Prime Bowe Vs Prime Lewis

[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?

[BIG H]

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?

He was knocked down by Holyfield (not exactly known as a big heavyweight puncher)

[brocktonblockbust]

knocked down isnt SMOKED ICE COLD like Lewis was twice. and DLA thrice....

[Dark Lord Al]

knocked down isnt SMOKED ICE COLD like Lewis was twice. and DLA thrice....

My point is Bowe didnt fight many punchers , hence why he was not SMOKED as you put it.
Andrew Golota hit bowe at will , and dropped him many times , and yes Lewis was beaten by KO twice.
But I dont remember me saying Bowe had no chance, I just said i thought Lewis would win easily by KO.
A for me being smoked THRICE im not sure what you are talking about.

[ICB]

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?

He was knocked down by Holyfield (not exactly known as a big heavyweight puncher)

I don't know about that, look at his one punch KO of Buster Douglas. Or his stoppage over Mike Tyson, and he was the first man to drop iron chinned Ray Mercer.

[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.