1983
Adolpho Washington LT 2
-This bout was part of the United States Junior
Middleweight Championships
Adolpho Washington LT 2
-This bout was part of the United States Junior
Middleweight Championships
Riddick Bowe
(Riddick Lamont Bowe)
("Big Daddy")
BORN August 10 1967; Brooklyn, New York HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 218-280 lbs MANAGERS Rock Newman, Jimmy Adams TRAINER Eddie Futch, Joe Goossen Bowe was a big, strong "Super" Heavyweight who moved well and hit hard; His stamina was good for a very large man and he was game; During his career, he won the Heavyweight Championship of the World
As an amateur, he won the Junior Light Heavyweight Championship of the World, Olympic Light Heavyweight Silver Medal and several Golden Gloves Competitions
He is most famous for his three bout series with Evander Holyfield and his two wild bouts with Andrew Golota; During his career, he defeated such men as Holyfield, Golota, Pinklon Thomas, Philip Brown, Pierre Coetzer, Michael Dokes, Larry Donald and Herbie Hide
Bowe is a likely candidate for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the future
Bowe-Seldon 1991 Fight Video Clip Bowe-Holyfield 1992 Fight Video Clip (Round 10) (Press thebutton at the top of the screen to return)
*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS (104-18) ***1985 -Bowe won the 178 lb Novice Championship Peter Hart Bucharest, Hungary W -Junior Light Heavyweight Championship of the World1986 -Bowe won the 178 lb Open Championship 1987 -Bowe won the Super Heavyweight Open Championship Jorge Luis Gonzalez Indianapolis, In L -Pan American Games Heavyweight Competition; Bowe won a Bronze Medal1988 -Bowe won the Super Heavyweight Open Championship Biko Botowamungu Seoul, Korea KO 2 Peter Hrivnak Seoul, Korea TK 1 Alex Miroshnichenko Seoul, Korea W 3 Lennox Lewis Seoul, Korea LT 2 -Bowe won the Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medal *** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS *** 1989 Mar 6 Lionel Butler Reno, Nv TK 2 Apr 14 Tracy Thomas Atlantic City, NJ TK 3 May 9 Garing Lane Atlantic City, NJ W 4 Jul 2 Antonio Whiteside Fayetteville, NC TK 1 Jul 15 Lorenzo Canady Atlantic City, NJ TK 2 Sep 3 Lee Moore Pensacola, Fl KO 1 Sep 15 Anthony Hayes Brooklyn, NY KO 1 Sep 19 Earl Lewis Jacksonville, Fl TK 1 Oct 19 Mike Acey Atlantic City, NJ TK 1 Nov 4 Garing Lane Atlantic City, NJ TK 4 Nov 18 Don Askew Washington, DC TK 1 Nov 28 Art Card Buffalo, NY TK 3 Dec 14 Charlie Woolard St. Joseph, Mo TK 2 1990 Feb 20 Mike Robinson Atlantic City, NJ TK 3 Apr 1 Robert Colay Washington, DC TK 2 Apr 14 Eddie Gonzalez Las Vegas, Nv W 8 May 8 Jesus "Manny" Contreras Atlantic City, NJ TK 1 Jul 8 Art Tucker Atlantic City, NJ TK 3 Sep 7 Pinklon Thomas Washington, DC TK 8 Oct 25 Bert Cooper Las Vegas, Nv KO 2 Dec 14 Tony Morrison Kansas City, Mo KO 1 1991 Mar 2 Tyrell Biggs Atlantic City, NJ TK 8 Apr 20 Tony Tubbs Atlantic City, NJ W 10 Jun 28 Rodolfo Marin Las Vegas, Nv KO 2 Jul 23 Philip Brown Atlantic City, NJ TK 3 Aug 9 Bruce Seldon Atlantic City, NJ KO 1 Oct 29 Elijah Tillery Washington, DC WF 1 -WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship Dec 13 Elijah Tillery Atlantic City, NJ TK 4 1992 Apr 7 Conroy Nelson Atlantic City, NJ KO 1 May 8 Everett "Big Foot" Martin Las Vegas, Nv TK 5 Jul 18 Pierre Coetzer Las Vegas, Nv TK 7 Nov 13 Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, Nv W 12 -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World; CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World 1993 Feb 6 Michael Dokes New York, NY TK 1 -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World May 22 Jesse Ferguson Washington, DC KO 2 -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 6 Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, Nv L 12 -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World; CBZ Lineal Heavyweight Championship of the World 1994 Aug 13 Buster Mathis, Jr. Atlantic City, NJ NC 4 Dec 3 Larry Donald Las Vegas, Nv W 12 -WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship 1995 Mar 11 Herbie Hide Las Vegas, Nv KO 6 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World Jun 17 Jorge Luis Gonzalez Las Vegas, Nv KO 6 -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 4 Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, Nv TK 8 1996 Jul 11 Andrew Golota New York, NY WF 7 Dec 14 Andrew Golota Atlantic City, NJ WF 9 1997 Apr 20 -Bowe announced his retirement from the ring (only to return later) 2004 Sep 25 Marcus Rhode Shawnee, Ok TK 2 2005 Apr 7 Billy Zumbrun Temecula, Ca W 10 2008 Dec 13 Gene Pukall Mannheim, Germany W 8
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
