There is no explanation for this statistic other than Bowe had a bad chin and Futch knew it

His mustache was glorious. But Michael Spinks holds the ATG boxing mustache IMO

 

You could say the same thing for Lewis. We'd think he was iron jawed if he never fought Rahman and McCall

 

I'd say he slightly edges Holmes in punching power. Mainly because of the counter right he dropped Douglas with and I know Douglas could've beaten the count, but it was the fact that he put a super heavy on the canvas like that early and with a single shot

 

It was a different time In the 1890s. He said he would not defend the title against an Etheopian, not refuse to fight one. The reason Bowe ducked Lewis was not at all similar to Jefferies drawing the color line which had more to do with how society was at that time.

 

Dempsey and Wills was a different thing for a variety of reasons. One being the social climate of the times which had no relevance at all to Bowe and Lewis and then I believe with Dempsey and Wills there were some financial things as well. But Dempsey didn't just surrender the title rather than fight Wills. I think thats the key difference here.

 

Lewis turned down two offers from Newman to fight Bowe.

Newman brought Dino Duva to court for reneging on a deal to make Bowe vs Tommy Morison.

Tyson is on video saying he didn't want to fight Bowe. Bowe called out Foreman II who Mike Tyson wanted no part of.

Bowe was an avoided fighter, he didn't avoid anybody. His career its just the way things played out naturally.

 

Olympic Fight too, as a side note:
"Bowe won the silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, losing a controversial match in the finals to future world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Bowe had a dominant first round, landing 33 of 94 punches thrown (34%) while Lewis landed 14 of 67 (21%). In the first round the referee from East Germany gave Bowe two cautions for headbutts and deducted a point for a third headbutt, although replay clearly showed there was no headbutt. Commentator Ferdie Pacheco disagreed with the deduction, saying they did not hit heads. In the second round, Lewis landed several hard punches. The referee gave Bowe two standing eight counts and waved the fight off after the second one, even though Bowe seemed able to continue. Pacheco disagreed with the stoppage, calling it "very strange," but Marv Albert said Bowe took "a pounding." "

 

Curious when those two times were that Bowe was hit with "similar" right hands ?

 

I dont think Bowe had so much of a bad chin its just that he was so easy to hit and too often was in less than stella condition

 

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Bowe and Roy were victims of anti-American corruption in the 88 Olympics. At the time of the bogus stoppage the fight was a draw. Not sure what point your trying to make tbh.
Bowe would have beat Lennie silly in 1992.

 

Lennox , Wlad , Foreman and Tyson are capable of iceing every HW in history with the right punch.

Whats your point , that a HW can be knocked out by another HW? K , duly noted. Thanks for the lesson.

 

What. Is this hogwash?

 

Lewis knocks out Bowe in 92