Riddick Bowe

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I just finished watching his "comeback" fight tonight on FSN. Sad just very very sad.

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BTW He ended up winning in a very unpopular (but deserved) split decision.

[ceyoung]

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BTW He ended up winning

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think this is going to lead to a razor vs. iron mike bout?

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BTW He ended up winning

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think this is going to lead to a razor vs. iron mike bout?

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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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yah, my bad on the razor reference

[bernie]

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.

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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.

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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.

[Dynasty]

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What a waste of talent.

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He was World Champion. What more did you want him to accomplish?

[bernie]

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He was absolutely saved by the bell against a severly overmatched opponent.


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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.

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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.

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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.

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[Al Mirpuri]

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What a waste of talent.

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He was World Champion. What more did you want him to accomplish?

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We would have wanted him to be world champion for longer and to have defended against Lennox Lewis.

Now you know what we want.