For years I believed in the narrative of the Bowe vs Lewis Olympics fight. Lewis KOed Bowe. Whooped his ass. That's why a rematch was not necessary when they became pros.
I decided to rewatch the match and I was shocked. Not only did Lewis not KO Bowe, he got whooped by Bowe. Bowe was whoopin on Lewis before the Ref, who was bought and paid for, decided to stop the fight after Lewis got 2 clean shots. It was clear that the Communist ref had it in for the American athlete. Remember this was the same olympics where the Roy Jones was robbed by Communist judges.
Look at the video, Bowe was pounding on Lewis in the 1st round. The ref did not give Lewis any standing 8 counts. Watching this fight shows that Bowe would have demolished Lewis in 1992 if they fought. Bowe's skillset and tenacity in the ring was more advanced than Lewis. In his prime, Bowe is better than peak fighter except Ali and Liston.
I decided to rewatch the match and I was shocked. Not only did Lewis not KO Bowe, he got whooped by Bowe. Bowe was whoopin on Lewis before the Ref, who was bought and paid for, decided to stop the fight after Lewis got 2 clean shots. It was clear that the Communist ref had it in for the American athlete. Remember this was the same olympics where the Roy Jones was robbed by Communist judges.
Look at the video, Bowe was pounding on Lewis in the 1st round. The ref did not give Lewis any standing 8 counts. Watching this fight shows that Bowe would have demolished Lewis in 1992 if they fought. Bowe's skillset and tenacity in the ring was more advanced than Lewis. In his prime, Bowe is better than peak fighter except Ali and Liston.
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