Holyfield Bowe 1 shouldnt even have been close

You don't just become undisputed hw champion because you are big. He didn't live up to his potential sure but You are looking for ways to sell the man short. Fact of the matter Holyfield is a bonafide atg. Other than Holyfield at that time what other hw was going to give bowe trouble?

 

Even with a better gameplan the second time he just squeeked by an overweight Bowe. The third time he got knocked out.

Lewis was very often aggressive. An old Holy just wouldn't let him.

 

bowe is actually quite the opposite, the best and most complete shw with great skill set and physical attributes

 

Bowe was a great heavyweight ( in my top 10 atg )
Only had one angstgegner ( A Golotha )

 

Bowe had a tough fight against a tough fighter, but still won clearly.

Hold the front page.

 

Why should he have smashed Holy to bits when no one else did with any live version? Holyfield may have been a small HW for his time, but he was fukking good and a warrior who wouldn't quit and who wouldn't have been an easy night for anyone.

I fully agree with you that the rest of Bowe's resume is thin, but slating him for beating a prime Holy just won't wash. What's next? Putting down Frazier for not beating Ali more convincingly?

 

Holyfield went on to batter Mike Tyson twice. Vander was one of the greatest to ever lace em up at Heavy.
If he had began his career in the post Lewis era he would've creamed everybody in one sided fashion , Vit and Wlad included.
He'd dominate till his 40's coming away with roughly 20k miles on his body clock compared to the 150k mileage he took during the 90's

 

So that's why Holy only could narrowly squeeze past a Bowe in poor shape in the rematch? The fought twice when both were in their primes and on balance Bowe got the better of those meetings, since his victory was more conclusive.

Fact remains, no one gave prime Holy as much trouble. An older Holyfield had much more success against Tyson, arguably more success against Lewis as well.

Patterson on the other hand was brutally KO'd by Ingo and toyed with by Ali when still in his prime, or at least near it. Holy only lost to Bowe when in his prime. You can't compare Floyd and Holy like for like.

You obviously have an agenda against Bowe, but you're barking up the wrong tree with the Holy win. And old Tubbs gave Bowe a hard time and Golota beat him from pillar to post. Use that to put down Bowe. Not a great victory.

 

Bowe`s infighting skill was uncommon for a man 6-5. I can`t think of a better inside fighter that height or taller. Eddie Futch did a fantastic job with Riddick Bowe. It`s a shame that he didn`t have the discipline to be an ATG.