Prime Riddick Bowe vs Prime Vitali Klitschko

VK never ever "destroyed" anybody who had a pulse.......end off.......but but but .....the South African flash in the pan fringe contender could not even get by Tubbs or glass cannon Rahman

VK stepped up twice and lost twice , dem are the facts, absolute.
Bowe had a very short prime but he would do a nasty number on VK who got his face ripped off by a old fat Lewis who fought never again....and Bowe is 5 times the infighter Lewis was......VK failed the pass of the torch test 100%.

BTW, prime Bowe stops the Lewis version VK faced.........and cream puff Byrd aint going the distance either.

 

Bowe looked good against Holyfield because Holyfield was coming forward and Bowe accepted it. He was tailor made for Bowe. Biggs was landing that jab at will and even hurt Bowe. He wouldn't know what to do with Vitali Klitschko. He'd get battered. Bowe was good at what he does, a brute force machine with excellent infighting prowess that thrives off of fighters stupid enough to exchange just like George Foreman but when someone knows how to box and move, he has issues and this would be especially against bigger guys.

I love to troll the annoying Klitschko fans just as much as you do but he has nothing to beat Klitschko with. He's all wrong for Bowe, I'd favor prime Holyfield over Vitali as he was better at pressuring opponents and of course I'd favor prime Bowe over any version of Holyfield because styles make fights. I'd favor Bowe over somebody like Wladmir because Wlad could box but he didn't have the best chin unlike his brother and Bowe would get on the inside and eventually catch him with an uppercut.

 

I was looking at some of Bowe’s early fights and a lot of lesser opponents were landing big shots at will. Bowe was way too easy to hit, and that isn’t gonna end well against a bigger man who punches nonstop.

 

Yeah like i said Vitali's all wrong for him, I'd favor Bowe over Wladimir slightly and he'd be a favorite over Joshua as well, and I'd say he could potentially wear down Fury on the inside and catch him late while down on the cards though i wouldn't bet on it.

But he has absolutely no chance against Vitali unless Vitali gets his face caved in like against Lewis or tears his shoulder lol

 

I wouldn’t say no chance. Bowe has faster hands and was a good combination puncher, better than Hide and Sanders who gave Vitali problems early on. Bowe would definitely last longer than hide and keep up a better pace than Sanders so it’s definitely an interesting fight. I’d still favor vitali though

 

This actually far from an impossibility. Bowe had a great jab, and threw quite a few punches...

 

Pity Bowe couldn't find the balls to fight Lewis when he had the chance.

 

Bowe is extremely overrated. Guy was punch drunk by 29. No defense, poor ring IQ. Fights were much harder than they had to be, if not for the Holyfield fights where Holyfield fought to Bowe’s strengths all night long Bowe’s career would of been wasted.
Bowe went dirty on Mathis Jr, dirty on Coetzer, Dirty on Tillery, got hit at will by a washed up Dokes in a 1 round blowout.
Never fought Lewis, Tyson, Foreman, Mercer, Morrison, Ruddock, Tucker etc etc.
Showed heart absorbing two beatings form Golota.
Bowe had skills but poor ring IQ and bad defense will cap that ceiling.
Clearly a Protected fighter

 

Bowe at his best would roll Vitali for mine.

 

Don't be silly . Bowe in his prime was miles better than the slow and lethargic Lewis that tore Vitali to pieces. The proof of what Bowe would do to Vitali is laid bare in that fight. In fact Bowe destroys both Vitali AND Lewis because at his best he was far better than both of them that night.

 

Vitali didn't have the balls to go ahead with his scheduled bout with Bum Jamel McCline

https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/113894

 

Based on Vitali beating WHO?

 

He gave a past it fat Lennox Lewis hell. It's funny to think about but Vitali fought a great fight although they eventually had to stop the fight because he got holes punched in his face. I just don't think Bowe would win, he wouldn't be able to outbox Vitali or KO him. He'd get worn down by Vitali's jabs. Yes Bowe was better than that version of Lewis but Bowe was never that good of a pressure fighter and thats what Lewis sort of did against Vitali. He was better than Lewis at infighting.

 

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There's Bowe pressuring and absolutely destroying a guy who was on the same level as Vitali skill wise. Thats exactly what this fight would look like. Vitali and Gonzales has stylistic similarities because of the Soviet influence on Cuban amateur boxing. As an amateur Gonzales had top pedigree and great fundamentals.

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Vitali has better head movement and a better resume though wheras Gonzalez got KO'd by Grant in the 1st round