Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
Exactly. Bowe beat an undefeated and prime Holyfield. Wlad has yet to face any HW today that is even half as good as that version of Holyfield. Fact.
The wins over Holyfield don't make Bowe great or difficult for Wladimir to beat infact I consider them "outliers". Look at Bowe's record who did he fight? Who did he beat? And why is nothing made of the FACT that Andrew Golota (a lesser skilled boxer/puncher than Wlad) schooled Bowe TWICE yet fouled himself out of winning the bouts? Was Bowe past his best? Well surely the man had more than just 2 big (meaningful fights) and 5 total big fights vs top competition (3 vs Evander 2 vs Golota). I can't (without the help of boxrec) think of 3 top rate fighters Bowe fought outside of Holyfield.

Suggesting Bowe would beat Wlad or be even difficult for Wlad to beat just because of the bouts vs Holyfield is like saying Vernon Forrest would be tough for oh I don't know Ricardo Mayorga to beat because Forrest beat Shane Mosley....it's not apples to apples...styles make fights.

Shannon Briggs fought an unenthusiastic Lennox Lewis and STILL got trounced...Wlad would have taken less risks.