Bowe would have crushed Lews in the early 90's

Espn Classic showed Lewis Bruno and I was amazed how poor Lewis's balance and skills were at that time. He showed flashes of a decent jab, but his balance and telegraphed right hand were horrible. Bruno was basically kicking his ass for 6 rounds. When he finally got lucky and landed the lefthook, he was literally holding Bruno's head up with one hand while he threw his right to finish him. It was a horrible display of professionalism on Lewis' part, and he must cringe rewatching that fight.
Bowe on the otherhand was well schooled, and had become a real solid complete fighter under Eddie Futch. Regardless of the thought that Bowe was ducking Lewis, I believe Bowe would have wiped the floor with Lewis at that point in their careers.

 

Ha I was waiting for this response. Obviously you didnt see the vast improvement in Bowe under Eddie Futch. Futch made him into a complete professional fighter. He had an excellent jab, fought well on the inside and was vastly improved from his amatuer days. Lewis on the other hand was still raw and wild and inconsistent. Henry Tillman beat Tyson twice in the olympic trials, but was trashed by Tyson in one round. The pro and amatuer game are two different worlds.

 

Are you speaking to me? New to the sport? What makes you think that?

 

He always had good infighting skills? Did you watch most of his amatuer career? Futch taught him how to infight. Had the fight happend in 93, Bowe would have done the same thing to Lewis that he did to Jorge Luis Gonzalez, another fighter who beat Bowe in the amatuers.

 

I think he became P4P better. Lewis was a well disciplined fighter, who always lacked respect from the fans, so that was his driving force to continue to win and reign. The addition of Emanuel Steward, who made him into a real pro fighter, was the turning point in his career. I dont think the Lewis of the early 90's would stand a chance against the Lewis of the late 90's, they were just two completely different fighters, both mentally and technically. Bowe came out of the amatuers, and went to one of the top trainers in the game who made him into a fighting machine a lot faster. The problem with Bowe that tarnished his legacy, was his lack of discipline and commitment to the sport once he reached the title, and riches, but in his prime, I believe he would stand a good chance against anyone in the history of the division. There just isnt too many guys with his size, who could fight as well from both the inside and outside.