Lewis vs Bowe: Who would have won in the pros?

Put it another way, he did a hell of a lot more than Bowe ever did.

 

That's the bottom line. Lewis was always better than Bowe and in the end he proved that he was. He was the last man standing.

 

Riddick Bowe, by late round tko, or close ud, if it was right after the Holyfield title win.But beyond that time frame, Lennox Lewis would decision him.

 

The only problem with that is that Rock Newman was a habitual liar.

Here's a counter to these statements

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...YRIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1550,3327638

 

Bowe could be out boxed by opponents that moved, had an over rated jab and was simply way too easy to hit to last long against a big hitter like Lewis. He excelled beating up smaller men who had to come to him because of their lack of size/reach but when an opponent moved his slow feet exposed his flaws.

Bowe never dominated Holyfield, like Lewis did in their first fight, he was also ruined by Golota who was Lewis annihilated. Yes Bowe aesthetically was a good fighter to watch, but so was Arturo Gatti, being entertaining and good offensively does not make you a complete fighter and Bowe was not a complete fighter even at his best. Lewis was simply always a better fighter.

The Bowe that fought Lewis, had the fight happened in 93 or 94 would not have been the Bowe that fought Holyfield the first time. Bowe declined after winning the title due to lack of discipline. Because of this decline I'd always favour Lewis to win.

 

Yep Newman was never a very reliable source. Here's another article which basically says the $12 million offer to fight Bowe on 5th Nov 1993 was bull**** because Bowe was already contractually agreed to fight Holyfield in November.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-05-15/sports/1993135109_1_dan-duva-bowe-newman

 

In a nutshell:good

 

`92-`94 Riddick Bowe by mid round Knockout.

`95-`96 Lennox Lewis by mid round Knockout.

There was a window where when the fight should`ve happened that Bowe was the better heavyweight. He would have beaten Lewis and his legacy may be vastly different.

Anytime after 1995 I believe Lennox Lewis would have destroyed Bowe. Big Daddy fell off that far, that fast. That coupled with the fact that Lewis was improving under Emanuel Steward.

Rock Newman really **** the bed by ducking Lennox Lewis and throwing that belt in the garbage can. It hurt his career, hurt Bowe`s confidence and turned much of the boxing public off. Not to mention he split the titles.

 

Disagree. Bowe may not have outboxed Holyfield as neatly and cleanly as Lennox Lewis did but he gave Evander more of a beating than Lennox ever did. Holyfield took a hell of a beating in their first fight and got stopped iin thier 3rd bout.

 

I've thought about this fight many times and its always hard for me to pick a winner. I feel if they were to have fought in 93 like they were supposed to and Bowe came in at his peak I would slightly favor him against Lewis of 93. Lewis improved later on in the 90's while Bowe declined. I feel if the fight was prime for prime it could easily go either way. Lewis never fought a big man like Bowe when he was at his best nor did Bowe fight anyone like Lewis. It would be interesting to see how Lewis could deal with Bowe's hard jab and active attack as well as good infighting. Lewis had good footwork but always seemed to get hit a lot by fighters who could reach him. On the same hand it would be interesting to see whether Bowe could stand up to the huge right hand of Lewis. Would've love to see it I feel it would've been a good slugfest between two big men something like Vitali vs Lewis. In the end Its hard for me to pick anyone over a prime Lewis and I favor him slightly, the same though can be said about a prime Bowe. Its a huge shame this fight never took place it would've really showed where each fighter stood especially in Riddick Bowe's case.

 

That is just Duva's word against Newman's and I provovided more links that proved it was Lewis saying 'no' including an articile about one of Lewis own advisors flying to London to get him to take the fights.

Newan was no saint either but Lewis was the biggest bullshitter in HW history.

There was no honesty in his speech and he kept saying stupid **** like ' I cleard out all the misfits in boxing' and 'im a multi-dimensional fighter' after which he could only list 3 dimensions.

Bowe of 93 would of been to skilled and Lewis knew it.

 

Links?? WTF are you talking about, there was no links on your post, just coloured text.

But I'm all for links so let's see them.

You don't have to like Lewis to appreciate his skills and if Bowe was so sure he could have beaten Lewis in '93 then he should have fought him, perhaps beat him and cemented his legacy. So the fact he didn't tells me all I need to know about who would have won had they fought. I pick the guy willing to step into the ring over the guy who threw his belt in the garbage to avoid the fight.

Had Bowe won that fight he wouldn't be a distance fourth behind Lewis, Holyfield and Tyson when we discuss great fighters of the '90's because he would have had victories over both prime Lewis and Holyfield.

Fact is that was his legacy fight and instead of taking advantage of both the best opportunity and the best business deal to be had, he instead ducked it, and fought the likes of Ferguson in a empty stadium. Great choice huh?

 

Dinovelvet..."Lewis was the biggest bullshitter in HW history "?
You are losing credibility with statements like that.

 

Already posted. Its only a 4 page thread so you won't have much difficulty finding it.

" So the fact he didn't tells me all I need to know about who would have won"

That applies more to Lewis since he clearly didn't want.

Here's more from Big Daddy himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eins2DhSo