched this a few times and i think the referee stopped Lewis from knocking Bowe out. He bested Lewis during the first two mins but was being backed up by the end of the round and was stunned twice at the beginning of the second. The stoppage was premature as Bowe certainly appeared capable of continuing but Lewis was very close to stopping him legitimately regardless.