Merciless Giant! Even Tyson Didn't Want the Smoke... For a Good Reason - Riddick Bowe

[@No1BRC]

Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Ruddock, Morrison, Golota, Botha, Lewis, Tua, Moorer, ibeabuchi - the 90s were pure gold entertainment in HW Division.

[@MNIGN56]

Morrison was crap. That runner ran more than Mayweather

[@sardoniclysane]

@@MNIGN56marathon runners don’t run as much as mayweather. Dudes best shots came against former girlfriends.

[@synvaVal]

@@MNIGN56Cuz you don’t boz yourself and you don’t watch boxing 😂, your living in your delusional clown word

[@synvaVal]

@@sardoniclysaneYou can’t even run a block without getting tired you out of shape 🤡

[@swim2kill]

The 90s was awesome for heavyweight boxing. Even Foreman was a considerable player in the 90s

[@tradeforcharity]

90's boxing, 90's hiphop, 90’s Diddy parties etc. 90's was an era of a lifetime.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

and it belongs to Lennox lewis

[@OCRay1]

Sure, except for the rap.

[@tokouatonga7914]

For all sports!!!

[@louie3404]

I was a kid but it was a unique time to experience, everything seemed epic for some reason, Boxing was awesome, Basketball Jordan era, the radio stations were magic back then, it was hard to even hear a bad song once, I was a kid, but it was a unique different time

[@rodneymil3979]

And TGIF on TV lol

[@Mark-om3cl]

Holyfield vs bowe fights were the best heavyweight fights I’ve ever seen. The fact they were willing to face each other 3 times knowing what a war they would have has to be applauded.

[@AlThePal78]

If holyfield didn't have heart problems I think he would of won them all but this dude was a beast

[@thomasfulcher1276]

That's well said and I absolutely agree.

[@timothyjames9181]

​@@thomasfulcher1276àààvq

[@CurrentlyOffliner]

Holyfield is 90s Muhammad Ali maybe not sucessfull as him but he never ducked anyone he fought everyone , Lennox Lewis , Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe all big names named Evander Holyfield as best i faced at ringtv. Evander beat 11 world heavyweight champions, the 2nd most in heavyweight history that shows how tough hes competition was and don't forget he started as light heavyweight. Hes really underrated because he retired late and has double digit losses but compared to champs like Tyson Fury he is a real warrior. Sure Tyson has 33-0 undefeated record but he ducks Usyk and didn't even fough AJ , imagine Evander ducking Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis then fighting 0 experience mma fighter lol.

[@thomasfulcher1276]

@@CurrentlyOffliner RealDeal NEVER ducked anyone. Ever. For a blown up cruiserweight, he was a certified bad man. Took way too much punishment throughout his illustrious career. Alot in common with the great Smokin Joe. Champs

[@misteromiseria5756]

Whoa!! This is better than a movie.. What a human, and what an era!!! I have no better words.. Honestly! 😮😮🙆

[@bojohannesen4352]

What do you call all that puke you just barfed up then? Looks like words to me.

[@peteryeung111]

Man, this video is non stop action. The 90s boxing is magical.

[@samnnamani]

wait till you get to the Golada series, commentary is legendary. 🤣🤣🤣

[@criticparexcellence8295]

@@samnnamani golata is disgusting, he hit Bowe on his balls many times.

[@ojdp7436]

The commentary is the best makes you stay glued to the screen

[@criticparexcellence8295]

@@ojdp7436 yes and it's funny too.

[@JoeOdom-dm9ee]

Yes 1:12

[@BigCountry-df9rj]

Bowe vs Holyfield was an absolute war. Two legends in one of the greatest fights in history.

[@rivafussball6719]

There were 3 fights?

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

I wonder who would win between two hard hitting beasts... George Foreman VS RIDDICK BOWE 😭😭 blood all over

[@winniepeg2020]

​@@Traveltheworld1818. I think foreman had the strongest jaw😂

[@DongWang-m4n]

Legends ? lmao one was an overrated juiced up 190 lb cruiserweight and the other was a moron who beat mostly a bunch of nobodies until he fought golota who beat his ass twice. I guess that's why he ducked lennix lewis.

[@mrquick6775]

@@Traveltheworld1818.If they fought ten times Bowe would take it, George was a brawler, had a good jaw but he didn’t do very well against good boxers that had good reach and technique.

[@nsweeney3970]

The level of punishment heavyweight fighters of that era dealt each other, was unreal.

[@rikimackey7984]

Self preservation was not high on their priority list as it is now.

[@infowazz]

actually it was real. WWE is mostly real too.

[@ukraine_tbic]

Poor Tommy Morrison when Ray Mercer took him out

[@philsymes]

Watch prime Liston, Ali, Frazier and Foreman. Holy shit! 😳💀🥊

[@bebop4874]

@@philsymes You’re forgetting Dempsey and Langford

[@andrew3xuk346]

Riddick Bowe was the absolute Business ! One of the toughest & most underrated heavyweight champions. Great potential to have been one of the very best !

[@Chris-m8e]

@@andrew3xuk346 why was he afraid of lewis

[@SpiralJucifer]

Holyfield was unbelievably tough. Maybe the best chin of all the 90's hw's. The damage Bowe dropped in that first fight would've taken out almost everyone.

[@jrowlandj]

Look up how long that dude fought professionally. It's insane. I can't imagine taking punches for that many years. He was never the biggest, rarely the hardest puncher, but always heckuva talented boxer.

[@mvumenimzimela3590]

@@jrowlandjI wonder why Mike Tyson is rated above him.

[@barrycanavan6268]

​@mvumenimzimela3590 because Bowes prime was way shorter than Mike's and tysons was short. Bowe was good 92-95 then terrible.

[@jrowlandj]

@@mvumenimzimela3590 Holyfield beat Tyson up. First fight, TKO. 2nd fight, Tyson resorts to biting his ear twice. Mike was a stronger puncher, Holyfield was a better boxer. Tyson was great in the 80's, but he was nowhere near as durable as Holyfield.

[@jrowlandj]

@@barrycanavan6268 Undefeated in 34 fights from 89' to 93'. He traded one with Holyfield, but he finished Holyfield, which Holyfield couldn't do to him. Bowe was a force nobody could take lightly.

[@opinionatorX]

This was an epic documentary on Riddick Bowe. He was a true champion. Thanks VoteSport for a great commentary.

[@1979jon]

Even tyson said he hit like a muel

[@christophersavill4785]

But didn't want anything to do with lewis

[@ProfessionalCleancutguy]

You should see the one on Ibeabuchi 🥲

[@cameronjones8641]

Ran from Lewis like a bitch and it destroyed his legacy.

[@AnthonyTucker-w1s]

​​@movierecaps_right;I was just about to say that😮. Actually it was Lewis who wanted nothing to do with Bowe!!!!.😮

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

I loved the respect Bowe gave Holyfield after that fight. Great stuff.

[@HuiNini-uk3mr]

But in the first flight I think Bowe won,they have hollyfield that fight

[@johnathanhurd3561]

He also gave Evander brain damage.

[@sawittwo]

You right DJ. 💯 good stuff.🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@dupree4397]

The WIBC told Riddick Bowel if he didn't defend the belt against Lennox Lewis he would be stripped of his belt! Bowe threw the belt in the trash 😂. He didn't want that smoke 😂

[@dontrah1838]

Tyson never beat a elite fighter

[@JoshuaChandia-ih8sy]

This guy is amongst the greatest of all time! Riddick and Holyfied are the toughest rock solid boxers i have ever watched. As for Golota, he knew how to disqualify himself out of the game.

[@Chris-pb4jo]

Except for the fact that he ducked Lennox Lewis!!!! 😖😖😖

[@thelukos]

Can’t be the greatest if you throw your belt in the bin rather than fight someone

[@TedVard-n8e]

Haha!

[@Musashi_Bankai]

​@@thelukoshe did it because they gave em a lowball contract to fight Lennox, shit I would've done the same 😂

[@thelukos]

@ Lennox beat him in the amateurs too

[@themoshigh]

“Bowe came from a generation that didn’t shave their armpits” 😂. The commentary on this video is hilarious. Well done 👍🏾

[@chorobert19774]

😂😂😂😂

[@sammytleane8380]

Damn men have become soft😂

[@clementtamatey2241]

What the meaning of that expression.

[@BeatnTheSkunk]

​@@clementtamatey2241only women shave their pits

[@DonDon45-i5h]

"the family jewels could not be restored" 😂

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

Prime Riddick Bowe was one of my favorite heavyweights of all-time. Moved beautifully in the ring, athletic, had power, and was entertaining.

[@patriotarborist711]

imagine if he wasn't lazy

[@Mark-cj1vv]

And drugs too

[@ElonMuskFanNetwork]

@@Mark-cj1vvwhat drugs?

[@last7509]

Riddick was like oh you wanna kick? 😂

[@Liryc83]

Riddick is one of my favs hands down.

[@the.truth_i.s]

Bowe is a great guy! Down to earth and funny as hell. I had a awesome week of work with him in Vegas. Hope we cross paths again 🙏🏾

[@tonysa2337]

Awesome guy? A comvicted ciolent felon who stabs the baby mommas of his many children. Yeah, sounds like a fanrastic guy🤦🏻‍♂️

[@FactsandReelsForall]

The rage of bowe is amazing to watch. Just pure anger and solid technique.

[@Gitfiddle]

Those fights with Holyfield are absolute classic fights. I highly recommend any fight fan to go find them. This first one specifically was a brawl.

[@StvmotherfukinPolychronopolous]

One of the best fights I've ever seen. But Holyfield has a few of those.

[@marinewillis1202]

best trilogy ever imo. And the first fight was the best fight I ever saw for HW's. It was like 200+ guys did a Ward/Gatti fight

[@presence5426]

Yep. I remember watching Bowe-Holyfield 1 live. Bowe entered the ring to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight." Strange song selection I thought. But it turned out to be an omen. That night, Bowe was primed and ready. Evander wasn't going to give in. And what a fight. The pace and skills shown were amazing. A lesser heart in Holyfield's body would have been KO'd. But no. Evander, ever the warrior, would not give up. I think neither guy was ever the same after that fight. Legend!

[@marinewillis1202]

@@presence5426 i still say that there wasnt a heavyweight alive (or maybe ever) that could have beaten Bowe that night. He was simply unbeatable. Lewis etc would have been toast had he fought the Bowe that fought that night. In the same vein there wasnt another HW that could have beaten Evander that night either...except Bowe. That Evander would have demolished Tyson, Lewis etc like they were bugs. That was a once in a lifetime type of fight.

[@turboplazz]

Yes they showed the heart of a lion in Holyfield who fought a much taller and heavier opponent!

[@forkcgg9441]

I met this man in the early 90,s in Las Vegas. He invited me into his company at his table. He honestly was a big teddy bear looking person. Obviously he was a great fighter he was friendly, smiled alot and was just plain lovely. I'll always remember he was genuinely nice, unlike Larry Holmes who i also met. Tommy Hearn,s a lovely gentleman too.

[@aegis062]

The only boxer I met came to my house when I was kid he was one of my dad's friends. Roberto Duran his wife also enrolled to the same hair salon my mom worked in.

[@Betrayerslayer]

George Foreman the NICEST. Doubtful Roberto Duran understood me, 1991. Tony Tucker, big n quiet.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@aegis062 I met Duran at Whisky A Go-Go in Toronto.

[@Jamesthepilgrimjourney]

Ya gotta luv tyson too. He was so powerful for a smaller heavyweight. Pound for pound i gotta give it to Tyson as #1 of all time.

[@aegis062]

@@Jamesthepilgrimjourney if we are talkin height yes he was on the small side, but weight wise he was rather heavy even at a young age of 18 he was already 214lb and as he got older his weight went up too. if we are talking smallest heavyweight of all time overall jack Dempsey was 6'1, but he was only 190lb that's nearly 30lb difference from mike tyson and the guy was fighting huge guys with weight difference much bigger than Tyson ever fought. without jack Dempsey there is no peekaboo style. while he didn't invent it his style uses the same function of shifting weight to throw hard punches to make up for height and weight difference. the peekaboo style is a refined perfected version.

[@kurtmcfc1629]

Morrison and Bowe are the most underrated Heavyweights of the 90's they never get enough credit for their careers.

[@dalek3086]

pity Bowe was too chicken to fight Lewis

[@Bronzer1991]

​@@dalek3086its a real shame we never got to see it and as a lewis fan, even though he's the one who was asking it, i think it would have been a huge risk for him because prime bowe vs prime lewis really could have gone either way

[@tiborjanos1931]

​@@dalek3086fiatal volt Riddick akkor! Igaz jól látod ". Egyértelmű , hogy a legjobbak közöt lehet említeni """!!!!!

[@monkeyb1820]

@@dalek3086 moreso his lousy manager Rock Newman--but I agree. Lewis would have beaten him. Lewis had much better defense (eg. they both fought Ruddock and Ruddock landed a lot more shots against Bowe).

[@jordanbyrd9821]

Well atleast they fought in the Olympics, I know its not the same but I sure wish they did to.

[@ManuelAguilar-jj5bj]

Impressive stuff..but I was most impressed by the poetic tapestry of words , and the biblical worthy analogies that thoroughly kept me entertained throughout this video. Thank you to whoever wrote this beautifully put together piece. Forever a fan of the sweet science , M.A.

[@Last_Chance.]

"Gollata attempted every trick from 50 shades of grey" LMAO 🤣 you're killing me dude

[@DanielDay-dv8uw]

Groinzilla 😅

[@TheBobbyfresh09]

What’s crazy is gollata could have won legitimately but he couldn’t resist hitting him in the nuts! 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[@hijodeyeshuah3567]

I died laughing 😂😂😂😂 he hit him down there so manny times 😂😂😂

[@ald3975]

Possibly the most underrated Boxer ever. You can put his name with the all time greats

[@BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube]

Rightfully under rated. He was tall and took a good punch. Thats his skilset. The rest was his trainer.

[@SauceBottleChest88]

I agree 💯

[@mattysykes2121]

I forgot about Holyfields tenacity and resilience? He had the heart of a whole pride of lions

[@PompetusDad]

The toughest hw "boxer" was Randy Tex Cobb who had the hardest head in history. cruiserweught was Mohammed Qawi

[@bdcarroll415]

Riddick bowe is definitely one of my favorites..🥊

[@vince11harris]

Too bad he ducked Lennox

[@rapmenn]

​@@vince11harrislennox ducked him at first

[@Bigtuff123]

Tyson and bowe were best friends from young children… neighbours and went through school together in the same class… amazing to have two so talented fighters in the same street… but that was so often the case that real talent in boxing game came from the toughest and most impoverished neighbourhoods in the states as a way out the hard life they suffered

[@stayrich3027]

True

[@tatestar6143]

Mike said before that was the reason he never wanted to fight Bowe.. I don't like the headline to this video

[@SPARKLEGOTSECTIONED]

Tyson is a year older than bowe so how could they have even been in the same class at school ?

[@calmck3164]

Bowe didn't know tyson in school tyson knew of him but this would of been a perfect style for tyson a bigger aggressive man who wanted to come forward and throw hands Mike love it peekaboo good night you.

[@DanBurgess-hp1mj]

From street hood rat drug dealer to fighting mostly “ tomato cans” BIG STEP UP !

[@meansteve3602]

I loved Bowe. His interviews and impressions were such breath of fresh air. True Champion.

[@Guttlegob]

If he was a true champion he would have accepted the Lennox Lewis fight instead of putting the WBC strap in the trash. He saw Lewis and ran from boxing

[@DanBurgess-hp1mj]

Overrated tomato can fighting dim wit

[@yotamdude5866]

​@@GuttlegobHe already beat prime Holyfield almost three fucking times. Lennox is a joke comparing to what Bowe did!

[@DongWang-m4n]

@@yotamdude5866 Holyfield is the real joke: a juiced up 190lb cruiserweight who couldn't draw flies to shit according to don king who was right since he was boring and nothing special. The only reason he beat tyson was he took an extra dosage of whatever he was on and was also headbutting the shit out of mike. Bowe was also a joke who beat a bunch of nobodies until golota beat the shit out of him twice. lewis would have probably destroyed bowe.

[@BobPelot-ko1dr]

Lewis was overrated

[@gleko75]

What a legendary commentator, absolutely inspiring

[@Aiden-cl7cz]

Thr way bowe can transition from inside to long range while throwing combos is a wonder to behold. The combinations are like juan manuel marquez. He can throw as many punches as a lightweight and throws with speed and lots of power. Bowe and larry homes are 2 of my favourite heavyweights of all time.

[@MindfulBodybuilding]

I’m not familiar with Bowe that much but man is it impressive everytime he’s throwing so many combos til the end I’m like damn he still got gas in the tank holy sht

[@Thor-Orion]

I grew up boxing in the DC area and I was being trained at the time by Riddick’s trainer (Marvin Simms “Coach Rock” also trained Sharmba Mitchell, Bill Joppy and Demarcus Corley amongst others) when he got out of prison and was planning on making a comeback. He definitely couldn’t go back into prize fights at that point, but i sparred him and he still hit like an absolute freight train. He was a pretty good dude to me.

[@mikem591]

He was a hard puncher? He looked like a hard puncher but heard different accounts of his punching power by sparring partner. He looked like he hit hard and I was surprised some of his sparring partners said he didn’t hit hard.

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

@@mikem591 It's it's misleading on videos. Like you would say Foreman hits soft as pillows when you see the punches, but watching the opponents drop like flies again and again and again... You go like WTF ? lol

[@WarGhoulKharas]

I like that. That's cool.

[@TmoneyFatStacks]

I can confirm his story, I was riddick's glove.

[@kingdingaling2469]

Sounds like an explosion when Bowe lands flush 💥

[@stubrodie1929]

I met Riddick today in Vegas. What a nice guy....!!@

[@MisterVolts]

Bowe - looks like a big, lumbering fella... his gait belies his precision foot placement, his agility in close-quarter combat, and his deadly accurate powerful strikes. Much 💛 for Riddick, thank you for all those great fights!

[@ufarkingicehole]

Holyfield was a cruiser weight with heart problems who fought everyone at HW. Dude is the most under appreciated fighters. The real deal was willing to fight absolute wars over and over. Definitely one of my all time favorites

[@KeithPonder21]

Heart problems from steroids

[@dontrah1838]

Lmfaaoo Tyson lost to a cruiserweight garbage

[@rapmenn]

Tyson lost way before him. Prime tyson goat​@@dontrah1838

[@fernandoquevedo9344]

Holyfield the biggest warrior I have seen in my life! What a heart, what a chin, what a energy, my God!

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Heart enlargement is one of the known side effects of steroid abuse.

[@marinamariapilareloisamart1408]

Whst a chin ,whst a neck,what a🦬

[@joelegand1035]

Agreed

[@papeperview]

The biggest Head Butter in Boxing history

[@boxfox2945]

As they say' always someone biggee

[@Kali4Action]

he was a pleasure to be around, always clowning around and joking...we were in camp twice with him, hope all is okay for him....

[@DanBurgess-hp1mj]

He was a clown 🤡 with a room temperature IQ

[@stevehyppolite561]

He was one of my fave heavy weight fighters because he could fight on the inside . Gifted

[@curm1778]

"T^he Polish Nutcracker" just finished me

[@J.Wick.]

Riddick had one of the best boxing games ever released as well. Riddick Bowe Boxing is a great boxing game.

[@MrDvfdsv]

the way he stood back up from the nut shots again and again shows how fearless he was

[@tommyk7317]

Golota to me, the dirtiest fighter I have seen. Left a very bad taste in my mouth.

[@debacofzomb9889]

I cannot believe that he wasn't disqualified for such unsportsmanlike behavior. He may have chosen to try and win fairly, but chose to be a coward instead of a champion... Disgusting. Oh good the ref finally grew a brain lol guess I should have watched for five more seconds 😂

[@solobi96]

Glad Tyson n Lewis took care of him.

[@MrDvfdsv]

@@tommyk7317 total pos fighting like that

[@MrDvfdsv]

@@debacofzomb9889 honestly, shouldve been disqualified earlier

[@THAKINGNME]

The absolute Golden Era of boxing!!!!

[@GrubKiller436]

Ali era was better.

[@siegfriedo]

​@@GrubKiller436I consider 70s through 90s a Golden Era

[@ValentineNwoye]

Today's boxing is running round without crash,am happy that I watched and witness the legends

[@KiLlXILL]

The fact that Bowe and Tyson went to the same school 💀💀

[@rekonugroho4867]

iyaa... mereka temenan, saling suport ketika salah satu dari mereka naik ring..

[@TomHuston43]

@@rekonugroho4867 Anda tidak masuk akal

[@willemvanessen9082]

@@rekonugroho4867 7:41

[@KEIMO481ZONE]

I don't remember Mike Tyson in no schools me and Bowe went to the same elementary school JR high school and highschool and Mike was not in any of them

[@JoelShrallow-rl3yt]

Don't forget Shannon Briggs grew up on their block as well.

[@Unchained74]

"Dozens of Illegal blows to his Infinity stones" was golden. Kept repeating and laughing. That was a gem. @39:41

[@DonDon45-i5h]

He lay down due to family matters is a wicked line 🤣

[@chronicdose]

Procreational assault got me!

[@Nomatterwhatclub5150]

Definitely my favorite heavyweight. Used to watch all these with my dad when I was little.

[@JudgeDrey]

What a time to be a HW boxing fan. Never will we see talent like this again.

[@criticparexcellence8295]

Bowe"s punching speed reminded me of Muhammad Ali's punching speed, the only difference is, Bowe hit harder. In the early part of this video, i saw Bowe hit like Ali with 99 percent same speed. From today Bowe is one of my favorite boxers. I have a long list with Ali at no.1 because he did the unthinkable by beating Liston and Foreman etc. and he was much more than a sportsman. Love and respect for Bowe.

[@active.7universal]

Ali was faster//Ali cooper 2 that speed was unmatched prime 66-67

[@GinoNL]

Not even close. Look his fights vs Holyfield: Holfyfield's punches were much faster.

[@thegodfather1924]

​@@GinoNLAli would destroy both of them.

[@C0d0ps]

I don’t understand why these nerds in the comment section are comparing Ali to anyone. Ali is fast stop arguing, the subject was about Bowe. - Criticalparaexcellence8295 said Bowe was like Ali but with more power. Obviously not as fast but very strong.

[@DanBurgess-hp1mj]

Bowe and Ali “ the draft dodger “ were both as dumb as a bag of hammers

[@Anonymous-xl9pq]

The fact some people say the Fury/Wilder trilogy was better than Holyfield/Bowe just shows how ridiculous today's casuals are.

[@kamilhoffmann2410]

Short memory and lack of strong father figure these days (too many single mums rising bois, "too many shaved armpits") 🤷‍♂️

[@TazthepitRIP]

Their 3rd fight was something special. Wilder stood tall after taking two beatings and came in ready to go to war. That 3rd fight was awesome.

[@TazthepitRIP]

​@@scottworley1479the fact you have never watched a single fight of theirs but are on here commenting about them is crazy AF and shows me that boxing fans are nothing like they used to be smfh-

[@BlueKidSwag]

@@TazthepitRIPwilder won that first fight

[@Rowgue51]

@@TazthepitRIP Stood tall and then got knocked out again. Garbage fight. It was Wilder blowing his load and then being completely gassed out after fifteen seconds. Then a whole fight of non stop clinching by both guys until Wilder was so exhausted a stiff breeze would have blown him over.

[@tokouatonga7914]

That was a lot of respect for Holyfield. That last shot, Bowe could have throw in a couple more to make sure he’s out completely but he didn’t. Major respect!!!

[@centenario1820]

A lean & focused Riddick Bowe was about as good as it gets. Guy had everything!!

[@DRose2Fast]

Riddick Bowe is easily one of my favourite boxers of all time. At one time he had it all; all the necessary attributes to be a world champion who would be recognized by all boxing sanctioning bodies. In the end there was some unrealized potential left on the table by Bowe which prevented him from smashing through to the ranks of the most elite and greatest fighters ever.

[@carlodonn8983]

He had so much potential. But apart from hollyfield who has he really beaten ? He did not fight tyson, mercer , Lewis , tua , ruddock , Morriston, Holmes (yes I mean the 90s Holmes) Forman , moorer...I'm not saying he ducked them but it's just unfortunate. His 2 title defences against a totally washed up miichael dokes and...wait for it...Jessie ferguson were horrible.

[@JeffLundy-ii8vi]

Good point, Jesse Ferguson was never elite contender status let alone a title defense? But the amount of punishment Bowe dealt... especially his pinpoint accuracy were devastating

[@carlodonn8983]

@JeffLundy-ii8vi I'm pretty certain in Fairness to bowe he was gping to fight mercer untill shock loss to ferguson. Also, he was going to fight Lewis untill l his shock loss to Oliver mccall. Its a shame that those fights did not happen. That said, he clearly ducked Lewis at first when he beat hollyfield.

[@soltaylor685]

Bowe was one the best fighters of unfulfilled of the last 50 years. Unusually fast hands and skill for a heavyweight.

[@aureliodinaguit1645]

Lewis is faster Than him..he was riddled with so many punches until the ref intervenes.. standing KO

[@markhiggins8315]

Bowe's Defence was poor. Even his mediocre opponents had no problem nailing him. In fact he avoided most of the better fighters Holyfield being the exception. Instead of defending his title against Lewis he shamlessly fought washed up Michael Dokes and Jessie Ferguson before losing to Holyfield. Eddie Futch was adamant that he was never going to face Lewis as he knew Lewis's big right hand would have spelt disaster. Futch was no fool.

[@DrLeifSmith]

"15 of 'em earned travel tickets to visit the Dead Sea" lol nice

[@JosephAhaotu]

Holyfield is incredibly intelligent, tough, abd talented all at once. You could see these in his quick decisions, endurance, and agility. Even the great Ali and ferocious Tyson cannot boast of Holyfield's dimensions of the ability to absorb and give out deadly punches simultaneously.

[@pereximepere8439]

He never faced truth Tyson pre jail with Rooney

[@JoeBattle]

​@@pereximepere8439he had already beat Tyson when they were amateurs. Tyson dodged Holyfield in the pros until he couldn't any longer.

[@pereximepere8439]

@@JoeBattle Tyson was 17 and Holyfield 21 and no one knows for sure how it ended. He only met a phantom of Tyson in pross.

[@thegodfather1924]

Ali in his prime would smash Holyfield.

[@yozza4978]

Lmao...prime tyson would have destroyed hollyfield, it was only once mike was messed up by the vultures that hollyfield dared to fight him.

[@usgalsen]

The reporting is so lighthearted and hilarious. I was laughing at every comment, including that "Bowe came from a generation who didn't shave their armpits"😂38:19

[@BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube]

Spoken like a snot nosed coddled child.

[@andrataylor6070]

Bowe and Evander were some of the Best fights I seen!!

[@Yiyo813]

The 90's was the Golden era for the Heavyweights!! It was just an era of Toughness

[@bigdeal6852]

80s and 90s was the silver era and the 60s and 70s was known as the golden era. They both were amazing in their own right. 😊👍 🥊

[@anthonymcdonald3167]

You're a true hero Riddick bow thanks for all the great memories you put on one hell of a show

[@azemzejnilovic2893]

"sweating like the poor fellas who tried to rob Tyson" ... "Golota thought five Bowes kids was enough" 😂 Awesome documentary

[@MrLamont215]

His fights with Holyfield are classics.

[@fabrizioluccitti6960]

he got everything, amazing footwork, defense, counterpunch timing, stregth and an aggressive elegant style. Really great at distance too. One of my favourite of all time.

[@david-to5lm]

Much respect! To one of the greats ! Legacy will definitely live on ! 💯🔥

[@avtarjaglan]

I love 😂❤ your comemtery more than the fights, good job man😂😂😂😂

[@theneoeffect4284]

If you haven't watched the full fight, you never appreciate just dominant Bud was. We seen a legend born!

[@9ers4L]

Big daddy Bow was by far n my opinion d gr8est heavy weight. 2 retire with 43 wins, 1 loss and 33 ko's is an amazn record 4 a heavy weight. I cud never get tired of watchn these old school heavy weights. Tho Bow is only 2yrs old than I. Wish them all blessings, success and happiness.

[@NowIsee-NowIdont]

What amazes me more is his reluctance to train! 😮

[@OJStubbs1888]

& his reluctance to fight Lennox Lewis

[@bb1111116]

@@OJStubbs1888 Bowie not fighting Lewis as a pro is a legacy problem.

[@Jesus....Christ....Nigga....]

Bowe wasn't better than Holyfield. Resume > Record. Bowe beat Holyfield not anyone. Even Golota who got KOed by Lennox in 60 seconds, Destroyed HW Bowe and won 2 matches

[@markhiggins8315]

It was Eddie Futch that was dead against a match with Lewis. Despite Bowe's offensive qualities he was always too easy to hit which would have spelt disaster against Lewis. Even Bowe's lesser opponents had little difficulty catching him which partially explains his sad, current condition. Futch knew that Lewis's big right hand would have been too much.

[@willusionist]

Riddick Bowe had the size, speed and skill. To me he was the whole package and was a seemingly natural talent. I’m convinced he didn’t have to train as hard as others to dust most.

[@philsymes]

How hard did he train to dump his belt in a trash can to avoid Lewis?

[@peterstern5266]

He felt the same way as you do. He didn't train much at all. Eating a burger was way better than train. lol

[@GrubKiller436]

@@philsymes He never got knocked out. Lewis did... twice.

[@philsymes]

@@GrubKiller436 Yeah and who exactly did he fight other than Holy? Lennox fought everyone, a murderers row of lethal punchers and a fully focused Lewis was possibly the most dangerous heavy in history. Golota kicked the shit out of Bowe.

[@GrubKiller436]

@@philsymes I mean you just have to watch this video to see Bowe was doing well against Golota, except that Golota was mixing nut shots in his combinations which greatly changed the outcome. And this is Bowe after he already went three wars with Holyfield. Where was Lennox when Bowe, Holyfield, and Tyson were in their primes? They all beat each other up. Then Lennox tacked on at the end.

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

Some of the greatest boxing I have ever seen, dude got hit and flipped backwards over the top rope. God bless you and all the subscribers too

[@nez9751]

He was great, very underrated, we hear so much about the likes of Holyfield, Tyson etc from that era who were also greats, but you rarely hear about Bowe.

[@muskoman]

Cause he retired without fighting Lewis. That tarnished his legacy.

[@BigMac785]

He ducked Lewis. He threw the WBC belt in the trash instead of fighting him.

[@markhiggins8315]

​@@BigMac785Instead of facing Lewis Bowe shamelessly fought a washed up Michael Dokes then Jessie Ferguson of all people before losing to Holyfield. Eddie Futch was adamant that he was never going to fight Lewis. Despite having good offensive skills Bowe's defence was always poor. Eddie Futch was adamant that he was never going to fight Lewis. Futch was no fool and he knew that even Bowe's mediocre opponents had no problem nailing him(sadly his current, sad condition testifies to this) and Futch knew that Lewis's big right hand would have spelt disaster.

[@lloydmcguire4439]

Absolutely brilliant, forgot how good Bowe was,absolute warrior.thanks for the superb documentary

[@TheSilent333]

Great tribute to a great fighter!

[@HappyTyke25]

This era of heavyweight boxing produced some real legends, and Riddick deserves to be up there with the best. Watching these old fights back just makes me look at the so called top heavyweights of today, and think " they are not in the same league " not even Fury could stand toe to toe with Riddick let alone any of the other top ten. And Daniel Dubois well forget it!

[@nikowaqaisavou9371]

True

[@silencedogood5631]

You’re living in the past. Not a single boxer from that era could beat Fury.

[@HappyTyke25]

@@silencedogood5631 we will never know, obviously!

[@desiday7070]

100% you can write a list of boxers in that era and it just goes on and on. Boxers like Ray Mercer, David Tua, Raser Ruddock for example and we have not got to the Champions as yet, so many good tuff boxers and look at now. That was the best Heavyweight era, now it's a joke.

[@andrewgartshore2041]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Are you blind? Ha ha ha haha, never laughed so much!!!

[@scuffmacgillicutty7509]

Very good editing and story telling here. I appreciate these video's. Keep them coming.

[@Big88Country]

If you lived through this era of HW Boxing and was a fan, you got to see the VERY BEST OF ALL TIME!!! This will not be repeated ever again.

[@benjbutton]

The fact that Foreman competed at this era and in the 70’s golden spell is utterly nuts and shows just what a warrior he is.

[@rd-dnd]

He was like the student who study less but still gets A++ in exams

[@nightelfuser]

That's not a very good analogy. As a boxer, he did train very hard. Not to mention, he dropped out of high school to get into boxing.

[@rd-dnd]

@@nightelfuser OK

[@aaronafful-dd5db]

The former was a compliment !!

[@WarEnjoyer-gm5yh]

@@nightelfuser Wrong, its the perfect analogy. Bowe in his early career trained hard, but as soon as he became heavyweight champion he never had the same dedication or hunger again. The last fight that he truly trained like a champion was the 3rd holyfield fight. After that his career took a downward spiral at his own hands. Which is really a shame because he could have actually beaten Lewis.

[@vascoespañol]

HE WAS SUPER GIFTED FOR BOXING

[@tonikavorkias5296]

_"First, he took the job. Second, he came light..."_ the Riddick puns from the movie are on point my guy... 😂👌🏾

[@mikem591]

Strange he doesn’t remember seeing Tyson in high school. Tyson would be someone who would be hard to miss.

[@joeschmoe9154]

How would he meet Tyson in High School when Tyson was put into the Juvenile system at a young age and taken into parental custody by Cus D'Amato when he was 13? Tyson never attended high School in Brooklyn.

[@edwardbritton8735]

Exactly these 2 were dropouts ... They were assigned the same school both never went lol 😅

[@markus7166]

Not really. Tyson is like 5’10”.

[@ardradiva]

Tyson was in REFORM SCHOOL

[@deathfalcon602]

Tyson in High school was very shy, very reserved...he was bullied.

[@bigfacts1002]

I like the fact that these guys wasn’t worried about a loss back then. The better man won and the other didn’t give a shit until they meet up again.

[@morrisgarage8887]

Learnt a lot of things about Bowe in this video. I didn't know he was so good and dominant.

[@eugenedouglas9778]

KZbin

[@YangaHaru]

Dude! I didn't even know the guy. The narrator is very good and funny as fuck. Reminds me of "Everybody hates Chris"😂

[@BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube]

You were right before he wasn't.

[@jaysonfederick5850]

Your narration keeps knocking me out with laughter....❤loving it.

[@BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube]

So how much do they pay for all this brown nosing.

[@jamiegreen4758]

I was Holyfield fan. Bowe was a beast much respect ❤

[@2Black4yall]

Boxing back then was really fun to watch....These were real men 👍👌

[@likilikiki]

Riddick was an absolute warrior and the 3 fights with Holyfield is some of the best heavyweight boxing in history imho. 43 wins 1 no contest and 1 loss is an insane record. Golota I will never understand. The kid had real talent and good power but just had two wires crossed in his head or maybe a couple more 😂

[@travisshockey4442]

When fighters get used to steam rolling opponents.then find themselves in an actual fight they find an easy way out same thing tyson did to Evander

[@sijones458]

Bowe was a great heavyweight, we was blessed with a strong division back then and Lewis reined as king

[@nolaanderson8770]

Riddick went to school in BIrooklyn with Mike Tyson...I remembering mentioning that on TV, and saying "Like everyone else, I did my best to stay out of his way".

[@Joe-ry2xq]

That's true. I also read bowe say once that one day he was doin road work and tyson was sitting on a park bench and was teaseing him about how he ran as bowe past. This was when they were bout young teenagers.

[@talongwatamaghislain9845]

Great fight and great movie as well. Thank you brother!

[@roninkraut6873]

I miss watching Holyfield. One of the greatest of all time

[@SKa-tt9nm]

You know who else misses Holyfield? The 17 children he fathered and abandoned.

[@goatlps]

...at cruiserweight. Just a small roidhead at HW, although the era was 'chemical warfare', he was the most blatant drugs cheat.

[@MalevolentBite]

​@SKa-tt9nm are you one of the single mothers ?

[@elvisohakaba132]

​@@SKa-tt9nmnobody is perfect....these guys are currently combat sport athletes.. tf where u expecting? For them to be civil well mannered citizens?

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@elvisohakaba132 great question. I was expecting him to be a man of god, like he exclaimed in every f’ng interview for 40 years. Evander’s inability to speak today is proof there is a god. A vengeful one.

[@2912-TV]

I've always had immense respect for this champ but never got to study his life or history until today 10/11/2023. My regret, his cancelled heavyweight fight with Lenox Lewis. ❤❤

[@jasonlommen4769]

Bowe was a beast, I watched all the 90’s fighters. Holyfield was my fav. Prime RB and Evander would absolutely crush Lennox Lewis.

[@robnhood1416]

Lewis refused to fight Ruiz (even though he'd definetely beat him).

[@User_not_found_403]

@@jasonlommen4769 disagree. how can you say that when he chickened out? Also Lewis beat Evander and destroyed Golata.

[@rdgrdg1632]

​@jasonlommen476never9

[@neilhogarth8449]

Some proper heavyweights in this era ❤

[@mofozi]

The best after ALI and Shavers

[@Jack-hs6gc]

We love 90s boxing but we forget that they were all under heavy steroid usage. Thats why they look so superior compared to today's boxers

[@mofozi]

@@Jack-hs6gc no the referees let them go to the end and they sparred and fought harder , don’t be that guy

[@Jack-hs6gc]

@@mofozi Im not... But for real, they fought like crazy, yes, now ask yourself how is it possible that they had so much energy with all that muscle... It's not referees bro.

[@mofozi]

@@Jack-hs6gc I didn’t say that t hey weren’t taking steroids same way today most of the top tier fighters are on steroids , what I am saying is don’t be the guy who downplays the achievements of others by putting it all on steroids, steroids do not a world class fighter make, or even an IFBB pro

[@AtunHotepRe]

This era of boxing had some of the toughest most dangerous heavyweight fighters that ever entered the ring. In my humble opinion the heavyweight fighters of today simply do not compare. 💯

[@Mark-om3cl]

We will never see fights as powerful and exciting as those from the bowe Holyfield era. Todays heavyweights wouldn’t of got through a round against those guys.

[@MV-ot8kr]

Fury vs Wilder lll .... not too shabby .

[@heroe1486]

​​​@@MV-ot8kr Wilder, someone who almost never fought a top 10 besides Fury and lost 2 times ? This is not really "exciting". Mostly the same for Furry who mostly only fought Wilder and is ducking Usyk and going for Ngannou, an MMA fighter with 0 boxing match and not that good of an MMA striking either

[@MV-ot8kr]

@@heroe1486 Fury is a remarkable fighter . He & Wilder are heavyweights that in that fight each doled out plenty of good punishment . George Foreman beat the crap out of Fraizer , like Hearns did to Duran . It's all very relative as it is subjective . Opinions .

[@russbilderback]

The Top heavyweights today would be very lucky to get sparring jobs in the 90's. None of them would get anywhere near the top 10. Or 20.

[@siegfriedo]

​@@russbilderback🎯

[@tundeakinde3710]

Big Daddy ! Bowe was everything a heavyweight should be and more !

[@jaybar5248]

He was scared of Lewis hardly a legend his he

[@markhiggins8315]

Great offensive variety but always too easy to hit. Even Bowe's lesser opponents had no problem catching him which sadly contributed to his current, sad condition. This is why Eddie Futch was adamant that he was not ever going to fight Lewis. Futch knew that Lewis would land his big right hand without too much difficulty which would have spelt disasters, Futch was no fool.

[@MrAraag]

This is a great documentary, made even better by the fantastic humour which had me in stitches! I am now a lifelong subscriber.

[@olikane530]

Hilarious humour from the commentary 😂

[@obrien9672]

Whao!!! This is the best sports poetry commentary I have listened to. Some made me giggle. Tops 👍🏾

[@tariqaslam1853]

Absolutely amazing, brilliant and so funny, truly underrated channel

[@deckape714]

Under rated by who?

[@archenemy6893]

Bowe was one of the few highly skilled heavyweights with a huge size advantage, but he knew Lewis matched him for size and skill and ducked him.

[@Crazytimes83]

Everyone forgets that though that is exactly what fury does when he gets a tough fight subtle at first now blatantly

[@brandonschwab3692]

Bowe is a forgotten name among the best all time. He was my favorite boxer in the 90's, wish he didnt leave in his prime,i remember those ridiculous low blows by golota, was awful to watch.

[@longshanks7157]

IMHO golota was winning both fights when he lost the plot

[@DumbBaby]

I've always heard of Bowe but I'm pretty much a boxing casual. I had no idea of his record.. why is he so overlooked? I mean by the public at large, obviously boxing fans are all very familiar with him. .. I don't quite get it

[@egodominustuus9167]

Bowe was a shot fighter when he left, probably because of the three wars with Holyfield. The two beatings that Golota gave Bowe before he lost his mind and got himself DQ'd didn't help either.

[@egodominustuus9167]

​@@longshanks7157 Anyone who watches the Golota fights knows that Golota was winning. I remember when they happened: The first fight was shocking because Golota was dominating the fight. The second fight was shocking because Golota did the same thing again, got himself DQ'd in a fight that he was clearly winning.

[@brandonschwab3692]

@@egodominustuus9167 he was winning because he was throwing illegal blows. I remember watching that fight as a kid, painful to watch. Not sure golota was going to win down the stretch- boxers don't take cheap shots like that- bowe was was very hard puncher and those shots add up late in the stage. It was painful to watch.

[@Quakeinc14]

When boxing was beautiful. Real warriors. Worth every dollar.

[@Onlooker71]

22:49 this round is one of the most primal, “I’m gonna kill you *#%^” rounds I’ve ever seen in any sport. Reminded me of two lions fighting to the death. How either man was still standing after that amazes me.

[@davidcole3489]

Larry Donald taking those bare knuckle hooks and still standing blows me away to this day

[@cypriankassiankavera9227]

😂😅 he was inhuman

[@intenseninja82]

He's probably used to that since he was a kid.

[@guanjun1178]

Bowe was good, very good, but Lennox was his daddy and Tyson would eat him alive. Guy had no defence, hence the short career. But yes, he was very good for a short time. And God bless Eddie Futch. Really good upload. Thank you.

[@rickphilly1975]

Hahahahahahahaha. You got jokes.

[@CRAZYBANG-lm4hc]

Tyson😂😂

[@rickphilly1975]

@@CRAZYBANG-lm4hc he really said Tyson. Hahahahahaha

[@derickpeter6618]

If he Bowe gave Evander these tough fights how much worse would he deal Tyson who is 2 inches shorter than Hollyfield with a chin half stronger as holyfield. Bowe had an amaizing chin as well. He would school Tyson

[@hugonavakopp]

Jeez the Iliad , the odyssey and all of Alexander the Greats epic battles are at the same level as the epic fights of Holyfield and Riddick. Wow , talk about risking life and limb ,

[@RichardMayer-y8s]

Nicely put - highlight of my sport watching life was to meet Holyfield in New York!

[@justusmochoge6577]

I salute Ridick Bowe he is a legend that has not been honored enough for this generation to respect and understand he was just like Mohammad Ali ❤❤

[@DanBurgess-hp1mj]

Muhammed the “ draft dodger “ coward Ali was not the greatest of all time… Rocky Marciano had a perfect record. Ali was the “ self proclaimed “ nothing.