Riddick Bowe defends the heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield - the rematch of their bout one year prior. Hosted by Jim Lampley, George Foreman, and Larry Merchant. Recorded on VHS November 1993.
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@majimamike4097Рік тому
These were the days. Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, McCall, Mercer, Morrison, Ruddock, Foreman, Holmes, Moorer, Cooper, Bruno. All matches were exciting and a pleasure to watch.
@45yeldar7 років тому
Tyson, Bowe, Lewis and Holyfield....what a quartet!
@AceMcSch00ly4 роки тому
Foreman, Butterbean, Morrison and Douglas too! Heavyweight division was stacked then
@liambarratt5234 роки тому
David Talkington id swap butterbean for ray mercer
@BabyTua3 роки тому
@mattajas butterbean is a real boxer. He was the king of the 4 rounders,wasn't he. 4 rounders become a real thing. Tyson and holy are gearing up right now to do it once again.
@drumtum3 роки тому
@@BabyTua He lost to Holmes. Holmes was 105 years old when they met.
@creydadj3 роки тому
Ruddock
@MasterFatness9 років тому
I love you for sharing all these gems. These HBO programs are absolute treats. Very much appreciated, we can't thank you enough!
@curtdragon87852 роки тому
HBO will always be the heart and soul of boxing 🥊💗
@jeffhhvinwilliams88142 роки тому
@@curtdragon8785 IQ Q 1
@alvin2795Рік тому
Absolutley
@lisabagdonjones195011 місяців тому
Your welcome
@basocunk-cunk356710 місяців тому
@@curtdragon87851111111
@lucymoody4927Рік тому
One of my favorite fights. Their whole series was magic.
@raphaelbell72222 роки тому
Fila!!!!…super 90s…back to my happy childhood
@sherrillraymond75952 місяці тому
Facts
@J-luna4 роки тому
Holyfield is a legit fighter and champion. A true great.
@timhoward5Рік тому
The Real Deal
@JVBPOV3 роки тому
Larry Merchant: George, did you ever think of putting a kitchen in a bedroom? George Foreman: Yep. LMAO that had me dying. Big George was dead serious.
@makayagad2 роки тому
Lool they real funny
@fsufantampa5 років тому
awesome thing you did. I got so tired of watching ESPN Classic pretend boxing commentaries. This brings back memories
@glenswait82466 років тому
Holyfield during the intro makes me smile and think about my dad who passed in 2013
@gianluciano4 роки тому
me too. My father passed away in 2013 too, we watched this match together.
@arsomorumaitoyame82524 роки тому
hell yeah
@martinamicflyy26184 роки тому
Hope your dad was Saved! Ps...... Wow!!............... ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q5ymgquNp2iQtXk.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/eomlg22gh6KTlpc.html
@arsomorumaitoyame82524 роки тому
@@martinamicflyy2618 :^)---/--^--< ............
@l.cruces22233 роки тому
Cheers to good times spent watching good fights alongside Father and Son.
@moemiles26468 років тому
Mannn I forgot that 20 Year HBO intro. Im old
@Cwm3685 років тому
25 years ago... the parachute maniac... saw it live was 8 years at time. My brothers, father all just stared in disbelief
@chevy4x466Рік тому
It was a blessing that didn’t kill someone
@petierican60796 років тому
Sterling wainscott love your site classics HBO boxing programs in full thanks for all your hard work and time there's nothing like boxing from the 1970's, 1980"s & 1990s great job!!🥊🥊
@kc1973able3 роки тому
Frigging War this Was. One of the best Heavyweight fights ever.
@sneakyuploader_44773 роки тому
Yes this was good but the first fight was the best of the trilogy.
@dannypenaloza41609 років тому
Dude, thanks for sharing! I love the fights u post
@magnuslundberg96753 роки тому
Masterful tactics by Holyfield. He didn't brawl too much in this fight like he did in the 1st fight with Bowe. Here he used his skills and speed, boxed more, was elusive, patient and disturbed Bowes rhythm almost the hole fight, and when Bowe didn't know what to do Holyfield let his hands go. I had this fight 116-113 for Holyfield.
@kyleprather7228Рік тому
Yep and that is one of the many reasons hes an all time great, he had the ability to morph into something else when he had to, he could come forward and bang and fight inside or he could bounce around and jab effectively with a guy 3-4 inches taller and much longer. Add that his will and his other worldly recuperative powrrs and hes a legend
@joeblough261Рік тому
@@kyleprather7228 As Real Deal always said, it's all about making adjustments. After that 1st fight, he realized he couldn't come in at a tiny 208lbs. It worked vs. Foreman but he was able to dance circles around George in a way he couldn't with the younger and more athletic Bowe who had such a good inside game as well. And, he didn't let Bowe's low blows and dirty tactics allow him to stray from the game plan. IMO, a fully-focused prime Holyfield who sticks to the right gameplan is as dangerous and formidable a fighter as any whoever lived. We saw it in the Douglas fight, both Tyson fights, this fight, and a handful of others where he simply wouldn't be denied, mentally, emotionally, or physically.
@davidvarey5072Рік тому
Watch it without basis commentary bowe is not fit but clearly wins this fight
@joeblough261Рік тому
They always say Tyson's apex was the Spinks fight. And while nothing can be taken away from Mike, Spinks was a blown-up light heavyweight, terrified, and on a knee brace. Even if he wasn't, he was NEVER going to beat Tyson, he couldn't hurt him and his twig neck would never be able to stand up to that. Here, Holyfield is facing a giant champion, and his performance is just a thing of absolute beauty b/c he was bigger than his early HW days of 205-208lbs, but he could still dance all night long. IMO this version of Real Deal would've wiped out any version of Tyson in 10 rounds or less. Book it Dano.
@genghiskhan1836Рік тому
Evander flipped the script on him in the 4th. Straight dogged him the entire round, kept firing viscous combos, even ignoring bell. Bowe had the momentum but Holyfield ripped it away from him. Superhuman effort by the real deal.
@ryanharris8373 роки тому
George Foreman was hate'n on Holyfield the whole damn fight lol
@AboAyedh2020Рік тому
Bowe is stronger, taller and more aggressive but he seemed ill-prepared. However Evander was exceptionally determined and in high readiness both mentally & physically for the fight. His effort was a success. I guess this is one of the most exciting fights in boxing history
@dionst.patrick4975Рік тому
This Brought me damn near to tears! I more of a Holyfield fan but I love em both ❤️💪🏾💯
@Idthebeats8 років тому
I love this intro music and wish HBO hadn't switched it out 6months later.
@GanbaMagus5 років тому
I wish the music were uploaded somewhere. Can't find a clean version anywhere :(
@niyigabaernest62244 роки тому
@@GanbaMagus man, i fucking like these intro musics of HBO, wish i could get them as my alarms lol
@aaronhumes62673 роки тому
That version was even better!
@dougewing15712 роки тому
Big Daddy and Real Deal... Awesome fighters
@robbie1922 роки тому
42:30 for the sports event in our lifetime
@cedericocosantorini80132 роки тому
Great fight. Good decision.
@joshuac63892 роки тому
1:21:27 let's give Bowe a TON of credit for taking the high road here. A man seeing his pregnant wife in distress yet refusing to say it effected his focus or say it was an excuse. I'm not articulating it well but this was an extraordinarily classy gesture on Bowe's part.
@joeblough2614 місяці тому
Indeed. Bowe definitely was a crybaby. Every modern fighter could take a lesson. Now they all say, "I'm not gonna make excuses* then proceed to make 3 of them.
@anitalu41894 роки тому
how can you not falling for a man like evnader holyfiled?!
@issizplays21873 роки тому
You can`t... I am saying this a male!
@renzopeterson1532 роки тому
Holyfield was the greatest Cruiserweight and one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time.
@sebastianblackfyreРік тому
@@renzopeterson153 The only four time heavyweight champion
@omeruzel6004 місяці тому
@@sebastianblackfyre 6 time because Holyfield won Ruiz 3 and Valuev..
@Cwm3685 років тому
Holyfield won this fight. Much better fight plan. Out worked bowe... landed clearer shots. Bowe won the first 4 then Holy won like next 6, 7. Basically 6-5 Holyfield.
@davidvarey5072Рік тому
You crazy
@Cwm368Рік тому
@@davidvarey5072 I guess you thought Bowe won...
@davidvarey5072Рік тому
@@Cwm368 how does a smaller man that go on the defensive land half as many punchers and half as hard win watch it again without commenters
@gregquinn7817Рік тому
I remember how the HBO pay per view fights would always be shown the next Saturday on HBO but they wouldn't announce it ahead of times (like the TV guide and the HBO guide would have some movie listed at that time). I'm guessing so they wouldn't discourage people from buying the pay per view. Of course it didn't take long to figure out the pattern.
@virgilvongraben52916 років тому
maybe the best heavyweight fight of all time
@anthonypugh8503Місяць тому
HBO boxing was great I miss it bring back old memories
@24bigcoop5 років тому
Classic!
@kdberry19974 роки тому
Wow what a great fight. One of the greatest heavyweight showdowns in boxing history. I had Evander Holyfield winning this one 116-112. Here’s how I scored it: Round 1: 10/9 Bowe Round 2: 10/9 Bowe (20-18) Round 3: 9/10 Holyfield (29-28) Round 4: 9/10 Holyfield (38-38) Round 5: 9/10 Holyfield (47-48) Round 6: 9/10 Holyfield (56-58) Round 7: 9/10 Holyfield (65-68) Round 8: 9/10 Holyfield (74-78) Round 9: 10/9 Bowe (84-87) Round 10: 9/10 Holyfield (93-97) Round 11: 9:10 Holyfield (102-107) Round 12: 10/9 Bowe (112-116)
@joshuac63894 роки тому
I have a very similar scorecard! Only I had Bowe in round 7 for a final score of 115-113 Holyfield. 1, 2, 9, and 12 were clearly Bowe rounds 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 were clearly Holyfield rounds. 3 and 4 I saw Holyfield the superior boxer and that left only 7 for Bowe.
@austinlittke55803 роки тому
How the hell did u all score round 3 for holyfield? Bowe won that round clear as day
@austinlittke55803 роки тому
Just rewatched the round to make sure i wasnt crazy, theres no way in hell a sane person could score round 3 for holyfield, ur full of crap
@austinlittke55803 роки тому
@Smash Revino lol bro anyone scoring rd 3 like they did is off their rocker
@kdberry19973 роки тому
@@austinlittke5580 hey just say you disagree with how I scored the round. No need to be rude. Don’t act bold behind a phone screen, knowing if you talked to someone like that in person, you’d most likely be picking your teeth up off the ground you scrawny punk.
@williammeissner83162 роки тому
Amazing title fight holyfeild won the title back very close bowe wasn't in his best shape as he was in their fight one. Still one of the best title fights ever.
@christiancharles28666 років тому
Holyfield legend and 4 time Champ, Bowe is a Champion also but he got lazy and was losing to Golota and really lost to him twice if not for the crazy low bows.
@joeblough261Рік тому
That end of the 4th round is reminiscent of the 6th round of Tyson-Holyfield I. Holy had played it relatively cautious, let the big guy spend himself a little, and then show the other man that he is the damn boss, coming forward and raining bombs like Hiroshima.
@robcollett63127 років тому
holyfield should of stuck with emanual steward that training got the best out of him in the krone holyfield was born to train in that place !
@stevecochran26779 місяців тому
These two men were two of the best heavyweights to ever step in the ring and although Bowe had a bit of issues out of the ring with his wife they were both good men inside and outside the ring.
@KabarkadaTV6812 роки тому
COMMENTATORS: (ENGLISH-HBO) JIM LAMPLEY, LARRY MERCHANT & GEORGE FOREMAN (ENGLISH-ITV) REG GUTTERIDGE & JIM WATT (SPANISH-TELEVISA) CARLOS "EL ZAR" AGUILAR (FILIPINO-PTV) FREDDIE ABANDO & RON DELOS REYES TV NETWORK: HBO / ITV / TELEVISA / PTV-4 DATE: 6 NOVEMBER 1993
@curtdragon87852 роки тому
A great classic fight that will never be seen again sadly!! Fan man save riddick from getting knocked out and made the fight way more interesting and fun even though he took a beating for it getting punched and hit with bottles!!! Here's an unknown fun fact: his plan was to land in the ring but the wind pushed him off a few inches 🌬️🎐😎🥊🥊🥊😄
@gabrielsteffensen37002 роки тому
What are you on about? If anything bowe was coming back in the round the fan man appears in. He was taking command and Holyfield looked tired, the break helped Holyfield as much if not more.
@Robearwgl8 років тому
this must not be the live airing you recorded?
@satyanarayanaraomakanaboyi27673 роки тому
My congratulations to Holyfield
@BruteStrength999 років тому
I love that Foreman of all people criticizing Bowe on eating Pork Chops and Spare Ribs. What you been eating George? Cheeseburgers? Perhaps Bowe could have used George's grill back then.
@bobber0623Рік тому
Foreman was never really out of shape for a fight though in that he ran out of gas in his second career
@BruteStrength99Рік тому
@@bobber0623 that's a great point. He showed great stamina against Briggs and Saverese. But he looked gassed against Schultz. Leaned on him so much for support if Schultz had stepped back Foreman would've fell over
@bobber0623Рік тому
@@BruteStrength99 i dont think i saw the Schutz fight Have to give it a look
@hogarthay8 років тому
holyfield won fairly
@amascia83272 роки тому
Yup...
@bobber06237 місяців тому
"Hey these guys want to fight".
@konzhul93562 роки тому
I'm just here, because of the guy with the parachute.
@bobber0623Рік тому
May he burn in hell
@Ramble794 роки тому
Is that MC Hammer in the ring with Evander?
@joshuac63894 роки тому
It is. Hammer was Holyfield's manager for about eight months from 1993 through early 1994
@joeblough261Рік тому
@@joshuac6389 2 LEGIT 2 QUIT BABY!
@user-tl4fi6oy8dРік тому
I remember hearing about and seeing the Fan Man incident as a kid just after it happened. I still have never seen anything like that happening in a boxing match. Legendary fight.
@joeblough261Рік тому
I always love how supremely confident Holyfield was (always) in this fight especially, and the 1st Tyson fight when he guaranteed victory. And when Jim Grey said, "That sounds like the most outrageous guarantee since Joe Namath" Holyfield, "Well, I did it in the Bowe 2 fight and I was victorious" Grey, "Little different situation tonight" Holy, "Well, the peoples are different, the situations are different...but God still the same. Yesterday and today, He still the same" LOL. Fucking awesome. And look at Holy's little dance and smug face during his ring introduction. Just classic!
@armandop9082Місяць тому
This is Holyfields best performance along with Tyson fight in 1996.
@scummydummy3 роки тому
Hilarious. I completely forgot the parachute, watchin this again like holy shit I forgot that happened here
@willhitchcock6227Рік тому
These two are incredible. The standard and quality eclipses Ali vs Frazier. And compare this to fury wilder pub brawl
@discodesanti24594 роки тому
32:33 - Mills Lane going for a hotdog here?
@mr.t6584 роки тому
Lmao wtf was he doing 🤣🤣
@JJ_SDWR3 роки тому
@@mr.t658 right both corners got in the ring and got to their fighter before Mills Lane got a hand on them 😆 funny because he was really one of the best officials in the sport.
@cedericocosantorini80132 роки тому
@@JJ_SDWR Says who? Lane was the most overrated ref ever, very weak as we all saw here, and during the Tyson Holyfield II fight...
@stevebreon4984 місяці тому
Damm hard hitting fight.good stuff.
@jayaduttabhoumik7848 днів тому
What a match ... What a pair of Warriors... 👏👏🥊🥊
@akonsimamba67012 місяці тому
These were the true warriors
@Everyone_245333 роки тому
The camera man deserves a raise
@fitrideshitaРік тому
Had it 115-113 Holyfield.
@ernokirnyan99844 місяці тому
Now we have Wilder, Joshua, Fury and Usyk
@nolaboyteroylee979410 місяців тому
#MillsLane is so Old School Direct and Straight to the Point Boxing needs real Judges to Judge the Heavy Weight Championship Bouts🥊🤕💥🌪️💯
@tomneidher4 місяці тому
Holyfield MAN! He is a Terminator! Never giv up. Impressive boxer!!!!
@youngkeys9 років тому
@43:02 never seen nothing like that. A terrorist attack on a boxing match
@tonynunez91533 роки тому
oh my god this was the parachute fight @43:00
@JJ_SDWR3 роки тому
That dude took a serious ass-whooping
@johnd.5973 роки тому
@@JJ_SDWR that’s what happens when you land directly into Louis Farrakhan’s security detail LOL
@Gfrvin2 місяці тому
What a fight ❤❤
@SolySolSolySol3 роки тому
What is the name of the Holyfield’s ring walk??
@joshuac63892 роки тому
It's called "one mo' time" by Hammer, formerly MC Hammer
@J-luna4 роки тому
Bowe has very good stamina himself. Son of a gun keeps coming and doesn't go down.
@bobber0623Рік тому
Fan man saved his fat ass in this one
@derricklayman2272 роки тому
poor audio an a little video freeze
@Brownbackcamp3 роки тому
Kind of funny that they had different angles of the parachutes prior to him entering the ring. Starting to think this was a botched attempt at something that was supposed to be bigger.
@Dmoney1980Місяць тому
Did anybody notice a younger Jesse Jackson one of the men in Bowe’s Camp escorting his wife out of the building when she passed out
@jorarai53583 роки тому
Bowe was not in his Top condition , Spitting means not 100 %
@cheefychief8443 роки тому
Despite their best efforts, Showtime ain't got shit on HBO Boxing!
@jdarden2002Місяць тому
To think I thought Evander would get knocked out in this fight and later Tyson. It’s safe to say he proved me wrong and then some.
@jakebramble56382 місяці тому
What’s Holyfield walk out song
@user-bs4ck6zy8v2 роки тому
Amazing fight! Me: sometimes I cry! Someone: why? Me: Because I Luv Boxing!🥊🥊🥊😭😢🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂🤣😂
@PhillyJohnny4 роки тому
It's amazing to me that Foreman was a professional (and champion) fighter, yet his analysis can be way off at times throughout a fight. Sometimes he can provide unique insight, but it's one of the other.
@lookwaticando9092 роки тому
Well he is doing a job
@sonnyc38263 роки тому
well later on Big George ended up winning the title back not sure if it was the same he had before if thats what they mean it mightve been a different won but he became heavyweight champion again....i wouldve liked to have seen more of Riddick Bowe i saw the Bowe Golota fights they were rpetty good but seom peopel steamrolled GOlota and he really gave Bowe a good go so maybe Bowe wasnt as good as his record indicates but still i liked watching him and liked him as a fighter wouldve been nice to see more of him and see him fight better fighters there always seemed to be a side distraction with him...leaving then joining the military and such
@leeturton92542 місяці тому
r.i.p fanman took his own life in 2003 but what a life 😂
@VV-ti6ny2 роки тому
Холифилд 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊👍👍👍🤝🇷🇺
@carlawilliams5-26-273 роки тому
Beautiful fight.... that dude that flew in on the parachute 😂😂😂 he should've been knocked out the building by both fighters💪💪👊👊👊
@Ram_18932 роки тому
Have a mercy lady 😀😀😀
@kemchiag7241Рік тому
Looooooooooooool what's wrong that commentator saying Muhammad Ali when George didn't want to finish the sentence
@grantrodgers24703 роки тому
the earth is flat
@robcollett63123 роки тому
I never understood why they dont make fighters pull there trunks to the proper waist level cos a low blow can look low when its not and the fighter can play on it pretending
@bobber0623Рік тому
yeah Lennox Lewis in the first Holyfield fight
@xavierrichard414 роки тому
I have Bowe winning, at least deserving a comfortable draw.
@andranikpoladyan10583 роки тому
1:17:26
@robcollett63127 років тому
kronk!
@TJ89741Рік тому
1:17:30 is respect
@jimjimskimmer19359 років тому
NO WAY IN HELL Bowe lost that fight. I had him by 2 rounds. Pure business. At the worst a draw. Bowe pressed the fight. He was so gracious in defeat. I think he took Holyfield lightly though and.never trained aswell but still he NEVER lost.this fight. Great match though.
@yamilalukaclosas62398 років тому
+Jimjim Skimmer Holyfield hurted him so many times man, he won fairly
@jimjimskimmer19358 років тому
+Yamila Luka Closas Hell no. The gave it to Holyfield. A draw at best.
@compound008 років тому
Holyfield clearly won.
@joshuac63895 років тому
I see it close when scoring it: Rounds 1, 9, and 12 are CLEARLY Bowe rounds. Rounds 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11 are CLEARLY Holyfield rounds. Given how close the remaining rounds were I can see a draw or thin decision for Holyfield, which is what the cards reflected. I don't see either fighter having a case for a wide margin of victory.
@brantleydeloach57154 роки тому
Bowe hit nothing but air, gloves and shoulders
@tempestvideos98342 роки тому
Holyfield is a true warrior. He will be fighting again at age 58!
@author70276 років тому
as here Bowe looks better than Lewis .
@bobber0623Рік тому
Bowe definitly fought Holy better then Lewis
@arsomorumaitoyame82524 роки тому
:3 ....... we will we will rock you! :| ..........
@dougewing15712 роки тому
Mills lane. Definition of referee
@christiancharles28666 років тому
Lewis beat Bowe in the amateurs and refused to fight him in the pros.
@JJ_SDWR3 роки тому
That's why Bowe literally threw his WBC title into a trash can?
@joeblough261Рік тому
You're hilarious, Lewis tried getting Bowe in the ring over and over and as dude said, Bowe threw his belt into the trash can to avoid that fight.
@thepleinair3 роки тому
Really?! Nobody speaks of that flying man at ringside in rd7??!
@issizplays21873 роки тому
1:23:21 hahah that was so good :D
@user-ry1ej4hv4xРік тому
классные боксёры
@christiancharles28666 років тому
Holyfield defeated Bowe
@timothy8325Рік тому
ALL of them who we never see,. Behind the seens calling the shots,got it wrong,,, Big daddy,, Riddick bowe won this fight against real deal holy field
@gabe62814 роки тому
Holyfield with that Nandrolone Tyson Fury hair.
@eastcoastshine20094 роки тому
At least they got confidence to own it instead of purchasing shameful piece covers like Sylvester Stalllone, Lebron, and Jamie Foxx
@gabe62814 роки тому
@@eastcoastshine2009 Own up to what? Nandrolone is a performance enhancing steroid.
@eastcoastshine20094 роки тому
@@gabe6281 Im talking about keepin it 💯 about hairloss!
@davidvarey5072Рік тому
Let’s be real holifeild a great champ and better for boxing but the big man came in out of shape and still punched he’s face in worse decision ever
@grantrodgers2470Рік тому
Evander said he was getting ready to run out of the ring when some little fruitcake with a parachute lands on the ring...but is totally cool with Riddick Bowe trying to punch his head off.....ok ..got it.....elephant and mouse comes to mind.