Riddick Bowe had beaten Holyfield in their rematch?
I'm not going to get into the "Bowe threw the belt in the trash can to avoid fighting Lewis" talk. Although it could be a legit argument.
It's easy to assume he would have fought Lennox Lewis. I don't think so, at least not that soon. Bowe would have fought at least 2 more bouts against inferior contenders (Michael Moorer perhaps) to fatten his account. Also, Lewis lost to Oliver McCall in 1994 which would have set their matchup back even more.
Most likely we would have seen Bowe/Foreman before a Bowe/Lewis.
Nonetheless, Riddick would have had to great opportunities and options ahead of head of him had he come into his 2nd fight with Holyfield in better fighting shape.
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