Holyfield vs Bowe (I) how good was Bowe

[Kid McCoy]

How good was Rid**** Bowe in this fight and if he had stayed away from the refrigerator and in top condition could he have been an ATG

You could say the same about Buster Douglas. Same talent level, same eating and training habits.

[JAB5239]

You could say the same about Buster Douglas. Same talent level, same eating and training habits.

Maybe. But I just don't see Douglas with the same finishing ability or killer instinct that Bowe had. He certainly would be remembered with much more fondness had he taken the sport more seriously though. Him I consider wasted talent.

[Kid McCoy]

Maybe. But I just don't see Douglas with the same finishing ability or killer instinct that Bowe had. He certainly would be remembered with much more fondness had he taken the sport more seriously though. Him I consider wasted talent.

Which I wouldn't argue with, although I think Buster had a better jab and better footwork. They weren't clones, but both had great natural talent and neither made the most of it.

[sonnyboyx2]

You could say the same about Buster Douglas. Same talent level, same eating and training habits.

yes i agree, Bowe & Douglas very similar fighters and careers

[RRICAN]

he had all the talent to dominate the heavyweight division but he had no discipline at all.

[paulsinghnl]

Douglas - Holyfield
Bowe - Holyfield I
Bowe - Holyfield II
Bowe - Holyfield III

Bowe is much better IMO.

[BigStereotype]

Yeah, Bowe-Holyfield was the first Rid**** Bowe I ever watched and I was shocked that he wasn't rated as a top 5 heavyweight. Awesome, awesome performance. Power, pretty good handspeed, body punching, even some pretty slick head movement for a guy his size. Too bad he couldn't keep it up.

[bojangles1987]

Unfortunately, like Tyson, Bowe didn't have the mental wiring or discipline for that to ever happen. I don't want to say he wasted his talent, but he certainly didn't make the most of it.

No one's fault but his own.

[Scott9945]

No one's fault but his own.

That's true. Just like Bowe's prime lasting about 24 hours.

[JAB5239]

No one's fault but his own.

That's true. Just like Bowe's prime lasting about 24 hours.

I wouldn't argue that with either of you. Had he been able to stay disciplined though we might be talking about him as a top 10 heavyweight instead of a top 20, no?