The last golden age of the Heavyweights

[mikeeod]

Riddick Bowe was and remains overhyped....people complain that Tyson didn't fight many greats but Bowe ONLY fought Holyfield. Great record but he fought 0 power punchers, no Tyson, no Lewis, how does he get all the respect He was a deeply flawed fighter routinely giving up his height and reach against smaller fighters.

I don't think Bowe was a hype job, I think he was lazy and let success get to his head. The Bowe that beat Evander the first time was special. All you have to do is watch that performance and see how great he could have become if he stayed disciplined. Even out of shape he gave a prime Evander his toughest test. While he didn't stay on top long, Riddick was special and his fight vs Lewis not happening is my biggest regret as a fan. More than Quartey vs Tito and Manny vs Floyd.

[Spicoli]

Miss it and loved it! When you think about it what speaks even better about the early 90's was the fact that it was great with even some top flight fights falling through..Tyson-Holyfield x2, Mercer-Bowe, Bowe- Lewis..in a word the division was deep! It had sub categories of top matches ffs. Young guns actually fought and risked the '0', journeymen and second tier guys rose to the occasion and made impact. As crazy as it sounds the epitome of divison to me, in terms of competiveness and available match ups was the Jeremy Williams vs Doc Nicholson showdown of young pro green and highly visible hopefuls. Both flawed in hindsight, single digit pro records but promoters willing to risk a showdown. The era was just..FUN!