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]

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[@curtdragon8785]

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[@jeffhhvinwilliams8814]

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[@alvin2795]

Absolutley

[@lisabagdonjones1950]

Your welcome

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[@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

[@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.

[@fsufantampa]

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

[@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

[@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"

[@raphaelbell7222]

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

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Facts

[@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.

[@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]

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[@l.cruces2223]

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

[@lucymoody4927]

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

[@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!!🥊🥊

[@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

[@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.

[@moemiles2646]

Mannn I forgot that 20 Year HBO intro. Im old

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@dannypenaloza4160]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@jayaduttabhoumik784]

What a match ... What a pair of Warriors... 👏👏🥊🥊

[@virgilvongraben5291]

maybe the best heavyweight fight of all time

[@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 !

[@dionst.patrick4975]

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

[@robbie192]

42:30 for the sports event in our lifetime

[@tomneidher]

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

[@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

[@dougewing1571]

Big Daddy and Real Deal... Awesome fighters

[@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!

[@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.

[@anthonypugh8503]

HBO boxing was great I miss it bring back old memories

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@hogarthay]

holyfield won fairly

[@MrBri0523]

Explain. He landed less punches.

[@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.

[@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.

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

Great fight. Good decision.

[@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.

[@satyanarayanaraomakanaboyi2767]

My congratulations to Holyfield

[@youngkeys]

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

[@JohnnyBallgame88]

THE REAL DEAL!!!!

[@BruteStrength99]

I love that Foreman of all people criticizing Bowe on eating Pork Chops and Spare Ribs. What you been eating George? Cheeseburgers? Perhaps Bowe could have used George's grill back then.

[@bobber0623]

Foreman was never really out of shape for a fight though in that he ran out of gas in his second career

[@BruteStrength99]

@@bobber0623 that's a great point. He showed great stamina against Briggs and Saverese. But he looked gassed against Schultz. Leaned on him so much for support if Schultz had stepped back Foreman would've fell over

[@bobber0623]

@@BruteStrength99 i dont think i saw the Schutz fight Have to give it a look

[@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

[@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.

[@SolySolSolySol]

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

[@StormFive]

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

[@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.

[@stevecochran2677]

These two men were two of the best heavyweights to ever step in the ring and although Bowe had a bit of issues out of the ring with his wife they were both good men inside and outside the ring.

[@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...

[@tempestvideos9834]

Holyfield is a true warrior. He will be fighting again at age 58!

[@amascia8327]

Yup...

[@willhitchcock6227]

These two are incredible. The standard and quality eclipses Ali vs Frazier. And compare this to fury wilder pub brawl

[@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

[@24bigcoop]

Classic!

[@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!

[@Everyone_24533]

The camera man deserves a raise

[@xavierrichard41]

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

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

NO WAY IN HELL Bowe lost that fight. I had him by 2 rounds. Pure business. At the worst a draw. Bowe pressed the fight. He was so gracious in defeat. I think he took Holyfield lightly though and.never trained aswell but still he NEVER lost.this fight. Great match though.

[@yamilalukaclosas6239]

+Jimjim Skimmer Holyfield hurted him so many times man, he won fairly

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

+Yamila Luka Closas Hell no. The gave it to Holyfield. A draw at best.

[@compound00]

Holyfield clearly won.

[@StormFive]

I see it close when scoring it: Rounds 1, 9, and 12 are CLEARLY Bowe rounds. Rounds 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11 are CLEARLY Holyfield rounds. Given how close the remaining rounds were I can see a draw or thin decision for Holyfield, which is what the cards reflected. I don't see either fighter having a case for a wide margin of victory.

[@brantleydeloach5715]

Bowe hit nothing but air, gloves and shoulders

[@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

[@nolaboyteroylee9794]

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

[@konzhul9356]

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

[@bobber0623]

May he burn in hell

[@Robearwgl]

this must not be the live airing you recorded?

[@user-bs4ck6zy8v]

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

[@andranikpoladyan1058]

1:17:26

[@stevebreon498]

Damm hard hitting fight.good stuff.

[@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

[@christiancharles2866]

Holyfield defeated Bowe

[@armandop9082]

This is Holyfields best performance along with Tyson fight in 1996.

[@cheefychief844]

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

[@ernokirnyan9984]

Now we have Wilder, Joshua, Fury and Usyk

[@fitrideshita]

Had it 115-113 Holyfield.

[@jorarai5358]

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

[@VV-ti6ny]

Холифилд 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊👍👍👍🤝🇷🇺

[@author7027]

as here Bowe looks better than Lewis .

[@bobber0623]

Bowe definitly fought Holy better then Lewis

[@derricklayman227]

poor audio an a little video freeze

[@sonnyc3826]

well later on Big George ended up winning the title back not sure if it was the same he had before if thats what they mean it mightve been a different won but he became heavyweight champion again....i wouldve liked to have seen more of Riddick Bowe i saw the Bowe Golota fights they were rpetty good but seom peopel steamrolled GOlota and he really gave Bowe a good go so maybe Bowe wasnt as good as his record indicates but still i liked watching him and liked him as a fighter wouldve been nice to see more of him and see him fight better fighters there always seemed to be a side distraction with him...leaving then joining the military and such

[@akonsimamba6701]

These were the true warriors

[@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

[@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.

[@anthonycurcio5018]

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

[@bobber0623]

"Hey these guys want to fight".

[@Gfrvin]

What a fight ❤❤

[@thepleinair]

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

[@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 😀😀😀

[@kemchiag7241]

Looooooooooooool what's wrong that commentator saying Muhammad Ali when George didn't want to finish the sentence

[@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.

[@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.

[@Dmoney1980]

Did anybody notice a younger Jesse Jackson one of the men in Bowe’s Camp escorting his wife out of the building when she passed out

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Yeah I started cracking up. I was thinking it was funny how Jesse Jackson could always manage to get in front of a camera if something happened to a black person. LOL!

[@dltguitar6532]

Ridiculous how Holyfield is juiced out of his mind for this fight.. just look at his back and shoulders

[@kookoo4tangreens]

Evander Holyfield = "Juiced to the Gills"

[@grantrodgers2470]

the earth is flat

[@leeturton9254]

r.i.p fanman took his own life in 2003 but what a life 😂

[@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

[@mr.t658]

14:34 Why is a female scoring a fight?

[@arsomorumaitoyame8252]

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

[@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.

[@robcollett6312]

kronk!

[@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