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

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Say Holyfield did stop Bowe in the rubber match , how would Holyfield winning equate to Vitali winning?? Bowe was floored by a short chopping hook on the inside and for Holy to finish the job he would have had to go hell for leather with a barrage of hooks in close.

    Vitali would never had landed such a hook on Bowe since he hasn't got that punch in his ware box. Plus he hasn't any inside game at all to run Bowe anywhere close a stoppage loss.
    And finally , Vitali does not ever pressure his opponent so Bowe would never get stopped in a million years by Vitali.

    Vitali chipped away at his small plodding opponents since he was only able to throw straight punches from a distance.
    The Bowe that savaged Holy in 95 was the same that beat Vitali clone Gonzalez in horrid one sided fashion.

    Vitali with his hands down and punch upward from the waist style would get stripped bare by Bowe. All the evidence you need is in the Lewis fight.
    If he can't beat that old , lumbering and slow version of Lewis , then he hasn't a hope of beating any version of Bowe.
     
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  2. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think he'd shred through Bowe's non-existent defense from the outside like Golota did.
     
  3. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I'm about 70% confident in Vitali here but this is a fight where anything could happen.
     
  4. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    I have Vitali as my no.1 H2H fighter of all time. I even favour Vitali over Lennox (slightly) despite the evidence of Lewis' actual victory. That said peak Riddick Bowe is the only fighter I give the edge versus Vitali Klitchko.

    (I realise this strayed slighty from the exact versions provided in the op but thought I'd contribute a related view nonetheless)
     
  5. GOAT Primo Carnera

    GOAT Primo Carnera Member of the PC Fan Club Full Member

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    What about the best Vitali vs Joshua of the Parker-Fight?
     
  6. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali.

    Bowe is the only fighter I'd favour over V.Klitschko. Although Lewis is close.