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

Or Lewis could've gotten past McCall...

 

No matter how you look at it the really loss was to Bowe's legacy, not Lewis'.

Lewis is an acknowledged top 10 ATG and likely always will be.

Bowe isn't.

That one fight may very well have changed that and it was in Bowe's hands to make it happen. This is irrefutable.

 

Firstly you're "Lewis priced himself out argument" has be rebuffed numerous times, and secondly, the more convinced you or anyone else is that Bowe would have won, the great the tragedy from Bowe's perspective that it never occurred. One would have thought he would have cherished the opportunity to avenge his Olympic loss and prove to the world that he was the better fighter, instead he ducked this golden opportunity.

And even the money argument doesn't hold up as I think it's just common sense he could have made more fighting for the legitimate world heavyweight title and taking on his Olympic nemesis, than he made fighting Dokes and Ferguson.

 

:nonoI don't buy into theories based on supposed duckings and reasons why, Bowe 91/95 was arguably the best heavyweight in the division and his dominance over Holyfield proved this, Lewis peaked during the latter stages of is career 97/02 wheres Bowe's prime was during the early 90's. Bowe 92/94 was definitely the finished article whereas Lewis was a work in progress, his defeat to McCall proved this and he was in no way ready for Bowe on or around that period, regardles of Bowe ducking him.....

 

And thats why he took Don Kings 10m dollar offer to fight Tony Tucker instead.
And he didn't look that impressive against washed up Tucker.

What more do people want to see that Bowe was the much better fighter at that point

 

I agree it's the Bowe camp that is most at fault for the fight not happening. Bowe should not have listened to Rock Newman. Newman went for the easy money with Dokes/Ferguson. He may have been doing what he thought was right to make a bunch of money and preserve a rematch with Holyfield. The Holyfield rematch was worth a lot of money, probably more $ than Bowe would have made for fighting Lewis at the time. It's too bad because I think Bowe could have beaten Lewis at the time.

 

So you're saying Bowe was the best in his era, even though he purposely ducked Lewis. Strange logic to me.

 

You're giving Lewis credit for a fight that never happened. You can only rate Bowe and Lewis for the 91-95 time period based on the fights they actually engaged in.

 

Lewis was always the greater and smarter fighter. I don't see a scenario aside from Lewis coming into the bout unfocused where Bowe wins.

 

As opposed to you and the other Lewis haters who are trying to give Bowe credit for a fight he clearly ducked. The only pertinent parts in your posts is your consistent hatred of Lewis and all he achieved.

One day you just might get over the FACT that he defeated every man he ever faced, because that FACT will never alter no matter how hard you wish it would.

 

Actually you're the one giving Bowe credit for a win that never happened. The status quo seems fine to me.

 

An after thought? :rofl He was just inducted into the IBHOF this past weekend. Hardly an after thought. On the contrary his fights with Evander Holyfield will be firmly cemented into boxing history as probably up there as the top trilogy in heavyweight history whereas Lewis great fights against :huh and :huh have quickly been forgotten. Lewis will be remembered as a pompass a** who got starched by two mid level contenders.
Think about Lewis most memorable fights?

Ruddock good win
Mcall knocked out
Mcall 2 Mcall has breakdown
Lewis Vitali controversial
He has no memorable fights he was a big man fighting safety first yet claimed he was baddest man on the planet. He left a lot of stench in the wake of his legacy.

 

Do people think Bowe ducked Lewis because he was scared of him? Thats pretty ridiculous. I think it was more of a money thing, same with the Tyson scenario. If I remember correctly Bowe opted for the richest contract in boxing history with HBO signing a guaranteed 7 fight deal.

If Bowe was so scared of Lewis he should have been doubly scared of Jorge Luis Gonzalez who beat Bowe far worse in the amatuers.

 

No. I picked Bowe because he was the more impressive fighter from 91-95. I think he'd win based on viewing the fights each guy had in that time period.

You guys are basing too much on the political maneuverings of why the fight between the two did not happen.

 

It wasn't political maneuvering in the least.

They had a signed contract to fight ffs and Bowe reneged. Guys who think they can win, and get some kind of revenge as an added bonus, don't do that.

I've been following boxing for about 40 years and I rarely call fighters duckers, because I know that for the most part the promoters make the fights, not the fighters, but when there's a signed contract in place and one fighter pulls out for no apparent reason, then that's a different story. This was a duck, plain and simple.