Rid**** Bowe: How strong was his resume

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  1. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In a historical context how strong is Bowe's resume compared to other HW champs? Only de facto champs not paper title holders.
     
  2. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was a better fighter than his resume shows. But, his resume was somewhat disappointing. That being said, it is light years better than any of the paper champs of the last 10 plus years.
     
  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    By all standards, R. Bowe's resume is very good. He was never stopped and was only beaten by an ATG who he beat twice. Ad to that a fairly decent list of respectable veterans, prospects, fringe contenders and some of the usual suspects, and I think it's pretty solid.. I voted above average. I think his credentials eclipse those of Schmeling's, Walcott's, Charles, M. Spinks, L. Spinks, Patterson and Johanson. He falls short of the super greats like like Ali, Louis, Holmes, Lewis, Marciano, Foreman, etc..
     
  4. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's how I see it, too :good
     
  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This totally glosses over the two Golota fights. Yes, he technically didn't lose but all intents and purposes he did so.

    That said, two wins over Holyfield are very impressive.

    The Tubbs win during his development is a good name win.
     
  6. BCS8

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    Take away Holyfield and it's meh.

    Let's go for above-average.
     
  7. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Patterson was relevant for like 15 years though.


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  8. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Out of the lineal champions, the following have a better resume than Bowe: Louis, Marciano, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko.
     
  9. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Why would you take away Holyfield?:huh
     
  10. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Does Wladimir Klitschko have a better resume than Joe Frazier:think
     
  11. foreman&dempsey

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  12. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Yeah.
     
  13. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Is Zsolt Erdei greater than Mike Spinks?

    Is Sven Ottke greater than Carl Froch?
     
  14. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I don't share your opinion on the quality of heavyweights during the Klitschko reign.

    Frazier has the best win among them (by far) but Wlads scalps occupy the next 3 spots at least, and he has Frazier outgunned in terms of quantity and dominance.
     
  15. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    But you cant ignore that he had a much better single win,plus he did clean the available oposition,no way wlad had better resume than frazier