Who ruined Riddick Bowe?

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Who ruined Riddick Bowe?

  1. Financial troubles

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
  2. Family troubles

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
  3. Fights with Golota

    13 vote(s)
    22.8%
  4. Premature signs of brain damage

    4 vote(s)
    7.0%
  5. Himself

    43 vote(s)
    75.4%
  6. Holyfield

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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  2. IHaveAscreenName804

    IHaveAscreenName804 Member banned Full Member

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    If Bowe couldn't take a punch then neither could Mike Tyson since Tyson got knocked out by a faded Evander Holyfield.

    Also most bigger heavyweights have poor defense unless they run like Tyson Fury.
     
  3. UFC2020

    UFC2020 Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson was on his feet against Holyfield. That knockdown was him being off balance and he quickly got up unlike wobbly Bowe.
     
  4. IHaveAscreenName804

    IHaveAscreenName804 Member banned Full Member

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    Lol Tyson fanboys are so sad. Tyson was still hurt and got stopped. A fat broken down Bowe took all Holyfield could dish out in their first two bouts. The last bout he got clipped and got up. Then he stopped Holyfield. Something Mike Tyson couldn't come close to doing.
     
  5. jquest

    jquest Active Member Full Member

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    The fridge?
     
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  6. Hi-Tek-Lomo

    Hi-Tek-Lomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe it was BBQ chicken
     
  7. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Goleta beat Bowe to a pulp. Twice.
     
  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hostess snack foods, and Bowe himself.
     
  9. pecho26

    pecho26 ESB Lurker Full Member

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    Beat his nuts you mean. It doesn matter if Golota was winning, he was a complete jackass in that fight.
     
  10. Curtis Lowe

    Curtis Lowe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree that Bowe was pretty much a cheap shot artist. And he got away with it up till the 2nd Holyfield fight. Emanuel Stewart had Holyfield ready to respond anytime Bowe hit late or low and Holyfield did. Bully Bowe had never encountered someone who retaliated to his cheap shots, and it didn't work out so well for him. In summary Bowe got what he had coming with the abuse Golota dealt him.
     
  11. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    50% himself

    50% the wars with Holyfield
     
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  12. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is a guy who joined the Marines then didn't want to get out of bed in the morning and got kicked out of boot camp 11 days after entering. He was a talented guy who was a lazy pig. No one to blame but himself.

    Thus despite getting daily rim jobs from Rock Newman.
     
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  13. BCS8

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    About 35422 cheeseburgers
     
  14. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    He was worn out coming into the Golota rematch, a bout which left him slurring his speech in the post-fight interview. He was born dumb though.
     
  15. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His lack of ability to fight on the outside forcing him to brawl.