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Riddick Bowe
I just finished watching his "comeback" fight tonight on FSN. Sad just very very sad.
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Re: Riddick Bowe
BTW He ended up winning in a very unpopular (but deserved) split decision.
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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BTW He ended up winning [/ QUOTE ] think this is going to lead to a razor vs. iron mike bout? |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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[ QUOTE ] BTW He ended up winning [/ QUOTE ] think this is going to lead to a razor vs. iron mike bout? [/ QUOTE ] I assume you mean Riddick Bowe and not Razor Ruddick. Based on what I saw tonight, no way. Bowe got rocked several times tonight and based on that would get killed by Tyson even though he is also a shell of his former self. In Bowe's defense he took this fight with only 3 weeks to train. |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
yah, my bad on the razor reference
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Re: Riddick Bowe
I think this was a replay of his fight about a month ago. I saw it at the cardroom. In one round, if it goes 10-15 sec. longer, he's out. 5?
What a waste of talent. That said, his opponent, who gave up reach, height and size, fought one hell of a fight. b |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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I think this was a replay of his fight about a month ago. I saw it at the cardroom. In one round, if it goes 10-15 sec. longer, he's out. 5? What a waste of talent. That said, his opponent, who gave up reach, height and size, fought one hell of a fight. b [/ QUOTE ] Must have been because your description is spot on. He was absolutely saved by the bell against a severly overmatched opponent. Bowe's career is striking in that he was a fighther extremely motivated and dedicated to become World Champion but lost those qualities rather quickly once getting there. I suspect this comeback is about wanting to get an additional payday, and who could blame him. |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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What a waste of talent. [/ QUOTE ] He was World Champion. What more did you want him to accomplish? |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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He was absolutely saved by the bell against a severly overmatched opponent. [/ QUOTE ] One thing i'll give that opponent. He came in ready and prepared. He looked like he was ready for the fight of his life. I've never seen him before, but I was impressed. [ QUOTE ] Bowe's career is striking in that he was a fighther extremely motivated and dedicated to become World Champion but lost those qualities rather quickly once getting there. [/ QUOTE ] I know Bowe has a history of psyche problems which may have also factored in causing him to blow his career. Not that I think it's a valid excuse for blowing it, but it is a factor. The reason I don't see it as valid is because it's well documented, he knows about it, he should know how to get around it. b |
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Re: Riddick Bowe
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[ QUOTE ] What a waste of talent. [/ QUOTE ] He was World Champion. What more did you want him to accomplish? [/ QUOTE ] We would have wanted him to be world champion for longer and to have defended against Lennox Lewis. Now you know what we want. |
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