He vacated the title to not fight Lewis but the fight was about to happen twice afterwards. The reason it didn't was because at first Lewis was upset by McCall and Bowe was later retired by Golota.
I think he was a very good fighter but not invincible by any means. Short heavyweights would always struggle with him because of his ability to fight on the inside and box from a distance but he was quite easy to hit for a fighter of his height and reach. He mostly relied on his chin which wasn't tested by big punchers, although he did show a remarkable ability to absorb punishment against the men that he did compete against.
I think he was a very good fighter but not invincible by any means. Short heavyweights would always struggle with him because of his ability to fight on the inside and box from a distance but he was quite easy to hit for a fighter of his height and reach. He mostly relied on his chin which wasn't tested by big punchers, although he did show a remarkable ability to absorb punishment against the men that he did compete against.
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