There will never be another like Evander, one of a kind. Bows to everyone as he came out from backstage, humble and sincere. This was a great interview only Arsenio could have pulled off so cleanly.
@@pinopino1086 I’m afraid he might be right, that fight with Golota was more brutal for him then the ones with Evander. He was hit with some vicious blows to the head, not to mentioned his balls got hit pretty bad too!
Yeah he was called big for a reason.....and being so big he could fight inside which made him even better. No Lewis fight though is a huge mark on him.
@@naturalimmunity7007 I honestly think that no heavyweight in history could have beaten Bowe on that night in November 1992. It's a shame he didn't stay very focused the rest of his career. He had all the tools to be the best ever.
I like Riddick bowe. He actually got a trash talk game like Ali( R.I.P) and he funny too😅. Very refreshing to see him and Holyfield have so much respect for each other 💯
@@Last_Chance. The problem is, Bowe was pretty much done, as far as being a serious HW contender if not champion, after the Golotta fights. The best version of Bowe was his 1st victory against Evander in 92. After that fight, he stopped doing everything it took to maintain his championship contending form.
@@Riles3152 the money got to him. He got fat and didn't train as hard. I would put prime bowe up against any heavy weight of any era. I would have loved to see Mike Tyson vs bowe in their prime. That is one of my fantasy fights lol.
Massive heavyweight..wow,,in the 80"90, we does have toughest, strong, skillful.. fighters in that time.. But now in today's era all of them look like milkman's..
Bowe still kinda sounds slurry. Only when he talked fast. But honestly, he does actually sound drunk nowadays. Like if I didn't know who he was and he started talking to me, I'd think it was an old drunk dude.
I started watching boxing a few years after this and Never Liked Riddick. I remember the fights he had with Golata. This is the First time I ever seen him outside the ring back then. He seems like a Great guy.
Evander's always a true man, the back and forth here is fascinating. Bowe top of his game, no drop off. That said, fuck Newman and God bless the late Eddie Futch.
Loved that holyfield won the rematch saying if you work hard you and plan right you can do better than you done good life lesson , hard work and detrimination is the more important than talent
Hell Na. Bowe was too much for Lennox. Lennox barely got by Evander and many believe Evander won that 2nd fight against Lewis. Bowe knocked out Evander. Some Lewis could not accomplish. Bowe knocks out Lewis at this time. Lewis probably beats Bowe later 96 on. But not 92. 93, 94, or 95. If Bowes in shape, he'll put his foot in Lennox a$$
Riddick bowe always struck me as a country boy, I'm still shocked he is from where I'm from, Brooklyn NY, he seems like he is from Alabama or somewhere deep down south
Bow was on his Ali swag 😎 on this show. Told Hamer, "You out of all people should know you can't touch this". This was like a play version of Smoking Joe Frazier and Mohammed Ali 😂
It's sad that Lennox Lewis is one of the only dudes who doesn't like Riddick Bowe. Bowe would have been happy to have Lewis as a friend. Bowe has a good sense of humor. He's fought Holyfield three times and they're still cool. Just because you fight doesn't mean you can't be cool.
Amazing when you realize... Evander was the only guy to beat Bowe, in their next fight...and then Bowe KO'd Evander in their 3rd.. If Riddick didn't run from Lennox.. who knows how high Bowe would be talked about as all time greats.. Never run from your fears.
@@tarmac1697 yeah because 2,3 weeks before Bowe fought holyfield Lewis knocked out razor ruddock in 2 rounds .....riddick Bowe didn't want a short reign so put the WBC belt in a trash can..
@Nanendra ThePudi BS - In 1992 Lewis anhilated Razor R. in 2 rounds - a guy who just went tons of round with Tyson. The winner of Bowe-Holyfied I was supposed to fight the winner of Ruddock-Lewis. It never happened, cause Bowe refused to fight. Bowe knocked out Holyfield just 3 years later but looked terrible against Golota a year later who was wiped out by Lewis in one round just after the Bowe fights. Lewis was far better, not a one hit wonder like Bowe.
@Nanendra ThePudi BS 2: Tyson was knocked down with one punch by McCall in sparring, McCall was totally underestimated but never the same after the 2nd Lewis fight.
@Nanendra ThePudi @Nanendra ThePudi Bowe just fought Holyfield and then disappeared. He did not dominate Lewis in their amateur fight hence he would not against the version of Lewis who just knocked out Razor Ruddock. If Bowe really wanted the Lewis fight he could have come back and fought him. It´s pathetic to say "Bowe was better then Lewis in his only prime year (1992) when he beat Holyfield" and likewise blame Lewis for not having fought "prime x or z". Bowe lost to Holyfield in 1993 - so he must have been out of his "prime" already, right? You must say "yes" because in his prime "nobody could touch him". That would have been the year he would met Lewis, so if he would have lost, your silly "out of prime" argument would be "valid". To put it short: It´s all lame excuses.
@Nanendra ThePudi looks like you know nothing about boxing. Bowe refused to fight Lennox for the WBC belt and was forced to give it to Lennox, being the no.1 contender. You will say he put the belt in the trash bin, but that is Bowe not respecting the WBC belt (being the most respected belt). Bowe lost to Lennox in the Olympics, he had the chance to take revenge, but he didn't.
@Nanendra ThePudi if your saying rock Newman and don king is to blame, then why didn't Bowe leave them to fight Lennox? Then the next question is why didn't they want Bowe to fight Lennox? Is it because they knew Lennox will beat Bowe ???? There is always a reason!!!
Wow! Wasn't the 90s awesome! Dam you I miss those times.💪
The music, the sports and the movies . . . . . . . The 90s were fucking remarkable !!
I wish I could time travel back there 👍🏾
Anything pre social media/Facebook/Instagram was much better 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Oh if i could perpetually live in the late 80s and the 90s i miss those times so much😞
@@freedomlovingamerican5496 1982-1995 on repeat. The music, fashion, movie, sports everything was great.
He was so young and full of life back then.
There will never be another like Evander, one of a kind. Bows to everyone as he came out from backstage, humble and sincere. This was a great interview only Arsenio could have pulled off so cleanly.
Bowe is one of my favorite Fighters of all time.
@@tooakki there’s a chance he could’ve beat Tyson.
@@sagesarabia5053 A chance? Lol
Bowe sounds so much better back then. can barely understand him now
Bad brain damage.... horrible.
I know, man....it's really kind of sad....Listening to Holyfield talk back then was a lot different, too....
@@pinopino1086 I think Golata did it to him
@@raykhan2388 ..not one fight. All of them....and his amateur bouts. Sad to see. Think about him in 8 years from now.
@@pinopino1086 I’m afraid he might be right, that fight with Golota was more brutal for him then the ones with Evander. He was hit with some vicious blows to the head, not to mentioned his balls got hit pretty bad too!
And ppl actually said The Arsenio Show was not good. It was by far the BEST late night show ever.
It had its moments… I enjoyed it the problem was low ratings
Of the all the heavyweights of that era Bowe and Holyfield remained like brothers to this day
Bowe was a unit
Shame he never fought Lewis
No shit
Yeah he was called big for a reason.....and being so big he could fight inside which made him even better. No Lewis fight though is a huge mark on him.
Good friends to this day ....mad respect for these two
Prime Bowe was a hell of a fighter.
The best ever in my book
@@naturalimmunity7007 I honestly think that no heavyweight in history could have beaten Bowe on that night in November 1992. It's a shame he didn't stay very focused the rest of his career. He had all the tools to be the best ever.
@@paulv7554 yes indeed. I say the same thing to this very day. Bowe had it all and that night he would have beaten anyone in history.
@@naturalimmunity7007 yea, i believe the same as you two
Evander is a class act, Bowe is entertaining, great era, two great men.
Bose never fought any of the top guys of their era other than Holyfield
What a stand up guy to Mike. Hats off for Bowe
And then he stabbed Judy in the chest.lol
One of the greatest chemistries in Boxing history.....Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe...beautiful
Bowe was the truth 😂😭😭😭
It was good watching Riddick when he was on top, good kid, did what he did. That's it.
Riddick Bowe is one of the greatest heavyweights of our time. He only lost once to Holyfield, and with good reason.
Fan man
“all time”
Bowe look like a kingpin.
What make you say that
Bowe was such an intellect for a fighter. I really think the fights late in his career caused brain damage.
"Because he doesn't say nothing nice about me." Pretty much sums it up.
Man this my heart feel good to watch this! Two all time greats having a great time!
If this guy stayed disciplined and focused he would have had a hell of a legacy, he could fight and box on the inside and outside
He retired way too early
@@Bigrobkerr bowe is a heavyweight. What are you talking about? He would destroy floyd
He already had a hell of a legacy.
Bowe is a great character. Quick witted wholesome
Humor 😂
3:50 - 4:30 - one of the best played, funniest moments in talk show history
Bowe is a great human..
This was so entertaining. I love good sportsmanship in Boxing. Fighters joking around talking about fighting and who would win. 😂😂
Arsenio is very touchy feely .
I like Riddick bowe. He actually got a trash talk game like Ali( R.I.P) and he funny too😅. Very refreshing to see him and Holyfield have so much respect for each other 💯
Voice too
Evander is definitely a greater all-time heavyweight fighter then Bowe, but Bowe is a legitimate 2 and 1 against the real deal
Bowe retired to early
@@Last_Chance. The problem is, Bowe was pretty much done, as far as being a serious HW contender if not champion, after the Golotta fights. The best version of Bowe was his 1st victory against Evander in 92. After that fight, he stopped doing everything it took to maintain his championship contending form.
@@Riles3152 the money got to him. He got fat and didn't train as hard. I would put prime bowe up against any heavy weight of any era. I would have loved to see Mike Tyson vs bowe in their prime. That is one of my fantasy fights lol.
Respect to these great legends, true champions 💯💯💪🏾💪🏾
Bowe has a lot of Charisma. Held this interview well 🥊
Evander in my top 5 boxers to watch
They are friends till this day
Stop telling lies lad
It's true
@@thedarksaiyanlord3406 evander and Riddick sure are..theres plenty of videos on CZcams of them bsing each other
I can’t believe he said “This my nigga!”….only in the 90’s
We got too sensitive
Arsenio All over his chair and leaning in just reminds me of in living color 😂
Massive heavyweight..wow,,in the 80"90, we does have toughest, strong, skillful.. fighters in that time..
But now in today's era all of them look like milkman's..
The 70s was the best ever
They were real fighters
Wow, riddick bowe was so sharp back in the day 18:35
yeah then golota messed him up
Bowe still kinda sounds slurry. Only when he talked fast. But honestly, he does actually sound drunk nowadays. Like if I didn't know who he was and he started talking to me, I'd think it was an old drunk dude.
What's funny is how good those two banter back and forth 30+ years ago and it's still going to this day! lol
This is great. Bowe is one of my absolute favourite fighters.
I love how Arsenio trash talks Lennox Lewis here hahaha! Thank you very much for sharing this funny episode :).
$20 bucks for PPV? man I wish those could come back.
Rock Newman just oozed used car salesman.
I miss these days in boxing and tv
Luv how all these brothas are good friends and bow respect for Tyson
LEGENDARY INTERVIEW
I started watching boxing a few years after this and Never Liked Riddick. I remember the fights he had with Golata. This is the First time I ever seen him outside the ring back then. He seems like a Great guy.
Evander's always a true man, the back and forth here is fascinating. Bowe top of his game, no drop off. That said, fuck Newman and God bless the late Eddie Futch.
Even hammer wasn't sure of him self being number one, Jackson definitely number one
Bowe seems like a real gentleman, acknowledge his wife in the audience, see new sides to his son, easy humor. Likeable dude! 9:33
Loved that holyfield won the rematch saying if you work hard you and plan right you can do better than you done good life lesson , hard work and detrimination is the more important than talent
Top three Riddick Bowe alltime
Wish Bowe and Lewis fought in their primes! Goddamn Firefight!
One of the biggest fights boxing and its fans ever missed.
Man, Bowe was a bad man. I would've had to go with Bowe but the world will never know 😢
Respect between 2 warriors 🎉
Riddick is up their with Muhammed Ali ! Those fights with Evander were solid battles.
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Riddick Bowe almost sounds like Muhammad Ali
And evander sound like Tyson
Riddock sound like one of the fat Albert characters but I can't remember which
Ali was his idol. Back then when he was young he tried to imitate him so he carried a bit of that with him
Let’s be clear, Lennox like him or not he would have slayed Bowe…
Not _that_ version of Lennox
I don't agree with you boet
@@G-Man78 Yeah hightop Lewis would've got outboxed but not dreadlocks Lewis.
Bull💩, Lewis had trouble with guys who possess one punch KO power, like Haseem Rahman and Oliver McCall and Riddick Bowe has it to.
Hell Na. Bowe was too much for Lennox. Lennox barely got by Evander and many believe Evander won that 2nd fight against Lewis. Bowe knocked out Evander. Some Lewis could not accomplish. Bowe knocks out Lewis at this time. Lewis probably beats Bowe later 96 on. But not 92. 93, 94, or 95. If Bowes in shape, he'll put his foot in Lennox a$$
Riddick bowe always struck me as a country boy, I'm still shocked he is from where I'm from, Brooklyn NY, he seems like he is from Alabama or somewhere deep down south
I kind of get what your saying but you can hear his New York accent clearly 💯
Yeah cuz he's a big ol guy
I think his family is from Georgia.
Wow first time seeing this
Why people look more real back then 🤔
No make up, no spray paint on their headlines.
Bowe is hilarious. Never knew he was that funny. I've should've known because I've dated his cousin lololol
Those are true athletes. No bad blood between one another just there competitiveness and there true sprit.
Bow is just a damn unit.
6:35, You could get away with a whole lot in the 90’s lol
He sounds a bit like Muhammad Ali
Good watch, good friendly rivalry
Before he ducked Lennox
04:44 Great to see Riddick giving some love for Tyson in jail!
I think they are both from Brooklyn too 👍👍
@@mrchill3007they were classmates
Arsenio a character
Can't believe Lewis and Tyson didn't fight them in their primes
Bowe was a charismatic guy...
Bow was on his Ali swag 😎 on this show. Told Hamer, "You out of all people should know you can't touch this". This was like a play version of Smoking Joe Frazier and Mohammed Ali 😂
Evander got his titles back.
First time i ever herd my nigga on tv
It's sad that Lennox Lewis is one of the only dudes who doesn't like Riddick Bowe.
Bowe would have been happy to have Lewis as a friend. Bowe has a good sense of humor.
He's fought Holyfield three times and they're still cool. Just because you fight doesn't mean you can't be cool.
They recently squashed it.. but you can tell Lennox still has some resentment towards Bowe.
Amazing when you realize... Evander was the only guy to beat Bowe, in their next fight...and then Bowe KO'd Evander in their 3rd.. If Riddick didn't run from Lennox.. who knows how high Bowe would be talked about as all time greats.. Never run from your fears.
8 million a fight!!! Would’ve been fighting minimum 3x a year 😭💯
Bowe threw the IBF belt in the bin rather than fight Lewis.
It was the WBC belt
@@adamg.617 My Bad , but the point was he threw the belt away rather than fight Lewis
@@tarmac1697 yeah because 2,3 weeks before Bowe fought holyfield Lewis knocked out razor ruddock in 2 rounds .....riddick Bowe didn't want a short reign so put the WBC belt in a trash can..
@@adamg.617 You believe this trash lol. it's reversed case
How in this world Anthony Joshua's fan have the nerve, to compare him with this man ? 🤔🤔 no way joshua could have been a champion in the 90's
Yeah man no way, heavyweights in the 90’s were different beasts altogether, All the current guys now get they ass whupped 💯
I'm an AJ fan and i don't think AJ stands a chance with Bowe in his prime!
Just look what Golota did to Bowe and Lennox did to Golota right after. Nuff said.
@Nanendra ThePudi BS - In 1992 Lewis anhilated Razor R. in 2 rounds - a guy who just went tons of round with Tyson. The winner of Bowe-Holyfied I was supposed to fight the winner of Ruddock-Lewis. It never happened, cause Bowe refused to fight. Bowe knocked out Holyfield just 3 years later but looked terrible against Golota a year later who was wiped out by Lewis in one round just after the Bowe fights. Lewis was far better, not a one hit wonder like Bowe.
@Nanendra ThePudi BS 2: Tyson was knocked down with one punch by McCall in sparring, McCall was totally underestimated but never the same after the 2nd Lewis fight.
@Nanendra ThePudi @Nanendra ThePudi Bowe just fought Holyfield and then disappeared. He did not dominate Lewis in their amateur fight hence he would not against the version of Lewis who just knocked out Razor Ruddock. If Bowe really wanted the Lewis fight he could have come back and fought him. It´s pathetic to say "Bowe was better then Lewis in his only prime year (1992) when he beat Holyfield" and likewise blame Lewis for not having fought "prime x or z". Bowe lost to Holyfield in 1993 - so he must have been out of his "prime" already, right? You must say "yes" because in his prime "nobody could touch him". That would have been the year he would met Lewis, so if he would have lost, your silly "out of prime" argument would be "valid". To put it short: It´s all lame excuses.
@Nanendra ThePudi looks like you know nothing about boxing. Bowe refused to fight Lennox for the WBC belt and was forced to give it to Lennox, being the no.1 contender. You will say he put the belt in the trash bin, but that is Bowe not respecting the WBC belt (being the most respected belt). Bowe lost to Lennox in the Olympics, he had the chance to take revenge, but he didn't.
@Nanendra ThePudi if your saying rock Newman and don king is to blame, then why didn't Bowe leave them to fight Lennox? Then the next question is why didn't they want Bowe to fight Lennox? Is it because they knew Lennox will beat Bowe ???? There is always a reason!!!
He was a great champ, I was disappointed in his later in the career lazy antics , but in his prime Big Daddy Riddick Bowe was that good
Ref helped Lewis for real
Forgot how tall and big Bowe was.
Holyfield was the greatest fighter of the 90’s.
Bowe was always scary!!
No the hell he wasn't y'all be saying anything on here.🤡🤡🤦
Bowe never fought lennox for the WBC belt, and lennox was his mandatory. That meant Bowe was scared.
Bowe was Holyfield’s friend. Still is.
Bowe retired way to early
@Last_chance. He was finished as a fighter before the golota fights.
Where Bowe been at nowadays
They still sitting there today talking smack to each other haha just cant understand them now
That was fuckin funny!
@1.32 he's intimidating Mr hall, NOT to ask the question..
Mike Tyson
I wish somebody would teach Errol Spence have the same heart and fight like this
Lennox lewis talked about in 93
💪🏾Bowe!
The ring and bracelet didn’t come with the belt, but it left with the belt
They are all broke now. All those millions are gone! It's sad, really. My generation of boxing. These guys were warriors.
Amerika you look great
Riddick bowe looks like CripMac on 55 st
Idi🤬t
I can't believe that especially after this, that Bowe and Lewis didn't fight. Travesty.
He's cool as
And his Absolutely skint now, was fighting on unlicensed shows in England for pennies 😔
RB was scared & threw the most respect it organisation 🏆 (WBC).It made them both +- famous.