One of the best Heavy Weights of all time, a true legend. it makes me feel sad because i see signs of brain damage on him , just a little bit , he took so many punches but he still can have a good conversation. God Bless him
I grew up in Atmore alabama next to Holyfields daddy Isom Coley... His nickname was kyte because he sold 🔥 crack that got people high as a kite. My uncle can tell u how good it is 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but he was polite. Kite. My uncle was a bastard. But when I shook his dad's hand I could barely see my thumb sticking out of his hand. It was the size of a baseball glove.
Larry Holmes was a long time sparring partner for Ali and Ali was his mentor and friend. Holmes only took that fight because Ali wanted it, wanted to fight and may have needed the money. Holmes was so upset he cried after the fight...how can anybody be mad at Holmes for giving his mentor the fight HE wanted?
@@munirshafi2647 ok what did Holmes say? That he enjoyed beating on Muhammad Ali? If he did why did he plead with the ref to stop the fight? Ali talked a lot of trash Especially directed at his opponents. Holmes being pissed off at some of the things Ali said trying to get in his head does not mean he hated Ali or even that he wanted to hurt him....he could have beaten Ali much worse in that fight if he'd wanted to
ChuBbs TuBby: Ali had a Networth of over $50 Million when he died. Ali really didn't need the money 💰 He was quite the Philanthropist. He gave away much money, his time, and anything he had, he'd share with those in need. One thing you did not hear, is that Ali's aires were fighting over his estate. They all handled it with class. More than I can say about many of them!
@@merloncox4408 that may be true, but he also had trouble paying his taxes. He told his father that was one of the reasons he wanted to keep fighting even after his prime years were past him. He was also a natural competitor and I'm sure that played a part as well
Holmes didn't say anything bad about Ali in the thrilla in Manila doc, just that Ali was overrated. Maybe in those latter years after Manila he got some gift decisions he had no right winning, but that's what you get when you're a megastar in boxing. They don't watch the other fighter they watch you. Holmes wouldn't of been in the same galaxy as Clay/Ali of the 60s, he'd of been absolutely annihilated.
He was arguably more talented than both of them. Emmanuel Steward said after watching Bowe destroy Jesse Ferguson he thought he had witnessed the perfect heavyweight boxer and didn't know what to do about preparing Evander for the rematch. The dude just lacked discipline. That's why he only lasted a few days on Paris Island.
Believe me as a fighter I liked him as a person he’s good guy I think honestly he beat everyone in front of him he just had his own demons he had to deal with and looks like he’s got him worked out now so I wish him the best great fighter very small and talking trash but very big on talent and execution
Ali wanted to fight those guys and the boxing commissions let him fight so blame them and the fact that his cornermen were hanging onto him like barnacles on a ship.
Riddick Bowe is a class act, great boxer and seems to be a genuinely nice person. Also he did not go out of his way to hurt his opponents, I think he imitated Ali in that respect, he demonstrated the art of boxing both technically (defense and offense) and did what he had to win. Great champion.
I agree I don’t throw darts at Riddick I think he was a good standup accomplished boxer puncture fighter in general he had it all he didn’t go out and run his mouth for an hour and then get downtown to rounds like a lot of them do the bottom line I don’t badmouth fighters because I’ve never been in the ring competitively all your sparring partner but I will say this we need guys like Riddick Bowe we need guys like Evander Holyfield we need guys like Mike Tyson we need guys this hurts me to say Tyson fury to keep the sport going I’ll keep watching hopefully it won’t fade away before I pass away
Some people talk trash about this man but I think that he did a great job as a fighter not so much as a US Marine but as a fighter and he did beat the man that beat the man in boxing that means something to those of us that have been following it for more than 45 years so I wish Riddik a good life a good future and good health
He joined the marines because it was on his bucket list. Who gives a fuck about that especially in this racist ass country. If you gonna throw shade in a compliment, then it ain’t really a compliment. So Shut the fuck up🖕🏿
I cannot bring myself to watch the final two fights of Ali's career in their entirety. I am the same age as Mike Tyson and like Mike, and so many others took the losses hard. Also, like many, I did not know Ali was sick at the time, and had been for a good while. I have heard boxing insiders, trainers, and fighters alike say that Ali probably did enough to get that decision, against Berbick, (not my words or opinion-- never watched the fight), but Ali was a beloved figure at that point, and nobody except maybe Don King wanted to see him fight again or receive any more damage. So, Ali was not getting a decision unless he dominated. I met Berbick one time at Top Rank in Las Vegas and I witnessed the bad, bullying behavior people have referenced here in other comments. The hate on Larry is layered and in some instances complex. Yeah, there was the love we all had for Ali. But also, hardcore fans who know their boxing object to Larry saying, he was better than Ali and could have beaten him as early as '74-'75 when Ali was dismantling Foreman and slamming the door on Frazier's title dreams once and for all...two guys that would have been terrible match-ups for Holmes-- and also two guys he never fought. Add to that, the fact that Larry's title winning effort and some of his early defenses were recycled opponents Ali had beaten years earlier...yeah, he was easy to hate. Larry was a fabulous boxer and technician in the ring. But he was extremely limited as an athlete and lacked one punch KO power, which would have cost him dearly in a number of hypothetical match-ups...a legend of his era, but not an all-time great. Ascending after Ali and before Tyson, he just came along at the right time.
@@StevenSmith-zw1pd Holmes is definitely an all-time great. Top 4 HW for sure. He didn't have one punch KO power, but he still holds the title for consecutive title defences ended in the stoppage. Prime Holmes would give prime Ali a toughest fight of his career and the result would be a razor thin split decision that could go both ways. He definitely has better resume that Tyson, he just wasn't that flashy.
I respect your RIGHT to have an opinion. BUT I do not respect your opinion. Here is why: 1. I will not call Larry a top 4 all-time heavyweight because he never fought Frazier or Foreman. If he was so great in 74-75, they were there. There is a reason he never fought them. 2. To prove your point, all he had to do, was beat Michael Spinks-- a puffed up light-heavyweight. He could not do it. He lost to him twice. By the way, I have TREMENDOUS regard for Michael Spinks. Larry's lack of power and athleticism cost him dearly in those fights... couldn't get the smaller man out of there. It forced everybody to re-think the, "...Marciano couldn't carry my jockstrap" comment. He never would have survived Rocky's pressure and roughhousing without one punch KO power. NOBODY did. That was his moment and he wet the bed twice. Ali's last history-making moment was a third title winning effort, against Leon Spinks. Ali was 36. The power in his right hand was gone. He had Parkinson's. Ali never hurt Leon, but he used his dimensions, and athleticism to resurrect enough movement to keep Leon at range, and gave him a boxing lesson. This was the third, actually, fourth generation of heavyweights he fought and he became champion. He is considered the GOAT because he spanned multiple eras. Larry also proved his greatness in his "second career" by dominating a much younger Ray Mercer, and giving champion Oliver McCall hell. Larry famously said, "these young guys don't know how to fight." But the all-time greats COULD fight. So, the Spinks losses, and the fact that he never regained the title in another era, limit him to a legend of HIS era. 3. And finally, it is blasphemy for you to speak of PRIME Ali, since NOBODY ever SAW him in his PRIME. Those were the 3 1/2 years Ali spent in exile age 28-31 the best years for a heavyweight. And when he came back, he was a different guy, who kept winning with a diminished and different skill set. The closest anybody ever came to seeing a PRIME Ali was his last fight before they stripped him, and his Supreme Court battle that followed. I believe (1966-67) that opponent was Cleveland Williams-- a guy that would have been a terrible match-up for Holmes--...a murderous puncher, and remember Larry got touched a lot and was dropped multiple times early in his title reign. Watch the Ali v. Williams fight. Then tell me who, other than the larger, super-heavyweights, that began to emerge during the end of Tyson's run, would have stood a snowball's chance in hell against that guy. Nothing from the first Frazier fight, (1971), on can be considered PRIME Ali. Sadly, his prime was wasted. He never had a prime.
@@StevenSmith-zw1pd 1. He wasn't great in 74-75, he was on the come up back then. His prime was around 80-83. 2. He was past his prime when he fought Spinks. He won the second fight, just got robbed by the judges. Holmes would have killed Marciano if they fought. Marciano was too small and too slow. He would have won this fight off of his jab alone. Rocky would be neutrialized completely. 3. Well, we're not talking about hypothetical prime. We talking about what happened. Prime Ali was between his Liston and Folley fights. Peak performance was definetely Williams. Ali back then was the greatest thing heavyweight divison has ever seen. I've seen all those fights few times, I don't need to re-watch it. Holmes would be a nightmare for Ali cause he was basically bigger and stronger (but slower) Ali with the same granit chin.
Ali wanted to fight Holmes, he was sure he was going to beat him plus he needed that paper. What was Larry suppose to do? Not take a fight? They would label him as a coward. Lose a fight? I don't think so. He was really taking it easy on Ali and he was trying to convince the judges to stop it after almost every round.
I think Riddick Bowe is a real stand up guy. I never herd him talk bad about anyone but Lennox Lewis and I dont care for him either. I wish Riddick the best.
Cheap shot and bully at the Larry Donald press fight conference otherwise, pretty standup fighter. Loved it when he knocked out that cocky Jorge Gonzalez.
Tyson has always great respect and love for Ali. Tyson said once to Ali on the phone:" When i am big i am gonna get him for you". Ali also said to Tyson before the fight against Holmes: "get him for me", and he did. Tyson revenged the both losses of Ali against Holmes and Berbick. Ali was there for Tyson when he was in prison and when he get out of prison as a Muslim like Ali. They where two brother of eachother in life. Tyson was also carriying the coffin of Ali when he passed away and was buried.
by using your logic, holmes could have told buster douglas and holyfield, get tyson and knock him out bad for me! this is boxing, don't make it personal.
@@ticotico5525 These are not my words or my logic.The fact is that Tyson said it to Ali, and Ali said it to Tyson. So if you have a problem with it for some reason, then you have a problem with Ali and Tyson. Not with me, i just recal the happening and the relationship between Ali and Tyson.
Big daddy is what all these superheavies of today aspire or wish they could be. He had every tangible for such a big man. All these super heavies of today just have size and a punch because they're 250+. Riddick possessed it all! Speed, power in both hands, athleticism, a great jab, balance, and coordination.
I understand people being mad at holmes for fighting ali. It was some sad shit. But I don't hear people talking bout the people who made ali fight when he was out of shape and beyond his prime.
Larry Holmes never intended to fight Muhammad Ali.But Muhammad Ali being his very egotistical self brought about the fight with Larry Holmes. And Larry Holmes himself a very proud man took the Muhammad Ali fight to shut him up.Which never worked as Muhammad Ali always kept talking regardless.But what the fight did show was that as a world heavyweight contender that Muhammad Ali was finished as Larry Holmes defeated him soundly in a one sided win resulting in the only inside the distance stoppage of Muhammad Ali in his professional boxing career. And even then Muhammad Ali fought his last bout losing to a young Trevor Berbick, who later would be a heavyweight world champion himself.
Well that's noble to say by Larry Holmes that he didn't close his fists... Watching the replay of the fight and live on TV when it happened... I didn't see open hands at all by Holmes... he was whaling shots on Ali for 9 rounds until Angelo Dundee finally threw in the towel from the córner .... That and other late career fights of Muhammad Ali should have never been scheduled to happen....
@@israeloluwadamilola6055 positive watched it many times being an Ali fan ... Check it out on RUclips the Holmes / Ali fight was stopped by Angelo Dundee in the 9th round ... you can clearly him yelling at the ref saying " it's over we are stopping the fight period "
@@davidgabriel1057 Which should have been simple but actually took some courage as Ali's Muslim manager as well as his hype man and other members of his entourage did not want the fight stopped, so there was some arguing. Not sure if they thought he was going to suddenly come alive or wanted him to go out on his shield or what...
@@47FloridaManDre nope. Ferdie Pacheco said it best about Alis hang ons....Don King took a nick, those NOI guys really dug into him. It wasn't Ali who already had the respect of the people and did his part, it was continuing the lifestyle of those leeches who depended on him for a paycheck.
Yeah but also a few of them turned out ok which is good like George foreman, sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and julio Cesar chavez seem to be exceptions
@@keemosabe8858 is say that’s hard to pin down some of them took many hard shots in their careers and sparring for George he had a LONG lay off so maybe that helped him out, sugar ray tried not to get hit too much, Mike was elusive until he wasn’t but maybe him and the rest have some genetics that causes them to have reduced swelling or bleeding in the brain I heard about something like that in Mexicans but I’m not sure
@@JOBXR Mike has bit of brain damage, if you look his early 90s and post prison interviews and now, you will notice how slower he talks now...with rest of guys you mentioned i agree...Riddick Bowe became punch drunk after trilogy with Holyfield, but bouts that did the most damage were fights with Golota, damn he took so many clean shots, he was like a punching bag, you could see in interviews that after their first fight he was already had a slurr talking, worst thing they arranged a rematch where he took even more punishment...that fight should never had a rematch..it was obvious after their first fight that Bowe cant fight anymore, his reaction times were horrible...reminded me on Ali Holmes fight. Bowe should have never go into thrillogy with Holyfield. he should have moved on.
Maybe I’m not recalling this correctly, but I thought that Ali had a much better fight against Berbick and many think that he should have won that fight. To me, it seemed like Holmes beat Ali far worse than Berbick did.
Larry Holmes will always be one of my favorite boxers only second Ali and Joe Frazier on my dad Larry Holmes didn’t duck didn’t run came back and fight Tyson when he was well into his 40s get out of here no Larry Holmes will go down as one of the most treasured boxers in the sport and gifted yes
@Keena I can't agree with that, and I adore Larry. I think he was cheated out of his streak. He held the hw title for 12 years and fought everybody they put in front of him. Larry was one of the all time greats and never gets credit. Have you seen Larry after he didn't break Marciano's record? (Totally justified) or him double dropkicking Berbick off a limo? Larry Holmes was THE MAN. Definitely not humble until his later years. But humbled many a boxer that dared disrespecting him. For posterity:
Bowe looks really good here. Im glad he's healthy and happy now. He had one of the best nights in his career when he beat Holyfield in the first fight. That was a great fight and that's the fight in losing that gave Holyfield his due as being a great fighter and worthy champion. That 10th round is one of the greatest round in heavyweight title history. I laugh when people say how great Fury vs Wilder fights were when those two fights don't hold a candle to Holyfield vs Bowe I, II, III. Those were great fights.
Alex Royster... You said "Bowe looks really good here. Im glad he's healthy and happy now. He had one of the best nights in his career when he beat Holyfield in the first fight. That was a great fight and that's the fight in losing that gave Holyfield his due as being a great fighter and worthy champion. That 10th round is one of the greatest round in heavyweight title history. I laugh when people say how great Fury vs Wilder fights were when those two fights don't hold a candle to Holyfield vs Bowe I, II, III. Those were great fights. My response *@Alex Royster... The poor guy sound punch drunk, I like Bowe of course he's from New York, but what I don't like is that he ran from Lennox Lewis.*
Bowe looks good in this interview, he lost a little weight and is all shined up. I really like Bowe, he was a good champion and never really had that attitude like he was better then everyone else. When he lost the one fight to Holyfield, Bowe was so gracious and respectful to Holyfield, thats the mark of a true man and true sportsmanship . Bowe was as gracious in defeat as he was with a win. Good man and God bless him.
I agree with you and I was so pleased when Tyson beat the shit out of both Holmes and berbic .kudos to Tyson . Tyson is beloved by all for being humble and decent champ.
@@jamescarr4662 you take your meds you can sound at least to where others can understand you. Ali sounded fine in the early 80s, in the late 80s though he was still talking but it was a faint whisper.
I can't believe how old he looks. We had Holyfield/Bowe 1,2, and 3 in Las Vegas when I was a kid. The "Fan Man" fight. My mom used to get free Holyfield/Bowe posters from the mirage. She worked there. I had all 3. I also saw Him beat a young Lennox Lewis' ass live at MGM Grand.
Bowe was a great fighter who only gets mentioned by boxing fans but never gets the general adulation of Tyson or others. Nice that he doesn’t do the trash talking BS. God bless you sir.
Ali could have stop fighting but he is old school die hard that's what made him a Great! Dont hate no one just hate what they do.I loved your battles with Holyfield your a legend too Bowe God bless you and God keep you Brother
Muhammad Ali was no shrinking violet. His insults, braggadocio and self praise were all manifestations of his poor character. He blew his money and had to fight as an old decrepit shadow of himself. Now he's being treated as a saint, because other aging fighters also needed a payday and subsequently brought his hat to him.
1:17 It seems pretty ridiculous for a boxer to hate another fighter for years for winning a fight. What were Berbick and Holmes supposed to do? Let Ali win?? I don't really understand why Bowe needed to have certain things explained to him to make him realise this.
no man, it's an emotional reaction. I cried also when those guys beat up an old Ali, but that is the history of boxing, a very cruel sport that eats its own
@@pputnam100 I understand someone being upset at watching a fighter they admire get beaten but to hate the opponent for years is a different thing altogether. The fact that Bowe was a professional boxer reacting this way makes it even more ridiculous.
This man beat one of my top 4 greatest heavyweights ever in evander holyfield (whom handed him his only loss) back in their trilogy matches, that 3rd fight was a beast! I thought evander had him, but he got up off that canvass and won by knockout to finish that trilogy and boy was them hands flying, on both sides🥵... so I'm giVing him his 💐 now, big shout out to big daddy bowe!
I don't understand why anybody would be upset with a boxer for trying to win a fight. That's literally their job. Are they supposed to throw the fight?
Berbick didn’t brutalize Ali, it was a relatively normal boxing match that Berbick won decisively. Obviously Ali shouldn’t have been fighting anymore, and those extra blows to the head more than likely sped the progression of Ali’s Parkinson’s, but it wasn’t a brutal match at all. Ali was throwing back, and neither fighter got off an excess of clean blows. The Holmes fight on the other hand was brutal. Vlad makes it sound like it was the other way around. He’s the worst. He brings nothing to these interviews other than a brand he built on the backs of Black people who he doesn’t respect enough to actually learn about before pontificating on.
Always liked Riddick. I remember watching his fight. He had a great sense of Humor & alot of talent. Definitely in my top 15 Heavyweights that i ever saw.
I've been watching some of the old Bowe fights from the 90s and there's no doubt this guy was really a brilliant fighter. Power, skills, heart everything. Not sure where it went wrong for him.
This guy ( Vlad TV ) asks the same questions in every interview and they're generally pretty banal questions. A little more in depth stuff would be appreciated . The ex fighters may need a bit of help / encouragement to get there but that's what a good interviewer does !!
Tyson was mad at Berbick for the same reason which is why he humiliated him in such quick fashion. He said in the pre fight interview "I'm gonna play with him for a round and then I'm gonna knock him out". He did exactly that! He was mad with Holmes too but he really beat Holmes up behind Holmes bad mouthing him to the press.
He seems to have slimmed down a bit and I know his speech is not what it was but it seems better than it has been..I can actually understand him..I've watched interviews previously where I haven't understood a word so I'm glad he seems fairly healthy and coherent (for him anyway)
People talk like he was nothing but Berbick when in top shape was a solid, tough fighter. He beat Pinklon Thomas who 1980-1987 was a quality operator. He beat greg page & gave a prime Larry Holmes all he could handle for 15 tough rounds. Berbick was the type of fighter that if you weren’t on your A game you were getting beat that night. A tough determined competitor. He was at his physical peak when Tyson fought him. Very good win for Tyson. The 1980s of the 3rd best era in history.
Ohh man this video really touched me, I felt the same, I hated Holmes and Berbick for hurting and old beat up Ali, yeah I cried too. And I absolutely rejoiced in Tyson demolishing an old Holmes, truly a righteous pay back. But tell me, did anyone ever do the same to Berbick?? Did someone get revenge for ALi?
So you hated Ali being badly beaten by Holmes but you rejoiced (!) when Holmes was badly beaten by Tyson ?!? And you weren't aware that Tyson KOd Berbick..?!? Do you actually ever watch boxing ?
Holmes didn't want to fight Ali, but Ali begged him to take the fight, because he needed the money. Ali got paid $8 million for that fight, so not only would Larry have deprived him of that if he didn't take the fight, but the WBC and the promotors who ran the boxing organizations would have forced him to fight Ali anyway.
Riddick Bowe was awesome! He had too many hard fights. 3 with Holyfield and 2 with Andrew G in Golotas prime. This was a time when Riddick was coming down in his career, and had also fought many other hard ass heavyweights. One of the all-time greats
True. People seem to think Ali was a Saint and should have been treated as such. It’s a brutal business. If you sign to fight you have to expect what’s coming. People love Marciano and never criticise him for destroying an old Joe Louis. The people responsible for what happened to Ali are those that allowed the Holmes fight to happen, knowing that Ali was ill.They ignored the results of a poor medical because ultimately Ali was the number 1 cash cow. Larry was just doing his job.
I get real irritated by hearing hate for Holmes & now Berbick for beating Ali. Ali should've stayed retired. There was no doubt in my mind he was going to get destroyed by Holmes after a 2 year lay off and looking so bad in has couple fights before retiring. Ali's smack talking added more to the coming humiliation he was going to get. He challenged Holmes not the other way around. Holmes and Berbick did what they had to do to win. Can you blame them? I thought Ali did decent in the Berbick fight. It was close actually.
Bowe could have been a great champion for a long time,,, just lost his way and didnt train as hard as he should. If he would have had Holyfields training work ethic Bowe would have been one of the greatest of all time without question. He was Big, strong, hit hard, had a jab, had a chin, had it all
Mike Tyson hit Trevor Berbick so hard i made a dance out of it. The women didn't even want to dance with me anymore, i kept laying down on the floor and get back up and dancing they would say what are you doing ? I said the Trevor Berbick baby and they would find another dancer or go straight out the front door.
Ali was just a loud mouthed bum. He lost many more times than his record showed, thanks to totally biased judges. Also, he didn't go to Vietnam because he didn't want to go through what the other soldiers went through, not any other conjured up excuse. He was just a big mouthed idiot. Thank God that Parkinson's finally shut him up for good.
How dumb can they be. Ali, though an excellent fighter in his first years o boxing, was artificially given many wins in the last part of his boxing life. His pride did not let him stop. BTW his fights with Liston were undoubtedly fixed.
1 : suffering from brain injury from repeated blows to the head : affected with or exhibiting chronic traumatic encephalopathy In the argot of the not-so-sweet science, he had been punch-drunk, his brain dying prematurely as a result of his taking so many blows to the head. -
I hated Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick still. It would not have hurt them to take a dive for Muhammad considering all that he did for the people and the game. That's why Mike Tyson crushing their asses was so satisfying.
of course, Larry willing to remove his undefeated 31-0 streak to Ali when Ali doesn't react? How is that? Besides, anybody would have known it would be a dive, so if he took, nobody, absolutely nobody would sanction their fights for a title again. The WBC did the same thing to Sonny Liston, they felt the 1965 Ali match was a dive, seized his purse for apparently "making an excuse" and never gave him a shot at the title and he remained unranked for his remaining years of his life, from 1965-1970. Of course it would hurt them. Nobody would sanction their fights no more and they would go broke. Besides, If Larry had given the title to Ali, you can imagine how worse his state would have been if he had fought the contenders. Berbick put a stop to his career and made him realize that he really has to stop fighting
It's pathetic. A exhibition match where two 60 year olds pretend to fight has started the big boxing craze on Vlad TV, while huge, epic fights like Tyson Fury vs Wilder never even got mentioned.
I don't really want to rewatch Ali-Holmes, but Holmes did have some humanity for sure. Tyson could have killed Marvis Frazier, and believe it or not Holmes wasn't too far off of that kind of domination of Marvis as well. But he kept waving the ref over while giving mediocre punches and getting no response to show the guy was done. He certainly could have knocked him out spectacularly had he wanted to- let's face it, not as spectacularly as Tyson did it, but out for the count on the canvas, rather than getting it waved off the ropes.
My late father was a NYC taxi driver and he drove Riddick Bowe in the 90s he was really nice and down to earth.
Damn good fighter too, to state the obvious.
One of the best Heavy Weights of all time, a true legend. it makes me feel sad because i see signs of brain damage on him , just a little bit , he took so many punches but he still can have a good conversation. God Bless him
Yeah smh....boxing is brutal...he's aged exponentially.
Damn, I never knew this many boxers didn't like Berbick.
He did alot of dirt outside the ring
@@viralbuthow000 True.
@Anthony Mcken how do you know that
@Anthony Mcken and what did berbick do
@@david-lm7iu Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes spoke on this. Berbick’s personality and character is what lead to his death.
Him & Evander Holyfield had the greatest trilogy ever my childhood when boxing was boxing!
I grew up in Atmore alabama next to Holyfields daddy Isom Coley... His nickname was kyte because he sold 🔥 crack that got people high as a kite. My uncle can tell u how good it is 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but he was polite. Kite. My uncle was a bastard. But when I shook his dad's hand I could barely see my thumb sticking out of his hand. It was the size of a baseball glove.
Hell yeah unbelievably boxing at its best
After their first fight, is when I started noticing a difference in Bowe's speech
I would say second greatest. Mickey Ward and Arturo Gatti was flawless. But, Bowe vs. Holyfield was a close second.
Yes they did. Their first fight, I was crushed when Holy lost. Mind you I’m from Bklyn ! Lol but Evander was my guy. I was 8 I believe. Great trilogy.
Larry Holmes was a long time sparring partner for Ali and Ali was his mentor and friend. Holmes only took that fight because Ali wanted it, wanted to fight and may have needed the money. Holmes was so upset he cried after the fight...how can anybody be mad at Holmes for giving his mentor the fight HE wanted?
Holmes cried crocodile tears, watch the HBO Documentary ‘The Thrilla in Manilla’ and see what Holmes says about Ali...lying so and so.
@@munirshafi2647 ok what did Holmes say? That he enjoyed beating on Muhammad Ali? If he did why did he plead with the ref to stop the fight? Ali talked a lot of trash Especially directed at his opponents. Holmes being pissed off at some of the things Ali said trying to get in his head does not mean he hated Ali or even that he wanted to hurt him....he could have beaten Ali much worse in that fight if he'd wanted to
ChuBbs TuBby: Ali had a Networth of over $50 Million when he died. Ali really didn't need the money 💰 He was quite the Philanthropist. He gave away much money, his time, and anything he had, he'd share with those in need. One thing you did not hear, is that Ali's aires were fighting over his estate. They all handled it with class. More than I can say about many of them!
@@merloncox4408 that may be true, but he also had trouble paying his taxes. He told his father that was one of the reasons he wanted to keep fighting even after his prime years were past him. He was also a natural competitor and I'm sure that played a part as well
Holmes didn't say anything bad about Ali in the thrilla in Manila doc, just that Ali was overrated. Maybe in those latter years after Manila he got some gift decisions he had no right winning, but that's what you get when you're a megastar in boxing. They don't watch the other fighter they watch you. Holmes wouldn't of been in the same galaxy as Clay/Ali of the 60s, he'd of been absolutely annihilated.
I met Bowe 16yrs ago when he was still fighting. He was a really nice guy. The version you see today is grounded and real. Bowe is a good guy.
The first fight between bowe and Holyfield is so underrated. It was an absolute classic.
It's not understate we at all ESPN had it as top 6 heavyweight fights of all time
Legend with complete skillset. Just sad the Tyson v. Bowe and Lennox v Bowe didn't happen. He was as talented as them
He was arguably more talented than both of them. Emmanuel Steward said after watching Bowe destroy Jesse Ferguson he thought he had witnessed the perfect heavyweight boxer and didn't know what to do about preparing Evander for the rematch. The dude just lacked discipline. That's why he only lasted a few days on Paris Island.
@@jasonmoody4219 well put. I love his style, ring knowledge, and fearlessness.
Chicken Bowe was too scared to fight Lewis he knew he couldn’t beat him
@@andrewgosling9838 yeah, sure
@@andrewgosling9838 were there rumours he avoided him? Still would've been a massive fight.
Mike knocked the seeds outta Trevor's watermelon...had that nicca stumbling 'round the ring like a drunk baby deer!
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It was horrible. Don King and co. really took one of the greatest fighters ever from us!!!
@@exclamationpointman3852 Huh?
@@jasonmoody4219 huh what
@@exclamationpointman3852 Who did Don King take from us?
Bowe is so humble. Such a great guy.
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Believe me as a fighter I liked him as a person he’s good guy I think honestly he beat everyone in front of him he just had his own demons he had to deal with and looks like he’s got him worked out now so I wish him the best great fighter very small and talking trash but very big on talent and execution
No he not he is a scumbag knows he cannot compare himself to Larry Holmes he is beneath him
I don’t blame the boxers for beating Ali .. I blame Ali’s advisors and the people around him for letting him fight.
the love Ali had was untouchable
Naw they are accountable too, a real fighter shows respect to the greats and the weak. You pass on those fights
Ali wanted to fight those guys and the boxing commissions let him fight so blame them and the fact that his cornermen were hanging onto him like barnacles on a ship.
@@halloffamebullies nonsense Ali had a big mouth and needed shutting up
@@petecernan2568 you sound stupid speaking of the greatest that way. Who the fuuu brags about beating a old man????
Nonsense at its best
One of my favorite Boxer, I dont think people realize how amazing Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe is a class act, great boxer and seems to be a genuinely nice person. Also he did not go out of his way to hurt his opponents, I think he imitated Ali in that respect, he demonstrated the art of boxing both technically (defense and offense) and did what he had to win. Great champion.
I agree I don’t throw darts at Riddick I think he was a good standup accomplished boxer puncture fighter in general he had it all he didn’t go out and run his mouth for an hour and then get downtown to rounds like a lot of them do the bottom line I don’t badmouth fighters because I’ve never been in the ring competitively all your sparring partner but I will say this we need guys like Riddick Bowe we need guys like Evander Holyfield we need guys like Mike Tyson we need guys this hurts me to say Tyson fury to keep the sport going I’ll keep watching hopefully it won’t fade away before I pass away
Some people talk trash about this man but I think that he did a great job as a fighter not so much as a US Marine but as a fighter and he did beat the man that beat the man in boxing that means something to those of us that have been following it for more than 45 years so I wish Riddik a good life a good future and good health
He joined the marines because it was on his bucket list. Who gives a fuck about that especially in this racist ass country. If you gonna throw shade in a compliment, then it ain’t really a compliment. So Shut the fuck up🖕🏿
He never made it past the 2nd week of basic training so he was never a Marine.
You can argue Ali won 4 out of 10 rounds with Berbick. That's how medicore Trevor was.
That's why Tyson stopped his pussy punk ass
I cannot bring myself to watch the final two fights of Ali's career in their entirety. I am the same age as Mike Tyson and like Mike, and so many others took the losses hard. Also, like many, I did not know Ali was sick at the time, and had been for a good while.
I have heard boxing insiders, trainers, and fighters alike say that Ali probably did enough to get that decision, against Berbick, (not my words or opinion-- never watched the fight), but Ali was a beloved figure at that point, and nobody except maybe Don King wanted to see him fight again or receive any more damage. So, Ali was not getting a decision unless he dominated.
I met Berbick one time at Top Rank in Las Vegas and I witnessed the bad, bullying behavior people have referenced here in other comments. The hate on Larry is layered and in some instances complex. Yeah, there was the love we all had for Ali. But also, hardcore fans who know their boxing object to Larry saying, he was better than Ali and could have beaten him as early as '74-'75 when Ali was dismantling Foreman and slamming the door on Frazier's title dreams once and for all...two guys that would have been terrible match-ups for Holmes-- and also two guys he never fought. Add to that, the fact that Larry's title winning effort and some of his early defenses were recycled opponents Ali had beaten years earlier...yeah, he was easy to hate. Larry was a fabulous boxer and technician in the ring. But he was extremely limited as an athlete and lacked one punch KO power, which would have cost him dearly in a number of hypothetical match-ups...a legend of his era, but not an all-time great. Ascending after Ali and before Tyson, he just came along at the right time.
@@StevenSmith-zw1pd Holmes is definitely an all-time great. Top 4 HW for sure. He didn't have one punch KO power, but he still holds the title for consecutive title defences ended in the stoppage. Prime Holmes would give prime Ali a toughest fight of his career and the result would be a razor thin split decision that could go both ways. He definitely has better resume that Tyson, he just wasn't that flashy.
I respect your RIGHT to have an opinion. BUT I do not respect your opinion. Here is why:
1. I will not call Larry a top 4 all-time heavyweight because he never fought Frazier or Foreman. If he was so great in 74-75, they were there. There is a reason he never fought them.
2. To prove your point, all he had to do, was beat Michael Spinks-- a puffed up light-heavyweight. He could not do it. He lost to him twice. By the way, I have TREMENDOUS regard for Michael Spinks. Larry's lack of power and athleticism cost him dearly in those fights... couldn't get the smaller man out of there. It forced everybody to re-think the, "...Marciano couldn't carry my jockstrap" comment. He never would have survived Rocky's pressure and roughhousing without one punch KO power. NOBODY did. That was his moment and he wet the bed twice. Ali's last history-making moment was a third title winning effort, against Leon Spinks. Ali was 36. The power in his right hand was gone. He had Parkinson's. Ali never hurt Leon, but he used his dimensions, and athleticism to resurrect enough movement to keep Leon at range, and gave him a boxing lesson. This was the third, actually, fourth generation of heavyweights he fought and he became champion. He is considered the GOAT because he spanned multiple eras. Larry also proved his greatness in his "second career" by dominating a much younger Ray Mercer, and giving champion Oliver McCall hell. Larry famously said, "these young guys don't know how to fight." But the all-time greats COULD fight. So, the Spinks losses, and the fact that he never regained the title in another era, limit him to a legend of HIS era.
3. And finally, it is blasphemy for you to speak of PRIME Ali, since NOBODY ever SAW him in his PRIME. Those were the 3 1/2 years Ali spent in exile age 28-31 the best years for a heavyweight. And when he came back, he was a different guy, who kept winning with a diminished and different skill set. The closest anybody ever came to seeing a PRIME Ali was his last fight before they stripped him, and his Supreme Court battle that followed. I believe (1966-67) that opponent was Cleveland Williams-- a guy that would have been a terrible match-up for Holmes--...a murderous puncher, and remember Larry got touched a lot and was dropped multiple times early in his title reign. Watch the Ali v. Williams fight. Then tell me who, other than the larger, super-heavyweights, that began to emerge during the end of Tyson's run, would have stood a snowball's chance in hell against that guy. Nothing from the first Frazier fight, (1971), on can be considered PRIME Ali. Sadly, his prime was wasted. He never had a prime.
@@StevenSmith-zw1pd 1. He wasn't great in 74-75, he was on the come up back then. His prime was around 80-83.
2. He was past his prime when he fought Spinks. He won the second fight, just got robbed by the judges.
Holmes would have killed Marciano if they fought. Marciano was too small and too slow. He would have won this fight off of his jab alone. Rocky would be neutrialized completely.
3. Well, we're not talking about hypothetical prime. We talking about what happened. Prime Ali was between his Liston and Folley fights. Peak performance was definetely Williams. Ali back then was the greatest thing heavyweight divison has ever seen. I've seen all those fights few times, I don't need to re-watch it. Holmes would be a nightmare for Ali cause he was basically bigger and stronger (but slower) Ali with the same granit chin.
I just watched the first Ali vs. Liston fight. WOW! Ali had such incredible speed, movement and reflexes for a heavyweight 6'3 and 210 pounds!!
It was unheard of at his time. Moat heavyweights were giant slow and lumbering
@@southsideman4891 yep true
@@youtoo2233 Ali Liston 1 & 2 both fixed.
@@Gameboy-Unboxings You're saying it so surely as if you were the one who did fixing.
@@Gameboy-Unboxings thanks time traveler.
Ali wanted to fight Holmes, he was sure he was going to beat him plus he needed that paper. What was Larry suppose to do? Not take a fight? They would label him as a coward. Lose a fight? I don't think so. He was really taking it easy on Ali and he was trying to convince the judges to stop it after almost every round.
Thank you sir . finally someone gets it
Exactly.
Yup
Exactly what you pointed out correctly Ali wanted the money people are so damn dumb they don't understand
That is how boxing works. Ali knew the risks.
I think Riddick Bowe is a real stand up guy. I never herd him talk bad about anyone but Lennox Lewis and I dont care for him either. I wish Riddick the best.
Cheap shot and bully at the Larry Donald press fight conference otherwise, pretty standup fighter. Loved it when he knocked out that cocky Jorge Gonzalez.
What's wrong with Lennox Lewis?
Tyson has always great respect and love for Ali. Tyson said once to Ali on the phone:" When i am big i am gonna get him for you". Ali also said to Tyson before the fight against Holmes: "get him for me", and he did. Tyson revenged the both losses of Ali against Holmes and Berbick. Ali was there for Tyson when he was in prison and when he get out of prison as a Muslim like Ali. They where two brother of eachother in life. Tyson was also carriying the coffin of Ali when he passed away and was buried.
by using your logic, holmes could have told buster douglas and holyfield, get tyson and knock him out bad for me! this is boxing, don't make it personal.
@@ticotico5525 These are not my words or my logic.The fact is that Tyson said it to Ali, and Ali said it to Tyson. So if you have a problem with it for some reason, then you have a problem with Ali and Tyson. Not with me, i just recal the happening and the relationship between Ali and Tyson.
Budini Brown said the opposite. Before he died, he told Holmes to kick Tyson's ass for Ali.
Big daddy is what all these superheavies of today aspire or wish they could be. He had every tangible for such a big man. All these super heavies of today just have size and a punch because they're 250+. Riddick possessed it all! Speed, power in both hands, athleticism, a great jab, balance, and coordination.
He shit it from lewis
He wouldn't fight Lewis man
Yall know Lewis turned that fight down, right? Twice.
Don't just look at youtube clips and think it paints the whole picture.
I understand people being mad at holmes for fighting ali. It was some sad shit. But I don't hear people talking bout the people who made ali fight when he was out of shape and beyond his prime.
Larry Holmes never intended to fight Muhammad Ali.But Muhammad Ali being his very egotistical self brought about the fight with Larry Holmes. And Larry Holmes himself a very proud man took the Muhammad Ali fight to shut him up.Which never worked as Muhammad Ali always kept talking regardless.But what the fight did show was that as a world heavyweight contender that Muhammad Ali was finished as Larry Holmes defeated him soundly in a one sided win resulting in the only inside the distance stoppage of Muhammad Ali in his professional boxing career. And even then Muhammad Ali fought his last bout losing to a young Trevor Berbick, who later would be a heavyweight world champion himself.
One thing him and Mike Tyson agreed on not liking Larry Holmes for beating on Muhammad Ali
I don't understand you people it was not up to Larry Holmes Ali wanted to the fight because of the money people are so damn stupid
Well that's noble to say by Larry Holmes that he didn't close his fists...
Watching the replay of the fight and live on TV when it happened...
I didn't see open hands at all by Holmes... he was whaling shots on Ali for 9 rounds until Angelo Dundee finally threw in the towel from the córner ....
That and other late career fights of Muhammad Ali should have never been scheduled to happen....
Are u sure Angelo threw in the towel? Thought the match went the distance 😅
@@israeloluwadamilola6055 positive watched it many times being an Ali fan ...
Check it out on RUclips the Holmes / Ali fight was stopped by Angelo Dundee in the 9th round ... you can clearly him yelling at the ref saying " it's over we are stopping the fight period "
@@davidgabriel1057 Which should have been simple but actually took some courage as Ali's Muslim manager as well as his hype man and other members of his entourage did not want the fight stopped, so there was some arguing. Not sure if they thought he was going to suddenly come alive or wanted him to go out on his shield or what...
He should have been upset at Ali for taking those fights when he was way past his prime.
Lol his money hungry me surrounding him made him
@@kaamil9620 no don king screwed Ali out of money so Ali took some fights to fight off his slightly growing debt.
@@47FloridaManDre nope. Ferdie Pacheco said it best about Alis hang ons....Don King took a nick, those NOI guys really dug into him. It wasn't Ali who already had the respect of the people and did his part, it was continuing the lifestyle of those leeches who depended on him for a paycheck.
"I'm sorry it was him glad it ain't me" word 😂😂
The price some prize fighters go to keep fans entertained,god bless him and his health,
Seems like boxers from the 70s, 80s , 90s mostly got punch drunk. There’s no need to fight 5 times a year & spar for your life while training.
Yeah but also a few of them turned out ok which is good like George foreman, sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and julio Cesar chavez seem to be exceptions
@@JOBXR I wonder what did they do different?
@@keemosabe8858 is say that’s hard to pin down some of them took many hard shots in their careers and sparring for George he had a LONG lay off so maybe that helped him out, sugar ray tried not to get hit too much, Mike was elusive until he wasn’t but maybe him and the rest have some genetics that causes them to have reduced swelling or bleeding in the brain I heard about something like that in Mexicans but I’m not sure
@@JOBXR those men really didn't take a lot of punishment, they dealt it out.
@@JOBXR Mike has bit of brain damage, if you look his early 90s and post prison interviews and now, you will notice how slower he talks now...with rest of guys you mentioned i agree...Riddick Bowe became punch drunk after trilogy with Holyfield, but bouts that did the most damage were fights with Golota, damn he took so many clean shots, he was like a punching bag, you could see in interviews that after their first fight he was already had a slurr talking, worst thing they arranged a rematch where he took even more punishment...that fight should never had a rematch..it was obvious after their first fight that Bowe cant fight anymore, his reaction times were horrible...reminded me on Ali Holmes fight. Bowe should have never go into thrillogy with Holyfield. he should have moved on.
Maybe I’m not recalling this correctly, but I thought that Ali had a much better fight against Berbick and many think that he should have won that fight. To me, it seemed like Holmes beat Ali far worse than Berbick did.
That was my recollection as well.
He did Holmes just trying to save face telling that story
People don't understand if it wasn't for Ali who he put under his wings U never know how good Holmes would have been
Larry Holmes will always be one of my favorite boxers only second Ali and Joe Frazier on my dad Larry Holmes didn’t duck didn’t run came back and fight Tyson when he was well into his 40s get out of here no Larry Holmes will go down as one of the most treasured boxers in the sport and gifted yes
Larry loved Ali Larry waited longer than he had to to fight Ali out of love Larry Holmes is way better than he is given credit for
@@raymartin7408 Holmes is and always will be a better and classier person than Ali.
@@tombstone1111 hell no
@Keena I can't agree with that, and I adore Larry. I think he was cheated out of his streak. He held the hw title for 12 years and fought everybody they put in front of him. Larry was one of the all time greats and never gets credit. Have you seen Larry after he didn't break Marciano's record? (Totally justified) or him double dropkicking Berbick off a limo? Larry Holmes was THE MAN. Definitely not humble until his later years. But humbled many a boxer that dared disrespecting him.
For posterity:
Bowe looks really good here. Im glad he's healthy and happy now. He had one of the best nights in his career when he beat Holyfield in the first fight. That was a great fight and that's the fight in losing that gave Holyfield his due as being a great fighter and worthy champion. That 10th round is one of the greatest round in heavyweight title history. I laugh when people say how great Fury vs Wilder fights were when those two fights don't hold a candle to Holyfield vs Bowe I, II, III. Those were great fights.
Alex Royster... You said "Bowe looks really good here. Im glad he's healthy and happy now. He had one of the best nights in his career when he beat Holyfield in the first fight. That was a great fight and that's the fight in losing that gave Holyfield his due as being a great fighter and worthy champion. That 10th round is one of the greatest round in heavyweight title history. I laugh when people say how great Fury vs Wilder fights were when those two fights don't hold a candle to Holyfield vs Bowe I, II, III. Those were great fights.
My response *@Alex Royster... The poor guy sound punch drunk, I like Bowe of course he's from New York, but what I don't like is that he ran from Lennox Lewis.*
Mate hes punch drunk he is not in the best of health that is so obvious
Riddick was a great heavyweight champion 🥊🥊🥊♥️♥️♥️
Bowe looks good in this interview, he lost a little weight and is all shined up. I really like Bowe, he was a good champion and never really had that attitude like he was better then everyone else. When he lost the one fight to Holyfield, Bowe was so gracious and respectful to Holyfield, thats the mark of a true man and true sportsmanship . Bowe was as gracious in defeat as he was with a win. Good man and God bless him.
I told Riddick to throw that WBC belt in the trash & duck Lennox Lewis - TK Kirkland
He never ducked Lennox Lewis. People hear narratives and run with them. Context is important in everything
I agree with you and I was so pleased when Tyson beat the shit out of both Holmes and berbic .kudos to Tyson . Tyson is beloved by all for being humble and decent champ.
He was not always humble. Remember when he said he was invincible impregnable and all that stuff?
@@rickrick5041 Mike was high on coke back then lol
@@BigMike_RTTV And he was still knocking everyone out
When was this filmed? Bowe looks good here- like he's dropped some weight.
very recently
Looking better than most of his contemporaries...a little "something" about his speech though..
Looks and sounds better. Nice to see.
@@thankful684 this is the best he has sounded in some time.
@@jamescarr4662 you take your meds you can sound at least to where others can understand you. Ali sounded fine in the early 80s, in the late 80s though he was still talking but it was a faint whisper.
He's talking a lot better than the last video I watched of him. Which is good. He looks well too.
I can't believe how old he looks. We had Holyfield/Bowe 1,2, and 3 in Las Vegas when I was a kid. The "Fan Man" fight. My mom used to get free Holyfield/Bowe posters from the mirage. She worked there. I had all 3. I also saw Him beat a young Lennox Lewis' ass live at MGM Grand.
He said Poor Thing he funny asf 🤣🤣🤣
Lol watch berbick violent vids it would be even funnier
lmao thats the shit that my mom says lol must be their generation
Hurry up and discuss the Golata Brawl
That shit was crazy
5 bucks says vladd just gets a blank 5 second stare after bringing it up
That was insane 😱
You can tell the brother has some type of brain damage from all of those fighting matches God bless him 💯
So many of the old boxers do, listen to them talk. It is really sad.
Holyfield and him took years off each others lives.
Tommy Hearns speaks like that also. Sad.
Boxn Legends
@Samuel Young yep. I agree. Riddick suffers from both brain and probably testicle damage due to the 2 Golota fights.
Foreman, Lewis and Tyson still sound lucid while Bowe and Holyfield the fights they had really took a toll.
Tyson always seems twice as intelligent as all the other boxers. He learns from experience more than any other athlete I've seen.
That's not saying a whole lot lol.
I remember he knocked fresh prince out 😂
Riddick Bowe vs Larry Holmes in their primes would have been an epic fight.
Larry Holmes has Superior skills Bowe is inferior
Bowe was a great fighter who only gets mentioned by boxing fans but never gets the general adulation of Tyson or others. Nice that he doesn’t do the trash talking BS. God bless you sir.
Ali could have stop fighting but he is old school die hard that's what made him a Great! Dont hate no one just hate what they do.I loved your battles with Holyfield your a legend too Bowe God bless you and God keep you Brother
No he was just doing it for the money. Shows you really what type of man he was. That was pathetic. He shouldn’t have been f$cking paid.
Muhammad Ali was no shrinking violet. His insults, braggadocio and self praise were all manifestations of his poor character. He blew his money and had to fight as an old decrepit shadow of himself. Now he's being treated as a saint, because other aging fighters also needed a payday and subsequently brought his hat to him.
1:17 It seems pretty ridiculous for a boxer to hate another fighter for years for winning a fight.
What were Berbick and Holmes supposed to do? Let Ali win??
I don't really understand why Bowe needed to have certain things explained to him to make him realise this.
no man, it's an emotional reaction. I cried also when those guys beat up an old Ali, but that is the history of boxing, a very cruel sport that eats its own
@@pputnam100 I understand someone being upset at watching a fighter they admire get beaten but to hate the opponent for years is a different thing altogether.
The fact that Bowe was a professional boxer reacting this way makes it even more ridiculous.
This man beat one of my top 4 greatest heavyweights ever in evander holyfield (whom handed him his only loss) back in their trilogy matches, that 3rd fight was a beast! I thought evander had him, but he got up off that canvass and won by knockout to finish that trilogy and boy was them hands flying, on both sides🥵... so I'm giVing him his 💐 now, big shout out to big daddy bowe!
Rest in heavens embrace To the greatest of all time Muhammad Ali.. And Trevor Berbick.. Boxing no doubt is a blood sport
I don't understand why anybody would be upset with a boxer for trying to win a fight. That's literally their job. Are they supposed to throw the fight?
RIP to trevor berbick and Muhammad Ali
rite those fools totally took advantage and new what Muhammad Ali was going through that's BS
Berbick didn’t brutalize Ali, it was a relatively normal boxing match that Berbick won decisively. Obviously Ali shouldn’t have been fighting anymore, and those extra blows to the head more than likely sped the progression of Ali’s Parkinson’s, but it wasn’t a brutal match at all. Ali was throwing back, and neither fighter got off an excess of clean blows. The Holmes fight on the other hand was brutal. Vlad makes it sound like it was the other way around. He’s the worst. He brings nothing to these interviews other than a brand he built on the backs of Black people who he doesn’t respect enough to actually learn about before pontificating on.
Wow what Mike said was right on the money...very insightful
Always liked Riddick. I remember watching his fight. He had a great sense of Humor & alot of talent. Definitely in my top 15 Heavyweights that i ever saw.
The words @ 1:40 smh Lmaoooo got to love Riddick Bowe honesty
God bless you Riddick Bowe
Looking good, legend! We love you Bowe!
I've been watching some of the old Bowe fights from the 90s and there's no doubt this guy was really a brilliant fighter. Power, skills, heart everything. Not sure where it went wrong for him.
Trevor was wack as a boxer thou that’s why he beat on ali like that
Trevor beat a prime Pinklon Thomas and Greg page and went 15 rounds with Larry Holmes Trevor was a good fighter
@@cjns5253 Tyson knocked him the fuck out.
@@chairmanoftheboard11 ino there no denying that but Trevor on his day was a good fighter that’s my point
@@cjns5253 I agree. I just wanted to say that cause I’m an Ali fan.
Berbick beat a old Ali
This guy ( Vlad TV ) asks the same questions in every interview and they're generally pretty banal questions.
A little more in depth stuff would be appreciated . The ex fighters may need a bit of help / encouragement to get there
but that's what a good interviewer does !!
Tyson was mad at Berbick for the same reason which is why he humiliated him in such quick fashion. He said in the pre fight interview "I'm gonna play with him for a round and then I'm gonna knock him out". He did exactly that! He was mad with Holmes too but he really beat Holmes up behind Holmes bad mouthing him to the press.
He seems to have slimmed down a bit and I know his speech is not what it was but it seems better than it has been..I can actually understand him..I've watched interviews previously where I haven't understood a word so I'm glad he seems fairly healthy and coherent (for him anyway)
This is why you avoid sparring. Riddick loved gym wars
Did he?
Avoiding sparring before a big fight is bad for you. But gym wars are detrimental, there's better ways to spar.
I’m about to go spar this Thursday.
@@lefez9015 jesse James Leija didnt spar for years at the end of his career. And he was great.
Le Fez What's a gym war? Going all out sparring to the point of it pretty much being an actual match?
People talk like he was nothing but Berbick when in top shape was a solid, tough fighter. He beat Pinklon Thomas who 1980-1987 was a quality operator. He beat greg page & gave a prime Larry Holmes all he could handle for 15 tough rounds. Berbick was the type of fighter that if you weren’t on your A game you were getting beat that night. A tough determined competitor. He was at his physical peak when Tyson fought him. Very good win for Tyson. The 1980s of the 3rd best era in history.
Ohh man this video really touched me, I felt the same, I hated Holmes and Berbick for hurting and old beat up Ali, yeah I cried too. And I absolutely rejoiced in Tyson demolishing an old Holmes, truly a righteous pay back. But tell me, did anyone ever do the same to Berbick?? Did someone get revenge for ALi?
Yes, Tyson won the heavyweight championship from Berbick.
So you hated Ali being badly beaten by Holmes but you rejoiced (!) when Holmes was badly beaten by Tyson ?!? And you weren't aware that Tyson KOd Berbick..?!?
Do you actually ever watch boxing ?
I felt the same way about Larry Holmes. There is no way he had to take that fight and it did nothing to further his career.
Holmes didn't want to fight Ali, but Ali begged him to take the fight, because he needed the money. Ali got paid $8 million for that fight, so not only would Larry have deprived him of that if he didn't take the fight, but the WBC and the promotors who ran the boxing organizations would have forced him to fight Ali anyway.
Wym dude it’s not like nowadays when you can reject fights back then Is different
"im sorry its him, im glad it aint me"
pretty profound little phrase.
you cant blame holmes for beating ali, he was a fighter ,his job
I did time with Bowe. Good dude! Funny as dude. Good spirit big heart.
What did bowe do time for..
@@tommycanavan8285 the government called it interstate domestic violence
@@shawnbarmore2199 I hear ya bud.
@@tommycanavan8285 he a real down to earth humble dude
@@shawnbarmore2199 and a hell of a fighter..
Such a nice man. He answer the Berbick question so nicely unlike Holmes.
Holmes lied. He was jealous of Ali. Everyone knew who Ali was; they didn't know Holmes.
Who's Holmes?
hahahahahaha
Bowe is pretty well versed - I do agree that the fight between he and Lennox was stopped to quickly in the olympics.
Riddick Bowe's speech does not sound too clear. I wish he enjoys retired life to the fullest, he deserves it.
Riddick Bowe was awesome! He had too many hard fights. 3 with Holyfield and 2 with Andrew G in Golotas prime. This was a time when Riddick was coming down in his career, and had also fought many other hard ass heavyweights. One of the all-time greats
Did anyone hate Ali for beating old Archie Moore.? The hypocrisy is alarming
True. People seem to think Ali was a Saint and should have been treated as such. It’s a brutal business. If you sign to fight you have to expect what’s coming. People love Marciano and never criticise him for destroying an old Joe Louis. The people responsible for what happened to Ali are those that allowed the Holmes fight to happen, knowing that Ali was ill.They ignored the results of a poor medical because ultimately Ali was the number 1 cash cow. Larry was just doing his job.
I get real irritated by hearing hate for Holmes & now Berbick for beating Ali. Ali should've stayed retired. There was no doubt in my mind he was going to get destroyed by Holmes after a 2 year lay off and looking so bad in has couple fights before retiring. Ali's smack talking added more to the coming humiliation he was going to get. He challenged Holmes not the other way around. Holmes and Berbick did what they had to do to win. Can you blame them? I thought Ali did decent in the Berbick fight. It was close actually.
I wish Ali would have retired after the 2nd Spinks fight.
Bowe could have been a great champion for a long time,,, just lost his way and didnt train as hard as he should. If he would have had Holyfields training work ethic Bowe would have been one of the greatest of all time without question. He was Big, strong, hit hard, had a jab, had a chin, had it all
Mike Tyson hit Trevor Berbick so hard i made a dance out of it. The women didn't even want to dance with me anymore, i kept laying down on the floor and get back up and dancing they would say what are you doing ? I said the Trevor Berbick baby and they would find another dancer or go straight out the front door.
Ali was just a loud mouthed bum. He lost many more times than his record showed, thanks to totally biased judges. Also, he didn't go to Vietnam because he didn't want to go through what the other soldiers went through, not any other conjured up excuse. He was just a big mouthed idiot. Thank God that Parkinson's finally shut him up for good.
😂sure tough guy and you are more popular and better than Ali,Sure
Pretty stupid to hate a fighter simply for doing his job
It is like in the UK when fans hated Joe Bugner for beating the great Henry Cooper
It's always a bit sad seeing these old time boxers that have some kind of brain damage.
No big fighter current or before him had such good infighting skills like bowe did, he fought like Tyson at times when he din have to.
How dumb can they be. Ali, though an excellent fighter in his first years o boxing, was artificially given many wins in the last part of his boxing life. His pride did not let him stop. BTW his fights with Liston were undoubtedly fixed.
All very true, he was the boxer of the left
I cant believe Larry Holmes said that about Berbick. I know their history together but thats still a horrible thing to say
Larry H never bites his tongue for anyone that's well documented....if it's on his mind he'll say it no mater what the situation is.
Trevor Berbick got under Larry's skin. Trevor was lucky Holmes took it easy on him.
said the man who would rather give up belt and pretended to dump it into rubbish bin., then run scared from lennox lewis.
There are missing fights in boxing history: Riddick vs Tyson, and vs Lennox Lewis .. in their prime time
Bowe is younger than Lennox Lewis by two years, and yet he looks decades older.
Yeah you can contribute that to the sport of boxing. It's a brutal sport.
Big Daddy Bowe !!! One of my all time faves
Former undisputed lineal world heavyweight champion and first heavyweight boxer to hold all 4 major sanctioning body titles: Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe
Jesse former undisputed heavyweight champion. Only 3 belts back then.
@@joesoto690 yeah, true. The WBO wasn't a major sanctioning body yet but still nobody to this day has held all belts. I can't wait for Joshua vs. Fury
Bowe looks great! Wow!! His speech has even improved from 5 or 6 yrs ago
Don't like is different from hate. Its boxing you can't be surprised cos thats ya job
Thought this was Kevin Durant
It is...
Remember that fight bowe had when that dude tried to kick him in the balls ? Tues night fights in USA network. Tell that
Andrew Golota is the fighter who kept hitting him with the low blows.
@Raf who was the fighter?
1 : suffering from brain injury from repeated blows to the head : affected with or exhibiting chronic traumatic encephalopathy In the argot of the not-so-sweet science, he had been punch-drunk, his brain dying prematurely as a result of his taking so many blows to the head. -
I hated Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick still. It would not have hurt them to take a dive for Muhammad considering all that he did for the people and the game. That's why Mike Tyson crushing their asses was so satisfying.
of course, Larry willing to remove his undefeated 31-0 streak to Ali when Ali doesn't react? How is that? Besides, anybody would have known it would be a dive, so if he took, nobody, absolutely nobody would sanction their fights for a title again. The WBC did the same thing to Sonny Liston, they felt the 1965 Ali match was a dive, seized his purse for apparently "making an excuse" and never gave him a shot at the title and he remained unranked for his remaining years of his life, from 1965-1970. Of course it would hurt them. Nobody would sanction their fights no more and they would go broke.
Besides, If Larry had given the title to Ali, you can imagine how worse his state would have been if he had fought the contenders.
Berbick put a stop to his career and made him realize that he really has to stop fighting
It's pathetic. A exhibition match where two 60 year olds pretend to fight has started the big boxing craze on Vlad TV, while huge, epic fights like Tyson Fury vs Wilder never even got mentioned.
Whatever happened to that 3rd fight?
I don't really want to rewatch Ali-Holmes, but Holmes did have some humanity for sure. Tyson could have killed Marvis Frazier, and believe it or not Holmes wasn't too far off of that kind of domination of Marvis as well. But he kept waving the ref over while giving mediocre punches and getting no response to show the guy was done. He certainly could have knocked him out spectacularly had he wanted to- let's face it, not as spectacularly as Tyson did it, but out for the count on the canvas, rather than getting it waved off the ropes.