Why are people so certain Lewis would have beaten Bowe?

[C.J.Rock]

No one knew more than Rock Newman & Bowe that they couldn't beat Lennox Lewis
Newman himself said to me in Dallas ' Why risk everything against Lewis when fans will buy Dokes & Fergusson with little to no risk " The ONLY chance Bowe had was right after he beat Evander when he was contracted to fight Lennox. But when he saw what Lennox did to Razor Ruddock his cojones shrunk

[Master]

No one knew more than Rock Newman & Bowe that they couldn't beat Lennox Lewis
Newman himself said to me in Dallas ' Why risk everything against Lewis when fans will buy Dokes & Fergusson with little to no risk " The ONLY chance Bowe had was right after he beat Evander when he was contracted to fight Lennox. But when he saw what Lennox did to Razor Ruddock his cojones shrunk

Bows made the right decision and financially did better. Although he was marginalised after losing to Holyfield and had to fight for the who title instead.