Riddick Bowe vs. Wladimir Klitchko

Riddick Bowe was a great technical fighter who can fight on the outside and inside, his wars with Holyfield proved that he had a great chin, so Wladmir Klitchko can't just do the usual with the left jab and straight right, escpecially since Wlad isn't that much bigger then Bowe. But Bowe had a suspect defense, so it wouldn't be wise to take rights hands from Klitchko, but then again Bowe had that chin. I see this more as 50-50 match up.

 

All respect to Holyfield, who could pack a pretty powerful whallop when he needed to, but is Bowe's iron chin decided by a puncher on that level?

Holyfield shook Bowe in all 3 fights, dropped him and had him out on his feet in the 3rd. Tyrell Biggs caught Bowe with a left hook that made him stumble halfway across the ring and cover up on the ropes as Biggs fired away. Herbie Hide rang his bell, Bowe even admitting that he was again out on his feet at one point. Golota, well, Golota just beat the hell out of him.

Brave under fire, I can buy that. Iron chin? **** no. He simply never fought the quality and quantity of genuine heavy hitters to prove it, and against Wlad he's up against a very heavy hitter indeed.

Bowe wins up close, Wlad wins at range. It'd be all down to who can impose their style and gameplan successfully, and in that I do agree with LockDog387 that I'd have to call it a 50/50.

 

It's an open fight IMO, Bowe could KO/TKO Wlad at any point or Wlad would score a decision on Bowe.

 

tyson's reign was at least 4 years, and than he had a second career whooping c level to b+ level guys. bowe reigned for how long? not long and was done by 29.

 

Dr Steelhammer, TKO.

 

wlad is too intelligent to get caught up in a brawl with bowe.
bowe is too slow to dictate his style. i don't necessarily consider wlad better, but head to head he should be able to outpoint bowe or maybe even catch him sooner or later.

 

Yeah right, Wlad ain't **** because he lost to Sanders, Brewster (avenged) & Purrity? You're a hypocrite. You just laughed in a previous post on this very page and said "as if Bowe's career began with the Golota fights" didn't you? I guess the only Klitschko fights you've seen are his losses right? The fact is Bowe's "prime" only lasted for 3 or 4 fights and IMO Bowe got his ass kicked during that "prime" to Golota.

Wladimir is in his prime now. His current win streak is longer than Bowe's supposed prime, get over it.

 

What makes you so sure think Wladimir can't KO Riddick?

 

The Bowe that fought Holyfield the first time was the best Bowe I've ever seen and that's against an entirely different style & size of fighter than Wlad is.

The fact is Golota is much more similar to Wlad in size & style & that size & style beat the **** outta Bowe twice, while he was still in his prime. The 1st fight Bowe was out of shape but in the 2nd he was fit & ready to get his ass handed to him again :yep by the Foul Pole.

 

You're wrong there too, Bowe's skills are not equal to Wlad's.

Wlad is much faster, has better footwork & a more powerful jab as well as his power shots.