Who would've won between Mike Tyson & Riddick Bowe?

[Oliverlogan263]

In the 80s and 1996, who wins

Tyson

Bowe

[Iron_Man]

Mike Tyson would knock him out in his prime and probably Lennox Lewis

[Oliverlogan263]

I don’t know it would be a toss up because it would depend on their best forms and showed up for the fight. In their prime, I would lean to Bowe due to styles, probably on points. The evidence is there to see in the Holyfield fights, the Pinklon Thomas that fought Tyson, had already drew with Coetzee and was not able to establish his jab, and like many of the opponent's Tyson faced early on were psyched out before they had stepped in the ring. Tyson was a mix of Liston and Frazier, and Bowe was a big guy who would not have been there to survive, But Bowe was very unpredictable in his training. It would have made a great triology, like Holyfield and Tyson’s issues with tall fighters, most of them reluctant to actually fight back like Smith, who waited for the last few seconds to throw punches, even though Holmes stopped him during his decline, it was because he tried. Tyson had super fast combinations and he usually beat people with 3 punch combinations, unlike Shavers, Wilder. Hey, it's all a what if, but if Bowe planned well I believe that he would have outpointed or late stoppaged Tyson 2 times out of 3. Tyson was a whirlwind who cleaned up a rag tag bunch who kept pinching titles off each other and had 3 years, but never had those defining fights with anyone during that time, his opponents were leftovers from Holmes’ 7 years, the likes of Tubbs, who never had a chance.

[Oliverlogan263]

The vast majority of experts believe Riddick Bowe, at his best, defeats Mike Tyson at his best…that includes both Bowe and Holyfield.

[Iron_Man]

You have to understand he had three years off in prison he was getting out of his prime and I’m talking about in his prime. He would handle everybody including Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe. Holyfield I’m not sure.

[Oliverlogan263]

That’s true I agree but those would be challenges for Mike cause Lewis and bowe would pose a threat or challenge for him in his prime. If you are talking about the one in his prime, I have to say Mike Tyson would kill him. The one that fought after prison, I say Riddick Bowe would win

[Iron_Man]

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