PIERRE COETZER BEST JAB RIDDICK BOWE: He had a great jab. Not as much the speed, it was very, very powerful and consistent. He was a big guy and he had a very good range. He had an excellent left jab. SMARTEST BOWE: I think Riddick Bowe. Bowe was a complete fighter. He had everything. He was tall; he was a big guy, fairly good handspeed, brilliant puncher. The way he would attack you, the normal guys come forward and hit you, the way he wears you down, a very clever fighter. Another clever fighter I fought was Bernard Benton. In the first fight, he beat me on points. BEST PUNCHER BOWE: Definitely the hardest puncher of all the guys was Riddick Bowe. Bruno wasn’t a big puncher; Riddick Bowe was unbelievable. He burst my eardrum. All through the fight up until the seventh round, all the punches, you could feel each one. And Coetzer's plums rate Bowe's power even higher
Bruno`s KO`s were more impressive but Bowe was more accurate and threw more power shots, Frank threw mostly jabs and the occasional right hand.
Bowe wasn`t a smart defensive fighter after punching he was very easy to counter because he`d leave his head on the line, but he was a smart offensive fighter compared to Coetzer.
Look, if an athletic and strong guy 6'5 or above that weighs 230 lbs. or more throws a power shot, best believe it's a goddamn missile. I mean ****ing Fury, I dont know what the **** happened to that guy, but anyone/everyone else, make the call to Houston and tell them there is liftoff.
Exactly, that says more about Evander's phenomenal chin and will than Bowe's lack of power. Most HWs would've folded.
I always thought he had a decent punch. Great potential but an underachiever; always seemed a bit lazy to me.