Thread: Did Bowe have an excuse for not fighting Lewis???

Just reminded me looking at a thread, We all know that Bowe threw his belt in the bin, because he was basicly shit scared of lewis.. Did bowe actually have some silly excuse as to why he didnt want to fight Lewis, i cant remember.. Did he not release a statement??

I don't think he had an excuse he just knew he couldn't win and shit out

thats weak!

He had no excuse at all ...... but he had a great reason....

He was gonna get beat up by Lewis .... Ill never forget Lewis calling him chicken Bowe from ringside after one fight .... & that was to his face during a post bout interview in the ring....

No doubt some will disagree ..... but really, he just didnt want his head kicking in .... simple as that ....

And if that is not the case, then Bowe & his team did a really good job of making the world think that....

Originally Posted by gudnite vienna

Just reminded me looking at a thread, We all know that Bowe threw his belt in the bin, because he was basicly shit scared of lewis.. Did bowe actually have some silly excuse as to why he didnt want to fight Lewis, i cant remember.. Did he not release a statement??

One of the reasons was that Lewis had the wbc belt and Bowe would not deal with them.Bullshit of course.


Bowe's managment made an insultingly low offer to Lewis of around 2 million dollars for the fight coz they thought Lewis would turn it down.

But Lewis wanted the fight so much he accepted and Bowes team backed out.


I used to really hate Bowe back in thoes days.

Originally Posted by porkypara

Originally Posted by gudnite vienna

Just reminded me looking at a thread, We all know that Bowe threw his belt in the bin, because he was basicly shit scared of lewis.. Did bowe actually have some silly excuse as to why he didnt want to fight Lewis, i cant remember.. Did he not release a statement??

One of the reasons was that Lewis had the wbc belt and Bowe would not deal with them.Bullshit of course.


Bowe's managment made an insultingly low offer to Lewis of around 2 million dollars for the fight coz they thought Lewis would turn it down.

But Lewis wanted the fight so much he accepted and Bowes team backed out.


I used to really hate Bowe back in thoes days.

Yes but lets not forget Lennox had the WBC title because Bowe threw it in the bin because he didn't want to fight Lennox Bowe was a good Heavyweight and on paper as only lost once but he will always have Lennox hanging over him.

i think his excuse was the turd that was lodged in his sock , at the thought of fighting Lewis.

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

i think his excuse was the turd that was lodged in his sock , at the thought of fighting Lewis.

Bowe had bigger and better fights like Dokes and Ferguson.

At certain stages when he beat Holyfield the first time and when he beat a number of undefeated fighters he had the potential to beat Lewis. This was also when Lewis looked poor against Bruno and Tucker.

It certainly would have been a good contest because both would have been at their best when they fought one another as they hated each other too much to even contemplating losing.

I'm a big Bowe fan but I don't think he wanted any part of a guy who had size, speed, a jab and right hand to rival his own.

i wonder where their careers would have gone if they did fight?

Originally Posted by TheChosenOne

i wonder where their careers would have gone if they did fight?

Bowe's would have gone down the pan.

Riddick Bowe was actually scheduled to fight Lennox Lewis a 2nd time, all Lennox Lewis had to do was beat Oliver McCall and we all know how that went.

It took Lennox Lewis a few years to get his rep back and while Lennox Lewis was doing this. Riddick Bowe went life and death with Evander Holyfield in there 3rd fight. He then took two severe beatings off Andrew Golota.

If they had met in 1992 Riddick Bowe would of won, Lennox Lewis was far too reckless at that point. And like Master said he had some poor showings against Tony Tucker, Frank Bruno.

Lewis would smash him anytime any place... So what lewis got cought by a lucky punch by mccall, the ref shudnt hav stopped that fight anyway..

Originally Posted by gudnite vienna

Lewis would smash him anytime any place... So what lewis got cought by a lucky punch by mccall, the ref shudnt hav stopped that fight anyway..

Lennox Lewis was wobbling all over the place when he got up, it was a good stoppage. Have you seen a young Lennox Lewis ? he was getting outboxed by the likes of Frank Bruno until he swung a left hook out of desperation.

He was also in some trouble against 35 year old Tony Tucker, Lennox Lewis took far too many punches in those days. A prime Riddick Bowe IMO would for certain beat that version, but not the older/better Lennox Lewis.