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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....
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Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
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.:mad:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by porkyparaQuote:
Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
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.:mad:
i think his excuse was the turd that was lodged in his sock , at the thought of fighting Lewis.;D
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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
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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?
Bowe's would have gone down the pan.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheChosenOne
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..
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
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.
You gotta be kidding me, Lewis was DONE. When the ref asks a fighter to put his hands up, and said fighter responds by stumbling into the ref, thats when you pack it in.Quote:
Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
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Originally Posted by BeanflickerYou gotta be kidding me, Lewis was DONE. When the ref asks a fighter to put his hands up, and said fighter responds by stumbling into the ref, thats when you pack it in.Quote:
Originally Posted by gudnite vienna
Yeah Lewis put his hands up, but at the same time, he fell into the ref. Had the ref not been there he would have went down Trever Berbeck Style.
I seem to remember something about him not feeling he should HAVE to fight Lewis because the sanctioning body ordered it....So by saying no and throwing the belt in the trash was his way of rebelling:-\
Lewis would have beaten Bowe i think it would have been harder than most think but Lewis would have won i think Bowe was slightly mentally scarred from the 1988 olympics loss to Lennox.
This is a very good point , very good indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Rock Neuman (Bowe's manager) has said that, after winning the title, he wanted Bowe to make a couple easy defenses, in order to makes some money before fighting a legitimate threat. (If you remember, Bowe's first two defenses were against a very old Michael Dokes, and Journeyman Jessie Fergison).
However, the WBC demanded that Bowe Fight his mandatory Lennox Lewis, in his very first defense. Accordingly, Bowe went for the easy money and trashed the WBC title.
At the time their was a public backlash against Bowe, because it was believed by everyone involved, including HBO, that Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis and Ruddick where fighting a four fighter tournament to determine heavyweight supremacy in the wake of Mike Tyson's imprisonment.
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Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut
Yeah and Bowe thought Holyfield would be an easier choice ( but he lost that fight )
Bowes record is actually pretty good.He has only 1 loss and that was to a guy hes beaten twice anyway and it was very close. However if he met Lewis at any point of his career , Bowe would have been knocked out and of that Im certain .
Lewis was vulnerable until he got with Manny. Bowe's best was when he first fought Holyfield. So in theory had he fought Lewis after the Holyfield fight that was his best chance to get the victory. Only problem was Bowe's weight sky rocketed in his subsequent fights because they were easy fights against Dokes and Ferguson.
Riddick Bowe could NEVER beat Lennox Lewis as long as he lived.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Best part was Bowe KNEW IT!!
That McCall fight deal was BS Rock Newman would never let Bowe fight Lewis or he'd lose the goose that layed the golden egg
It was believed by everyone until Lewis demolished Ruddock and scared Bowe chitless. Bowe renaged on the dealso really he was never the legitimate world hw champQuote:
Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut
haha in Boxrec it shows him scheduled to fight on Dec 13. What a load of crap. hope thats all bull as we dont need another comeback :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by C.J.RockRiddick Bowe could NEVER beat Lennox Lewis as long as he lived.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Best part was Bowe KNEW IT!!
That McCall fight deal was BS Rock Newman would never let Bowe fight Lewis or he'd lose the goose that layed the golden egg