The Riddick Bowe that Beat Holyfield Vs The Buster Douglas that beat Tyson

[Drago]

buster was amazing in the tyson fight, truely great to watch him, i really rate bowe in his prime but i think buster would of beaten many a good fighter that night

Buster was good that night but an undertrained, worst ever version of Tyson knocked dhim out in that 8th round. Its the longest count Ive seen and if justice prevailed the fight wouldnt have gone on.

think the count was abt 14 seconds? wasnt jack dempsey carpenter alot longer?

[ICB]

buster was amazing in the tyson fight, truely great to watch him, i really rate bowe in his prime but i think buster would of beaten many a good fighter that night

Buster was good that night but an undertrained, worst ever version of Tyson knocked dhim out in that 8th round. Its the longest count Ive seen and if justice prevailed the fight wouldnt have gone on.

think the count was abt 14 seconds? wasnt jack dempsey carpenter alot longer?

You mean Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey 2, and yes that was indeed longer. But only because Jack Dempsey didn't go to the neutral corner. And that was because the rules had not long been changed, and Jack Dempsey was used to standing over opponents, hence why he didn't go to the neutral corner against Gene Tunney.

[God.in.my.corner]

Bowe And it's not even close. Remember Bowe as an ametuer? When he actually trained hard an followed instruction? Bowe fighting as a boxer using his jab, NOT getting dirty inside leaning on guys with his weight? He had solid skills but he was just fat and lazy. At his best, Bowe would have looked like Larry Holmes against Buster, circling him and snapping his head back with the jab.

[holmcall]

The Douglas who beat Tyson was an inspired killing machine (his mother's death likely contributed to his inspiration) who was throwing perfect jabs, savage uppercuts, and great hooks. For that single moment in time, he was the baddest man in the solar system.

At the end of the fight, the most evil man in the solar sysyem was Don King.

[Drago]

The Douglas who beat Tyson was an inspired killing machine (his mother's death likely contributed to his inspiration) who was throwing perfect jabs, savage uppercuts, and great hooks. For that single moment in time, he was the baddest man in the solar system.

At the end of the fight, the most evil man in the solar sysyem was Don King.

busters father left him after he quit agianst tucker & i think all this plus his mothers death left him with a nothing to lose attitude!

[chinchekked]

Susprised by this thread, I guess I am in the minority when I say Bowe takes him out. Sorry but underdog or not Douglas had physical advantages over Tyson that wouldn't be had against Bowe. That combined with the fact that Bowe was a great inside fighter for his size is enough to convince me to roll wit Big Daddy.......btw I can't stand Bowe's antics or his corner, especially that manager of his....Rock Newman?

[drama2g]

If Tyson had done the right things leading up to that fight nobody today would even remember Buster Douglas. He had an amazing night but realistically he didn't have the tools to hang with a properly trained Tyson. I don't care how muc you miss your mom, punches still hurt. Bowe beat a young, heavily determined champ and he did it quite convincingly. Bowe all the way on this one

[El Kabong]

Bowe, (regardless of the fact that I think he's massively overrated) always had swagger and was always in fights to win them. Buster on the other hand ran hot & cold and when I say cold I mean FREEZING cold!

I think Bowe was the better all around boxer, better power puncher, and had the better arsenal of punches. Bowe ALSO had the better trainer.

[beenKOed]

Bowe would have won.

[brocktonblockbust]

Nobody on eaarth coulda beat Douglas that night. Not even Bowe.

[jon09]

Eddie Futch would have had a gameplan for Big Daddy to take out the Buster inside 8.

[Master]

Bowe points in a good fight, for the rematch both fighters would come in overweight and unmotivated and would fall down due to tiredness in the third round and be counted out.

[Beanflicker]

Bowe by KO. Bowe was better than that Buster Douglas in every category. If prime Bowe would have fought Tyson that night, I don't think Tyson would have lasted past 6. Bowe could put the hurt on a motherfucker.

[Master]

Bowe by KO. Bowe was better than that Buster Douglas in every category. If prime Bowe would have fought Tyson that night, I don't think Tyson would have lasted past 6. Bowe could put the hurt on a motherfucker.

If Tyson landed the punches Holyfield did then Bowe was not seeing the end of the fight. Bowe was particularly vulnerable to the left hook.

[Drago]

Buster was good that night but an undertrained, worst ever version of Tyson knocked dhim out in that 8th round. Its the longest count Ive seen and if justice prevailed the fight wouldnt have gone on.

think the count was abt 14 seconds? wasnt jack dempsey carpenter alot longer?

You mean Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey 2, and yes that was indeed longer. But only because Jack Dempsey didn't go to the neutral corner. And that was because the rules had not long been changed, and Jack Dempsey was used to standing over opponents, hence why he didn't go to the neutral corner against Gene Tunney.

I stand corrected yeah it was tunney, buster wasnt out of it when he got put down tho he was always in control he would easy of made 10 seconds anyway