Evander was a Cruiserweight that fought at heavyweight and was usually always th smaller man. Bowe was a Superheavyweight that outweighed him by 40 lbs. Their is no question that The Real Deal was a warrior as evidenced in this fight. That's why Evander had a great career and Bowe became a crossing guard.
raider101416 Okay Holy was brave but he was much more muscular and athletic than Bowe. It wasn't so big thing. Evander wasn't healthy but it's another question.
navpreet singh no he didn't have heart problems, he had caught hepatitis shortly before the fight. That's why his energy level went down temporally all the time. After he knocked down Bowe in round 6 his energy level dropped drastically moments later and he couldn't move his arms anymore to finish Bowe off.
One thing I admire about Riddick Howe is he looks calm no matter how the fight pans out. His facial expressions never change 😆 and also he looks a nice guy. He has my respect.
Bowe was Holyfield’s toughest opponent. Bowe was skilled, had a good chin, was tough and refused to quit. Also, a classic ‘styles make fights’. Holyfield brought out Bowe’s best.
@@bobber0623 Both of them didn’t wanna fight each other they even said it before Tyson went to prison. They’re close friends. Tyson actually Only ducked foreman in his career. He paid Lewis to step aside to let him fight holyfield with both wba and wbc belts so they can make their title fight bigger and for the undisputed title which would’ve made an easy 40 mill purse for Lennox. Instead of the small 10-15 mill he would’ve got for fighting Tyson straight away.
The end came out of the blue at the half-way mark, with Holyfiield attacking. He had decked Riddick earlier, but Holyfield went down during a punching exchange in which he appeared to be getting the better of Bowe. The punch that decked him was obscured by Bowe's back, but a shot from a better angle showed it to be a hard right swing. Holyfield collapsed, beat the count, but was virtually defenceless, and the referee stopped the fight.
Although this was not the standard and level of the first 2 fights this was still a great fight with both warriors giving their all.these two created a heavyweight rivalry that rivalled Ali and Frazier's for greatest trilogy ever.
At this point, I was with my old pals in San Jose, and they were Bowe fanatics too. They were screaming "Go for it" when I kept telling them, wait- he hasn't got inside YET.
Yeah, an over the hill Tyson with no real trainer in his corner. Had Rooney still been in his corner, Mike would've jacked Holyfield up in a massive way and everybody with any honesty knows it.
@@donaldwhitten2438 He beat Tyson because Tyson was no longer what he was which was Tyson's OWN fault....anytime Mikes character was tested...he crumbled like a stale cookie. You seem like a pathetic loser yourself buttercup.
There was a time when I really rooted for Holyfield and admired his courage. But his failure to retire when it was time has really messed with his legacy. I can see the steroid thing happening, he needed to bulk up because he always was a blown-up cruiserweight. Still, the guy fought some pretty damn good fights.
They need to make an anime. Each season or chapter based on each decade. The 20’s,50’s , 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s we already know are going to be beautiful. Every Division was stacked and there was a “super fight” basically every month
Yeah this started during the Michael Moorer fight. Teddy Atlas kept talking about how something was wrong with him. This fight was even worse. I was at both fights as a young holyfield fan ad I was heart broken. I thought this had to be the end of his career. When he was going into the tyson fight, the odds opened at like 20-1 for Tyson. People thought Holyfield was going to die because of the health issues. When he won, it was insane. I was ten years old, and I remember he had a cut and Flip Homansky was looking at it. My dad and I were huge holyfield fans and we couldn't get over what was happening. Nervous that Flip would want to stop the fight, 10 year old me said "Get the fuck out of there flip!" right in front of my dad... I looked at him and said "sorry" and he was so into it he just said "it's ok don't worry about it."
Um dos maiores combates que eu já vi quase ouve óbito por parte dos dois Bowie foi feliz quando Evander abriu a guarda e tomou um Hulk sem volta grande batalha de tirando do boxe americano e do mundo
Look at some of the people in the audience, especially around the 38:00 Mark for a while. Are some of those people cardboard cutouts used to fill seats?
Lol sounds like a Tyson fan to me. I seriously doubt if Bowe and Holy needed card board cut outs to fill seats after their first two fights What will yall come up with next to try to disc Holy
@@bobber0623 calm down brother, love holy bowe and Tyson. Merely asking a q based on how flat and still those ppl looked but looking at them closer now, I eventually saw some movement. No need to jump to conclusions, I love the bowe and holy fights and not discrediting anyone, juuust an observation bro
Holyfield actually suffered a heart attack DURING THE FIGHT! He also had a type of hepatitis. And he managed to last 9 rounds while INSIDE FIGHTING, facing one of the strongest boxers of the 90s, knock him down, and get up at the count of 9. For me, this bout was perhaps the most courageous one ever, because he could've died any second, he knew SOMETHING was wrong, and he fought a great fight while pushing himself beyond his limits. Your thoughts?
He didn't suffer a heart attack in any fight, but in the 1st Moorer fight they thought his left ventricle closed and thus the doc said that he fought the fight, "essentially at cardiac arrest". What actually physically happened to Holy in the Moorer fight has been debated by many people, and you can read up on all the medical theories, but there is no doubt SOMETHING was wrong with him in that fight and this fight too b/c in every other fight Holy could go to war for 12, even 15 rds and not slow down. After reading his book and watching the fight, the Hepatitis thing sounds like it's 100% legit, and if he had been healthy, I think he destroys Bowe in this fight. But, it all worked out in the end....
Holyfield juiced heavily again after losing to Bowe the first time (he let it slip in the post-fight interview that he lost because he was "smaller"), and started developing heart problems from being on them for almost 5 years at this point. It crippled his stamina severely, which can be seen in the first Moorer loss and 2nd Bowe defeat. PEDs definitely increased Evan Field's power, durability and stamina, which he started at 25 in 1988 to go up to heavyweight.
I never believed that Evander had heart problems in this fight. They were just trying to make excuses for him. Instead of giving Bowe the credit, they put more attention on Holyfields supposed heart problems. He fought again just six months later (doesn't sound like a man with heart problems). It's a shame that people don't give Bowe the credit for beating Holyfield.
Announcers are annoying making it sound like Holyfield was a cripple fighting Bowe. It was a legit win for Bowe. Bowe almost knocked out Holyfield their first fight. Bpwe was the better fighter. It bums me out he lost the fire and didn't achieve more.
My point was Holyfield did fight again when Bowe was still champ and opponent-less. Anyway we can both agree that they were great fighters and it really doesn't take away from them either way. I don't blame you for putting Holyfield ahead of Bowe; he did still have a career after the three wars they had, when Bowe was pretty much finished after that. They were both great fighter and the evidence is in the matches they had together.
So happy to see Holyfield knocked out. That guy was a very dirty fighter, always using the head; that’s the reason because he defeated Tyson. Actually I don’t blame Mike for biting Holyfield’s ear!
With all due respect to Mike Tyson, when he decided to self-destruct he went fast, publicly and painfully. Sadly at the end of the day, he reverted back to the juvenile delinquent he was when D’Amato first rescued him. Truly sad.
Holyfield should never be included with Ali when talking about the best or the toughest. Ive watched virtually every fight Ali fought and he at any time in his career if you considered them to be at the same age Ali would have beaten Holyfield. Nobody had anymore skill and heart than Ali in the heavyweight division. Ali is hands down the GOAT.
No no, the Tyson fight did not happen right after the third Bowe fight. Evander fought another guy just five months after he fought Bowe for the third time, so you're skipping a few fights.
I know each ref has different counts, but Bowe was legitimately down for 10 seconds. And it didn't look like he was just biding his time and milking the count
look back at all three fights. you can tell holyfields on steroids and most definitely Human growth hormone. Thats why his head got bigger too. at a time when testing wasn't perfect.
Yeah, I'm not blaming anyone either. I don't do that when fights don't get made. Like I said, these guys are in a hard profession, and a dangerous one. If a very dangerous, difficult fight isn't going to make real money for both of the fighters, or not make as much as they feel it justifies, I can't fault them for saying no. But it's a shame it never happened. I think it would have had Bowe not flamed out a touch prematurely, but he was in some wars...
The best trigoly I ever seen the first one was best fight I watched and tenth round was epic and that first fight was epic but second fight was very close but it was so good and Holyfield edge him out as for third fight it was brutal bit Holyfield was on steroids at this time but I thought this would be his last fight it wasn't as for Bowe 2-1 and he did well but never the same after this
what a wasted career. too bad he was so stupid, with half a brain he would had been champ for 15 years. but he prefered to go 'gansta' not training, not listening to anybody and ending pennyless (they all do)
Holyfield's headbutts won 1st fight with Tyson, and Tyson was winning 2nd fight up untill he got tired of headbutts and bite Hokyfield's ear. Thats a short version of Tyson vs Holyfield. Ahh and guys disqualification is not the same as victory :)
Realism isn't the question. The question is, is the fight worth it TO HIM? If the answer is no, it doesn't happen. Lewis made good money and carried cards down the road. He didn't have a big fan base, but everyone in boxing knew who he was and there was a lot of interest in this fight had it been in Vegas.
LOL just saw your comment after posting mine. He doesn't even hide the fact that he likes to use his HEAD in his fight. According to Evan, "using my HEAD makes me a smart fighter."
Evander did beat Tyson,twice.Evander was getting caught with liver shots in the inside.This is my wifes account.I box and liver and hard body shots will shut a man down..Plus,did you see bowe get caught in the 6th?A hard chin shot will shut down the best of men.Thats what happened to hollyfield in the 8th.
After Joe Cortez ask if he's alright I literally seen him shake his head no to riddick bowe two friends are not going to kill each other the roads caught up his heart couldn't keep up!!!!!!!.
Bowe was already stripped by this time of the title he won from Holyfield for refusing to fight Lewis. the McCall rematch took too long to happen - but it did happen. But at the end of the day, Bowe was the first one who backed out. Again, I suspect money was an issue. But the fact is Bowe was stripped by the WBC for refusing to fight him. Rock Newmans initial contract offers were ridiculous (I don't blame Bowe - that's why you have managers).
Cortez did a good job. That was the same situation where Richard Steele stopped the Chavez-Taylor fight, but Cortez gave Holyfield a chance to keep fighting. But I will say that even if Taylor had come away with the win, I think that fight drained him badly, Chavez would have won a rematch, imo.
Its ironic that after this fight Bowe would go on a major slide and never be a factor never get a title shot. Holyfield would go on to win a titles from Tyson beating him twice fought Lewis twice and compete fairly well until He met Toney and got knocked out in 2007.
The close fighting was so interesting....and great refereeing!! He only intervened when there was holding...otherwise just got the hell out and let them box...
This was the one scary moment in the 6th- still , Riddick maintained his composure and then continued methodically pounded away after Evander ran out of gas. Again, pounded away.
Bowe repeatedly & without reason ducked a fight with the era's best (& one of the all time greats) ; Lennox Lewis, who beat them all- including Tyson & Holyfield.
He was literally dead on his feet early in this fight due to poor health and he still almost ko'd bowe. In fairness Bowe didn't look great. Neither fighter ever looked the same after their first two fights. Even in the Tyson fight, Holyfield looked good, but it was not his best. The older EH had far more bounce in his feet and threw more shots. It's a testament to his will that he became champion again after the Moorer and this performance. People forget that a lot of individuals were scared for Holyfield's life against Tyson because he was looking soooo bad. One of the strongest willed fighters ever to live. I'll never forget when he beat Mike the first time. It was one of the most impressive wins ever in boxing.
Ali and Frazer also had incredible willpower. Round 15 of the Thriller in Manila, Ali said it was the closest he’d ever been to death. It was Frazers corner who stopped the fight, Joe would’ve gone out for R15. Incredible athletes. I’ve done a bit of boxing, I was terrible at it,,people don’t have a clue what it feels like to take a right hook on the side of the head ,above the ear, your brain shorts out, your eyes glitch, your legs don’t respond, then you catch a left straight in the face ..... how these men could fight like that and not die is incredible. One right hook from a heavyweight could kill an ordinary man. These are supermen .
@@thpxs0554 Yeah same. People don't understand what they leave behind. Ali, Holyfield, Frazier, and Bowe left parts of themselves in the ring they can literally never get back. I've met all of them, including Foreman, and George was the only one who didn't have extremely obvious signs of brain damage. I was on a plane with Joe, and he could barely walk on his own without stumbling. He had a young kid carrying everything for him because he simply couldn't. It really is the ultimate sacrifice.
LOL out loud, no. He was a bodybuilder who did well in the boxing world because boxing was way down in his time. Frazier and Ali in their prime would destroy Hollyfield in his prime.
It was a great competition from the 1st fight all the way to the last one.... Two great warriors.... Wish both of them all the best in their retirements..... Thank you for uploading the final fight.
We must give huge credit for Bowe to interrupt the post fight interview, seeing that Holyfield couldn't respond to the interviewer in another video. Bowe given all the credit to Holyfield as a fighter. Respect.
It's hard for a guy with really long arms to not accidentally toss a low blow now & then. Cooney had the same problem. Holyfield was deliberately dirty with his head. I think he ruined himself with steroids as well. Too much bulk, too fast.
Evander 'The Real Deal' Holyfield baby! Fighting heavyweights while weighing 210 lbs what a warrior! Seriously love watching his fights, one of the all time greats!
@@SKa-tt9nm210-220 is plenty big for heavyweights of the past, present and future. The current crop of fighters are heavier than past ones, but you'll notice that these heavier fighters are no match in skill and fighting prowess of the lighter fighters of the past.
holyfield lost the fight, but hes still one of the all time greats, definatly a credit to the sport. bowe at this time in his boving career could have beaten any boxer.
Holyfield was a dead man walking in this fight and he still almost ko'd bowe. I was at this fight at 8 years old, and I was scared for Holyfield because he could barely stand up. In fairness, Holyfield looked bad against Moorer as well. Even TEddy Atlas was screaming about how bad he looked. Bowe didn't even look great in this fight (thankfully for Holyfield). holyfield came back, but he neither ever looked as good after their second fight. Those first two fights were BRUTAL.
You have to accept Bowe won this trilogy 2-1 and fair and square .. Holyfield was the only man to defeat Bowe. Bowe ended his career with 44 fights 33 ko’s and one defeat ( Holyfield on points) 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
Who knows but something went wrong For Holyfield cause he didn't have the push to rush Bowe after he dropped him Bowe was a duck dinner waiting to get got he was all out on his feet dude let him off the hook!
Aj and whyte are really fucking big actually. Dont take those guys lightly LOL. But comparing generations is stupid. Just enjoy it for what it is! Boxing is coming back again and you can either complain or watch it!
Holyfield was a warrior. He fought much bigger than his physical stature. Win or lose I respect that.
Shit he was exhausted because he took bombs vs the much larger man round after round.
Evander was a Cruiserweight that fought at heavyweight and was usually always th smaller man. Bowe was a Superheavyweight that outweighed him by 40 lbs. Their is no question that The Real Deal was a warrior as evidenced in this fight. That's why Evander had a great career and Bowe became a crossing guard.
raider101416 Okay Holy was brave but he was much more muscular and athletic than Bowe.
It wasn't so big thing.
Evander wasn't healthy but it's another question.
navpreet singh he was sick
navpreet singh no he didn't have heart problems, he had caught hepatitis shortly before the fight. That's why his energy level went down temporally all the time. After he knocked down Bowe in round 6 his energy level dropped drastically moments later and he couldn't move his arms anymore to finish Bowe off.
One thing I admire about Riddick Howe is he looks calm no matter how the fight pans out. His facial expressions never change 😆 and also he looks a nice guy. He has my respect.
Riddick Bowe was such a good boxer!
Exactly one year after this loss, Eveander would shock the world with his historic win over Tyson.
Yeah that with all his headbutt wins
And this is not that match. Lets talk his lost here.
@@redvanderbilt289 znxml))
I won £750 that night !!!!! 😁
And bowe got his balls crushed by golota....twice
Bowe was Holyfield’s toughest opponent. Bowe was skilled, had a good chin, was tough and refused to quit. Also, a classic ‘styles make fights’. Holyfield brought out Bowe’s best.
Too bad we dont have a comparison with Chicken Tyson and Bowe
@@bobber0623 Both of them didn’t wanna fight each other they even said it before Tyson went to prison. They’re close friends. Tyson actually
Only ducked foreman in his career. He paid Lewis to step aside to let him fight holyfield with both wba and wbc belts so they can make their title fight bigger and for the undisputed title which would’ve made an easy 40 mill purse for Lennox. Instead of the small 10-15 mill he would’ve got for fighting Tyson straight away.
Yes. Bowe should be acknowledged as the great boxer that he was. Top tier uppercut & jab.
@@AKBOXING-13-1 did Lewis duck Tyson in 1996
Holyfield was the only man that beat Bowe as a pro.
The end came out of the blue at the half-way mark, with Holyfiield attacking. He had decked Riddick earlier, but Holyfield went down during a punching exchange in which he appeared to be getting the better of Bowe. The punch that decked him was obscured by Bowe's back, but a shot from a better angle showed it to be a hard right swing. Holyfield collapsed, beat the count, but was virtually defenceless, and the referee stopped the fight.
I agree
Oh, Riddick Bowe . . . what could have been. Clearly this guy had great boxing talent and instincts.
@Izzy Kash and threw his WBC belt in the trash to avoid fighting Lennox 🤦🏻
His prime was short lived, after he first beat Holyfield. He started being less hungry and not motivated
Nope. He was one of the not very good people in boxing at the time. It's why Holyfield had success - the field was weak.
@@chunkyfxdls1878 Bowe only fought 2 top level fighters. Holyfield and Golota. No one else
@@paleo704 Seriously…… That’s a little disrespectful when he fought 2 former HW champions of the world. And look at what Lewis did Golota.
Although this was not the standard and level of the first 2 fights this was still a great fight with both warriors giving their all.these two created a heavyweight rivalry that rivalled Ali and Frazier's for greatest trilogy ever.
This is better than the second fight by a mile.
evander holyfield what a warrior !!!!
Why did both bowe and Holyfield get booed from the crowd at the start they are legends?
At this point, I was with my old pals in San Jose, and they were Bowe fanatics too. They were screaming "Go for it" when I kept telling them, wait- he hasn't got inside YET.
I remember watching this fight as a kid because I remember watching the round 5 sign on the TV screen.
27:05 Round 5
Greatest trilogy in my my eyes.
At the end of the fight, the announcers ask, "What's next for Holyfield?" Two victories over Mike Tyson was what lay ahead.
Yeah, an over the hill Tyson with no real trainer in his corner. Had Rooney still been in his corner, Mike would've jacked Holyfield up in a massive way and everybody with any honesty knows it.
@@tombstone1111 you could argue that Holyfield wasnt in his prime either.
He beat TYSON WITH HEADBUTTS AND STEROIDS. HOLYFIELD IS A CHEATER 💯 PERCENT
@@donaldwhitten2438 He beat Tyson because Tyson was no longer what he was which was Tyson's OWN fault....anytime Mikes character was tested...he crumbled like a stale cookie.
You seem like a pathetic loser yourself buttercup.
@@donaldwhitten2438 Holyfield is natty bro
This fight is rite up there with the best
There was a time when I really rooted for Holyfield and admired his courage. But his failure to retire when it was time has really messed with his legacy. I can see the steroid thing happening, he needed to bulk up because he always was a blown-up cruiserweight. Still, the guy fought some pretty damn good fights.
And they say the thickening of the heart vessels that Holyfield had suffered from is often a by-product of steroid use.
Its terrible the way some fans convict people who were never busted and never failed a single drug test in a 30 year career. Its just wrong.
some people born cruiser weight
Holyfield is a legend
@@ExperienceEricmust be delusional
They need to make an anime. Each season or chapter based on each decade. The 20’s,50’s , 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s we already know are going to be beautiful. Every Division was stacked and there was a “super fight” basically every month
Bowe in his prime could have beaten any heavyweight. But damn, here Holyfield is giving away almost 40 pounds to Bowe! That's crazy.
Holyfield looks unwell after 1 round. At end of round 4 Holyfield says can't breath.
Yeah this started during the Michael Moorer fight. Teddy Atlas kept talking about how something was wrong with him. This fight was even worse. I was at both fights as a young holyfield fan ad I was heart broken. I thought this had to be the end of his career. When he was going into the tyson fight, the odds opened at like 20-1 for Tyson. People thought Holyfield was going to die because of the health issues. When he won, it was insane. I was ten years old, and I remember he had a cut and Flip Homansky was looking at it. My dad and I were huge holyfield fans and we couldn't get over what was happening. Nervous that Flip would want to stop the fight, 10 year old me said "Get the fuck out of there flip!" right in front of my dad... I looked at him and said "sorry" and he was so into it he just said "it's ok don't worry about it."
Who is Evan Fields?
@Vs aka the sinner : Evander Holy field was a real warrior a true gentleman. I like the way he behaves and the way he fights.
When Steroids are not enough. Thanks for posting.
Um dos maiores combates que eu já vi quase ouve óbito por parte dos dois Bowie foi feliz quando Evander abriu a guarda e tomou um Hulk sem volta grande batalha de tirando do boxe americano e do mundo
Look at some of the people in the audience, especially around the 38:00 Mark for a while. Are some of those people cardboard cutouts used to fill seats?
Lol sounds like a Tyson fan to me. I seriously doubt if Bowe and Holy needed card board cut outs to fill seats after their first two fights What will yall come up with next to try to disc Holy
@@bobber0623 calm down brother, love holy bowe and Tyson. Merely asking a q based on how flat and still those ppl looked but looking at them closer now, I eventually saw some movement. No need to jump to conclusions, I love the bowe and holy fights and not discrediting anyone, juuust an observation bro
I bet you guys didn't know that suge knight and 2pac was in attendance during this fight and you can see them at certain moments during the fight.
@Jscottmoody Thanks for going out of your way by wrtting a comment under my post, to let me know you don't care👍👍👍👍👍
Holyfield actually suffered a heart attack DURING THE FIGHT! He also had a type of hepatitis. And he managed to last 9 rounds while INSIDE FIGHTING, facing one of the strongest boxers of the 90s, knock him down, and get up at the count of 9. For me, this bout was perhaps the most courageous one ever, because he could've died any second, he knew SOMETHING was wrong, and he fought a great fight while pushing himself beyond his limits. Your thoughts?
He didn't suffer a heart attack in any fight, but in the 1st Moorer fight they thought his left ventricle closed and thus the doc said that he fought the fight, "essentially at cardiac arrest". What actually physically happened to Holy in the Moorer fight has been debated by many people, and you can read up on all the medical theories, but there is no doubt SOMETHING was wrong with him in that fight and this fight too b/c in every other fight Holy could go to war for 12, even 15 rds and not slow down. After reading his book and watching the fight, the Hepatitis thing sounds like it's 100% legit, and if he had been healthy, I think he destroys Bowe in this fight. But, it all worked out in the end....
All your fantasy huh?
@Nitty Gritty yeah one of the toughest men in history is a bitch. You're a moron
Holyfield juiced heavily again after losing to Bowe the first time (he let it slip in the post-fight interview that he lost because he was "smaller"), and started developing heart problems from being on them for almost 5 years at this point. It crippled his stamina severely, which can be seen in the first Moorer loss and 2nd Bowe defeat. PEDs definitely increased Evan Field's power, durability and stamina, which he started at 25 in 1988 to go up to heavyweight.
Lo mejor de lo mejor en peso pesado estos si son de verdad .
I never believed that Evander had heart problems in this fight. They were just trying to make excuses for him. Instead of giving Bowe the credit, they put more attention on Holyfields supposed heart problems. He fought again just six months later (doesn't sound like a man with heart problems).
It's a shame that people don't give Bowe the credit for beating Holyfield.
WOW, Riddick Bowe actually got BIGGER and STRONGER as he got older. Especially to be able to TKO Evander Holyfield.
Announcers are annoying making it sound like Holyfield was a cripple fighting Bowe. It was a legit win for Bowe. Bowe almost knocked out Holyfield their first fight. Bpwe was the better fighter. It bums me out he lost the fire and didn't achieve more.
The marvelous Holyfield!
Holyfield ok
15:35 - "Breathe deep, breathe deep, breathe deep, breathe deep, *beef drip"* XD
Too much heart ... great Stoppage by the Ref. Joe Cortez ...
My point was Holyfield did fight again when Bowe was still champ and opponent-less. Anyway we can both agree that they were great fighters and it really doesn't take away from them either way. I don't blame you for putting Holyfield ahead of Bowe; he did still have a career after the three wars they had, when Bowe was pretty much finished after that. They were both great fighter and the evidence is in the matches they had together.
So happy to see Holyfield knocked out. That guy was a very dirty fighter, always using the head; that’s the reason because he defeated Tyson. Actually I don’t blame Mike for biting Holyfield’s ear!
Nobody gives a shit about Tyson here. Go whine on a Mike Tyson fight thread.
Tyson all day ppl. How u gonna be 20yrs old and heavyweight champion of the world and not be great?.. You try to do it
Sean Kimble;don't forget Mike was ONLY 5'10"on a GOOD day!! OUTweighed and a lot shorter than ALL his opponents!!
What
With all due respect to Mike Tyson, when he decided to self-destruct he went fast, publicly and painfully. Sadly at the end of the day, he reverted back to the juvenile delinquent he was when D’Amato first rescued him. Truly sad.
Great at 20 a bum at 23
@@bobber0623 lol Mike was never a bum until the 2000s
Man....Bowe was huge.
Holyfield was my very favorite boxer, never bragged or disrespected anybody. Just kicked some asses
Holyfield had hep A in this fight which was why hewas so tired. I think he might be the most underrated fighter of all time.
Steroids
@@austinlittke5580 everyone is on steroids.
@@Kunfucious577 bullshit, u coward
@@austinlittke5580 hey, im no coward. Im brave.
My idol rideck bowe
this fight always gets me. evander had him. i watched this as a kid i was in shock
***** loss is a loss. Don't give any excuse please.
oh boy, in the replay from the top you can see that rigth hand come in like a ton of brick strapped to a rocket pack
Holyfield was more exhausted than hurt at the end of this fight, this was Bowe's last good fight, Holy took too much outta him in those 3 wars..
Holyfield should never be included with Ali when talking about the best or the toughest. Ive watched virtually every fight Ali fought and he at any time in his career if you considered them to be at the same age Ali would have beaten Holyfield. Nobody had anymore skill and heart than Ali in the heavyweight division. Ali is hands down the GOAT.
Thank you for sharing
This is without any duobts the greatest fight of all times!
Big guy winning over a tougher gutsier smaller man. Holyfield is the man!
No no, the Tyson fight did not happen right after the third Bowe fight. Evander fought another guy just five months after he fought Bowe for the third time, so you're skipping a few fights.
I know each ref has different counts, but Bowe was legitimately down for 10 seconds. And it didn't look like he was just biding his time and milking the count
look back at all three fights. you can tell holyfields on steroids and most definitely Human growth hormone. Thats why his head got bigger too. at a time when testing wasn't perfect.
How do you know his head got bigger ? OK he got bald which made his head look bigger
Evander "fraud" Holyfield
Beer vs roids:)
Shut up now
Yeah, I'm not blaming anyone either. I don't do that when fights don't get made. Like I said, these guys are in a hard profession, and a dangerous one. If a very dangerous, difficult fight isn't going to make real money for both of the fighters, or not make as much as they feel it justifies, I can't fault them for saying no. But it's a shame it never happened. I think it would have had Bowe not flamed out a touch prematurely, but he was in some wars...
The best trigoly I ever seen the first one was best fight I watched and tenth round was epic and that first fight was epic but second fight was very close but it was so good and Holyfield edge him out as for third fight it was brutal bit Holyfield was on steroids at this time but I thought this would be his last fight it wasn't as for Bowe 2-1 and he did well but never the same after this
Big dadyy bow👍👍👍
what a wasted career. too bad he was so stupid, with half a brain he would had been champ for 15 years. but he prefered to go 'gansta' not training, not listening to anybody and ending pennyless (they all do)
I saw 2pac and shug night
Referee: Step forward, step forward...
Holyfield: Huh.....?
Holyfield's headbutts won 1st fight with Tyson, and Tyson was winning 2nd fight up untill he got tired of headbutts and bite Hokyfield's ear. Thats a short version of Tyson vs Holyfield. Ahh and guys disqualification is not the same as victory :)
Even tyson admit he couldn't get holyfield just take the L bro it's been 30 years
Realism isn't the question. The question is, is the fight worth it TO HIM? If the answer is no, it doesn't happen. Lewis made good money and carried cards down the road. He didn't have a big fan base, but everyone in boxing knew who he was and there was a lot of interest in this fight had it been in Vegas.
Evander was done even before he knocked out bowe!God kept by grace...he was out
Riddick “Low Blow” Bowe
Aint that the truth
TOTALLY surprised Holyfield lost this one. But hot damn. WOOF. Great fight.
LOL just saw your comment after posting mine. He doesn't even hide the fact that he likes to use his HEAD in his fight. According to Evan, "using my HEAD makes me a smart fighter."
Evander did beat Tyson,twice.Evander was getting caught with liver shots in the inside.This is my wifes account.I box and liver and hard body shots will shut a man down..Plus,did you see bowe get caught in the 6th?A hard chin shot will shut down the best of men.Thats what happened to hollyfield in the 8th.
Good thing these guys are friends
Used to love when Holyfield got his ass beat😂🤣
After Joe Cortez ask if he's alright I literally seen him shake his head no to riddick bowe two friends are not going to kill each other the roads caught up his heart couldn't keep up!!!!!!!.
holyfield !!!!! :D
Bowe was already stripped by this time of the title he won from Holyfield for refusing to fight Lewis. the McCall rematch took too long to happen - but it did happen. But at the end of the day, Bowe was the first one who backed out. Again, I suspect money was an issue. But the fact is Bowe was stripped by the WBC for refusing to fight him. Rock Newmans initial contract offers were ridiculous (I don't blame Bowe - that's why you have managers).
Some serious brain damage happened to both of them in this fight
lol after all the wars Holyfield went through you pick one specific fight to say that.
Amazing to think 1 year later Holyfield would shock the world against Tyson and Bowe would be ruined in both fights with Golota.
Cortez did a good job. That was the same situation where Richard Steele stopped the Chavez-Taylor fight, but Cortez gave Holyfield a chance to keep fighting. But I will say that even if Taylor had come away with the win, I think that fight drained him badly, Chavez would have won a rematch, imo.
2Pac Shakur was there On November 4,1995
how you know?
atualmente eram os melhores da America
Holyfield definitely had a Medical Condition. Round 6 shows what happened. Holyfield couldn’t finish why??
Yeah, a steroid condition.
@@macmillion7648 or hepatitis
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Its ironic that after this fight Bowe would go on a major slide and never be a factor never get a title shot. Holyfield would go on to win a titles from Tyson beating him twice fought Lewis twice and compete fairly well until He met Toney and got knocked out in 2007.
The close fighting was so interesting....and great refereeing!! He only intervened when there was holding...otherwise just got the hell out and let them box...
Ridik bowe and lenok lewis legeng
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Is it me or is "head" written on Holyfields shorts ?
I was wondering that as well
It looks like they throw like a million more punches per round than modern day heavyweights.
read above comment dont need to repeat myself, BOWE only wanted Lennox once he had retired
This was the one scary moment in the 6th- still , Riddick maintained his composure and then continued methodically pounded away after Evander ran out of gas. Again, pounded away.
Holyfield waisting his time on the inside. He's giving away all his good work in the first round.
That footwork is what exhausted him he was forced to fight in a phone booth
Bowe repeatedly & without reason ducked a fight with the era's best (& one of the all time greats) ; Lennox Lewis, who beat them all- including Tyson & Holyfield.
evannnnnnnder''the headbutting machine''hoooooooooolllllyfiiielllld!!!!
Head butting Mike T..was a pro at it
Holyfield was one of the toughest men to enter the ring. Like Frazier or Ali, he would not give up.
Lions never step back
He was literally dead on his feet early in this fight due to poor health and he still almost ko'd bowe. In fairness Bowe didn't look great. Neither fighter ever looked the same after their first two fights. Even in the Tyson fight, Holyfield looked good, but it was not his best. The older EH had far more bounce in his feet and threw more shots. It's a testament to his will that he became champion again after the Moorer and this performance. People forget that a lot of individuals were scared for Holyfield's life against Tyson because he was looking soooo bad. One of the strongest willed fighters ever to live. I'll never forget when he beat Mike the first time. It was one of the most impressive wins ever in boxing.
Ali and Frazer also had incredible willpower. Round 15 of the Thriller in Manila, Ali said it was the closest he’d ever been to death. It was Frazers corner who stopped the fight, Joe would’ve gone out for R15. Incredible athletes. I’ve done a bit of boxing, I was terrible at it,,people don’t have a clue what it feels like to take a right hook on the side of the head ,above the ear, your brain shorts out, your eyes glitch, your legs don’t respond, then you catch a left straight in the face ..... how these men could fight like that and not die is incredible. One right hook from a heavyweight could kill an ordinary man. These are supermen .
@@thpxs0554 Yeah same. People don't understand what they leave behind. Ali, Holyfield, Frazier, and Bowe left parts of themselves in the ring they can literally never get back. I've met all of them, including Foreman, and George was the only one who didn't have extremely obvious signs of brain damage. I was on a plane with Joe, and he could barely walk on his own without stumbling. He had a young kid carrying everything for him because he simply couldn't. It really is the ultimate sacrifice.
LOL out loud, no. He was a bodybuilder who did well in the boxing world because boxing was way down in his time. Frazier and Ali in their prime would destroy Hollyfield in his prime.
It was a great competition from the 1st fight all the way to the last one.... Two great warriors.... Wish both of them all the best in their retirements..... Thank you for uploading the final fight.
We must give huge credit for Bowe to interrupt the post fight interview, seeing that Holyfield couldn't respond to the interviewer in another video. Bowe given all the credit to Holyfield as a fighter. Respect.
It's hard for a guy with really long arms to not accidentally toss a low blow now & then. Cooney had the same problem. Holyfield was deliberately dirty with his head. I think he ruined himself with steroids as well. Too much bulk, too fast.
What clip is that?
@Jscottmoody Is that supposed to mean something?
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@@wymple09 Toney used more steroids. Holyfield is a hall of famer.
Evander 'The Real Deal' Holyfield baby! Fighting heavyweights while weighing 210 lbs what a warrior! Seriously love watching his fights, one of the all time greats!
Agreed
Mike did it too sheet but bowe would have killed him.
“Fighting heavyweights at 213”?
HW starts at 200lbs. 213 was perfectly average for the 90s. Tyson spent a big chunk of his career at 217.
@@SKa-tt9nm210-220 is plenty big for heavyweights of the past, present and future. The current crop of fighters are heavier than past ones, but you'll notice that these heavier fighters are no match in skill and fighting prowess of the lighter fighters of the past.
Holyfield is a warrior in this fight. I think he is undersized for a heavyweight.
Well....he started out his career as a light heavyweight...went through Cruiserweight
Him and Tyson were small heavyweights... warrior's like you said
holyfield lost the fight, but hes still one of the all time greats, definatly a credit to the sport. bowe at this time in his boving career could have beaten any boxer.
Agreed
Except Tyson .
@@Nightowl76
He would've destroyed any version of Tyson.
Learn the Game
@@travzimmerman1340 lol ......that's fucking funny .
@@travzimmerman1340 bowe was good mate no doubt about it , but to say he would of beat a prime Tyson is outrageous .
Holyfield was a dead man walking in this fight and he still almost ko'd bowe. I was at this fight at 8 years old, and I was scared for Holyfield because he could barely stand up. In fairness, Holyfield looked bad against Moorer as well. Even TEddy Atlas was screaming about how bad he looked. Bowe didn't even look great in this fight (thankfully for Holyfield).
holyfield came back, but he neither ever looked as good after their second fight. Those first two fights were BRUTAL.
You have to accept Bowe won this trilogy 2-1 and fair and square ..
Holyfield was the only man to defeat Bowe.
Bowe ended his career with 44 fights 33 ko’s and one defeat ( Holyfield on points)
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He got hammered twice by in his last 2 fights
Full respect for Bowe as a fighter, but not sure if that record would be the same if he didn't dodge Lennox Lewis fight...
Bowe that beat I said beat Holyfield TWICE. was sensational
I know he was lazy,, and lost his way a bit ..
But When he was good …wow
Golata wrecked him twice 😂😂😂
A lot of people forget that. It's really the best Heavyweight has faired statistically besides Marciano.
a heart condition? Maybe it was too big for his chest.
Or maybe he dropped his steroid useage
Who knows but something went wrong For Holyfield cause he didn't have the push to rush Bowe after he dropped him Bowe was a duck dinner waiting to get got he was all out on his feet dude let him off the hook!
I think so.
The heart condition was later revealed to have been totally made-up and false.
I cant undrstsnd. After 1 year holyfield is too much strong fight vs tyson.
Watch the way Bowe cuts off. He takes 2 steps to Evander's 5. That means by Round 5, Bowe starts to wear him down.
240 to 213 He only had about 30 pounds on him. Golata wasnt so small was making bowe look like a journeyman
38:38-38:41...the late great 2pac attending the fight.
Immediately, the song "Untouchable" came to mind after reading ur comment.
Vo Uub I saw this fight years ago, and has been looking for it since.
I came here to see Pac
Back when heavyweight boxing was interesting.
tsuko tsikou Watch Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte when it comes around.
George Havenhand LOL you're comparing that to this..go home dude. The 90s era was the best. Today's era is weak.
Aj and whyte are really fucking big actually. Dont take those guys lightly LOL. But comparing generations is stupid. Just enjoy it for what it is! Boxing is coming back again and you can either complain or watch it!
Don’t compare AJ to these guys lol one punch from them would floor him
George Havenhand aaaaas love how this comment aged when a perennial B level fighter knocked out the fake champion
Evader Holyfield has the biggest heart in boxing. This trilogy was amazing.