What if Bowe had faced Lewis in his first defense

its a myth that lewis was 'getting his head handed to him' by bruno......he was, possibly, loseing a close fight...till big frank got careless.......im a huge fan of bruno, and, tbh dont much care for ll style of fighting...but credit where its due, he matured into an atg and will be remembered by history much higher than bowe....i hear what your saying, yes bowe when he was 'on' was up there with tyson and lewis etc...in the early ninties....but as history will show when you pick up a book 50 years from now, he will only be remembered by casual observers as a big lump who briefly held the title......sad, but true...i was, and still am, one of the biggest holyfield fans around.....and the night bowe beat holy for the title was one of the best hw fights ever...i do however take exception to those who say that bowe 'owned' or 'bossed' holyfield that night...he clearly won a pulsating match where both fighters showed grit, heart and sheer cojones...he made a fan out of me that night for sure...one 'intangible' that isnt mentioned much in this thread is one that woulda made a helluva difference in the propsed fight...as a hw bowe had a much much better chin than lewis, and at least equal power.....

 

Lewis, Ali, and Holyfield all reguarly fouled blatantly. Lewis holding the head of a fighter while delivering uppercuts, best example Grant. Holyfield's numerous headbutts, a la Rahman, and Ali frequently grabbed a fighter behind the head and pulled it down, Frazier was often on the receiving end of this treatment.

 

Not something he ever employed to the level that Wlad did as shown here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iecZ7Z1I0no

 

You could start a thread on Holyfield's "third fist" I think he's KO'd more fighters with his head than with his hands. :yep

 

Head handed to him??

It was a majority draw at the time of the stoppage from memory.

I actually had Bruno ahead, but Lennox was NOT getting his head handed to him. Bruno was doing better than expected, that's all. Don't let that cloud your judgement.

 

Frank Bruno is far above anyone that Bowe fought besides Holy and Golota, and is a bit better than Golota was

 

None of that diminishes the fact that Bruno was better than anyone Bowe fought besides Holyfield. Doesn't say much for Bowe's resume does it

 

Bruno better than Golota?!? I'm leaving this thread...

 

I said he was a bit better than Golota. If you look at the whole package, it's a pretty fair statement. Based on accomplishments he is better. He gave Lewis a lot tougher fight than Golota did, and I doubt he would've lost to Michael Grant or Lamon Brewster. He would've KO'd John Ruiz. Golota may have been more fluid and skilled but he was a mental case and also wasn't as big a puncher as Bruno. If Golota wasn't a total headcase he'd be better than Bruno but he was, although he did beat the **** out of Bowe twice which is what he'll be remembered for. It's the whole chain of events, Bowe was overrated for beating Holyfield, and Golota was overrated for beating up Bowe