Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe

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  1. kelics

    kelics Well-Known Member Full Member

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    why this fight never happened? Expect the olympics of course

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNp12msEWqU[/ame]
     
  2. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What, before or after Bowe canned his WBC belt to get out of a mandatory against Lewis?

    Well, apparently Lewis and his managers went to Bowe's people for a negotiation, Bowe's people put out some outlandish split(something like 80-20) for the fight. Lewis and Company left realizing that Bowe had absolutely no intention of fighting him.
     
  3. kelics

    kelics Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But like you see from this video bowe wanted it. I think that would have been a great fight
     
  4. Neverchair

    Neverchair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All mouth and no trousers.

    He didn't seem to want it much when he dropped his belt in the bin.
     
  5. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Unless Bowe had a contract printed up and was willing to sign it 50-50 split with Lennox Lewis right then, I don't buy **** that Bowe says.
     
  6. Lewis beat bowe in the olympic fianals and when they were pro while bowe was champ he offered lewis a 90 10 split on a 32 million $ purse lewis declined and then became the mandatory challenger and bowe the coward he was threw his belt in the garbage