Prime Baer vs Prime Bowe

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  1. reznick

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    1. This is Baer vs Bowe not a beat b and b beat c so a beats c.
    2. No, you have never seen Bowe fight.
    3. You have never seen Baer fight. If you want to see abuse watch Baer vs Schmeling in its entirety.
     
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    Bowe one of my favourites. He's a far better fighter than old Baer ever was. He ain't doing anything with Bowe
     
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    This is a debate regarding prime Baer not old Baer. Take Holyfield off of Bowe's resume and it crumbles.
     
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    Prime or not, Baer had a wallop in his right hand, that is it. Riddick Bowe was far more complete . Levels . Holyfield is my gauge, I'm not taking him off anything
     
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    Baer by ko.
     
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    Bowe desperately needs Holyfield to even be talked about in reference to all time status. Baer's legacy requires none of that. Bowe didn't even have the power to keep Baer off of him. Golota and Holyfield pushed Bowe to his limit, Baer would push him over the edge.
     
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    Baer dominates and destroys Bowe
     
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    Lol post of the year
     
  10. BrutalForeman

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    Because it is true. Baers power and chin are greatly superior to bowe. Unfortunately Bowes heart would mean he would take a beating like Primo took
     
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    I am not a Bowe fan at all.. but Bowe slices, dices and stops the best version of Baer inside 5.
     
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    No not really. Nobody ever said that Bowe had even memorable power. He fought 3 wars with Holyfield landing about 1000 punches and not one of those was harder than the 188 punches 42 year old Foreman landed.
     
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    baer after a bruising and blody enconter in which he is dropped several times, turns the tide late on to stops bowe and rescue a fight he was handily losing.
     
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    Bowe hurt holyfield, dropped him and gave him a beating. Going on your logic Lennox Lewis punches like a fanny then ?? you make no sense, I prefer to call it nonsense
     
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    You proved my point exactly lol.