How would Prime Riddick Bowe do against Tyson Fury?

Without putting too much thought into this, I think Bowe stops Fury.

If I properly look into it a might give a different answer. Fury could win this one.

 

Well hell yes, he was. Lewis was getting KOed by McCall at that time.

These are super-heavyweights. Go watch Sugar Ray Robinson if you want to see complete. Fury and Bowe are on the same level. Wilder below.
Classic matchup: Bowe could definitely drop ballet feet Fury, just like concrete feet Wilder did. And if he did..

 

So being a super heavyweight means they don't need head movement, don't need to know how to move laterally, don't need to know how to control range properly? Well I guess Bowe had a similar attitude to you in that regard hence why he never picked up those skills other super heavies like Fury, Lewis, Vitali and Wlad learned.

If Bowe had the dedication and ring IQ to have learned these skills then maybe his handlers would of had the guts to stick him in with Lewis instead of dumping the WBC belt in the trash.

Could Bowe drop Fury, yes for sure I said so myself in my response in this thread. Bowe as I said gives him a tough fight but in the end the more complete Fury, with his greater ring IQ, defence and overall boxing skills from range would see him beat Bowe.

Also lets be clear Wilder only dropped Fury when he was not 100%, the one time Fury was 100% in the 2nd fight he dominated Wilder. Fury has a bad habit of fighting down to his opponents level at times when he doesn't perceive a threat but at his best he has enough to beat Bowe.

 

You calling other users "fanboys" is hilarious.

 

And I said, if Bowe drops Fury, it's over for Fury.
I know Fury was in shape for the second fight, and I still don't care about Wilder.

 

No guarantee he could keep Fury down, he couldn't keep Golota down who's been KO'ed plenty of times by the likes of Lewis, Brewster and Grant. Fury's been down plenty of times and always got back up.

 

Bowe was finished v Golota and in his prime threw fast combos and had a good jab.

 

Well, you're right.. first off.

Fury could win it if he doesn't go down, like he did against Wilder. But he would.

So, Bowe-Holyfield I vs. Fury- Wilder II.. as if Wilder..

Fury's my favorite heavyweight these days.. Bowe was a ****ing punk, punching behind the head, and that's what undid him. But I do believe that the 90's was better.. so..

 

If you saw the HBO Bowe interview from before Bowe-Golota I, you would be shocked. He wanted at Holyfield.. and he got it.

So it was old ass Holyfield that had to fight Lewis.

 

That does seem to be the consensus opinion now. It's crazy how he went from being regarded as arguably the number 1 heavyweight on the planet after KO'ed Holyfield 8 months prior to being regarded as shot against Golota.

I don't think he was shot in that first fight but he did come in at a career high weight against Golota and I think that's what really cost him against a tall, more agile heavy like Golota. But he was definitely done by the rematch the beating in the first fight and the rapid weight loss in preparation for the 2nd fight ruined him and whatever he had left was left in the ring with Golota after the horrible beating he took.

 

I think a peak Bowe beats him on points, possibly stoppage. I don't think Fury could handle the combinations or the work rate of Bowe.

 

While it's true Fury doesn't throw very many punches and couldn't match Bowe for work rate, could Bowe actually throw as much as he normally does? Fury will keep him on the outside and out of position to throw and tie him up inside not allowing him to work.

Bowe's not fought anyone like Fury, he's used to fighting smaller guys who would stand and trade for the most part. He's never come across as a particularly clever fighter, just a talented one, I don't think he'll be able to find the answers to deal with Fury's skill set.

 

He didn't do bad fighting a bigger opponent in Gonzalez, he's no Fury admittedly but Bowe has beaten someone of a comparable size, Fury has about 3 inches on Bowe. For me, if he tries to fight Bowe like he did Wilder he would come unstuck, Fury would do best to stick and move but then again it would be a bore fest.

 

Gonzalez was big but also terrible. His entire claim to fame was beating Bowe and Lewis in the amateurs via split decisions and Lewis avenged that loss soon after.

Gonzalez may have been tall but he like many Bowe opponents was basically a stationary target. He stands right in front of Bowe trying to lean back out of range but he doesn't move at all, just stands centre ring and that allowed Bowe to fight his fight. Fury is a completely different style of fighter, loads more movement, Fury's jab is also far superior to Gonzalez's. Nothing Gonzalez has prepares Bowe for Fury.

 

As I said, Fury didn't fight like that against Wilder apart from the first bout, his best bet would be to stick and move because he would come unstuck if he tried to walk down Bowe, still, I think a prime Bowe would have caught up with him eventually, he was no old Wlad at his peak, the Ukrainian didn't have half the output or an ounce of Bowes tenacity and grit, those traits matter when you're in deep water and losing a boxing match.