On the one hand, Herbie hit unnaturally hard — you could see Bowe wincing from his shots and see it in other fights. Not a guy to be underestimated in that regard. On the other hand, @Turnip mk3 makes a good point. Hide basically seemed to be hyperventilating against Bowe, whether it was because it was a big fight or because Riddick was a big man who just walked him down and never game him a comfort zone to settle in …. who knows? I tend to think Jorge folds first. In any case, I don’t see it going past five either way.
I went with hide but reluctantly. While Gonzalez wasn’t very good, Hide seemed to have problems with opponents who were significantly larger than he was. But given Hide’s speed, power and conditioning I think he at least deserves the benefit of the doubt. Jorge Gonzalez was badly dispatched by a 38 year old Witherspoon
Hide could whack, really whack. Bowe said he was the hardest hitter he faced. He was the first guy to take out the very durable, albeit old, Tucker. I would pick him to take out Jorge, who was the classic bully type, undertrained and overconfident. I didn't like Gonzalez at all.
Hide could punch and he had footwork. Pretty good speed and conditioning too. Probably all he would need against the lumbering Gonzalez.
