Bowe vs. Lewis???

[Karlos81]

Bowe and the trash can = Rid**** remembered the beating he got at the Olympics.

Lennox anyday you couldnt bully him and Bowe had a good chin but Lennox had that right hand, body attack and brutal uppercut with either hand.

[Degsy]

Lennox's worst enemy was himself, he got ko'd because he didn't take the fighters seriously enough, he left himself open and got caught with a peach against McCall that would have knocked most HWs over. The first Raham fight he turned up wieghing much more than usual, suggesting that he didn't prepare. Against the fighters he perceived to be more dangerous he didn't make those kind of mistakes.

If you want an example of a waste of true talent in boxing, you need not look further than Bowe, he had all the tools. However, I still favour Lewis, a) on the basis that he would have known the dangers of an equal and stayed focused and b) he obviously had the power to ko Bowe in the Amatuers. I would say peak v peak 65:35 in favour of Lewis, factoring in Lewis making mistakes and leaving his chin exposed.

The real shame is that as boxing fans, we were robbed of a potential Ali Frazer rivalry and a three match rubber between them, for the reasons other posters have already explained much better than I could

[Burning Desire]

Sounds about right.
'96 would have been a real "crossroads" fight. Bowe took a turn for the worse, & Lennox was starting to improve.
I never know how to look at Lennox's fight with Mercer. Was he impressive for gutting out a tough fight, or unimpressive for struggling so much with Ray ?

For certain unimpressive for struggling against Mercer, a 42 year old Larry Holmes had an easy time with Mercer, and journeyman fighters like Marion Willson, Jesse Ferguson, out boxed Mercer as well. And what was surprising was that Mercer was actually giving Lewis a lot of trouble with his jab. And lets remember how short Mercer's reach was and how short in height he was for an Heavyweight as well.

[Burning Desire]

Bowe and the trash can = Rid**** remembered the beating he got at the Olympics.

Lennox anyday you couldnt bully him and Bowe had a good chin but Lennox had that right hand, body attack and brutal uppercut with either hand.

Bowe never got a beating at the Olympics, he actually won the 1st round and staggered Lewis. Bowe was caught by 1 big shot but raised his hands in the air showing we was ok but the ref stopped the fight, the Amateurs and Pros are totally different, Henry Tillman beat Tyson twice in the amateurs, but when they met as pro's Tyson demolished Tillman in about 2 minutes.

[Ironside]

Bowe was clearly afraid of Lewis and wanted no part of him. With that mentality you can't win a fight. Even if he wasn't scared, Lewis was the better fighter.