Bowwe of the 3rd Holyfield Fight vs Vitali of the Lewis fight

I think Bowe is actually one of the worst match ups for Vitali style wise.
Better jab, has a great overhand right, great inside game and stamina.

He would pressure Vitali from round one and has the size and skills to land his punches.

 

You can't take a career into one fight.
The only difference between Vitali and Gonzalez was commitment and dedication.

With Vitali's work ethic and mind -set , he could easily have had the same career with the same wins.

Gonzalez fell apart after Bowe beat the career out of him whereas Vitali came back more focused and hungrier after the Lewis loss.

Obviously Vitali is far greater than Gonzalez , but that don't mean he was any better of a fighter. They were exact copies of each other and Bowe would do to Vitali exactly what he did to Gonzalez.

As a professional athlete , Wilder is leaps and bounds greater than Bowe , but that doesn't mean he'd beat him on any given night , j'underrstand what im saying?

 

Bowe without a doubt.

 

They were both very good punchers by viewing their stats. I think Bowe was more dangerous.

 

Definitely hit harder than Vitali.
Remember Bowe is the only man to knock Holyfield out. Yea you are going to say Holyfield was sick but nevertheless.

Wlad hit harder with his left hook, Bowe had a better overhand right and uppercut, dunno about straight right since Bowe didn't use it much like Wlad... But when he did, it was devastating (Holyfield KD, Cooper KD)

 

Well Bowe did knock prime Holyfield down and out, while Lewis couldn’t budge a lesser version.
I would rate them all (Bowe, Lewis, Wlad) around 8-9/10 for punching power.
Vitali around 6/10.

 

Lov that guy. Klitschko comedy gold

 

Bowe is definitely the better puncher, gut my gut has Vitali winning this. I wouldn't bet anything, though.

 

Six out of ten is way too low. He's a s solid 8 at least and the other three are a 9 or 9.5.

 

The K brothers are more known for their losses than their wins.....

Vitali stepped up twice and lost both times.....

Golfer Sanders is not a step up.....nobody would have ever heard of that guy if he would not have blitzed WK,total flash in the pan........talent yes, dedication ,none.

Beating Whonex was somehow impressive after a long lay off but even the best version of Peter who fought WK was a very unskilled cave man......again , not a step up.

Vitaly feasted on a long list of has beens, washed up fighters who extended their expiration dates considerably.

Prime Bowe would maul Vitaly way worse than a aging Lewis did.........Lewis threw a couple of jabs and fell in after a right hand.....and wrestled.......and still carved him up like a Thanksgiving dinner.........Bowe fights three minutes a round and his inside game is second to none for a big guy plus Vitaly is mainly a arm puncher and Bowes uppercuts and bodywork would do VK in worse, and sooner, than Lewis did, the body shots alone would fold him up....Bowe was a absolute beast up close...........at last but not least even shot to shid totally washed up never ever stopped.

 

Vitali would've destroyed that version of Riddick Bowe who was already showing the diminishing effects of his slothful lifestyle. Holyfield was seconds away from getting the stoppage and only lost because of an illness that drained him of his energy.

Prime Vitali vs Prime Bowe would've been an absolute war. Toss up fight.

 

In a match between the 2 versions referred to in the thread title, Vitali beats up Bowe & stops him.