Prime Bowe Vs Prime Lewis

[porkypara]

As has already been said I think Bowe would have had a chance straight after his first fight with Holyfield but after that time Bowe got worse and Lewis got better and better.

[ICB]

Lennox Lewis was more sloppy in the early 90's, and probably would of been beaten by a prime Riddick Bowe who was at his peak then. It really depends of when they met a mid 90's fat lazy Riddick Bowe would of been taken apart, but the early 90's Riddick Bowe has a chance.

[brocktonblockbust]

Bowe is 1 of those guys who, in his really real prime, would be extremely tough to beat even for a prime Lennox. He had a short window of about a year and a half where he was literally untouchable. Lewis may not have been able to take him during this time. Lewis would not have the stamina to go with such a big young strong man past about 6 rounds. I say if Bowe could match Lewis jab for jab and even harrass him wth a few good overhand rights during the first 3 or 4 rounds, it would exhaust Lewis and break his rhythm. Bowe would also play rough and rough up Lewis I think Lewis being the dirty fighter he was would also play rough and we could see some real fireworks here, points deducted, Lewis would surely lose points for headlocking and throwing the uppercut, and Bowe for hitting behind the head. I think Bowe takes him out really late like round 9 or 10 in a knockdown donnybrook sort of like Foreman/Lyle.

[roberto duran legend]

Got to take Lennox in this one big daddy will be in BIG trouble around the 10th round .

[johnsebastianmiran]

A well trained motivated Lewis is a dangerous fighter. In his prime Bowe was a good infighter. He always had lapses in concentration. Lewis did twice. He came back motivated each time and won in text book fashion never deviating from his game plan. Bowe fought as a smaller man would fight and took unnecessary punches. Bowe was lazy and his rise in weight between fights confirmed this. Lewis was methodical, quick and adapted well and yes so did Bowe when survival was necessary. Golata never should have beaten Bowe but he ended his career with all those low blows forgetting he was tall and had a large reach. Lewis toward the end of his career fared better than Bowe. Let's not forget that Lewis beat Bowe as an amateur and Bowe didn't seem like he was in a hurry to face Lewis years later as a pro, prime or no prime. I wonder who got the WBC belt out of the trash that day.

[Dark Lord Al]

Bowe is 1 of those guys who, in his really real prime, would be extremely tough to beat even for a prime Lennox. He had a short window of about a year and a half where he was literally untouchable. Lewis may not have been able to take him during this time. Lewis would not have the stamina to go with such a big young strong man past about 6 rounds. I say if Bowe could match Lewis jab for jab and even harrass him wth a few good overhand rights during the first 3 or 4 rounds, it would exhaust Lewis and break his rhythm. Bowe would also play rough and rough up Lewis I think Lewis being the dirty fighter he was would also play rough and we could see some real fireworks here, points deducted, Lewis would surely lose points for headlocking and throwing the uppercut, and Bowe for hitting behind the head. I think Bowe takes him out really late like round 9 or 10 in a knockdown donnybrook sort of like Foreman/Lyle.

Bowe is one of those fighters who never fought big punchers because his team knew he had a dodgy chin.
Lewis would have won inside 3 rounds.

[Master]

Lewis better legacy and career, Bowe prime was beating Holyfield and after the Holyfield defeat where he beat B rated fighters with unbeaten records. Lewis was almost unstoppable after he joined up with Manny Stewart. Shame their primes did not cross but got to go with Lewis. Bowe's best chance was when he was with Pepe and struggling against Bruno, Tucker and losing to McCall. Oliver did him a favour because Bowe would have beaten him as they were due to fight next.

[Mattyhitman]

Bowe is 1 of those guys who, in his really real prime, would be extremely tough to beat even for a prime Lennox. He had a short window of about a year and a half where he was literally untouchable. Lewis may not have been able to take him during this time. Lewis would not have the stamina to go with such a big young strong man past about 6 rounds. I say if Bowe could match Lewis jab for jab and even harrass him wth a few good overhand rights during the first 3 or 4 rounds, it would exhaust Lewis and break his rhythm. Bowe would also play rough and rough up Lewis I think Lewis being the dirty fighter he was would also play rough and we could see some real fireworks here, points deducted, Lewis would surely lose points for headlocking and throwing the uppercut, and Bowe for hitting behind the head. I think Bowe takes him out really late like round 9 or 10 in a knockdown donnybrook sort of like Foreman/Lyle.

Bowe is one of those fighters who never fought big punchers because his team knew he had a dodgy chin.
Lewis would have won inside 3 rounds.

Yep, agree with DarkLord here, Lewis 3-5rd KO, to accurate, too strong, too quick for Bowe. It would resemble the fight with Grant in my eye's, Lewis simply too good in his prime for anyone in that era!

[Mark TKO]

yes the fans were robbed of this one for sure

I honestly see Lewis having a very easy night and stopping a weary,nearly blinded Bowe around the 7th round

[brocktonblockbust]

no way. Bowe was never smoked by anybody. Lewis was smoked TWICE with one punch by 2 nobodies. How can DLA say Bowe's chin was dodgy, when in fact it was Lewis with the dodgy chin?

[El Kabong]

Lewis manhandled Bowe in the amateurs I doubt the pros would have been any different especially after 1 war with Holyfield after which I think Bowe was pretty much done, the fight took that much out of him.

[mikeeod]

This was a fascinating match up. Bowe had good power, a good jab, better mobility than lennox, equal size, and a great uppercut on the inside. Lewis, at times, showed great power, especially with his right. Lennox also had a great jab and was a great ring general, especially after Manny Steward starting working with him. Both fought well against other big men, and I think it is fair to say that Bowe had the better chin. To me Bowe's prime ended in 1993, as he was never as great as he was when he beat Evander in 92. Lennox had a much longer prime, which probably ended around '01, when Rahman blasted him. The intangible in this fight is whether Bowe could get over his mental block with Lennox, and fight at his best. If that happens, I can see Riddick using his mobility and jab to set up a late stoppage over a broken down Lewis. I suspect that Bowe would have let the pressure and memory of their previous fight get to him however, and Lennox would win by late stoppage or UD. Either way, I think it would have been a great fight.