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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Those men are amazing athletes and all 3 fights were truly for the fans. Blessings to both Bowe and Holyfield. They truly showed 3 great fights that will go down in history.
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.
Holyfield had him with that knockdown but had something wrong with him and was gassed tired Bowe was just a few more punches from getting stopped. Holyfield had the fight I felt if he was right he would have had the energy to finish him cause he's like a tiger attacking in there
@@harryheath7546 It is true. Holyfield just needed to let his hands gone. It was like Holyfield was conserving energy. One more good shot and Bowe was gone. Holyfield sort of let him off the hook.
@@harryheath7546 I believe that the knockdown and this fight did more damage then realized. Bowe started to look shoot the next fight against Golota. Before he was rarely woobled. Against Golota he was stumbling all over the ring.
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.
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.
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.
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) 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
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.
Bowe won just because he was younger than Holyfield. Even so, I really admire Holyfield for his excellent fighting style, he's always on my mind like the number one boxing hero in the world. All prosperity inevitably ends.
Bowe could and should have had a massive great career. He really blew it. He is mostly remembered for these 3 great fights. But Holyfield is the legend.
His defense is not very good. Espcially for a big man with such a good jab, he took too many shots. He could have done much better in he fought in Larry Holmes's way for example. Fighting more outside and using his range not to get ht that much.
@@GunsDontKillSSRIDoesplenty of people could beat Larry in his prime. He barely beat terrible Tim, benefitting from a dubious SD. And he barely beat quick tillis, benefiting from a controversial close UD. And he got rocked by Renaldo Snipes, who wasn’t exactly a hall of famer.
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!
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!
I wouldn’t put it that way exactly, I would say he had all the advantages, size, power, chin, skill but his career wasn’t as good as it should have been because of his eating and training habits and because of the people around him. I think he should have fought Lewis in 93 because he would have beaten him then. Lewis wasn’t at all polished yet and Bowe was prime.
I remember Tyson-Mathis was originally scheduled for the same night as this fight on the other Pay Per View channel. But Mike broke his thumb a week before and it was postponed till mid December on Fox for free. This 3rd fight with Bowe and his next fight with Czyz made people think that Holyfield didn't stand a chance against Tyson. And Tyson steamrolling thorugh McNeeley, Mathis, Bruno and Seldon made people think the real Mike Tyson was back.
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, 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.
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
@@vlLEGTxSQUADX Bro to be totally fair to both these fighters, but they are both Punch-drunk now. Thats what happens when you either fight too long or take too many shots to the head in your career.
@@vlLEGTxSQUADX I'm not going to try and convince you because you obviously haven't heard or seen Holyfield speak lately. Holyfield has taken many shots to the head. They don't call him Warrior for nothing. Holyfield fought every bad man in the sport of Boxing. Holyfield also fought almost to age 50 with 57 total fights. I seen Holyfield on a cooking show with his fam a few years ago and he could barely speak then. Boxing is a dangerous sport, you have to get out early or it happens to everyone.
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."
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.
At 33:01 watching it live on PPV, I was screaming "Throw the right hand! Throw the right hand!!" but Holyfield never threw it. The end of the Rd. I screamed "Damn it!"
I was watching this PPV with my brother and father. When Holyfield knocked Bowe down I leaped off the couch in excitement and shouted ! I was so excited and happy. Too bad he ended up losing. That was the last big Boxing match we all watched together. And we all had a great time. Now we don't even talk to each other. Haven't seen either of them in over 10 years.
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!
The defense of tysons side to side was so good that every opponent he faced when he implemented that defense correctly as damato taught,prevented any opponent to mount an attack, THIS is what intimidated the opponents, not tysons power, the power was a icing on the cake.the speed and side to side slipping was the culprit of the intimidation factor so all these jerks state that once a fighter wasnt afraid, tyson folded but it was because tysons defense stopped and they were able to retaliate
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
Bowie has a unique technique that is noticeable. He times the opponent that as soon as their punch is half way thrown (or landed), he jabs or counterpunches giving his opponent no time to block his punch, that is the best technique a boxer can adopt. YOU CAN'T DEFEND YOURSELF BOTH SIDES WHEN YOUR PUNCH IS IN HIGH SPEED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, IMPOSSIBLE.
Yeah he had either a heart condition or hepatitis or both. He looked bad in the moorer fight before this. He never really looked the same after the second bowe fight. but he was especially bad here.
This was maybe the last era of the greatest boxers I only doubt it because Foreman came back and won the championship at 45 makes me think the earlier generations was better
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...
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.
There's Holyfield headbutting (or trying to) Riffick Bowe. It didn't work with Riddick Bowe because Bowe is two smart for a cheap club fighter like Holyfield.
Holyfield must have started taking the Human Growth Hormone after those fights you mentioned because he was throwing Tyson round the ring like a Rag Doll and Tyson was fairly strong.
