But he did take a hit pretty well and did hit back hard and often. Tyson is the favorite but Bowe does have a chance, a good one actually
I favor Tyson here, he'd hit Bowe a LOT, especially early I could see him fading a bit late and Bowe taking advantage, but I think Tyson decisions him, dropping him along the way TYSON W12
you know whats weird. i always wondered why this fight was never talked about, it would have been huge with the whole new york connection and stuff. obviously it couldnt have happened when tyson was in prison, but say around 96 and stuff. why was it never seriously mooted? or maybe it was and i just missed it. was it ever seriously considered?
It was discussed when Tyson was returning from the prison. It was only early talks, but it was supposed to be the richest fight in the history. Bowe's fight against Golota cancelled the plans first and then Tyson got whupped by Holy
Yep, Riddick was a big name from 91-96. The majority of that time Tyson was locked up. It still would have been a big event, but the Golota fights basically killed off any plans for Tyson-Bowe.
Bowe lost much of his credibility the second he threw his belt into a bin to avoid another beating from Lewis. Sure, he went life and death with Holy, but for all of Holy's skills he was no real big hitter and Bowe was a big guy, so the risk was never THAT great. Prison or no, Bowe wouldn't have gone anywhere near Tyson. If he did, he would have been sparked out. MTF
Bowe had a solid chin, but he could most definitely be hurt. And he never faced a true puncher, much LESS a puncher the calibre of Tyson. Bowe did a good job of recovering when he got hurt, but in Tyson we're talkin one of the best finishers in history. If he got Bowe in trouble(which he would) Big Daddy wouldnt survive. I say Tyson woulda stopped Bowe within 7.
Which is why I dont envision Bowe lasting the distance. If Tyson can tag a guy ALOT, then that guy isnt lasting the distance. Plus... Bowe NEVER clinched, which is a must against Tyson. When Big Daddy got hurt, he fought back... against Tyson that would be his biggest downfall.
I'm a big Big Daddy fan.. I believe Futch when he said Bowe Could'a been one of if not the best ever.. but Bowe got lazy on their BEST nights.. I gotta go with Mike I actually think on his BEST night, Tyson possibly could have beaten anyone
Tyson scared a lot of guys before his fights and they gave up before the fight began. When guys weren't scared, Tyson didn't look like the unstoppable killer. He actually looks like sh*t against Tony Tucker in this video I'm watching on YouTube. Bowe was better than Tucker.
That's what it boils down to. Tyson by KO. It starts with a RH (similar to the one he caught Holmes with)
Shhhhh...the Tucker fight must never be mentioned. Only fights that Tyson wins by early KO are allowed. ::
How bout the Tubbs fight for Bowe? And how bout this... how many REAL punchers did Bowe ever face? Bowe had the worst defense of any "great" heavyweight in history, and he was ESPECIALLY vulnerable to left hooks. Tyson would have found him early, and often... and Bowe's chin was good, but not great.
Bowe was a huge guy though. He'd have more than a foot in reach, 15lbs in weight and about 6-7" in height over Iron Mike. Tyson fought some big dudes but Bowe was far more skilled than any of them and faster. Wouldn't you say? Bowe 1992 was quite good. Tyson would have a real fight on his hands I think. Tyson has a great chance obviously but I don't think it would be easy at all.
Ummm...I don't recall picking Bowe in this topic. So if I did and I am forgetting that I did, please show me where I did so. Overreact much???:: AND...you are comparing a fight when Bowe was still in the up and coming stage of his career to a fight during Tyson's title reign in his prime. Bowe looking less than impressive against Tubbs is no worse than Tyson doing so against Quick Tillis.
Tucker also stunned Mike early and then busted his hand in the second round, something that is always conveniently overlooked
ive never got round to seeing the tyson-tillis fight, was it close or controversial in anyway or was it a shutout type victory and tillis done well to survive?
Again....shhhhhhhh...this is not allowed. According to the disciples of Iron Mike...Tyson was never hurt or even stunned in his career until he faced Buster Douglas. And Douglas, as we all know now was actually a Terminator, cleverly disguised as a talented but underachieving heavyweight with a heart roughly the size of a split pea, sent back from the future to destroy Tyson because mere mortals with their "primitive skills" could never do so. PS - you are correct sir, what you mentioned is almost never brought up.
It wasn't controversial, but it was a good fight. Two of the judges had it 6 - 4 for Tyson (one was way off at 8 -2 for Tyson). I thought 6 - 4 was about right. What made the fight disappointing for Tyson and his fans was that he was expected to blow out Tillis as Tillis had previously been stopped by Greg Page, Pinklon Thomas and Tim Witherspoon (the Witherspoon KO was in the first round) and lost clear decisions to Marvis Frazier, Carl Williams and Gerrie Coetzee. Tillis was knocked down in the 4th round (the fight was judged using the rounds system so the knockdown didn't give Tyson any edge on the scorecards outside of it helping him win the round), but didn't seem seriously hurt and was never in danger of being stopped. He got up from the knockdown and gave Tyson trouble right up until the final bell. It was a tougher than expected fight against an opponent who wasn't supposed to be a real threat to win. So it wasn't a "robbery" for Tillis and it wasn't a shutout where Tillis was running for his life and clinching at every opportunity in an attempt to merely last the distance. It was a close and competitive fight in which the correct fighter received the decision.
Can you see how I claim you are biased against Tyson? "I'm not saying Bowe would win..." "Tucker broke his hand in round two, nobody talks about the fight, I wonder why? (wink)" "Quick Tillis didn't run and clinch, it was a solid 6-4 fight" "According to disciples, Tyson wasn't hurt until he fought the Terminator Buster Douglas" Random person using the same double-jew logic against Bowe bringing up Tubbs, guilty conscience boils over...."Show me where I picked Bowe? Overreacting a bit are we,...and even if I was making every excuse to argue and be ridiculous, Bowe when he fought Tubbs was up and coming." We got it, Tyson is a fraud who "scraped by" Quick Tillis, lost to the superior Buster Douglas, and would lose to any solid HW in history, you made your point.
you are overreacting BWJ's analysis is merely a necessary and thoughtful counterpoint to the ridiculous mythmaking that ahs turned Tyson into this invulnerable monster that could never be stopped as long as people still insist on saying things like TYSON KO8 ALI, it is necessary for the children to be admonished
Mike Tyson had nearly no fights in his "prime" He consistently failed to train hard and claims the Biggs, Berbick, Spinks fights were the only big fights where he really came in 100% and he had gonorrhea when he fought Berbick. In 1992, it wouldve been a competitive fight..."prime on prime" Tyson would win in a massacre.
I said none of this. As usual, you are making up things, talking out of your ass and lying. Good job. I'm sure Tyson would be proud of you. It's amazing what bullshit you will come up with to defend your man-crush.
