IM a tyson fan but I thank riddick bowe UD... How come Bowe and Tyson never met in the ring? Was Tyson in prison?

IM a tyson fan but I thank riddick bowe UD... How come Bowe and Tyson never met in the ring? Was Tyson in prison?


Did you just say someone was actually capable of beating Mike Tyson ?

Expect a 300 page thread.

The Bowe of Holyfield 1 beats Tyson. Tyson was locked up when Bowe was champ, and was fallin off when Tyson came back.

Bowe would almost certainly have beaten post-prison Tyson. Tyson might actually get stopped in a slugfest as Bowe would be more willing to engage up close than Holyfield or Lewis.

Lulz at the Dynamite tit,Ever so witty with his criticism's of mike tyson because it's so cool and hard to attack a well known boxer.

Anyways Riddick bowe had a weak chin and was very open to left hooks on the inside,Tyson at his absolute best would run through the joker in five rounds.Holyfield lost because he fought a stupid fight with bowe twice and that's all bowe ever did.He fought someone the same size in Andrew Golota and got destroyed

Lulz at the Dynamite tit,Ever so witty with his criticism's of mike tyson because it's so cool and hard to attack a well known boxer.

Anyways Riddick bowe had a weak chin and was very open to left hooks on the inside,Tyson at his absolute best would run through the joker in five rounds.Holyfield lost because he fought a stupid fight with bowe twice and that's all bowe ever did.He fought someone the same size in Andrew Golota and got destroyed

Please explain how Bowe had a weak chin. Holyfield III was the first time he had ever been down professionally, and he was out of shape and past it in the Golota fights.

If we are talking currently I'm going with Tyson. If we are talking 1980's Mike Tyson I'm going with Iron Mike Tyson. Either way I'm going with TYSON.

Please explain how Bowe had a weak chin. Holyfield III was the first time he had ever been down professionally, and he was out of shape and past it in the Golota fights.

Yes,I'm sure he was

Bowe Sucks ASS

but even so he destroys mental midget tyson in a 7th round KO

Yes,I'm sure he was

Fine, consider him as prime against Golota if you want - I believe he took a record number of power punches for a heavyweight fight in their second fight, and Golota still wasn't able to stop him, which sent him into low-blow panic mode again.

So please, go ahead and try to explain how Bowe had anything other than a superb chin rather than just condescend with no argument.

Bowe Sucks ASS

but even so he destroys mental midget tyson in a 7th round KO

Because he refused to fight Lewis of course - or his manager did. I don't imagine it makes a difference in your mind.

Fine, consider him as prime against Golota if you want - I believe he took a record number of power punches for a heavyweight fight in their second fight, and Golota still wasn't able to stop him, which sent him into low-blow panic mode again.

So please, go ahead and try to explain how Bowe had anything other than a superb chin rather than just condescend with no argument.

Yes,Don't try and convince yourself that you know Andrew Golota's frame of mind because that just makes you look silly.bowe has a great chin,based upon what exactly? A heavily outweighed Evander Holyield being unable to knock him out? congratulations I guess.Guess you really PWNED me there

Yes,Don't try and convince yourself that you know Andrew Golota's frame of mind because that just makes you look silly.bowe has a great chin,based upon what exactly? A heavily outweighed Evander Holyield being unable to knock him out? congratulations I guess.Guess you really PWNED me there

Well what makes you think Bowe has a weak chin?

Bowe had a superb chin, down only something like three times his entire career, never stopped! Only lost one razor close decision to a near peak Holyfield.

I think a peak Bowe has as much chance as any heavyweight legend to beat prime Mike. He is one of only a few I believe would have a legitimate chance. Personally and honestly I'd still favour Mike by decision in a 'Riddickulously' tough fight!

Bowe had a superb chin, down only something like three times his entire career, never stopped! Only lost one razor close decision to a near peak Holyfield.

I think a peak Bowe has as much chance as any heavyweight legend to beat prime Mike. He is one of only a few I believe would have a legitimate chance. Personally and honestly I'd still favour Mike by decision in a 'Riddickulously' tough fight!

lol nice work

I'm a quarter Scouse! thought you'd like that Mersey......

I think Tyson would "Riddickule" Bowe.

Lets keep it serious, I'm going to Bowe out from the witicisms now!

Bowe Sucks ASS

but even so he destroys mental midget tyson in a 7th round KO


Bowe was an excellent fighter.

You saw how he chewed Holyfield up on the inside and spat him out ?

People like you annoy me, put your biased aside and call it without biased.

bowe by ko:boxing:

No two ways about it, the Bowe of 1991-1995 was one of the best heavyweights ever, he would have given any heavyweight in history a tough fight.

It's a big shame that Bowe and Lewis never fought. That could have been a classic fight.


80's Tyson vs. Bowe, I actually can't choose a winner. It could go either way IMO.

Crying shame. Politics! Sonnybox has an encyclopedia of reasons why the fight didn't come off.

Although Lennox had looked good in beating Razor Ruddock he wasn't anything like the finished article in 1992-93, the Bruno and McCall fights emphasised this. The Bowe that fought Holyfield would have probably beaten this Lennox.

Realistically though, I dont know if I'd have picked the 1994-95 Lewis over Bowe either. Lewis was still rebuilding after the McCall loss at this point and I dont know that he would have had the confidence or enough time with Manny Steward to have beaten Bowe then, even in 1996 he struggled with Ray Mercer! Bowe would have surely beaten that version of Lennox.

It looks like the fight was seriously in the pipeline for late 1996, but Bowe had the Golota wars which really finished off his world title prime. Lewis would have destroyed the 1996/97 Bowe.

Prime for prime a difficult fight to call though! But their primes were five years apart. Bowe was near shot just as Lennox entered his prime in 1997.

As for peak Bowe vs peak Tyson, two great athletes with widely contrasting styles, dimensions and physiques. Both were fast, had great chins, fine amateur heritage. I just shade prime Tyson in overall ability, but doubt that he would actually stop Bowe.

Ray Mercer was an elite Heavyweight. He could have easily gotten the decisions against Lewis and Holyfield. We also saw what he did to Tommy Morrison.

And...we would have saw Mercer vs Bowe but Jesse Ferguson's inconsistent ass had other ideas. :nonono:

I never saw any evidence that Bowe was chinny.
Bowe could box, had a good chin, has a ten inch reach advantage and if Tyson gets inside Bowe is the better inside fighter.
I rate Tyson above Bowe but this is a pup of a fight for Tyson to win.

Bowe was an excellent fighter.

You saw how he chewed Holyfield up on the inside and spat him out ?

People like you annoy me, put your biased aside and call it without biased.



Bowe was 40lbs heavier than holyfield of course he out slugged him lmao

Bowe was 40lbs heavier than holyfield of course he out slugged him lmao



He was also better on the inside than Evander, its a combination of the two factor's not just his size.

prime wise id go with tyson

Bowe was a joke, Lewis iced him in the olympics and Bowe ran scared from him his whole career.

Bowe was a joke, Lewis iced him in the olympics and Bowe ran scared from him his whole career.

Yeah Lewis beat him and was the better fighter, but Bowe was no joke. When focused, Bowe was as good as anyone who has ever fought. To bad those times were few and far between.

Bowe was a joke, Lewis iced him in the olympics and Bowe ran scared from him his whole career.

Bowe was stopped on his feet in the olympics and all i can say is..........Lenny should be glad the fight did not happen when it was muted, because Bowe would of beaten him easily at that point.

Bruno, McCall made Lewis look like an overrated chump.

Ignore the Dynamite Tit,He doesn't have a clue.He is obviously related to the dunce.He's also a *****



bowe never could deal with a boxer who fought from the outside.If you were small enough and stupid enough to get on the inside with the big bastard then sure you were gonna struggle.but look at his fights with golota,His second fight with holyfield,His fight with an old faded Tony tubbs and against Tyrell biggs,He looked his worst in these fights and this was no coincidence

And let's not pretend he was the perfect inside fighter,he was great offensively he was still very much open to hooks,his defence was piss poor.

To deny that his size and strength didn't have a great factor in the first fight especially with holyfield is just being delusional

Lennox Lewis even in 1992 would have eaten bowe up and spat him out.

bowe,ruddock,golota,grant,these guys were made for his style

Bowe was stopped on his feet in the olympics and all i can say is..........Lenny should be glad the fight did not happen when it was muted, because Bowe would of beaten him easily at that point.

Not sure about easily, but I agree with this statement. Lewis was too much of a brawler in the early 90s, he didn't develop into his more technical self until a bit later on.

And to those pointing to the Olympics: if there's one thing pro-boxing has taught us, it's that amateur losses mean nothing.

Not sure about easily, but I agree with this statement. Lewis was too much of a brawler in the early 90s, he didn't develop into his more technical self until a bit later on.

And to those pointing to the Olympics: if there's one thing pro-boxing has taught us, it's that amateur losses mean nothing.

Well to say easy is a bit disrespectful, but i know where i would of put my money. Id have given Lenny a punchers chance but if he did not KO Bowe i see him getting KTFO.

To what i remember Bowe was the one winning the inside battle with Lewis in that amateur fight and the stoppage was debatable.