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

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  • @No1BRC
    @No1BRC Рік тому +3690

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

    • @MNIGN56
      @MNIGN56 Рік тому +68

      Morrison was crap. That runner ran more than Mayweather

    • @sardoniclysane
      @sardoniclysane Рік тому +190

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

    • @synvaVal
      @synvaVal Рік тому

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

    • @synvaVal
      @synvaVal Рік тому

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

    • @swim2kill
      @swim2kill Рік тому +229

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

  • @tradeforcharity
    @tradeforcharity Рік тому +881

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

    • @vincentvangogh8092
      @vincentvangogh8092 Рік тому +25

      and it belongs to Lennox lewis

    • @OCRay1
      @OCRay1 Рік тому +27

      Sure, except for the rap.

    • @tokouatonga7914
      @tokouatonga7914 11 місяців тому +12

      For all sports!!!

    • @louie3404
      @louie3404 10 місяців тому +30

      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
      @rodneymil3979 10 місяців тому +9

      And TGIF on TV lol

  • @Mark-om3cl
    @Mark-om3cl Рік тому +579

    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
      @AlThePal78 Рік тому +25

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

    • @thomasfulcher1276
      @thomasfulcher1276 Рік тому +5

      That's well said and I absolutely agree.

    • @timothyjames9181
      @timothyjames9181 Рік тому

      ​@@thomasfulcher1276àààvq

    • @CurrentlyOffliner
      @CurrentlyOffliner Рік тому +47

      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
      @thomasfulcher1276 Рік тому +23

      @@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

  • @JoshuaChandia-ih8sy
    @JoshuaChandia-ih8sy 8 місяців тому +90

    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
      @Chris-pb4jo 3 місяці тому +13

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

    • @thelukos
      @thelukos Місяць тому +2

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

    • @TedVard-n8e
      @TedVard-n8e Місяць тому

      Haha!

    • @Musashi_Bankai
      @Musashi_Bankai 8 днів тому

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

    • @thelukos
      @thelukos 8 днів тому

      @ Lennox beat him in the amateurs too

  • @peteryeung111
    @peteryeung111 Рік тому +229

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

    • @samnnamani
      @samnnamani Рік тому +2

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

    • @criticparexcellence8295
      @criticparexcellence8295 Рік тому +10

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

    • @ojdp7436
      @ojdp7436 Рік тому +3

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

    • @criticparexcellence8295
      @criticparexcellence8295 Рік тому +2

      @@ojdp7436 yes and it's funny too.

  • @BigCountry-df9rj
    @BigCountry-df9rj Рік тому +468

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

    • @rivafussball6719
      @rivafussball6719 Рік тому +7

      There were 3 fights?

    • @Traveltheworld1818.
      @Traveltheworld1818. Рік тому +5

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

    • @winniepeg2020
      @winniepeg2020 Рік тому +10

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

    • @DongWang-m4n
      @DongWang-m4n Рік тому

      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
      @mrquick6775 Рік тому +1

      @@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
    @nsweeney3970 Рік тому +1056

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

    • @rikimackey7984
      @rikimackey7984 Рік тому +76

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

    • @infowazz
      @infowazz Рік тому +17

      actually it was real. WWE is mostly real too.

    • @ukraine_tbic
      @ukraine_tbic Рік тому +20

      Poor Tommy Morrison when Ray Mercer took him out

    • @philsymes
      @philsymes Рік тому +25

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

    • @bebop4874
      @bebop4874 Рік тому +5

      @@philsymes You’re forgetting Dempsey and Langford

  • @misteromiseria5756
    @misteromiseria5756 10 місяців тому +107

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

    • @bojohannesen4352
      @bojohannesen4352 3 місяці тому

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

  • @SpiralJucifer
    @SpiralJucifer Рік тому +532

    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
      @jrowlandj Рік тому +72

      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
      @mvumenimzimela3590 Рік тому +16

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

    • @barrycanavan6268
      @barrycanavan6268 Рік тому +20

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

    • @jrowlandj
      @jrowlandj Рік тому +48

      @@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
      @jrowlandj Рік тому +23

      @@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.

  • @DavidJones-ey6ie
    @DavidJones-ey6ie Рік тому +207

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

    • @HuiNini-uk3mr
      @HuiNini-uk3mr 11 місяців тому

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

    • @johnathanhurd3561
      @johnathanhurd3561 10 місяців тому +7

      He also gave Evander brain damage.

    • @sawittwo
      @sawittwo 9 місяців тому +4

      You right DJ. 💯 good stuff.🤜🏽🤛🏽

    • @dupree4397
      @dupree4397 7 місяців тому +4

      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
      @dontrah1838 4 місяці тому +2

      Tyson never beat a elite fighter

  • @kurtmcfc1629
    @kurtmcfc1629 Рік тому +97

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

    • @dalek3086
      @dalek3086 10 місяців тому +11

      pity Bowe was too chicken to fight Lewis

    • @Bronzer1991
      @Bronzer1991 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@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
      @tiborjanos1931 9 місяців тому +1

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

    • @monkeyb1820
      @monkeyb1820 8 місяців тому

      @@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
      @jordanbyrd9821 8 місяців тому

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

  • @andrew3xuk346
    @andrew3xuk346 9 місяців тому +41

    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
      @Chris-m8e Місяць тому

      @@andrew3xuk346 why was he afraid of lewis

  • @Gitfiddle
    @Gitfiddle Рік тому +140

    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
      @StvmotherfukinPolychronopolous Рік тому +12

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

    • @marinewillis1202
      @marinewillis1202 Рік тому +8

      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
      @presence5426 Рік тому +15

      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
      @marinewillis1202 Рік тому +12

      @@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
      @turboplazz Рік тому +6

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

  • @themoshigh
    @themoshigh Рік тому +248

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

  • @opinionatorX
    @opinionatorX Рік тому +304

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

    • @1979jon
      @1979jon Рік тому +3

      Even tyson said he hit like a muel

    • @christophersavill4785
      @christophersavill4785 Рік тому +13

      But didn't want anything to do with lewis

    • @ProfessionalCleancutguy
      @ProfessionalCleancutguy Рік тому

      You should see the one on Ibeabuchi 🥲

    • @cameronjones8641
      @cameronjones8641 Рік тому

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

    • @AnthonyTucker-w1s
      @AnthonyTucker-w1s Рік тому +2

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

  • @bdcarroll415
    @bdcarroll415 10 місяців тому +71

    Riddick bowe is definitely one of my favorites..🥊

  • @ButOneThingIsNeedful
    @ButOneThingIsNeedful Рік тому +73

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

  • @mattysykes2121
    @mattysykes2121 Рік тому +92

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

    • @PompetusDad
      @PompetusDad 5 місяців тому

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

  • @ald3975
    @ald3975 11 місяців тому +69

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

    • @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube
      @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube 10 місяців тому +5

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

  • @Aiden-cl7cz
    @Aiden-cl7cz 10 місяців тому +25

    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
      @MindfulBodybuilding 9 місяців тому +1

      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

  • @Bigtuff123
    @Bigtuff123 Рік тому +106

    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
      @stayrich3027 Рік тому +4

      True

    • @tatestar6143
      @tatestar6143 Рік тому +15

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

    • @ITSONLYYOUTUBE-p3p
      @ITSONLYYOUTUBE-p3p Рік тому +6

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

    • @calmck3164
      @calmck3164 Рік тому +9

      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
      @DanBurgess-hp1mj Рік тому

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

  • @meansteve3602
    @meansteve3602 Рік тому +98

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

    • @Guttlegob
      @Guttlegob Рік тому +8

      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
      @DanBurgess-hp1mj Рік тому

      Overrated tomato can fighting dim wit

    • @yotamdude5866
      @yotamdude5866 Рік тому

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

    • @DongWang-m4n
      @DongWang-m4n Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @BobPelot-ko1dr Рік тому +1

      Lewis was overrated

  • @FactsandReelsForall
    @FactsandReelsForall 9 місяців тому +5

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

  • @ufarkingicehole
    @ufarkingicehole 6 місяців тому +47

    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
      @KeithPonder21 4 місяці тому +5

      Heart problems from steroids

    • @dontrah1838
      @dontrah1838 4 місяці тому +1

      Lmfaaoo Tyson lost to a cruiserweight garbage

  • @stubrodie1929
    @stubrodie1929 Рік тому +17

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

  • @fernandoquevedo9344
    @fernandoquevedo9344 Рік тому +265

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

  • @Last_Chance.
    @Last_Chance. Рік тому +67

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

    • @DanielDay-dv8uw
      @DanielDay-dv8uw 7 місяців тому +4

      Groinzilla 😅

    • @TheBobbyfresh09
      @TheBobbyfresh09 4 місяці тому

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

    • @hijodeyeshuah3567
      @hijodeyeshuah3567 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @gleko75
    @gleko75 11 місяців тому +20

    What a legendary commentator, absolutely inspiring

  • @forkcgg9441
    @forkcgg9441 Рік тому +159

    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
      @aegis062 Рік тому +11

      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
      @Betrayerslayer Рік тому +7

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

    • @parkerbohnn
      @parkerbohnn Рік тому +2

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

    • @Jamesthepilgrimjourney
      @Jamesthepilgrimjourney Рік тому +4

      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
      @aegis062 Рік тому +1

      @@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.

  • @KiLlXILL
    @KiLlXILL Рік тому +527

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

    • @rekonugroho4867
      @rekonugroho4867 Рік тому +9

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

    • @TomHuston43
      @TomHuston43 Рік тому

      @@rekonugroho4867 Anda tidak masuk akal

    • @willemvanessen9082
      @willemvanessen9082 Рік тому

      @@rekonugroho4867 7:41

    • @KEIMO481ZONE
      @KEIMO481ZONE 10 місяців тому +38

      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
      @JoelShrallow-rl3yt 10 місяців тому +28

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

  • @THAKINGNME
    @THAKINGNME Рік тому +46

    The absolute Golden Era of boxing!!!!

    • @GrubKiller436
      @GrubKiller436 Рік тому +1

      Ali era was better.

    • @siegfriedo
      @siegfriedo Рік тому +3

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

  • @MisterVolts
    @MisterVolts 3 місяці тому +3

    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!

  • @stevehyppolite561
    @stevehyppolite561 Рік тому +32

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

  • @J.Wick.
    @J.Wick. Рік тому +9

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

  • @the.truth_i.s
    @the.truth_i.s Рік тому +80

    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
      @tonysa2337 Рік тому

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

  • @centenario1820
    @centenario1820 8 днів тому +2

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

  • @Thor-Orion
    @Thor-Orion Рік тому +163

    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
      @mikem591 Рік тому +4

      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
      @dirtyandnasty9011 Рік тому +13

      @@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
      @WarGhoulKharas Рік тому

      I like that. That's cool.

    • @TmoneyFatStacks
      @TmoneyFatStacks Рік тому +7

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

    • @kingdingaling2469
      @kingdingaling2469 Рік тому +1

      Sounds like an explosion when Bowe lands flush 💥

  • @Kali4Action
    @Kali4Action Рік тому +21

    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....

  • @curm1778
    @curm1778 10 місяців тому +19

    "T^he Polish Nutcracker" just finished me

  • @Nomatterwhatclub5150
    @Nomatterwhatclub5150 Рік тому +6

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

  • @Anonymous-xl9pq
    @Anonymous-xl9pq Рік тому +373

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

    • @kamilhoffmann2410
      @kamilhoffmann2410 Рік тому +36

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

    • @TazthepitRIP
      @TazthepitRIP 9 місяців тому +8

      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
      @TazthepitRIP 9 місяців тому +8

      ​@@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
      @BlueKidSwag 9 місяців тому +1

      @@TazthepitRIPwilder won that first fight

    • @Rowgue51
      @Rowgue51 9 місяців тому +6

      @@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.

  • @andrataylor6070
    @andrataylor6070 Рік тому +7

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

  • @ManuelAguilar-jj5bj
    @ManuelAguilar-jj5bj 10 місяців тому +28

    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.

  • @MrDvfdsv
    @MrDvfdsv Рік тому +109

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

    • @tommyk7317
      @tommyk7317 Рік тому +36

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

    • @debacofzomb9889
      @debacofzomb9889 Рік тому +18

      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
      @solobi96 Рік тому +15

      Glad Tyson n Lewis took care of him.

    • @MrDvfdsv
      @MrDvfdsv Рік тому +3

      @@tommyk7317 total pos fighting like that

    • @MrDvfdsv
      @MrDvfdsv Рік тому

      @@debacofzomb9889 honestly, shouldve been disqualified earlier

  • @Unchained74
    @Unchained74 Рік тому +14

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

    • @DonDon45-i5h
      @DonDon45-i5h Рік тому +5

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

    • @chronicdose
      @chronicdose 8 місяців тому +2

      Procreational assault got me!

  • @JudgeDrey
    @JudgeDrey 3 місяці тому +4

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

  • @fabrizioluccitti6960
    @fabrizioluccitti6960 20 днів тому

    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.

  • @scuffmacgillicutty7509
    @scuffmacgillicutty7509 Рік тому +43

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

  • @DRose2Fast
    @DRose2Fast Рік тому +18

    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
      @carlodonn8983 Рік тому +4

      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
      @JeffLundy-ii8vi 10 місяців тому

      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
      @carlodonn8983 10 місяців тому +1

      @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.

  • @MrLamont215
    @MrLamont215 Рік тому +11

    His fights with Holyfield are classics.

  • @Yiyo813
    @Yiyo813 10 місяців тому +27

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

    • @bigdeal6852
      @bigdeal6852 7 місяців тому +2

      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. 😊👍 🥊

  • @ValentineNwoye
    @ValentineNwoye 9 місяців тому +15

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

  • @rd-dnd
    @rd-dnd Рік тому +86

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

    • @nightelfuser
      @nightelfuser Рік тому +4

      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
      @rd-dnd Рік тому

      @@nightelfuser OK

    • @aaronafful-dd5db
      @aaronafful-dd5db Рік тому

      The former was a compliment !!

    • @WarEnjoyer-gm5yh
      @WarEnjoyer-gm5yh Рік тому

      @@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
      @vascoespañol Рік тому

      HE WAS SUPER GIFTED FOR BOXING

  • @tokouatonga7914
    @tokouatonga7914 11 місяців тому +9

    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!!!

  • @bamideleashiru3283
    @bamideleashiru3283 9 місяців тому +1

    This is a top notch poetic narration. You deserve a subscription really. Excellent job!!!

  • @criticparexcellence8295
    @criticparexcellence8295 Рік тому +45

    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
      @active.7universal Рік тому

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

    • @GinoNL
      @GinoNL Рік тому +1

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

    • @thegodfather1924
      @thegodfather1924 Рік тому +1

      ​@@GinoNLAli would destroy both of them.

    • @C0d0ps
      @C0d0ps Рік тому

      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
      @DanBurgess-hp1mj Рік тому

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

  • @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly
    @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly Рік тому +6

    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

  • @TheSilent333
    @TheSilent333 Рік тому +19

    Great tribute to a great fighter!

  • @MrAraag
    @MrAraag 9 місяців тому +3

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

    • @olikane530
      @olikane530 9 місяців тому +1

      Hilarious humour from the commentary 😂

  • @nez9751
    @nez9751 Рік тому +15

    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
      @muskoman Рік тому +4

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

    • @BigMac785
      @BigMac785 Рік тому +4

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

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 5 місяців тому

      ​@@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.

  • @sijones458
    @sijones458 Рік тому +9

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

  • @jaysonfederick5850
    @jaysonfederick5850 Рік тому +8

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

  • @9ers4L
    @9ers4L 9 місяців тому +9

    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
      @NowIsee-NowIdont 9 місяців тому +1

      What amazes me more is his reluctance to train! 😮

    • @OJStubbs1888
      @OJStubbs1888 9 місяців тому +6

      & his reluctance to fight Lennox Lewis

    • @bb1111116
      @bb1111116 9 місяців тому +2

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

    • @Jesus....Christ....Nigga....
      @Jesus....Christ....Nigga.... 9 місяців тому

      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
      @markhiggins8315 5 місяців тому

      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.

  • @soltaylor685
    @soltaylor685 Рік тому +60

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

    • @aureliodinaguit1645
      @aureliodinaguit1645 Рік тому +1

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

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 5 місяців тому

      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.

  • @avtarjaglan
    @avtarjaglan Рік тому +6

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

  • @usgalsen
    @usgalsen Рік тому +7

    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

  • @azemzejnilovic2893
    @azemzejnilovic2893 6 місяців тому +8

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

  • @JosephAhaotu
    @JosephAhaotu Рік тому +73

    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
      @pereximepere8439 Рік тому +5

      He never faced truth Tyson pre jail with Rooney

    • @JoeBattle
      @JoeBattle Рік тому +5

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

    • @pereximepere8439
      @pereximepere8439 Рік тому

      @@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
      @thegodfather1924 Рік тому +1

      Ali in his prime would smash Holyfield.

    • @yozza4978
      @yozza4978 Рік тому +3

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

  • @HappyTyke25
    @HappyTyke25 Рік тому +45

    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
      @nikowaqaisavou9371 Рік тому

      True

    • @silencedogood5631
      @silencedogood5631 Рік тому +1

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

    • @HappyTyke25
      @HappyTyke25 Рік тому +1

      @@silencedogood5631 we will never know, obviously!

    • @desiday7070
      @desiday7070 Рік тому +1

      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
      @andrewgartshore2041 Рік тому

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

  • @morrisgarage8887
    @morrisgarage8887 Рік тому +14

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

    • @eugenedouglas9778
      @eugenedouglas9778 Рік тому

      UA-cam

    • @YangaHaru
      @YangaHaru Рік тому +1

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

    • @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube
      @BoxingAutopsyrulesyoutube 10 місяців тому

      You were right before he wasn't.

  • @DrLeifSmith
    @DrLeifSmith 10 місяців тому +8

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

  • @tariqaslam1853
    @tariqaslam1853 Рік тому +12

    Absolutely amazing, brilliant and so funny, truly underrated channel

  • @roninkraut6873
    @roninkraut6873 Рік тому +60

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

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm Рік тому

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

    • @goatlps
      @goatlps Рік тому

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

    • @MalevolentBite
      @MalevolentBite Рік тому

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

    • @elvisohakaba132
      @elvisohakaba132 Рік тому +1

      ​@@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
      @SKa-tt9nm Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @jamiegreen4758
    @jamiegreen4758 Рік тому +16

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

  • @okthanxbye
    @okthanxbye 11 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful and colourful narration. Really enjoyable yappin

  • @mikem591
    @mikem591 Рік тому +44

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

    • @joeschmoe9154
      @joeschmoe9154 Рік тому +11

      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
      @edwardbritton8735 Рік тому +24

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

    • @markus7166
      @markus7166 Рік тому +9

      Not really. Tyson is like 5’10”.

    • @ardradiva
      @ardradiva Рік тому +3

      Tyson was in REFORM SCHOOL

    • @deathfalcon602
      @deathfalcon602 Рік тому +2

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

  • @tundeakinde3710
    @tundeakinde3710 Рік тому +5

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

    • @jaybar5248
      @jaybar5248 11 місяців тому +1

      He was scared of Lewis hardly a legend his he

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 5 місяців тому

      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.

  • @nolaanderson8770
    @nolaanderson8770 Рік тому +11

    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
      @Joe-ry2xq Рік тому +4

      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
    @talongwatamaghislain9845 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @theneoeffect4284
    @theneoeffect4284 Рік тому +20

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

  • @david-to5lm
    @david-to5lm Рік тому +7

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

  • @Mark-om3cl
    @Mark-om3cl Рік тому +36

    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
      @MV-ot8kr Рік тому +2

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

    • @heroe1486
      @heroe1486 Рік тому +2

      ​​​@@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
      @MV-ot8kr Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @russbilderback Рік тому +4

      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
      @siegfriedo Рік тому +1

      ​@@russbilderback🎯

  • @triumphtriplepaton1968
    @triumphtriplepaton1968 4 місяці тому +1

    I just love Holyhead so tuff can almost take anything

  • @brandonschwab3692
    @brandonschwab3692 Рік тому +20

    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
      @longshanks7157 Рік тому +4

      IMHO golota was winning both fights when he lost the plot

    • @DumbBaby
      @DumbBaby Рік тому +3

      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
      @egodominustuus9167 Рік тому +1

      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
      @egodominustuus9167 Рік тому +5

      ​@@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
      @brandonschwab3692 Рік тому +2

      @@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.

  • @AlbanianGunClub
    @AlbanianGunClub Рік тому +94

    Evander Holyfield was an absolutely phenomenal fighter. Not much natural gifts but extreme discipline and hard work.. respect

    • @dennisrobinson8008
      @dennisrobinson8008 Рік тому +4

      Its all training in the end. Some one untrained would be destroyed by a trained pro.

    • @Only1Kizz
      @Only1Kizz Рік тому +4

      He was very gifted to me, he had power and fast hands. He also moved beautifully for a guy his size, quick footwork when he decided to use it. For a guy that size most move very sloppy.

    • @johndavid9973
      @johndavid9973 Рік тому +3

      It’s a pity that Holyfield was 15/20 lbs shy of a true heavyweight at 205 lbs ...that’s amazing for what he achieved in boxing.

    • @ewlincueto
      @ewlincueto Рік тому +5

      And lots of steroids

    • @calamorta
      @calamorta Рік тому

      ​@@ewlincueto
      Watch some people tell you he was natty

  • @anthonymcdonald3167
    @anthonymcdonald3167 Рік тому +6

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

  • @KnightlyHouse
    @KnightlyHouse Рік тому +6

    brilliant video of one of the greatest heavy weights of all time. Would he have taken out Tyson at his peak? we will never know but clearly he had the head and the heart to do so.

  • @lloydmcguire4439
    @lloydmcguire4439 10 місяців тому

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

  • @willusionist
    @willusionist Рік тому +34

    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
      @philsymes Рік тому +5

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

    • @peterstern5266
      @peterstern5266 Рік тому +3

      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
      @GrubKiller436 Рік тому

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

    • @philsymes
      @philsymes Рік тому +2

      @@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
      @GrubKiller436 Рік тому +2

      @@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.

  • @414Nemesis
    @414Nemesis Рік тому +5

    In this era of boxing, I only wish we could go back...

  • @2912-TV
    @2912-TV Рік тому +15

    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
      @jasonlommen4769 Рік тому

      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
      @robnhood1416 Рік тому

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

    • @User_not_found_403
      @User_not_found_403 Рік тому +6

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

    • @rdgrdg1632
      @rdgrdg1632 6 місяців тому

      ​@jasonlommen476never9

  • @obrien9672
    @obrien9672 7 місяців тому +1

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

  • @davidcole3489
    @davidcole3489 Рік тому +12

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

  • @2Black4yall
    @2Black4yall 6 місяців тому +7

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

  • @likilikiki
    @likilikiki Рік тому +79

    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
      @travisshockey4442 Рік тому +4

      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

  • @Big88Country
    @Big88Country 8 місяців тому +1

    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
      @benjbutton 8 місяців тому

      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.

  • @Onlooker71
    @Onlooker71 Рік тому +13

    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.

  • @guanjun1178
    @guanjun1178 Рік тому +24

    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
      @rickphilly1975 Рік тому

      Hahahahahahahaha. You got jokes.

    • @CRAZYBANG-lm4hc
      @CRAZYBANG-lm4hc Рік тому

      Tyson😂😂

    • @rickphilly1975
      @rickphilly1975 Рік тому

      @@CRAZYBANG-lm4hc he really said Tyson. Hahahahahaha

    • @derickpeter6618
      @derickpeter6618 7 місяців тому

      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

  • @neilhogarth8449
    @neilhogarth8449 Рік тому +96

    Some proper heavyweights in this era ❤

    • @mofozi
      @mofozi Рік тому +1

      The best after ALI and Shavers

    • @Jack-hs6gc
      @Jack-hs6gc Рік тому +2

      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
      @mofozi Рік тому +1

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

    • @Jack-hs6gc
      @Jack-hs6gc Рік тому

      @@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
      @mofozi Рік тому

      @@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

  • @TravelingDude420
    @TravelingDude420 6 місяців тому

    Absolutely loved this video about Riddick. Loved the highlights, loved the boxing phrases, loved the story. I saw Riddick on a Ben Mallah video so I did a search about him and this was the perfect story.