What if Bowe had faced Lewis in his first defense

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  1. Sonny's jab

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    You forgot to compare what Bowe did to a prime Holyfield in 1992 against what Lewis did against an aging Holyfield in 1999.

    Bowe beat Holyfield BADLY, knocked him down, had him in all sorts of trouble.
    Lewis certainly didn't.
     
    Sonny's jab, Aug 28, 2007
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  2. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Patsy is really looking like a patsy now. :yep
     
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  3. Drexl

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    A+B does not = C in boxing. As Patsys, Sonny's Jab and you should all know.

    The only semi-relevant argument was when Patsys pointed out that Lewis beat Bowe in the ams. What either did to another fighter has no bearing on anything.
     
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  4. Loufatski

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    I've seen Lewis step into the ring overweight also, except he did a better job hiding it wearing his trunks at his nipples. We'll never know if Bowe would have conquered Lewis. When Bowe got schooled by Golota everyone blamed it on his weight, etc., but that same Bowe would have probably schooled Oliver McCall at the time, the same bum that KO'ed Lewis. Boxing works in strange ways. Brewster KO'ed Wlad and Golota, big deal! Look at what Wlad did to Brewster in the rematch.
     
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  5. lefthook31

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    Then why do people like you put so much emphasis on Lewis beating Razor Ruddock, and using that as the prime example Lewis would beat Bowe. Because he fought more competitively against Tyson maybe? Well if thats the case, you must use the arguement, that an older Holyfield fought competively with a better lennox Lewis, and a prime Holyfield was battered by Bowe. Remember we are talking about this fight taking place shortly after Bowe dismantled Holyfield, and Lewis was still under the guidance of Pepe Correa.
     
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  6. Loufatski

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    Nonsense. If Golota hadn't entered the scene Bowe would eventually fought Lewis and probably still be an active fighter. Golota thoroughly beat and humiliated Bowe, and rightfully so, after Bowe showed absolutely no respect for the man, not even as a pro athlete.
     
    Loufatski, Aug 28, 2007
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  7. Drexl

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    Show me where I said that.

    :deal
     
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  8. lefthook31

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    While I agree Bowe showed Golota no respect, in fact it was embarrasing as I knew Bowe was going to get his head handed to him, I can say that Lewis never let himself get into the condition Bowe did between fights. He would look like the present day Buster Douglas between fights at that time, hardly recognizeable. He killed himself to lost weight, weakening himself terribly by fight time.
     
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  9. lefthook31

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    Admit your guilt, I dont want to go back through all your posts to prove a point.:hey
     
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  10. Drexl

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    Go for it champ!

    :deal
     
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  11. lefthook31

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    :lol:
     
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  12. El Bombasto

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    :yep
     
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  13. Shotgun

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    Bowe would've lost. Rock Newman knew this and steered his cash cow away from fighting Lewis. Bowe was very carefully managed his whole career and there's a reason he was kept away from big punchers. There's also a reason he got manhandled by the only big and skilled heavyweight he ever fought

    Bowe was a very limited fighter who is ridiculously overrated due to matching up almost perfectly against Holyfield. Aside from Holyfield he never beat anyone else worth noting
     
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  14. Steve Fox

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    Riddick Bowe's career ammounted to nothing more than the Holyfield fights. He hand-picked non-entities and then went off the radar. As a champion he was poor. Lewis is an all time great and Bowe was clearly not interested in fighting him, as just like anyone who has the slightest clue about boxing, he knew Lewis was too good for him.
     
    Steve Fox, Aug 28, 2007
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  15. Vanboxingfan

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    I think Lewis would fight who he was legally obligated to fight. Talk is cheap but when legal contracts are signed they have meaning and should be honored. Certainly if Lewis had a legal contract to give Vitali a rematch I would have expected him to honor it and critized him profusely if he didn't.
     
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