Wladimir Klitschko vs Riddick Bowe, 12 rounds.

Peters not just hits harder,he hits hell of a lot harder then Bowe? How come

 

Bowe would push Wlad to fight for 3 minutes of every round. He would force the action and wear down the weaker chin Klit.

Bowe was superior on the inside but also excellent at midrange. He could stand and exchange with Wlad and his offense wouldn't diminish.

If its the version of Bowe that fought Golota then Wlad has a better chance but he still may lose.

Riddick Bowe by clean KO 7th at their respective peaks.

 

I noticed Wlad & Vitali are only able to dominate guys who are smaller in the clinch, Wach, Pianeta all had non-existent inside games. Bowe will bring that to the fore front, Wlad will not be able to hold Bowe (a Super-heavy) like a vice grip as he does others. Why do you think Vitali got busted up on the inside by Lennox Lewis?

 

The Bottom line is. In terms of sheer skill levels.
Wlad has never fought a fighter as skilled as Bowe.
Bowe has fought a fighter just as skilled or almost as skilled as Wlad.(3 times)
That's the bottom line.

Either version of Wlad is in big big trouble. Pre-Steward Wlad gets too aggressive and get kod. Post-Steward Wlad is too cautious and gets koed later on... People just don't understand that Wlad never improved his chin, he simply altered his style. I won't even call it an improvement in style.. it's just a style that works really well in this era.

 

Wrong...Wlad was kept away from anybody who posed a risk after that loss....Sanders had to fight mandatory Brewster for his new WBO belt but dropped it because Brewster was not well known and brought little cash compared to what he was going to make fighting Vitali for the WBC belt.

 

There goes another simp who see's Wlad the victor trough clinching. You dont think Bowe knew how to muscle out of a clinch? You think he's going to allow himself be groped and hugged? Wlad cant put any damage on him inside, he doesn't know how. He will most undoubtedly be on the backfoot where he cant put his weight behind his shots with Bowe closing him down and getting him out of there before the 6th.

 

Precisely this. Great post.

 

I have no strong opinion on this match-up, though I do see Wlad winning more than not. If Bowe were to fully commit to pressuring the larger man, I'd be more inclined to stand by him, but too often he was unwilling to push the pace, and laid back at crucial points of combat. This would be disastrous against someone who can dominate the outside game like Wlad.

On the flip-side of that, Klitschko's tactics could be rendered largely ineffectual opposite a physical brute his own size. Here he finds an opponent who is uniquely adept in dispensing with the uppercut, so no, I don't believe he will be able to shut everything down on the inside.

I think it will follow a predictable enough script in the beginning, with Bowe lackadaisically following the quicker Klitschko with limited success. Eventually they will fall into close quarters, either by design or chance. Once there, Bowe will lay it on strong and fast. If Wlad is able to retake a measure of control without panicking, he might shakily eke out a decision.

 

A bit far removed from 1992. Wlad might be able to hit Bowe, but Bowes going to hit him back and hurt him and then finish him off.

 

BASED ON WHAT???? Peter didn't knock any top fighters out for me to even consider that he hit anywhere near as hard as Bowe. He knocked out an old shaky chinned Maskaev thats it.

Couldn't hurt McCline, Toney, Helenius. Has a spectacular KO of Jeremy Williams so im assuming thats where all the hype came from.

 

I don't think people realize just how much Wlad hates getting hit. To say Bowe cannot force his way on the inside is a very idiotic statement. Wlad is not going to KO Bowe. That's a joke, he might UD Bowe though or he's getting knocked out. As for physically stronger? Bowe was 6'5 and 235ish.. he might not be quite as physically strong as Lennox or Wlad.. but he is the much superior in fighter. Lennox's in fighting skills is rendered almost non existence if compared to Bowe's.. and Wlad's in fighting skills is rendered almost non existence if compared to Lennox's..

Both Lewis and Wlad got more power and more overall skills, but in the case of Wladimir.. it's the fact that he will freak upon taking punishment. There is no indication he has corrected that flaw.. and to think Wlad can keep Bowe off him for more than 4 rounds is absurd.

 

A pre-93 Bowe beats any version of Klitschko. No Doubt.

 

:blood.... lewis in his prime was 6´5 aND 235 POUNDS.... do you think that he was a natural 245 pounder?haha lewis was much more athletic and faster at 235 pounds, at 245 he was ponderous much more slow, bowe was how much strong as lewis.. and what if wlad weighed 245 pounds? more weight is not= stronger

 

I wouldnt say Lewis and Wlad had more overall skills. As you said neither could fight at all on the inside. Bowe when he wasnt being lazy had a pretty dam good outside game when he worked behind his jab. He just liked to mix it up on the inside, because he could throw nice short upper cuts and hooks for such a big guy.