If I ever get told I have fight a dragon, and I can pick one person out of anyone to help me fight the dragon, I'm picking The Real Deal. Anybody else would run away. Holyfield would left hook that dragon ALL NIGHT. Dragon breathes fires, Holyfield counters with LEFT HOOK.
@@innertubez Underrated by who? He seems to have been fairly treated during his career, and he's widely regarded as one of the all time greats. I think The Ring had him at #11. He's one of those where you could have put him in his prime in any era of boxing and he'd have been champ or a top contender.
Bowe absolutely loved doing this interview with you, David ~ thank you so very much! I showed him this video a short while ago and he was very happy with how it turned out, as well as with your previous videos on him as well. Hit us up any time!
I can't even imagine being Bowe in the 10th round. You knock a guy so hard he staggers, then lay shot after shot after shot and he just... doesn't fall down. Holyfield is something else.
@@JinhoIzanagawa would love to have seen Holyfield fighting Tommy Morrison before Morrison had the fight against Ray Mercer. After that mauling, Morrison was never the same fighter. He fu*ked up tho, because he didn't train properly for Mercer. 1 of the established commentators of the day, made a remark to his colleague, which he thought wasn't being recorded but it was heard. He said that Ray Mercer was a journeyman boxer and wasn't good enough to be World champion. Often wondered did Morrison buy into this school of thought and so got cocky and complacent in the weeks leading up to the fight in 1992.
@@stourleykracklite7663 Mr Holyfield was a tough tough scrapper in his prime(1989 to 1997). He deserves all the accolades thrown his way. However when boxing commentators think of the greatest of all time, he may not make the top 5 because of a simple fact. Holyfield was known first + foremost for his exceptional fighting skills at Cruiserweight. A lighter division.
Bowe clearly won fight but holyfied very competitive bowe superior size made the difference as both fighters were equal in ability bowe could have been all time great if it weren't for mental health 8ssues
@@charlesciminera5881 yeah Bowe was one of the most talented and he could've been one of the best boxers ever, but his personal life was his hardest fight and wasn't able to overcome it and also maintain his boxing career at the highest level
@The Bomber Yeah, and went undefeated against everyone else. Golota owned him twice? I don't do my job so well with busted nuts, either. Dodged Tyson and Lewis? Business decisions to build up matches in the future. (Think Mayweather-Pacquiao.) But, yes, too bad those matches didn't happen.
@@stourleykracklite7663 Tyson and Bowe were from the same area of Brooklyn and they were childhood friends so they never wanted to face up to each other in the ring. That was mutual.
@Ty Willanganz yes they are, they have done quite a few interviews together and it seems as though there is genuine love there for one another, Holyfield acts very big brotherly towards Bowe and it’s amazing to see
@@irvinmorales1409 disrespectful from that guy. Let's be honest though. Evander could get hurt in the ring at his age. Why risk his health for at most a couple hundred thousand bucks?. Some commentators seem to think that he's had bad financial advice and when the ass was ripped out of the stock market in the last crash in 2008, his investments suffered horrendously. I have looked into this but unable to verify it. Unless somebody else knows something I don't know about this...
How can anyone find a reason to leave a dislike. The skills, heart, will and chins on show here are phenomenal. So is the guys breakdown of the fight. This is quality viewing all the way. What's their to dislike? Personally I feel this fight took so much out of Holyfield. Giving 30 pounds to a guy as good as Bowe was too much even for him. He should have retired after this despite the fact he did well in later years.. Just my opinion
Nah I disagree that Holyfield needed to call it a day after this fight, or even after the 2nd or 3rd fight with Bowe. However, he could easily have afforded to retire after he beat Mike Tyson for the 2nd time. Those fights against Lennox Lewis took far more out of him than Bowe did when he was only 31 or 32 years old. Against Lewis he was 37 or 38 years old.
Could do it all distance fighting,clinch fighting big powerful with a lot of weapons... I newer to this day saw such a big guy to be that good and dangerous in clinch.
@sayvar44 truly a shame. he was so gifted. if he'd have been able to continue to fight at the level that he did in the first Holyfield fight, he'd easily be a top 5 all time great. And man, imagine that Bowe vs Lewis. What a battle that would have been.
6'2, 220 or so is small? I'm not sure I understand this perception people have that Holyfield was small. He wasn't. He was pretty average in size for a HW. Want to name a HW from that era who was nearly always the smallest guy in the ring, it's Tyson.
A fully dialed-in Bowe was a problem--great jab & way better inside than you'd expect from a guy with his size and build. Evander never totally figured him out even when he won. That said, Holyfield's heart & intelligence were just off the scale. I have no idea how he got that deep into the 3rd fight, much less got Bowe in real trouble
I've just recently gotten into these videos so please allow me one question: I've seen the word "heart" being thrown around a ton on these videos, and I'm curious by what you guys with more experience mean by that. Literal heart, as in great cardio and stamina? Or a more metaphorical "warrior's heart"?
I loved you getting Bowe to comment on it. I saw a fun interview a few years ago with Bowe and Holyfield. Holyfield was making excuses for the third fight. "Well, what happened was that I had hepatitis". Bowe says "Don't blame it on no hepatitis. What happened is you had Big Daddy on you" 😆
Great breakdown of one of the greatest heavyweight fights I remember watching. Holyfield is such a warrior, barely a cruiser weight and still beating these big guys. I wanted Holyfield to win this fight and by golly he tried. You can't feel the fight like it was in this abridged breakdown. It was EXCITING. And Bowe's awesome inside fighting made the difference in my opinion. This was arguably Big Daddy's best fight. I love your videos man. I still have the poster.
Well the first win definitely took his fire, but the other two fights didn’t take too much out of him. Bowe’s skills declined after 1993 due to lack of dedication to his training. What really took his soul were the two fights against Andrew Golata. Those two fights fucked up his brain, body and his very soul. Again, I don’t know how much he actually trained for those two fights since he wasn’t the same fighter from the first Holyfield fight, but I think in the golata rematch he actually took training more serious but still ended his career due to golata beating the shit out of him and the multiple cheap shots golata did to bowe
@@dansden10 Unfortunately, Bowe tended to be really undisciplined outside of the ring and loved to eat which I can't blame him for. Safe to say, the first win over Holyfield might've been the best and worst thing that could've happened to him. After the first Holyfield win, his management team took over.
This is such a phenomenal breakdown. Thank you very much! I've enjoyed re-watching the fight and learning new things from one of the greatest heavyweight boxing fights.
Bowe was such a scary dude in this fight. When he was dedicated and conditioned, holy crap! Awesome video! Btw wheres the tPYDNS podcast? I loved that more than any other podcast I listen to...
This is the best sport Channel in TH-cam. I watch boxing casually and never trained. Watching these videos makes me want go back and watch All fights again as you share so much knowledge about what is happening.
Holyfield got hit with sledgehammers this fight. And just took punch after punch. He never hit the canvas tho. The one time you thought he was going to he picked himself up before he reached the ground. Really a one of a kind man. Also I love how much he attributes to his mom.
What an unbelievable contest and fight with huge heart and fortitude from both boxers. The constant hard exchanges mixed with the best strategy they could both muster during this epic match was epic and the seemingly careful observation they managed to each other’s reactions amidst the constant fray and often balls to the wall multiple torrent-trading of one-for-one hard exchanges was truly surreal. It’s absolutely amazing they each stood to the bitter end of 12. What also made it such a good presentation to me personally was the great analytical commentary. Superb!
I agree. This was him at his peak. It says so much about Holyfield as well at this point. He was giving up 30 pounds to a peak Bowe. I don't think Holyfield was ever the same after this fight. And I wish Bowe hadnt ruined himself. Imagine how Bowe could have become if he had Holyfields attitude.
@@ContextReallyMatters The thing it's kind been forgotten that he had already been in plenty Cro-Magnon wars by the time this fight came round. Tyson and Bowe with their KO punch and weight could finish guys in one round but Holyfield would have battle them for 7 or 8 rounds, sometimes the full 12. He always amazed me how he would have enough power to absolutely daze his opponents but usually not get them out quick enough. He did it with Mercer, Foreman, Tyson and Lewis. And top it all he was a 15 round fighter to boot. The description warrior is used all the time in boxing nowadays. So what word is there to describe Holyfield?
Wow!! BRILLIANT analysis!!! Unbeatable synchronicity of footage, complete with delays, to marry perfectly with the point being highlighted. As a non-boxer, I have learned so much (in theory) from this analysis! Thank you! SUBSCRIBED.
I've been arguing for years that this was the greatest heavyweight championship fight of all time. Usually I get mocked, but it had more action than the Thrilla in Manilla and more power punching than Louis-Conn I... I stick by my belief
@@seanrc8642 exactly I agree with you here but another underrated fight is Tyson vs ruddock Man some huge bombs thrown in that fight You could literally hear the sound of those punches sitting several rows back
Even though Holyfield lost this fight he gained me as a fan. I was already a fan, but really bought into him after this. That 10th round was epic. I remember thinking: "I knew he had it in him! I knew it!" I believe Holyfield gained a lot of fans through this fight who became part of his loyal fan base and "Team Holyfield". After this fight - and subsequent fights - he ended up being my favorite fighter of the 90's.
Me too. The fact he fought the way he did against a guy at his peak who was 30 odd pounds heavier than him amazed me. He had already been in countless savage wars already. He could have retired after this fight. It must have taken something out of him. When he came back heavier I thought he lost a bit of speed and rhythm. I always get annoyed about the headbutt shit. He does what boxers have done for a hundred years. Get your head down and on to your opponents chest or shoulder. Especially if your fighting guys bigger than you.
@@georgegreig8054 The headbutt stuff was BS. I remember Tyson deliberately ran into his head to try to get out of the first fight. Tyson obsessed over it and used it as excuse to bite Holyfield’s ear the second fight. Lewis also complained about it, but he was a dirty fighter - constantly leaning on Holyfield, endlessly holding, rabbit punching, etc. Also, agree that Holyfield wasn’t quit as quick after this fight and didn’t have quit the same rythm. I noticed that difference in his second fight against Stewart. The first fight he was like a machine gun with those combos.The second fight against he didn’t really break down Stewart the way he did the first fight. He was a real boxer-puncher up to the Bowe fight. His style after this wasn’t as speed based and had a little less reliance on movement. He was still quick, but he didn’t have as much of that rapid-fire quickness of his first HW reign.
@@mikem591 I never heard a murmur about head butts until the Tyson fight. And I remember the incident your talking about. When you see the slow-motion replay I always laugh. Tyson smashes his head into Holyfield and makes a pained face and bleats to the referee while Holyfields expression doesn't change. He reacted as if he had been hit with a feather rather than a 220 pound man deliberately full force head butting him.
Hi and thank you for breaking down this epic slugfest. I would also be very thankful if you made a breakdown of Ike Ibeabuchi. In my opinion, he had it all, from what I've seen he could always throw punches from every angle, and he was very energetic, strong and had the endurance aswell(he and David Tua once held the record for most punches thrown in a heavyweight fight, which was around 1730. To my amazement he kept brawling the entire fight without slowing down, similar to this Bowe vs Holyfield fight). Ike vs Holyfield and Tyson would have been dream fights. It is very disappointing to know how Ike's career was cut short. P.S. You can breakdown his fight with Tua additionally on another video aswell.
An amazing breakdown as usual MMA. Since you mentioned that this could've been the fight of the decade, could you do a breakdown on the first Chavez and Taylor fight?
@@TheModernMartialArtist I watched ur Muhammad Ali videos so much that I thought it was gonna be 15 rounds 😅... My heart broke when fight ended at 12 rounds 😅.... Man Ali is for sure The Greatest of All times
For some reason "he addressed each punch separately" impresses me so much. I'm not a fighter, but I know you have to be so incredibly devoted to the craft to have the ability to comprehend every little thing that's happening and counter them accordingly. Wild to me
Was 21 when I watched this in the early hours. Still marvelling at 50 how Bowe’s uppercut did not decapitate Holyfield. Mans a warrior. Excellent analysis as always 👌
Dude I love your channel. As a casual boxing fan you’ve opened a whole new world to me in regards to defensive techniques. It’s a Sweet science alright…
I always love watching your videos. you break it down in such detail. I love for you to break down the Bernard Hopkins vs Oscar de la Hoya fight…… but keep doing yo thang with these videos 💯
I never had any interest in boxing or fights until I found this channel and actually learned something about boxing. You break it down like no one else.
I grew up watching the stuff. I'm a Holyfield guy but have so much respect for both these Champions have their craftsmanship in the trilogy. It chokes you up period as a kid I watched Ali and Fraser and foreman and Kenny Norton and all those guys. We hadn't seen that kind of heart since the seventies as well as skill. Excellent video
A great fight put on by two boxers who appreciate good sportsmanship and one on one competition. A high point in heavyweight boxing history. Bowe or Holyfield would be dominate fighters of this current era, no doubt.
"Boxing wars of the 90s featuring Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, and other great fighters," he says at the shot of the Parachute Man. Kidding aside though, thanks for another excellent breakdown!
Your breakdowns give me a whole next level understanding of how skilled these fighters really are. I've been watching boxing for 3 decades and you take me to school with every video you make. Thank you sir 👍
I watched the Bowe/Holyfield fights mulitple times, alsmost up there with Ali/Frazier i think. awesome episode! btw could you cover David Tua? he seems kind of overlooked IMO.
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Great that you asked him 😍🤣
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"When it came to the fight or flight instinct, Holyfield had been born without the flight part".
Pretty good summation of Holyfield.
Indeed
If I ever get told I have fight a dragon, and I can pick one person out of anyone to help me fight the dragon, I'm picking The Real Deal. Anybody else would run away. Holyfield would left hook that dragon ALL NIGHT. Dragon breathes fires, Holyfield counters with LEFT HOOK.
For real Holyfield was way underrated
@@innertubez Underrated by who? He seems to have been fairly treated during his career, and he's widely regarded as one of the all time greats. I think The Ring had him at #11.
He's one of those where you could have put him in his prime in any era of boxing and he'd have been champ or a top contender.
with a neck like that ya think?
"I didnt know if he was going easy on Holyfield or just tired, so I just asked him" What a flex LMAO
RIGHT!? lol huge flex!
Blew my damn mind lol
@pp reveal at 1k🙂 Doing just fine SHIRORORORORO
"And after asking him....I'm still not totally sure what happened..."
that was a badass line
Bowe absolutely loved doing this interview with you, David ~ thank you so very much! I showed him this video a short while ago and he was very happy with how it turned out, as well as with your previous videos on him as well. Hit us up any time!
That's cool of Big Daddy to do it....
Thank Bowe from all of us for doing the interview. I love it when we get to hear these guys discuss their fights.
Bowe is a legend
That was great.
@Guillermo And Bowe had best record in modern heavyweight history, beating twice the only opponent to have beaten him.
It's good to see David creating a new series. Now we have three series:
- Golden Age Heavyweight
- Four Kings of Boxing
- 1990's Heavyweight
With a K1 Kickboxing series starting in a few weeks too!
@@TheModernMartialArtist noice !
@@TheModernMartialArtist Hell yeah!!! Can't wait
Wait, wasn't the golden age the 70s?
@@ramirosuarez4141 yup
You sir are by far the greatest boxing analyst on TH-cam.
Watch Lee Wylie. This guys' good but Lee is amazing.
Rummy's Corner. Hands down.
@@twitchtv-sweatyscience Yeah Lee is very analytical but it might seem boring to some.
That's Matthew Fouts.
He is great, I prefer Lee Wylie by the way. That guy has an incredible eye for breakdown boxers
I can't even imagine being Bowe in the 10th round. You knock a guy so hard he staggers, then lay shot after shot after shot and he just... doesn't fall down. Holyfield is something else.
All of that while both of them being a heavyweight.
Man had an amazing chin in his prime. Not to mention the heart of a goddamn lion. No way he was gonna let anybody drop him
Holyfield had a great chin. I watched this fight live on PPV.
@@joelcastro-reyes1667 Holyfield didnt just have a lion's heart, Mans got titanium balls and was never scared of anyone.
@@JinhoIzanagawa would love to have seen Holyfield fighting Tommy Morrison before Morrison had the fight against Ray Mercer. After that mauling, Morrison was never the same fighter. He fu*ked up tho, because he didn't train properly for Mercer. 1 of the established commentators of the day, made a remark to his colleague, which he thought wasn't being recorded but it was heard. He said that Ray Mercer was a journeyman boxer and wasn't good enough to be World champion. Often wondered did Morrison buy into this school of thought and so got cocky and complacent in the weeks leading up to the fight in 1992.
One of the most chess-like matches. Congratulations on the contribution from Riddick Bowe, a testament to the quality of this channel.
Or a contribution to the PRO-BOWE SLANT.
Makes sense to talk up a man who gave u an interview.
@James P. According to many Holyfield is one of the great heavyweights. In his prime, how'd he do against Bowe?
@@stourleykracklite7663 Mr Holyfield was a tough tough scrapper in his prime(1989 to 1997). He deserves all the accolades thrown his way. However when boxing commentators think of the greatest of all time, he may not make the top 5 because of a simple fact. Holyfield was known first + foremost for his exceptional fighting skills at Cruiserweight. A lighter division.
I cannot express how long I've been waiting for this one
You probably could tho
Not if he only knows those 11 words
same it’s one of my favourite fights
This fight was thrilling to watch. They both were equal in the battle. This made the fight unpredictable and fun.
Bowe clearly won fight but holyfied very competitive bowe superior size made the difference as both fighters were equal in ability bowe could have been all time great if it weren't for mental health 8ssues
@@charlesciminera5881 yeah Bowe was one of the most talented and he could've been one of the best boxers ever, but his personal life was his hardest fight and wasn't able to overcome it and also maintain his boxing career at the highest level
@@sam9239 he's one of the best ever he beat holyfield twice
@The Bomber Yeah, and went undefeated against everyone else. Golota owned him twice? I don't do my job so well with busted nuts, either. Dodged Tyson and Lewis? Business decisions to build up matches in the future. (Think Mayweather-Pacquiao.) But, yes, too bad those matches didn't happen.
@@stourleykracklite7663 Tyson and Bowe were from the same area of Brooklyn and they were childhood friends so they never wanted to face up to each other in the ring. That was mutual.
These two Warriors had 3 hard fights, they went to war basically, but I love that they are good friends to this day
They are?? Bowe had one of the strangest career arcs of all time... but hey, he got to wear the lineal crown
@Ty Willanganz yes they are, they have done quite a few interviews together and it seems as though there is genuine love there for one another, Holyfield acts very big brotherly towards Bowe and it’s amazing to see
They both took way too much punishment in their careers. 😢😢😢
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That exhibition was just shameful. What's worse is that Belfort was acting as if he beat the Holyfield of the 90's...
@@irvinmorales1409 disrespectful from that guy. Let's be honest though. Evander could get hurt in the ring at his age. Why risk his health for at most a couple hundred thousand bucks?. Some commentators seem to think that he's had bad financial advice and when the ass was ripped out of the stock market in the last crash in 2008, his investments suffered horrendously. I have looked into this but unable to verify it. Unless somebody else knows something I don't know about this...
Yessssssir, this is the fight that turned me from a casual viewer to a mega fan of the 90s
A lot of the best fights of late '80's early 1990's were Live on ITV and BBC. Free to watch until SKY came along.
"New Segment: Boxing Wars of the '90's"
Hell yeah.
How can anyone find a reason to leave a dislike. The skills, heart, will and chins on show here are phenomenal. So is the guys breakdown of the fight. This is quality viewing all the way. What's their to dislike? Personally I feel this fight took so much out of Holyfield. Giving 30 pounds to a guy as good as Bowe was too much even for him. He should have retired after this despite the fact he did well in later years.. Just my opinion
Nah I disagree that Holyfield needed to call it a day after this fight, or even after the 2nd or 3rd fight with Bowe. However, he could easily have afforded to retire after he beat Mike Tyson for the 2nd time. Those fights against Lennox Lewis took far more out of him than Bowe did when he was only 31 or 32 years old. Against Lewis he was 37 or 38 years old.
When Holyfield got up on the 11th, I literally said “what the f**k??”
You'd have to kill him to keep him down.
Holyfield pressed Start to skip to the next round.
@@TechnoLawyer 😆😆 don't say that now... lol
Seriously. A knock like that is lights out in any other fight.
It's amazing that you actually got an interview for this video!
Honestly love the way bowe fights, it just looks so clean.
Love the little pat Big Daddy Bowe gives Holyfield towards the end. Like, ''yeah man, you got my respect.''
Could do it all distance fighting,clinch fighting big powerful with a lot of weapons... I newer to this day saw such a big guy to be that good and dangerous in clinch.
@@stevans6942 yeah lol,and he can use shoulder roll too and his headmovement was insane
@sayvar44 truly a shame. he was so gifted. if he'd have been able to continue to fight at the level that he did in the first Holyfield fight, he'd easily be a top 5 all time great.
And man, imagine that Bowe vs Lewis. What a battle that would have been.
@sayvar44 he would have hammered lewis at that time
Holyfield fought the best of the best of his ERA and almost everytime he was the smaller man.
6'2, 220 or so is small? I'm not sure I understand this perception people have that Holyfield was small. He wasn't. He was pretty average in size for a HW.
Want to name a HW from that era who was nearly always the smallest guy in the ring, it's Tyson.
@@TechnoLawyer
He meant weight wise
@@TechnoLawyer You missed the mark.
@@dug1161 Tyson was 216 or so at his peak.
Holyfield shoulder muscles like a mountain
You did justice to a busy, classic bout, then managed to get some comment from Bowe. Kudos!
Love the honesty of Bowe and the respect he has for the Real Deal Holyfield
Remmber watching this live, how awesome it was to be a kid
A fully dialed-in Bowe was a problem--great jab & way better inside than you'd expect from a guy with his size and build. Evander never totally figured him out even when he won. That said, Holyfield's heart & intelligence were just off the scale. I have no idea how he got that deep into the 3rd fight, much less got Bowe in real trouble
Holyfield could solve most problems head-First.
No pun intended.
He could go head to head with the best.
I've just recently gotten into these videos so please allow me one question:
I've seen the word "heart" being thrown around a ton on these videos, and I'm curious by what you guys with more experience mean by that.
Literal heart, as in great cardio and stamina?
Or a more metaphorical "warrior's heart"?
@@katacutie
Warriors Heart.
@@damianrehbein3992 appreciate ya
@@katacutie yeah its metaphorical.
It mostly refers to willpower.
The clip of the interview at the end was the icing on the cake.
Great unappreciated classic fight. This turned out to be a great Trilogy!!
Holyfield is like a machine...a very tough machine, damn!
I loved you getting Bowe to comment on it.
I saw a fun interview a few years ago with Bowe and Holyfield. Holyfield was making excuses for the third fight. "Well, what happened was that I had hepatitis". Bowe says "Don't blame it on no hepatitis. What happened is you had Big Daddy on you" 😆
Tru school sports, he was in the gym with both of them daily at one point
That tenth round was nuts.
Great breakdown of one of the greatest heavyweight fights I remember watching. Holyfield is such a warrior, barely a cruiser weight and still beating these big guys. I wanted Holyfield to win this fight and by golly he tried. You can't feel the fight like it was in this abridged breakdown. It was EXCITING. And Bowe's awesome inside fighting made the difference in my opinion. This was arguably Big Daddy's best fight. I love your videos man. I still have the poster.
BOXING WARS OF THE 90s. Cannot wait
Great overview. Awesome that Bowe gave you an interview.
This fight and trilogy took everything from Bowe, the Win took away his fire and The trilogy took his soul, sadly was never the same afterwards
Well the first win definitely took his fire, but the other two fights didn’t take too much out of him. Bowe’s skills declined after 1993 due to lack of dedication to his training. What really took his soul were the two fights against Andrew Golata. Those two fights fucked up his brain, body and his very soul. Again, I don’t know how much he actually trained for those two fights since he wasn’t the same fighter from the first Holyfield fight, but I think in the golata rematch he actually took training more serious but still ended his career due to golata beating the shit out of him and the multiple cheap shots golata did to bowe
@@dansden10 Golata also took away the "Dick" part in Riddick.
@@dansden10 Golota had mental problems, according to his trainer.
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Unfortunately, Bowe tended to be really undisciplined outside of the ring and loved to eat which I can't blame him for. Safe to say, the first win over Holyfield might've been the best and worst thing that could've happened to him. After the first Holyfield win, his management team took over.
There are very few channels where I stop everything to watch the latest video, this is one of them.
This is such a phenomenal breakdown. Thank you very much! I've enjoyed re-watching the fight and learning new things from one of the greatest heavyweight boxing fights.
Ah, Rid, formerly Riddick before fighting Goleta, Bowe.
Lmaooo nice
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Lmao. Very good.
Hahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaahhaa LMAOOOO
I wonder if Bowe has been asked about that in an interview. I'd love to hear what he has to say about Golota. I'd guess, nothing nice 🤣
AMAZING VIDEO.
Covering fights 2 & 3 is pretty much A MUST now.
Best fight analysis channel on YT. Second place isn't close.
Bowe was such a scary dude in this fight. When he was dedicated and conditioned, holy crap! Awesome video!
Btw wheres the tPYDNS podcast? I loved that more than any other podcast I listen to...
Having Bowe actually IN the video is like the most alpha thing I’ve ever seen 😂
This is the best sport Channel in TH-cam. I watch boxing casually and never trained. Watching these videos makes me want go back and watch All fights again as you share so much knowledge about what is happening.
Another great breakdown! You made me realize some things I hadn't before, thanks for your awesome videos man, keep going!
Holyfield got hit with sledgehammers this fight. And just took punch after punch.
He never hit the canvas tho. The one time you thought he was going to he picked himself up before he reached the ground.
Really a one of a kind man.
Also I love how much he attributes to his mom.
The 90s are the perfect complement to the 70s boxing Era , imo the two best decades ever
What an unbelievable contest and fight with huge heart and fortitude from both boxers. The constant hard exchanges mixed with the best strategy they could both muster during this epic match was epic and the seemingly careful observation they managed to each other’s reactions amidst the constant fray and often balls to the wall multiple torrent-trading of one-for-one hard exchanges was truly surreal. It’s absolutely amazing they each stood to the bitter end of 12. What also made it such a good presentation to me personally was the great analytical commentary. Superb!
Always happy to see the youtube note and find out it's your channel. Very inspiring for training and great fun to watch
I think this was Bowe at his absolute best. No one was beating him that night.
I agree. This was him at his peak. It says so much about Holyfield as well at this point. He was giving up 30 pounds to a peak Bowe. I don't think Holyfield was ever the same after this fight. And I wish Bowe hadnt ruined himself. Imagine how Bowe could have become if he had Holyfields attitude.
@@georgegreig8054 Holyfield was the real life Ultimate Warrior.
@@ContextReallyMatters The thing it's kind been forgotten that he had already been in plenty Cro-Magnon wars by the time this fight came round. Tyson and Bowe with their KO punch and weight could finish guys in one round but Holyfield would have battle them for 7 or 8 rounds, sometimes the full 12. He always amazed me how he would have enough power to absolutely daze his opponents but usually not get them out quick enough. He did it with Mercer, Foreman, Tyson and Lewis. And top it all he was a 15 round fighter to boot. The description warrior is used all the time in boxing nowadays. So what word is there to describe Holyfield?
@@georgegreig8054 He had the most appropriate nickname. Holyfield was the Real Deal. He's one of my all time favorites.
What surprised me bowe match holyfield for stamina work rate as holiday is super fit
Wow!! BRILLIANT analysis!!! Unbeatable synchronicity of footage, complete with delays, to marry perfectly with the point being highlighted.
As a non-boxer, I have learned so much (in theory) from this analysis! Thank you!
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I've been arguing for years that this was the greatest heavyweight championship fight of all time. Usually I get mocked, but it had more action than the Thrilla in Manilla and more power punching than Louis-Conn I... I stick by my belief
I agree. Greatest heavyweight fight I ever saw. Best combination of skill And heavy artillery.
I agree 100%
@@seanrc8642 No Ibeabuchi vs Tua surpassed this fight
@@asheru9254 That was a great fight, too. More punches thrown in Ike/Tua as I recall, but not nearly the skill level.
@@seanrc8642 exactly I agree with you here but another underrated fight is Tyson vs ruddock
Man some huge bombs thrown in that fight
You could literally hear the sound of those punches sitting several rows back
These two are great... Bowe was skillful beast no one wanted that smoke, distance fighting,clinch fighting that big guy could do it all easy.
One of the best trilogy of fights since Ali and Frazier.
Even though Holyfield lost this fight he gained me as a fan. I was already a fan, but really bought into him after this. That 10th round was epic. I remember thinking: "I knew he had it in him! I knew it!" I believe Holyfield gained a lot of fans through this fight who became part of his loyal fan base and "Team Holyfield". After this fight - and subsequent fights - he ended up being my favorite fighter of the 90's.
Same
Me too. The fact he fought the way he did against a guy at his peak who was 30 odd pounds heavier than him amazed me. He had already been in countless savage wars already. He could have retired after this fight. It must have taken something out of him. When he came back heavier I thought he lost a bit of speed and rhythm. I always get annoyed about the headbutt shit. He does what boxers have done for a hundred years. Get your head down and on to your opponents chest or shoulder. Especially if your fighting guys bigger than you.
@@georgegreig8054 The headbutt stuff was BS. I remember Tyson deliberately ran into his head to try to get out of the first fight. Tyson obsessed over it and used it as excuse to bite Holyfield’s ear the second fight. Lewis also complained about it, but he was a dirty fighter - constantly leaning on Holyfield, endlessly holding, rabbit punching, etc. Also, agree that Holyfield wasn’t quit as quick after this fight and didn’t have quit the same rythm. I noticed that difference in his second fight against Stewart. The first fight he was like a machine gun with those combos.The second fight against he didn’t really break down Stewart the way he did the first fight. He was a real boxer-puncher up to the Bowe fight. His style after this wasn’t as speed based and had a little less reliance on movement. He was still quick, but he didn’t have as much of that rapid-fire quickness of his first HW reign.
@@mikem591 I never heard a murmur about head butts until the Tyson fight. And I remember the incident your talking about. When you see the slow-motion replay I always laugh. Tyson smashes his head into Holyfield and makes a pained face and bleats to the referee while Holyfields expression doesn't change. He reacted as if he had been hit with a feather rather than a 220 pound man deliberately full force head butting him.
@@mikem591 And Lewis latched onto the headbutt nonsense hoping to gain an advantage with the referee probably.
Hi and thank you for breaking down this epic slugfest. I would also be very thankful if you made a breakdown of Ike Ibeabuchi. In my opinion, he had it all, from what I've seen he could always throw punches from every angle, and he was very energetic, strong and had the endurance aswell(he and David Tua once held the record for most punches thrown in a heavyweight fight, which was around 1730. To my amazement he kept brawling the entire fight without slowing down, similar to this Bowe vs Holyfield fight). Ike vs Holyfield and Tyson would have been dream fights. It is very disappointing to know how Ike's career was cut short.
P.S. You can breakdown his fight with Tua additionally on another video aswell.
An amazing breakdown as usual MMA. Since you mentioned that this could've been the fight of the decade, could you do a breakdown on the first Chavez and Taylor fight?
That's a definite possibility ;)
@@TheModernMartialArtist I watched ur Muhammad Ali videos so much that I thought it was gonna be 15 rounds 😅...
My heart broke when fight ended at 12 rounds 😅....
Man Ali is for sure The Greatest of All times
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Thank you good sir. You deserve all the success you have on TH-cam.
@@TheModernMartialArtist Hi could you please breakdown Ike Ibeabuchi ?
Great video man. Your commentary very much adds to the excitement of the video. I like this format, keep em coming!
For some reason "he addressed each punch separately" impresses me so much. I'm not a fighter, but I know you have to be so incredibly devoted to the craft to have the ability to comprehend every little thing that's happening and counter them accordingly. Wild to me
This fight of the decade is a perfect fight
Best boxing analyst on any platform. It gives me so much pleasure watching your videos.
This was the best description of a fight I’ve ever seen. Great job.
Was 21 when I watched this in the early hours. Still marvelling at 50 how Bowe’s uppercut did not decapitate Holyfield. Mans a warrior. Excellent analysis as always 👌
You're commentary analysis is in a league of its own 👊🏻
What an amazing video. Thank you. The interview at the end was a nice surprise... nothing better than asking the man himself : )
These breakdowns remind me of how much boxing wars & history I’ve forgotten.
Dude I love your channel. As a casual boxing fan you’ve opened a whole new world to me in regards to defensive techniques. It’s a Sweet science alright…
Patiently waiting for part 2
your break down really makes me want to study bo, he’s technical! I love it! Both men performed like heroes!
I always love watching your videos. you break it down in such detail. I love for you to break down the Bernard Hopkins vs Oscar de la Hoya fight…… but keep doing yo thang with these videos 💯
I never had any interest in boxing or fights until I found this channel and actually learned something about boxing. You break it down like no one else.
I grew up watching the stuff. I'm a Holyfield guy but have so much respect for both these Champions have their craftsmanship in the trilogy. It chokes you up period as a kid I watched Ali and Fraser and foreman and Kenny Norton and all those guys. We hadn't seen that kind of heart since the seventies as well as skill. Excellent video
I love your programs David !
Especially your breakdown of the fights ! You're the Best !!
It’s glad to see him in a better way in that interview man and you could tell he really enjoyed it❤️
Love these fight analyses, they're so epic!
Totally worth the wait. Thank you for the great break down.
A great fight put on by two boxers who appreciate good sportsmanship and one on one competition. A high point in heavyweight boxing history. Bowe or Holyfield would be dominate fighters of this current era, no doubt.
"Boxing wars of the 90s featuring Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, and other great fighters," he says at the shot of the Parachute Man.
Kidding aside though, thanks for another excellent breakdown!
I love that on top of you're already amazing break downs you got that interview with Bowe!
My fucking favorite phrase “ from the modern Martial Art this has been David Christian, wishing you a happy training “ this kid is fucking Amazing
So happy you're breaking down this trilogy.
That was amazing how u got Riddick for an interview, superb analysis
Congrats on the interview, that's rad. Excellent breakdown, as always.
Thanks for the interview. It really gave perspective on the final round. Great video.
i love your big fight run throughs really helps see the story of the fight
Your breakdowns give me a whole next level understanding of how skilled these fighters really are. I've been watching boxing for 3 decades and you take me to school with every video you make. Thank you sir 👍
I watched the Bowe/Holyfield fights mulitple times, alsmost up there with Ali/Frazier i think. awesome episode! btw could you cover David Tua? he seems kind of overlooked IMO.
That was awesome. Your commentary makes it even more exciting. Thank you.
Wow amazing breakdown. I can’t wait for the next two in this series of fights. Great work
Outstanding breakdown! And an awesome surprise towards the end, too! 🤘🏼👍🏼
the zoom in on the referee was gold
Enjoyed this more than watching the actual fight. Great study of this fight.
I am so surprised this video does not have much more likes. Fantastic as the fight itself
There, I subscribed. So don’t hold those next Bowe vs Holyfield videos out on us!
You should breakdown the barrera vs morales fight. One of the best boxing fights of all time.
I've just found your channel but man! I'm enjoying it. In this one, you gave me a greater appreciation of Bowe.
These are the most enjoyables videos. Awesome work
Man I am flat ADDICTED to your channel. Thank you for the great boxing content and excellent breakdowns.
This fight made Holyfield the real deal.... Again!!!, love you for dropping this vid, Mr. MMA!
about to smoke one watching this. Swear to god i thought the other day i would like to see you analyze some of their fights. legendary.
Can't wait to see the other ones
Your scripts line up with the ring action soooo perfectly. You edit a good video, sir.
Let’s go !! I asked for this so long ago and it’s finally here ! Thank you ! Hopefully we get a break down on Juan Manuel Marquez also please !
You spoil us with another breakdown.
Absolutely love the Bowe commentary! More of that with your sublime analysis.
I hope you get more interviews! This was awesome thank you