Quote Originally Posted by nuclear bull
they never fought because lewis wanted more money then bowe even though bowe was the undisputed champion, bowes manger rock newmen sumed it up perfect

he said.....when riddick was goner fight holyfield we never made money a issue, that fact bowe was fighting for the title is what we wanted, we knew riddick could beat evander.........lewis needs to understand bowe is the world champ so he gets the large end of the money, if lewis and his people are confident he'll beat bowe then that should be enough to take the fight, he'll make the large end of money when he's champ unless they know he cant beat bowe so figger wer better make as much from the fight coz we'll never be champ

its not word for word but you get the point
didn't actually know that side of it, CC for the info I just assumed Bowe didn't have the heart.. Always thought it was weird since Lewis was still a little green around then and Bowe was a beast.. One thing that doesn't make sense though, is why did Riddick throw the title away like that... Surely if Lewis was demanding too much money then it could have gone to a purse bid or something else.. Im actually clueless here, I assume Lewis was the no.1 contender, so Bowe had to either fight him or vacate... If that's the case wouldn't there be a way to ensure Lewis couldn't demand too much of the purse, wouldn't it go to a bid or what not??