Rid**** Bowe wasted talent

[beez721]

Bowe would have smashed the head clean off your man Vlad

wlad would have been a stylistic nightmare for bowe. wlad couldnt miss him with that laser like right hand. he'd have knocked bowe out within 3 rounds. rock newman wouldnt have even matched them. he avoided punchers like the plague for good reason

[Dynamite Kid]

Then how do you figure the fact that Bowe was in his old championship form again in the second Golota fight, same weight etc, yet he was utterly dominated? And this was before he even turned 30. Either Bowe was completely washed up in those fights, or Golota was a superior fighter to Bowe. You gotta make a pick then.
A guy with his size shouldn't be done before 30. That's when swarmers go out, not the tall big guys with a long jab. Bowe didn't have defence, slugged a lot when it wasn't to his best advantage(career-wise, in the long run). Tyson, Mercer and Holyfield were powerful punchers that could slug for a long time, and I reckon taking clean big punches from Lewis or even Moorer wouldn't be healthy either.
I understand that him abusing his body was a big factor in his decline as well, but you can't tell me that in a diffirent scenario with Bowe still going to war with murderous punchers that he'd be more dominant for a long time.

Bowe was at his fighting weight but the damage had been done it does'nt matter if Bowe had come in at 215 lbs his reflexes were shot & he had sustained a degree of brain damdge by then

if Bowe was'nt completely washed up then explain then why he was slurring his words like some drunk off the street in the post fight interview , watch Roy v Tarver 1 +2 , u can see Roy is competitve & has lost none of his speed yet there is something missing that the naked eye cannot recognise some ingredient that made them superior has suddenly erroded & fighter who would'nt have been competitive before is now able to not only compete but dominate

watch Bowe v Hide ,Holyfield 3 u can see Bowe was ready for the scrap yard then he looked awfull in both fights he was hurt by Hide & put down by Holfield & lets not forget Holyfield was in the same fights as Bowe so how come Bowe sustained more damage to his Brain than Evander ,IMO its because Evander was in control of his weight Bowe was'nt ,the way u manage your weight can be a big factor in the kind of punishment your brain takes that why Gerald McClellan & Paul Ingle sustained their injuries IMO u cannot keep punishing your body to make weight eventually dieting or starving yourself to make weight & lack of Nutrients your body needs is only gonna errode your bodly fuctions your brain & your body

if Bowe had been more dedicated outside the ring he would have had longevity in it ,lifestyle is a huge factor in Longevity a Tyson fan should realise of all people i give Evander full props for beating Mike but Tyson was'nt the same fighter he was pre Jail ,take a look at the whipping Mike Took at the hands of Buster Douglas either Mike was Completely washed up or Douglas was a superior fighter to Mike Take your pick ,u see it works both ways

IMO Tyson would have whipped the floor Douglas as Bowe would have done with Golota ,although both Golota & Douglas were underachievers & possibly underated fighters