In 1993, was there a bigger fight than Lewis vs Bowe?

[sonnyboyx2]

Do you have any proof that Bowe and Holyfield made anywhere near that much money in 1993? I'm sure the PPV did well (you can only speculate how well the Lewis/Bowe PPV would have done) but those numbers seem rather unbelievable to me.

i don't have an exact source which i can give you as i read it over 15yrs ago but here is a link which verifies it.

http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/01/1...ed-the-money/2

Bowe made over $80 million in purses:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...pagewanted=all

[Scott9945]

i don't have an exact source which i can give you as i read it over 15yrs ago but here is a link which verifies it.

http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/01/1...ed-the-money/2

Bowe made over $80 million in purses:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...pagewanted=all

This quote "The same thing went with Rid**** Bowe. In those three fights, we made more than $35 million." doesn't indicate the payday you mentioned. That is three fights, and the we indicates it was split between them.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Nunn was highly rated before the Toney fight, but Toney was NOT in the P4P top 3 until considerably later. And why wouldn't Lewis/Bowe have been an exciting fight?

In 93 Toney was considered top 3 P4P. Lewis vs Bowe could have been a good fight but it just as easily could have been boring. Nunn vs Toney was a sure thing

[sonnyboyx2]

This quote "The same thing went with Rid**** Bowe. In those three fights, we made more than $35 million." doesn't indicate the payday you mentioned. That is three fights, and the we indicates it was split between them.

no it does not read that way to me.. maybe you should read the article again and then try to force yourself to read the other article and then maybe explain to me who you feel Bowe fought in his career to earn over $80 million in purse money... or are you now dis*****g that also

[CarlosG815]

This quote "The same thing went with Rid**** Bowe. In those three fights, we made more than $35 million." doesn't indicate the payday you mentioned. That is three fights, and the we indicates it was split between them.

Throughout the article Evander mentions money made by each guy, so I am assuming he means that between his 3 fights with Bowe he was able to make 35 Million, and Bowe was able to make 35 million between the 3 fights... That's just how it reads to me.

[Scott9945]

no it does not read that way to me.. maybe you should read the article again and then try to force yourself to read the other article and then maybe explain to me who you feel Bowe fought in his career to earn over $80 million in purse money... or are you now dis*****g that also

I have no idea how much money Rid**** Bowe really made in his career. But I don't think it was 80 million. So yeah I'm dis*****g everything. That's just my nature.

And Tim Smith is the worst boxing writer in the US.

[sonnyboyx2]

I have no idea how much money Rid**** Bowe really made in his career. But I don't think it was 80 million. So yeah I'm dis*****g everything. That's just my nature.

And Tim Smith is the worst boxing writer in the US.

i know nothing about Tim Smith so maybe you will accept the word of Hugh McIllvenny IBHOF writer with the Observer.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/s...140765,00.html

Against who do you think Bowe made that $80 million

[The_Demon]

I think your question has been answered anyway TS,it was the biggest fight at Heavyweight in 1993 but unfortunately for boxing fans Bowe didnt want it

[CarlosG815]

I think your question has been answered anyway TS,it was the biggest fight at Heavyweight in 1993 but unfortunately for boxing fans Bowe didnt want it

Nobody cared about that fight in 1993 and Lewis would go on to be exposed a year later by a journeyman and Tyson's sparring partner from the 80's. It wasn't until many years later that people used their hindsight to say "This fight would have been great" when in reality, using what we know of both fighters and what we can see, it's very easy to imagine Lewis getting knocked out in a few rounds. I would say wide UD as well but I can't see Lewis lasting 12 rounds against Bowe, who we know can do 12 rounds, even against a guy like Holyfield who sets a remarkable pace.

If it's obvious to me and many others that Lewis would have been killed by Bowe in 93, then I'm sure it was obvious to his management, so why would they put him in with Bowe? Instead, he fought has beens and old sparring partners and despite being heavily protected, he was still KO'd early and in embarrassing fashion by Oliver McCall which at that point in Oliver's career, should have been a fairly easy win for a guy that is believed to be "Great."

And another thing, greats do not get knocked out cold on their back, stumbling around as early as the 2nd round. Lennox is the only guy who has fans who claim greatness who was destroyed and KO'd by a nobody so early in a fight. Dempsey's loss to Flynn has too much controversy surrounding it and we have no video, only most people saying he threw the fight, his wife claiming he threw the fight, and Dempsey saying he didn't throw the fight.

It was not a fight that many people really cared for at the time, as even in his prime peak, Lennox was never that big of a draw.

[JAB5239]

Nobody cared about that fight in 1993

They were the number 1 and 2 rated guys in the world. They were Olympic rivals. Both were undefeated, and they had a verbal agreement to meet with HBO's backing. To say nobody care is not only ridiculous, but false. Not only would it have been the biggest fight, but the most important. Can anyone deny that Bowe Lost massive credibility when he dumped the WBC title rather than face Lewis? If nobody cared, why was Bowe ridiculed?