George Foreman vs Rid**** Bowe (Superheavyweight Final)

[RubenSonny]

Bowe could not have handled a prime Lewis, hence he avoided him after the Olympic final. I see Foreman winning this one by early stoppage.

By your logic Ruiz and Moorer would've beat Lewis?

[The_Demon]

I'm not sure, to be honest. I'm not even convinced that he ducked Lewis. I'm not convinced that Lewis ducked him, either. I just can't figure it out and it robbed us of a potentially very entertaining fight.

The whole throwing the belt into the bin fiasco was bizarre.Not sure why,but bowe really didnt want too fight lewis

[CarlosG815]

Give me Rid**** Bowe over Foreman anytime.

[MickyHatton]

By your logic Ruiz and Moorer would've beat Lewis?

How do you see that?

[RubenSonny]

How do you see that?

Lewis vacated his title not to face Ruiz and I've heard that he said he would never face Moorer since he was a southpaw(not 100% sure this is true).

[Wild Blue Yonda]

Rid**** Bowe's Pernell Whitaker-like defense makes him unsuitable to brawl with a young George Foreman. And he would definitely try, it was in his nature.

Here it is, for me. Both men had great heart, & proved they could take a licking --- Bowe against Holyfield & Golota, & Foreman, against Lyle (while ring-rusted). They both had great punching power. Bowe's was elite-level, but Foreman's was an all-time benchmark for the division, so he gets the edge. I like Foreman's chin over Bowe's, though, & when you match it up with Foreman's superior power, & the fact this will turn into a brawl, absolutely no question...it's got to be Foreman's fight more times than not. I think it's a furious engagement for four rounds, with Foreman going down once, & Bowe twice, before Foreman tees off on a battered --- but game --- Bowe, forcing the referee's hand. TKO4.

Bowe is, & I say this without exaggeration, one of the top four or five most hittable World Champions I have seen in my lifetime, following the sport since the early-60's. It would get be his undoing against Foreman.

[Joeyzagz]

What was Bowe so afraid of? Lewis' zombie-like movement around the ring? Lewis was limited athletically, Bowe was not. Now Lennox Lewis was a hell of a fighter with horseshoes and handgrenades power in his right hand and he had the skills to hide his lack of natural athletic ability, but Bowe had a lot of those sames skills and sick natural talent. And he had a better chin. He was inconsistent in his training and a bit of a headcase, but at his best, he would have routed Lewis.

Bowe wouldve blown his load in the first round against Lennox just like he did in the Olympics. Lennox's advantage over nearly every big man is that he carries speed into the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds. His punches are far more crisp and exact than Bowe. If Lennox can hurt Bowe through headgear, hed kill him without it.

[Miburo]

Bowe would try to mix it up with Foreman at some point which is a recipe for disaster.

[Joeyzagz]

I hate to say it but I think even old Foreman has a shot at beating Bowe!


Look at how they perform against the exact same opponent. Foreman faces the fresher version of Coetzer, he scores a legit TKO while Bowe cheats!



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[Kid McCoy]

Look at how they perform against the exact same opponent. Foreman faces the fresher version of Coetzer, he scores a legit TKO while Bowe cheats!

Bowe had a few calls like that go his way. He could easily have been DQ'd for his Roy Jones-esque KO of Buster Mathis when Mathis was down, but it was somehow ruled a no contest. Likewise Elijah Tillary was DQ'd when it was Bowe who actually started the fracas after the bell.

Bowe must have landed hundreds of low blows against Coetzer. Even the final combination began with a foul. A little poetic justice came his way against Golota years later.