Heavyweights : Lennox Lewis vs. Riddick Bowe

[Woldemar]

What your picks?

[goose 5]

Lewis wins.

[DrDuke]

The outcome would be different in the different periods of time, when they could meet in the ring. There was no period, when both were in prime simultaneously. But hypothetically prime vs prime, I pick Lewis.

[dagilechia]

Lewis UD

[Nile4000]

At their beats, Bowe stops Lewis late.

[elmersalsa]

At their beats, Bowe stops Lewis late.

X2

Riddick Bowe at his very best was something special. He just didn't take care of himself after the great Evander Holyfield wars.

[Woldemar]

IMO prime vs prime Bowe would stop Lewis in 10.

[Evander]

Lewis knocks out Bowe inside 4 rounds, would have been an easy nights work as I don't believe Bowe could take Lennox's power much like in the Olympics.

[DrDuke]

Bowe could take Lennox's power much like in the Olympics.

He was wobbled not much worse, than he had wobbled Lewis in the previous round. The stoppage was premature.

[scorpio83]

Lennox Lewis knocks Riddick Bowe out in 14 rounds should the fight happened under the 15 round limit.

[oogiebe]

Lewis. Late TKO.

[Bodyshot3]

Lewis as long he concentrates and has not cruised before the fight..….and I am making the assumption that against Bowe he's not messing about with an Ocean's 11 Film cameo or coming to the ring half-asleep like he did with Bruno in Cardiff.

Lennox largely beat himself when he lost...….too much celeb messing about when Rahman was already in South Africa and had done some proper graft at altitude and he got sloppy and disrespectful against McCall who could punch.

Properly primed for Bowe however....and he wins by a 6/7 round KO.

[Tantum]

If they fought during the Bowe/Holyfield years, Bowe would obliterate him.

[oogiebe]

If they fought during the Bowe/Holyfield years, Bowe would obliterate him.

Nah.

[Evander]

Bowe could take Lennox's power much like in the Olympics.

He was wobbled not much worse, than he had wobbled Lewis in the previous round. The stoppage was premature.

Bowe had a better first round but was caught himself, perhaps they could have given Bowe a bit more time in the 2nd but the end seemed near either way.
Looking at it as if they were pro's, Bowe who was very talented let weight and drive dictate a lot of the time he was strapped and seemed more vulnerable to a big shot from a big fighter.

[Tantum]

If they fought during the Bowe/Holyfield years, Bowe would obliterate him.

Nah.

Yah.

[oogiebe]

Nah.

Yah.

Nah.

[Tantum]

Yah.

[Ambling Alp II]

It could have gone either way. This is a fight where almost anything could have happened. Not hard to imagine either guy winning easily or it being evenly matched.

[Tevfik1907]

This one is really really close, similar to Holyfield fights. But I can see Lewis winning via SD or MD. KO is also possible but I doubt Lewis would underestimate Bowe like he underestimated Rahman or McCall.

[gilgamesh]

Lewis would beat him again, but it'd have been a hell of a lot harder than their amateur bout.

[drumzz]

In Bowe we have the most under rated hwt of all time. Truth is he did this to himself. Lewis himself was probably under rated, but certainly in a different way than Bowe. This is a match that in truth anything could happen. Both men went to war with Evander,but only Bowe was able to stop Evander. Lewis was stopped on 2 occasions, however he not only won the rematch in both fights but made Rahman and McCall look seriously outclassed. Bowe was the best inside large hwt I've ever seen, and Lewis could beat you from a mile away. And when he wanted to destroy you he had all the tools necessary. Nobody ever stopped Bowe, forget about the low blows that the foul pole Golota threw, and Lewis was hurt badly in the 2 fights he lost. Once again he made both guys look foolish in the rematch. And we all know that Lewis could hurt anyone he hit.It's one of those toss up fights, but to me I would put money on a Bowe win by decision or by a late round K.O. Prime Bowe never really lost a fight, but Lewis no matter how you figure it had 2 losses against 2 guys that would not move a hair on Bowes nuts.