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

Post number #43

 

Well according to the article I read, the first offer to Lewis was a 90-10 split in favour of Bowe, then eventually a 75-25% offer was presented to Bowe who never replied. Either way, it was a fight that would have made Bowe far more money than fighting Ferguson which from what I can tell, actually lost money.

 

Lets see the article.

 

That was a whole different time period. We clearly were talking about the original time period when they were scheduled to fight after Lewis beat Ruddock.

That said, I would have like to have seen that fight happen even in 97.

But that doesn't change the fact that the fight in '94 never took place because of Bowe and his manager Newman. If they really wanted to fight Lewis and hope to win, that was their best opportunity.

 

It's the newspaper article I posted, the story continues on page P4

 

So you agree Lewis didn't want it at that time period?

Bowe states the scheming Lewis was doing behind the scenes in 92. He was purposefully dragging his feet knowing the WBC would strip Bowe.
All people know is Bowe dumping the belt and not the details why he did it.

There's more links , articles and interviews than contrary belief to prove the reality of the situation.

 

I don't agree with anything, cause I don't know specifically why the fight wasn't made. All I agreed to was that it would have been nice if it had happened.

Bowe's comments counter the claims in the article I posted and almost everyone at around at that time, felt Newman and Bowe ducked Lewis. And since there was a signed contract in place, it still seems obvious that this is what happened, especially given who Bowe fought instead and what he was paid.

 

I've still never understood why Bowe has always gotten a pass for never managing a single fight with any of Lewis, Tyson, Ruddock, Morrison, Bruno, Mercer, McCall, Moorer, Foreman, Witherspoon...or hell even Alex Stewart or Bonecrusher Smith even. These guys were all big, solid guys with some pop and fought in his era but guys like that were conspicuously absent from Riddicks record.

Aside from the undersized Cooper and Hide or the pathetic Gonzalez, Bowe never met anyone with a decent record as a puncher and even Holyfield was in the middle of a 5 year KO drought when they fought their trilogy.

Matter of fact the first time Bowe went up against a moderately skilled big man with a decent dig in Golota he got his head punched in, twice. Yet we're expected to buy that Riddick has what it takes to beat one of the best credentialed heavyweights ever and a huge one with great power and skill at that.

Yeah right:roll:

 

Has anybody actually watched their fight in the Olympics?

It's available on YouTube. We're boxing fans, it's not that long just watch it and then tell me that Lewis KFTO of Bowe with a straight face. The ref was as much a factor in the fight as Lewis was; he deducted points from bogus calls against Bowe and I'm under the impression that there was an Anti-American sentiment in those games given how Roy Jones was totally screwed over earlier in the tournament.

Bowe controlled the fight and as professionals he developed a lot faster than Lewis. Anytime before 1995 I give Bowe a clear advantage.

 

Lewis by TKO before 8

 

I've watch the fight 2-3 time before and the fight was fine, it's just that it was under Olympic rules rather than professional rules. Still at the end of the day, Lewis took something away from Bowe that he spend most of is life trying to achieve. The gold metal.

 

Lewis.

 

Olympic pedigree doesnt mean much ......... when you're in the pros getting
outclassed and knocked out. Bowe had the better jab, better footwork, better
inside game, better chin, and a better heart. And who doesn't love the looping
overhand right?

 

Actually having an Olympic pedigree means a great deal.

Think about this.

Ali won gold in 1960, Frazier won gold, Foreman won gold, Lewis won gold and Wlad won gold.

You don't think there any connection related to training most of your childhood and young adult life, then winning a gold metal before turning pro?

Seems to me there is.

But there's more too it than just winning a gold, you also have to have power and be able to take a punch and in the case of Ali, speed certainly helped.

And whether you think Bowe would have beaten Lewis or not, the fact is he never fought him and was at best an underachiever, especially compared to Lewis.

 

No question Lewis was the greater fighter, achieved more, lasted longer etc.

I do believe there was a window before Steward came along that Bowe would have had the edge. That doesn`t mean Lennox couldn`t have won but I liked Bowe`s chances then.