Riddick Bowe Vs. Wladimir Klitschko

I'm not sure why you think the Golota fights are valid but I have no doubt you would object to people bringing up the Brewster, Sanders, or Joshua fights.

When Bowe stopped Holyfield, he was already slipping into his bad habits of gaining weight, being negligent on defense, etc. Holyfield was having serious heart problems and had been through the ringer with a very long career, people thought Holyfield was going to die. Context matters. Against Golota he was nearly 20 lbs heavier than his prime weight and fell out with trainer Eddie Futch. His reflexes and timing were much lower than they had been before.

 

Brewster, Sanders and AJ are nothing like Bowe.

Ahhh, so Bowe is turning into Mike Tyson, who between being green and shot had a prime that lasted like 3 fights. Got it.

So basically Bowe only just managed to beat a smaller, ill opponent? Got it.

 

Reading comprehension. I'm saying the fact Bowe beats a sick Holyfield isn't proof Bowe was in his prime.

 

No doubt. Listen to the Bowe interview pre-fight of Bowe-Golota I. He sounded almost as bad then as he does now. At that time, I had no idea he was suffering that. Shocking, when compared to Bowe interview pre-fight of Bowe-Holyfield I.

And yet.. Bowe was such a tough out that even damaged, he is officially 2-0 vs. Golota.

 

My vote would go to Wlad. Wlad is superior in all aspects except reach. Bigger, stronger, MUCH more power than Bowe, faster, much better footwork. Wlad is on another level than Bowe. Two fast left hooks from Wlad would floor Bowe. Bowe is overrated, and when he faced adversity he failed. He was a loser in the ring and he is a loser in life.

 

I’ll go with Wlad.
Bowe gets a lot of mileage out of his first win over Holyfield a fighter he had at least 30 pounds on and about 3 inches in height when he won. And he still got sucked into grueling brawl. It is still a great win and a memorable bout but it’s nothing like a bout with Wladimir. Totally different fight. I find Bowe’s defense too leaky to absorb the punches he would be hit with from Wlad. Bowe got away with his bad defense because he was often the bigger man and could just eat left hooks like he did with Dokes, and Holyfield but that wouldn’t work against peak Wlad. Which I would say was about from the Ray Austin bout through the second Tony Thompson fight.

 

You are so right. In the Austin fight Wlad showed amazing one punch power. The left hooks that floored Austin may have been some of the hardest, accurate, perfect left hooks ever thrown. In terms of raw power Wlad at that time was on another planet, an Bowe doesn't come close to it. Believe me, I hope Bowe is doing ok today, but, we just must recognize that he was not the superman as the media thought.

 

You are correct in that observation. Bowe was always overrated and as a person, low Iq, stupid as donkey. Sad figure, really. Let's hope for the best for him despite his unfortunate personality.

 

Wlad simply was on a much higher level. It really is an insult to Wlad comparing him to Bowe.

 

Wlad is a superior infighter to Bowe?
Wlad has a better chin than Bowe?
The answer to both questions is NO!

 

I would add the question: Is Wlad a superior combination puncher to Bowe?

Same answer: No.

 

I favor Bowe but he was also hittable and Wlad had the power to flatten anyone .. could geo either way ..

 

Wlad is a superior infighter to Bowe? Yes, but due to his style, Wlad preferred to box from the outside.
Wlad has a better chin than Bowe? They are even, but Wlad was a much better 'surviver' and stronger than Bowe in clinches.
The answer to both questions is NO! I respectfully do not agree, Sir.

 

Bowe Prime by KO in the seventh or eight rounds, Wladimir Klitschko have a glass chin, if Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders can win by KO against Wladimir Klitschko, I don't know in what world Bowe prime can't.

 

So, do you have any examples of when you think Wlad demonstrated superior in-fighting skills to Bowe or are you hinting at you not having any examples, due to Wlad's stylistic preference?

The respective losses of Wlad and Bowe (and the available footage of both) say otherwise:

Wlad:

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L UD 12

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Bowe's one loss was by MD 12 to Holyfield.