Bowe vs Holyfield II - ENTIRE HBO PROGRAM

Riddick Bowe defends the heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield - the rematch of their bout one year prior. Hosted by Jim Lampley, George Foreman, and Larry Merchant. Recorded on VHS November 1993.

[@MasterFatness]

I love you for sharing all these gems. These HBO programs are absolute treats. Very much appreciated, we can't thank you enough!

[@curtdragon8785]

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[@alvin2795]

Absolutley

[@lisabagdonjones1950]

Your welcome

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[@fsufantampa]

awesome thing you did. I got so tired of watching ESPN Classic pretend boxing commentaries. This brings back memories

[@majimamike4097]

These were the days. Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, McCall, Mercer, Morrison, Ruddock, Foreman, Holmes, Moorer, Cooper, Bruno. All matches were exciting and a pleasure to watch.

[@michaelmayo1485]

And Of Course Lewis Done Them All,,Well apart from Bowe "Who 'Ducked' 😂❤Lewis"

[@J-luna]

Holyfield is a legit fighter and champion. A true great.

[@timhoward5]

The Real Deal

[@MusicSportandGeneralStuff]

GOAT 5 time world champion

[@yellowhouseproductions2959]

and he was the biggest steroid and growth hormone user in boxing history

[@realtalkroscoeg]

@@yellowhouseproductions2959 you beat me to it

[@TheScotian82]

a legit fighter? lol. uhh yea.

[@45yeldar]

Tyson, Bowe, Lewis and Holyfield....what a quartet!

[@AceMcSch00ly]

Foreman, Butterbean, Morrison and Douglas too! Heavyweight division was stacked then

[@liambarratt523]

David Talkington id swap butterbean for ray mercer

[@BabyTua]

@mattajas butterbean is a real boxer. He was the king of the 4 rounders,wasn't he. 4 rounders become a real thing. Tyson and holy are gearing up right now to do it once again.

[@drumtum]

@@BabyTua He lost to Holmes. Holmes was 105 years old when they met.

[@creydadj]

Ruddock

[@lucymoody4927]

One of my favorite fights. Their whole series was magic.

[@moemiles2646]

Mannn I forgot that 20 Year HBO intro. Im old

[@Cwm368]

25 years ago... the parachute maniac... saw it live was 8 years at time. My brothers, father all just stared in disbelief

[@chevy4x466]

It was a blessing that didn’t kill someone

[@petierican6079]

Sterling wainscott love your site classics HBO boxing programs in full thanks for all your hard work and time there's nothing like boxing from the 1970's, 1980"s & 1990s great job!!🥊🥊

[@JVBPOV]

Larry Merchant: George, did you ever think of putting a kitchen in a bedroom? George Foreman: Yep. LMAO that had me dying. Big George was dead serious.

[@makayagad]

Lool they real funny

[@AboAyedh2020]

Bowe is stronger, taller and more aggressive but he seemed ill-prepared. However Evander was exceptionally determined and in high readiness both mentally & physically for the fight. His effort was a success. I guess this is one of the most exciting fights in boxing history

[@kdberry1997]

Wow what a great fight. One of the greatest heavyweight showdowns in boxing history. I had Evander Holyfield winning this one 116-112. Here’s how I scored it: Round 1: 10/9 Bowe Round 2: 10/9 Bowe (20-18) Round 3: 9/10 Holyfield (29-28) Round 4: 9/10 Holyfield (38-38) Round 5: 9/10 Holyfield (47-48) Round 6: 9/10 Holyfield (56-58) Round 7: 9/10 Holyfield (65-68) Round 8: 9/10 Holyfield (74-78) Round 9: 10/9 Bowe (84-87) Round 10: 9/10 Holyfield (93-97) Round 11: 9:10 Holyfield (102-107) Round 12: 10/9 Bowe (112-116)

[@StormFive]

I have a very similar scorecard! Only I had Bowe in round 7 for a final score of 115-113 Holyfield. 1, 2, 9, and 12 were clearly Bowe rounds 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 were clearly Holyfield rounds. 3 and 4 I saw Holyfield the superior boxer and that left only 7 for Bowe.

[@austinlittke5580]

How the hell did u all score round 3 for holyfield? Bowe won that round clear as day

[@austinlittke5580]

Just rewatched the round to make sure i wasnt crazy, theres no way in hell a sane person could score round 3 for holyfield, ur full of crap

[@austinlittke5580]

@Smash Revino lol bro anyone scoring rd 3 like they did is off their rocker

[@kdberry1997]

@@austinlittke5580 hey just say you disagree with how I scored the round. No need to be rude. Don’t act bold behind a phone screen, knowing if you talked to someone like that in person, you’d most likely be picking your teeth up off the ground you scrawny punk.

[@kc1973able]

Frigging War this Was. One of the best Heavyweight fights ever.

[@sneakyuploader_4477]

Yes this was good but the first fight was the best of the trilogy.

[@joeblough261]

They always say Tyson's apex was the Spinks fight. And while nothing can be taken away from Mike, Spinks was a blown-up light heavyweight, terrified, and on a knee brace. Even if he wasn't, he was NEVER going to beat Tyson, he couldn't hurt him and his twig neck would never be able to stand up to that. Here, Holyfield is facing a giant champion, and his performance is just a thing of absolute beauty b/c he was bigger than his early HW days of 205-208lbs, but he could still dance all night long. IMO this version of Real Deal would've wiped out any version of Tyson in 10 rounds or less. Book it Dano.

[@genghiskhan1836]

Evander flipped the script on him in the 4th. Straight dogged him the entire round, kept firing viscous combos, even ignoring bell. Bowe had the momentum but Holyfield ripped it away from him. Superhuman effort by the real deal.

[@Idthebeats]

I love this intro music and wish HBO hadn't switched it out 6months later.

[@GanbaMagus]

I wish the music were uploaded somewhere. Can't find a clean version anywhere :(

[@niyigabaernest6224]

@@GanbaMagus man, i fucking like these intro musics of HBO, wish i could get them as my alarms lol

[@aaronhumes6267]

That version was even better!

[@anthonypugh8503]

HBO boxing was great I miss it bring back old memories

[@Cwm368]

Holyfield won this fight. Much better fight plan. Out worked bowe... landed clearer shots. Bowe won the first 4 then Holy won like next 6, 7. Basically 6-5 Holyfield.

[@davidvarey5072]

You crazy

[@Cwm368]

@@davidvarey5072 I guess you thought Bowe won...

[@davidvarey5072]

@@Cwm368 how does a smaller man that go on the defensive land half as many punchers and half as hard win watch it again without commenters

[@christiancharles2866]

Holyfield legend and 4 time Champ, Bowe is a Champion also but he got lazy and was losing to Golota and really lost to him twice if not for the crazy low bows.

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

Great fight. Good decision.

[@hogarthay]

holyfield won fairly

[@MrBri0523]

Explain. He landed less punches.

[@joeblough261]

I always love how supremely confident Holyfield was (always) in this fight especially, and the 1st Tyson fight when he guaranteed victory. And when Jim Grey said, "That sounds like the most outrageous guarantee since Joe Namath" Holyfield, "Well, I did it in the Bowe 2 fight and I was victorious" Grey, "Little different situation tonight" Holy, "Well, the peoples are different, the situations are different...but God still the same. Yesterday and today, He still the same" LOL. Fucking awesome. And look at Holy's little dance and smug face during his ring introduction. Just classic!

[@user-tl4fi6oy8d]

I remember hearing about and seeing the Fan Man incident as a kid just after it happened. I still have never seen anything like that happening in a boxing match. Legendary fight.

[@JohnnyBallgame88]

THE REAL DEAL!!!!

[@cheefychief844]

Despite their best efforts, Showtime ain't got shit on HBO Boxing!

[@Robearwgl]

this must not be the live airing you recorded?

[@tomneidher]

Holyfield MAN! He is a Terminator! Never giv up. Impressive boxer!!!!

[@discodesanti2459]

32:33 - Mills Lane going for a hotdog here?

[@mr.t658]

Lmao wtf was he doing 🤣🤣

[@JJ_SDWR]

@@mr.t658 right both corners got in the ring and got to their fighter before Mills Lane got a hand on them 😆 funny because he was really one of the best officials in the sport.

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

@@JJ_SDWR Says who? Lane was the most overrated ref ever, very weak as we all saw here, and during the Tyson Holyfield II fight...

[@nolaboyteroylee9794]

#MillsLane is so Old School Direct and Straight to the Point Boxing needs real Judges to Judge the Heavy Weight Championship Bouts🥊🤕💥🌪️💯

[@stevebreon498]

Damm hard hitting fight.good stuff.

[@J-luna]

Bowe has very good stamina himself. Son of a gun keeps coming and doesn't go down.

[@bobber0623]

Fan man saved his fat ass in this one

[@fitrideshita]

Had it 115-113 Holyfield.

[@Brownbackcamp]

Kind of funny that they had different angles of the parachutes prior to him entering the ring. Starting to think this was a botched attempt at something that was supposed to be bigger.

[@jakebramble5638]

What’s Holyfield walk out song

[@PhillyJohnny]

It's amazing to me that Foreman was a professional (and champion) fighter, yet his analysis can be way off at times throughout a fight. Sometimes he can provide unique insight, but it's one of the other.

[@lookwaticando909]

Well he is doing a job

[@xavierrichard41]

I have Bowe winning, at least deserving a comfortable draw.

[@bobber0623]

"Hey these guys want to fight".

[@jdarden2002]

To think I thought Evander would get knocked out in this fight and later Tyson. It’s safe to say he proved me wrong and then some.

[@christiancharles2866]

Holyfield defeated Bowe

[@andranikpoladyan1058]

1:17:26

[@author7027]

as here Bowe looks better than Lewis .

[@bobber0623]

Bowe definitly fought Holy better then Lewis

[@user-bs4ck6zy8v]

Amazing fight! Me: sometimes I cry! Someone: why? Me: Because I Luv Boxing!🥊🥊🥊😭😢🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂🤣😂

[@VV-ti6ny]

Холифилд 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊👍👍👍🤝🇷🇺

[@robcollett6312]

I never understood why they dont make fighters pull there trunks to the proper waist level cos a low blow can look low when its not and the fighter can play on it pretending

[@bobber0623]

yeah Lennox Lewis in the first Holyfield fight

[@thepleinair]

Really?! Nobody speaks of that flying man at ringside in rd7??!

[@robcollett6312]

kronk!

[@timothy8325]

ALL of them who we never see,. Behind the seens calling the shots,got it wrong,,, Big daddy,, Riddick bowe won this fight against real deal holy field

[@arsomorumaitoyame8252]

:3 ....... we will we will rock you! :| ..........

[@anthonycurcio5018]

lm glad holyfield won the fight he got his heavy weight title back although riddick bowe through more power punches than holy field.

[@grantrodgers2470]

Evander said he was getting ready to run out of the ring when some little fruitcake with a parachute lands on the ring...but is totally cool with Riddick Bowe trying to punch his head off.....ok ..got it.....elephant and mouse comes to mind.

[@Юрий-ы6щ2щ]

классные боксёры

[@christiancharles2866]

Lewis beat Bowe in the amateurs and refused to fight him in the pros.

[@JJ_SDWR]

That's why Bowe literally threw his WBC title into a trash can?

[@joeblough261]

You're hilarious, Lewis tried getting Bowe in the ring over and over and as dude said, Bowe threw his belt into the trash can to avoid that fight.

[@davidvarey5072]

Let’s be real holifeild a great champ and better for boxing but the big man came in out of shape and still punched he’s face in worse decision ever

[@lamarkusjones7920]

Bowe was a great fighter but definitely ducked Lewis!

[@tolstoyed]

was holyfield made out of air? how did he only weigh 200 and change?

[@nonsononso665]

This fight supposed to be a draw🎲

[@ricardodufty4818]

It's funny how they say that Bowe came in heavier and softer in this fight than the first, but nobody gonna comment on how Holyfield went from 205 to 217 in under a year. 😆 hmmm, I guess it's alright if he gained weight from taking 'roids and not eating too many pork chops. 😆

[@isacarleon5710]

Holyfield steroids huh

[@DaveTheDopeFiend]

Bowe would have won if that bastard hadn't disrupted the fight

[@austinlittke5580]

Ya that definitely stole the 7th round from bowe

[@bobber0623]

A delay like that helps the boxer that is out of shape That was Bowe

[@bobber0623]

@@austinlittke5580 and stole and knock out of a fatigued bowe from Holyfield

[@bolt4694]

The interviews sounded like both fighters knocked the hamsters off their treadmills. "I want to thank God for giving me the strength to beat the snot outta my opponent."

[@johnabbott4675]

Very poor quality video! Irritating!!!

[@andyedge263]

holyfield roided up lol

[@Mario_N64]

He was always juicing. Lots of roid rage.

[@lemarin9167]

Putain d' entreneure ni gant ni rien

[@markellis1634]

Fan man 🤣

[@Last_Chance.]

Holyfield is the greatest headbutter of all time!! His technique is on another level.

[@juliodanieluyunimoscoso5053]

BOWE le gano esta pelea a HOLYFIELD mal la desicion de los Jurados Le Robaron la pelea a BOWE. HOLYFIELD ya no podia ni pararse. BOWE el "Verdugo" de HOLYFIELD Nunca le pudo ganar una sola pelea👀

[@arabibattery6951]

Mills Lane always was an awful referee.

[@bobber0623]

Cause he disqualified Tyson lmao

[@rebirth_mishap]

y'all know this is their third fight, yes?

[@bobber0623]

Sorry to inform it was not. The third fight wasnt even a title fight and Holyfield knocked bowe down in the sixth and Bowe knocked him out in the eigth

[@rebirth_mishap]

@@bobber0623 gotcha

[@royjohnson4229]

I was at that fight 6 row from ring side

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

1:04:47 And to think George Foreman only lifted weights for 2 fights in his (2nd) career. His natural arms are fucking huge. There's a reason that he's virtually always #1 on boxing expert's lists of the naturally strongest boxers ever. He was a physical dynamo. 1:09:17 Whilst I'm at it, think anyone could get out of that choke hold?

[@kingdomofanimaria]

They said heavyweights were smaller in the 70s big George in his prime would be small for the modern heavyweights thoughts? Why were they smaller back in the day

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

@@kingdomofanimaria, nutrition, sleep, and modern training. George isn't too small for any time period. When he retired at 27, I believe he was 235-7. He was a late bloomer. Just look how thick he was when he came back. His arms had to me 6 inches bigger and Foreman had massive arms when young. Even when he was 220-225, he's still the strongest HW of all-time. Just ask anyone in the '70s or '90s (he was obviously even more muscled during his comeback). Every single person said his physical strength was the greatest they'd ever experienced. Holyfield fought Lennox, Vitali, and that 7'2" 320lb champ and he said George was considerably stronger than all of them. He said Lewis could be pushed back at 250 relatively easily but he said if his salvation was on the line, he couldn't push George back a single inch. Wilder hit hardest at 208-212. People put too much into numbers. Fury got decked by a 192 lb Cruiserweight. George lands at full strength, Fury isn't getting up. Watch Foreman vs.Terry Anderson. Anderson could punch and he was in red alert 10 seconds into the fight. Foreman's jab was a nuke. The straight right that George unleashed is in the top couple punches ever. Anderson's brain just unattached from his spinal cord. Look at the spark out and then the pain he was in when he came to. He was down for a long time. I could give countless examples. Cheers

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

I can smell the 'roids though the screen. Damn.

[@glenswait8246]

Holyfield during the intro makes me smile and think about my dad who passed in 2013

[@gianluciano]

me too. My father passed away in 2013 too, we watched this match together.

[@arsomorumaitoyame8252]

hell yeah

[@martinamicflyy2618]

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[@arsomorumaitoyame8252]

@@martinamicflyy2618 :^)---/--^--< ............

[@l.cruces2223]

Cheers to good times spent watching good fights alongside Father and Son.

[@raphaelbell7222]

Fila!!!!…super 90s…back to my happy childhood

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Facts

[@robcollett6312]

holyfield should of stuck with emanual steward that training got the best out of him in the krone holyfield was born to train in that place !

[@magnuslundberg9675]

Masterful tactics by Holyfield. He didn't brawl too much in this fight like he did in the 1st fight with Bowe. Here he used his skills and speed, boxed more, was elusive, patient and disturbed Bowes rhythm almost the hole fight, and when Bowe didn't know what to do Holyfield let his hands go. I had this fight 116-113 for Holyfield.

[@joeblough261]

@Kyle Prather As Real Deal always said, it's all about making adjustments. After that 1st fight, he realized he couldn't come in at a tiny 208lbs. It worked vs. Foreman but he was able to dance circles around George in a way he couldn't with the younger and more athletic Bowe who had such a good inside game as well. And, he didn't let Bowe's low blows and dirty tactics allow him to stray from the game plan. IMO, a fully-focused prime Holyfield who sticks to the right gameplan is as dangerous and formidable a fighter as any whoever lived. We saw it in the Douglas fight, both Tyson fights, this fight, and a handful of others where he simply wouldn't be denied, mentally, emotionally, or physically.

[@davidvarey5072]

Watch it without basis commentary bowe is not fit but clearly wins this fight

[@ryanharris837]

George Foreman was hate'n on Holyfield the whole damn fight lol

[@MrBri0523]

Holyfield was a dirty fighter. I read that Foreman said Holyfield was the dirtiest fighter he faced.

[@satyanarayanaraomakanaboyi2767]

My congratulations to Holyfield

[@dougewing1571]

Big Daddy and Real Deal... Awesome fighters

[@anitalu4189]

how can you not falling for a man like evnader holyfiled?!

[@issizplays2187]

You can`t... I am saying this a male!

[@renzopeterson153]

Holyfield was the greatest Cruiserweight and one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time.

[@sebastianblackfyre]

@@renzopeterson153 The only four time heavyweight champion

[@omeruzel600]

@@sebastianblackfyre 6 time because Holyfield won Ruiz 3 and Valuev..

[@MrBri0523]

Holyfield was a headbutting cheater.

[@williammeissner8316]

Amazing title fight holyfeild won the title back very close bowe wasn't in his best shape as he was in their fight one. Still one of the best title fights ever.

[@joeblough261]

That end of the 4th round is reminiscent of the 6th round of Tyson-Holyfield I. Holy had played it relatively cautious, let the big guy spend himself a little, and then show the other man that he is the damn boss, coming forward and raining bombs like Hiroshima.

[@Ramble79]

Is that MC Hammer in the ring with Evander?

[@StormFive]

It is. Hammer was Holyfield's manager for about eight months from 1993 through early 1994

[@joeblough261]

@@StormFive 2 LEGIT 2 QUIT BABY!

[@youngkeys]

@43:02 never seen nothing like that. A terrorist attack on a boxing match

[@24bigcoop]

Classic!

[@virgilvongraben5291]

maybe the best heavyweight fight of all time

[@curtdragon8785]

A great classic fight that will never be seen again sadly!! Fan man save riddick from getting knocked out and made the fight way more interesting and fun even though he took a beating for it getting punched and hit with bottles!!! Here's an unknown fun fact: his plan was to land in the ring but the wind pushed him off a few inches 🌬️🎐😎🥊🥊🥊😄

[@gabrielsteffensen3700]

What are you on about? If anything bowe was coming back in the round the fan man appears in. He was taking command and Holyfield looked tired, the break helped Holyfield as much if not more.

[@dannypenaloza4160]

Dude, thanks for sharing! I love the fights u post

[@dionst.patrick4975]

This Brought me damn near to tears! I more of a Holyfield fan but I love em both ❤️💪🏾💯

[@grantrodgers2470]

the earth is flat

[@robbie192]

42:30 for the sports event in our lifetime

[@StormFive]

1:21:27 let's give Bowe a TON of credit for taking the high road here. A man seeing his pregnant wife in distress yet refusing to say it effected his focus or say it was an excuse. I'm not articulating it well but this was an extraordinarily classy gesture on Bowe's part.

[@joeblough261]

Indeed. Bowe definitely was a crybaby. Every modern fighter could take a lesson. Now they all say, "I'm not gonna make excuses* then proceed to make 3 of them.

[@gregquinn7817]

I remember how the HBO pay per view fights would always be shown the next Saturday on HBO but they wouldn't announce it ahead of times (like the TV guide and the HBO guide would have some movie listed at that time). I'm guessing so they wouldn't discourage people from buying the pay per view. Of course it didn't take long to figure out the pattern.

[@tonynunez9153]

oh my god this was the parachute fight @43:00

[@JJ_SDWR]

That dude took a serious ass-whooping

[@johnd.597]

@@JJ_SDWR that’s what happens when you land directly into Louis Farrakhan’s security detail LOL

[@amascia8327]

Yup...

[@jorarai5358]

Bowe was not in his Top condition , Spitting means not 100 %

[@carlawilliams5-26-27]

Beautiful fight.... that dude that flew in on the parachute 😂😂😂 he should've been knocked out the building by both fighters💪💪👊👊👊

[@Ram_1893]

Have a mercy lady 😀😀😀

[@joeblough261]

George was always an awful broadcaster, but at least he was entertaining a lot of the time. This here must be one of the top 3 worst performances of his I've ever heard. Also Lampley was even terrible here, and I love him. Larry is the only one with sense here tonight.

[@KabarkadaTV681]

COMMENTATORS: (ENGLISH-HBO) JIM LAMPLEY, LARRY MERCHANT & GEORGE FOREMAN (ENGLISH-ITV) REG GUTTERIDGE & JIM WATT (SPANISH-TELEVISA) CARLOS "EL ZAR" AGUILAR (FILIPINO-PTV) FREDDIE ABANDO & RON DELOS REYES TV NETWORK: HBO / ITV / TELEVISA / PTV-4 DATE: 6 NOVEMBER 1993

[@SolySolSolySol]

What is the name of the Holyfield’s ring walk??

[@StormFive]

It's called "one mo' time" by Hammer, formerly MC Hammer

[@konzhul9356]

I'm just here, because of the guy with the parachute.

[@bobber0623]

May he burn in hell