One fighter from the present to punish Riddick Bowe?

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  1. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Pick one fighter from the current year to fight and punish Riddick Bowe at Madison Square Garden, thirty years ago. My choice would be Oleksandr Usyk.

    Yours?
     
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  2. KiloNova

    KiloNova New Member Full Member

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    I think Usyk would defintely outbox that version of Riddick Bowe, I am not so sure about punishing Bowe because Uysk doesn't have the physical strength or punching power of Andrew Golota.

    I think that AJ may possibly be a present day fighter to really punish Bowe and maybe even Fury.
     
  3. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is that the Bowe Golota fought? If so, the entire top 10
     
  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why do you want to see these guys punished @themostoverrated? What was their sin or crime?
     
  5. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Being cocky and ducking fights.
     
  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who you gonna send to punish Mike Tyson for the same sins?

    Oh, they sent Holyfield and he took care of it. Then Lennox cleaned up the crumbs.
     
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  7. BCS8

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    Usyk is a good call but I reckon a good version of AJ would clean Bowe up.
     
  8. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Not sure. Bowe s somewhat untested vs big punchers. How about Zhang? Sure he doesn’t have great stamina but he has a big left hand and a huge right hook. Not sure if Bowe can defend vs that.
     
  9. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk is the easiest choice I think.

    I would've said Fury aswell but that Ngannou fight has made me lose confidence in his ability to handle an aggressive big man.

    Joshua would pose similar problems to Bowe that Golota did.

    I think Zhang would give him trouble and could conceivably beat him if he showed up in bad form.
     
  10. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Prime Riddick Bowe was better than all these guys.

    Usyk is really skilled but if he struggles against guys like Chisora or Briedis, he has no chance against Bowe. Bowe doesn't get enough credit for his skill level.
    Fury is also very good but he wouldn't be able to bully Bowe or outfox him on the inside.

    Joshua? No chance in hell!
     
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  11. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe struggled against plenty of guys too. I wouldn't say Usyk would "punish" Bowe, but he'd have a reasonable chance of winning.