Which fighters sub-190 pounds could beat Riddick Bowe ?

No one weighing 190 or lower would ever be favored vs the '92 version of bowe. During that short span, Riddick was one of the best heavys I've seen.

 

Against who? A hit or miss, completely inconsistent Holyfield who was considered nothing more that a placeholder in the division at the time? The same guy feigning heart problems against Michael Moorer only to be miraculously cured by Benny Hinn? And then who? Who is the second best fighter Bowe ever really beat? It's probably Pierre Coetzer or Herbie Hide. I think that speaks volumes to his true pedigree.

 

Bowe was a big heavyweight. Maybe Spinks could do it if he weighed 190, but it would be tough.

 

Which basically proves my point. His list of opponents wasn't that impressive, yet loads of good writers thought he'd win.

He'd faced the same amount of unbeaten fighters Holyfield had- one.

The reason this fight was close to pick 'em, was simply down to Bowe's boxing ability and size. What he lacked in experience he had in tools. That's why 46 out of 48 writers picked him to win the rematch (I bet the same amount picked Norton when he went in with Ali for the rematch didn't they? You know because this was oh so similar :yep) . He looked too big and strong for Evander in fight one, hence why Holyfield came in a bigger & stronger for the rematch. It isn't rocket science you know. :good

 

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Yeah, Holyfield lost all the damn time in the 90's. Moorer is just one example of another man he lost to, and he never really proved it was a fluke in a rematch or anything. I see your point, man, hit or miss perfectly sums up Holyfield. He was just a placeholder for Tyson too, because, you know, he wasn't as good as Tyson. That's what everybody thought, at the time, ya know? Totally important. He was like a fake champion. It's not like Holyfield beat the **** out of Tyson when he was probably farther removed from his prime, right? I mean, damn near every sub-190 fighter would beat Holyfield, you know, man, so Bowe's wins aren't really a big deal. I don't even want to imagine what Tommy Loughran, Roy Jones, or Bob Fitzsimmons would do to Bowe.

 

:-(

 

And the ones I didnt highlight would have a chance.

 

Tommy Loughran. :yep

ps. By the way I know you're being sarcastic. Just laughing at someone earlier suggesting Loughran could beat Bowe. Their evidence probably being the couple of rounds he won against the mighty Carnera.

 

We all know Loughran would have beaten Carnera had the giant's foot not reduced his own to mush. Think about that: Loughran won those couple of rounds with a hole where his foot should have been! And remember, Carnera was big, Bowe was big. Need I say more?

Subtlety. I'm good at.

 

I fully agree. Too much time is spent on watching Boxrec instead of the actual fights around here.

 

IT was certainly a good and fun fight but it was also a dumb fight from both, tactically, and exposed holes in the game of both. Big ones, especially in Bowe´s.

 

How was it a dumb fight tactically for Bowe and what was exposed concerning him? He fought the perfect fight, I'd say.