They shouldn't let Bowe fight; he's already punch drunk and his body is completely shot. If he goes up against someone who knows what they are doing he is going to get hurt.
Douglas beat Tyson fair and square. It was the ref's fault he picked up the count late, not Douglas'. Plus, you'll remember that as soon as Douglas went down he punched the mat in anger, indicating that he was probably OK and could have gotten up in time had the ref's count been accurate. And if he was dazed when got up it wouldn't matter--the round was over, or had like maybe 5 seconds left.
Tyson looked alright physically for the fight--he was at his fighting weight, 220 lbs. He just looked listless and unintested. He didn't fight anywhere near his best, but credit should be given to Douglas, who fought a very good fight. Douglas had a lot of talent and could have had a much better career had he been able to maintain the level of focus he had for the Tyson fight.
Douglas gave Tyson a whipping. I had him ahead 7-1 and 1 even going into the 10th round. Plus, though I'm not sure if this is against the rules, I would only give Tyson 10-9 for his 8th round knockdown, cause aside from the knockdown Douglas was winning every second of that round. Also, I think 95% of heavyweights would have gone down from the combination Douglas KO'd Tyson with. It was vicious...huge uppercut followed by 4 hard shots. Douglas may not be a hard puncher compared to some other heavyweights, but when you get hit cleanly by a 230 lb man as many times as Tyson did, you are gonna go down. Tyson unquestionably had a first-rate chin.
Tyson could have had Ray Arcel and Eddie Futch in his corner that night and he still would have lost. The lack of an end-swell does not change the fact that Douglas was completely dominating Tyson from the opening bell; Tyson was completely off his game and probably didn't even want to fight. Douglas's focus and Tyson's lack thereof determined the outcome of that fight.
Tyson and Douglas both had huge physical talent, but they were mentally weak.
It really irks me how old fighters get glorified and modern fighters get disparaged and dismissed. Dempsey was a great fighter, but he was human, with two arms and two legs. There is no one so endowed with talent that they would be able to walk through anyone, esp. when they have such tangible physical disadvantages as being outweighed by 60+ lbs. Just because Wlad Klitchko got KO'd by two huge punchers doesn't mean he isn't a good fighter. If I remember correctly, Dempsey got KO'd by Fireman Jim Flynn at least once.
I just hate how some fighters get glorified to the point that they would easily defeat any other fighter ever. Every fighter is human, every fighter can and WILL be beat if he fights enough people, even if he is in his prime. Some people think that once a fighter is labelled "great," he will automatically beat any modern fighter. Let's not forget that old fighters were human too.