Prime Lewis vs. Prime Bowe.

[VG_Addict]

Bowe from the first Holyfield fight vs. Lewis from the late 90s.

Who wins?

[ShoulderRoll]

The Rid**** Bowe that beat Holyfield the first time would be a handful for anyone in heavyweight boxing history.

Lennox beats any other version of him though.

In my humble opinion.

[Anthony342]

Lewis. He hurt Bowe before he hooked up with Stewart. After, he'd either win a UD, while stunning him with the right, possibly a few uppercuts, or get a late stoppage.

[juggernaut666]

Lewis was not a 200/215 pounder/slugger like holyfield was...he was a 230/250 pounder who had similar talentand a long jab as well. The Golota fights are more of a simulation in the fact he was 6'4 240...so there you go if you add a more powerful bigger skillful Lewis vs any Bowe. Lewis simply adjusted to bigger fighters better.

[ShoulderRoll]

Lewis never ran into a big man who could fight on the inside the way Eddie Futch had Bowe fighting on the inside that night against Holyfield. Lennox's own victories over an older version of Evander weren't nearly as impressive.

Unfortunately that version of Bowe rarely showed up again.

[juggernaut666]

Lewis never ran into a big man who could fight on the inside the way Eddie Futch had Bowe fighting on the inside that night against Holyfield. Lennox's own victories over an older version of Evander weren't nearly as impressive.

Unfortunately that version of Bowe rarely showed up again.

Bowe went the distance with Tubbs in 1993?? Lewis clobbered Ruddock /grant Bruno and GOLOTA after he mugged Bowe...what is there here to debate?

[ShoulderRoll]

Bowe went the distance with Tubbs in 1993?? Lewis clobbered Ruddock /grant Bruno and GOLOTA after he mugged Bowe...what is there here to debate?

And Bowe pounded Evander much more impressively than Lennox did 4 years later.

There's room for argument regardless of which side you're on, I think.

[juggernaut666]

And Bowe pounded Evander much more impressively than Lennox did 4 years later.

There's room for argument regardless of which side you're on, I think.

Holyfield was much more muscular and smarter in that Lewis fight. Lewis soundly beat him twice bowe struggled with a fighter former cruiserweight just getting used to the true Hw's with skill. Lewis again is not a former cruiserweight he was 6'5 like bowe which would cause problems ,all tall jabbers did. Holyfield was not the in face brawler of 1992/1995...he couldn't be that's why he was passive /aggressive vs the harder hitting Lewis.

[AlexKid]

If Bowe forces it into a Toe to Toe FIGHT he wins due to a better chin

If its boxing Lewis wins due to more speed

Lewis wins in history due to their non pro fight which was an early stoppage, and because he had the balls and Bowe did not.

[The plunger man]

And Bowe pounded Evander much more impressively than Lennox did 4 years later.

There's room for argument regardless of which side you're on, I think.

Styles make fights and Holyfield never had the inside strength to cope with bowe like Lewis did and you can't place one good performance by bowe as a bench mark on how up he would fair against Lewis ...it's like judgeing buster Douglas performance against Tyson as his regular best and it wasn't buddy.....so going on past performances in prime and out of prime Lewis wins and also beat him as an amatuer so for me Lewis was lays that little bit better ...and the way he blitzed golota compared with Bowes performances says to me Lewis was just a bit better...you don't give up your belt if you think you can beat a fighter as want bowe did...that's on record