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Why did Riddick Bowe not fight Lennox?
Lewis became mandatory for Bowe’s WBC title and Bowe famously put it in the trash can at a press conference. Lewis had beaten Bowe as an amateur, and to be fair at that time Lewis was really dangerous and was all wrong for Bowe, so he just ditched the belt and thus the mandatory position meant nothing.
What ever happened to Riddick Bowe?
Bowe retired from boxing after the Golota fights, making low-key comebacks in 2004 and 2008. In a 2010 article by BoxingScene, Bowe was ranked the 21st greatest heavyweight of all time. In 2015, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Who defeated Riddick Bowe?
The biggest fight to not happen in the 1990’s was between Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe. They fought for the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Lewis stopping Bowe in the second round. It seemed natural for them to one day to cross paths inside the ring as professionals.
Did Riddick Bowe ever fight Lennox Lewis?
What was the result of the Lewis vs Bowe fight?
Bowe dominated the first round and had a German judge take a point away from him for absolutely nothing. Lewis did control the second round but the two standing eight counts were to a Bowe who was not that hurt, then he inadvertently waved the fight off, giving Lewis the win!
Did Rock Newman ever respond to Lennox Lewis?
“I never had a word back from him,” Maloney later stated in the book Lennox Lewis Champion by Ken Gorman. Imagine that Rock Newman never responded when the offer he made was accepted.
How much did Rock Newman get paid for HBO’s Bowe vs Lewis?
HBO wanted to make Bowe vs. Lewis and reportedly offered $32 million to the two sides. Newman initially offered Lewis’ manager $3 million of the total, which equated to an absurd 90-10\% split. Once again, here the problem is none other than Rock Newman.
Would a fight with George Foreman be better than a Lewis fight?
Now a match with Foreman would have made much more financial sense than a Lewis fight, but of course, this plan would not come to fruition. Bowe infamously tossed the WBC belt (a replica belt recently bought from Holyfield) into a trash bin at a press event in London in December before the WBC could strip him for refusing to box Lewis.