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Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield

Riddick Bowe

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Riddick Bowe

Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) and Riddick Bowe (43-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Holyfield

44

Wins29 KO · 66%

10

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Bowe

43

Wins33 KO · 77%

1

Loss

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bowe leads 2–1

Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe have met 3 times; Bowe leads 2–1.

Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe have met 3 times; Bowe leads 2–1.
Met1992Nov 131993Nov 61995Nov 4Series
Evander HolyfieldFighter ALLostWWonLLost1–2W–L
Riddick BoweFighter BWWonLLostWWon2–1W–L
ResultUDMDTKOR83Meetings

The Numbers

Holyfield 1 · Bowe 7 of 8 measurable rows
HolyfieldBowe
Record
44-10-243-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
80.4%
97.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
29
33 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
65.91%
76.74% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66%
77% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
4
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
2.2
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
45

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″
Evander Holyfield: 6′2″
Riddick Bowe: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+3″
Evander Holyfield: 78″
Riddick Bowe: 81″ (edge)
Age5 yrs apart
Evander Holyfield: 63
Riddick Bowe: 58
Stance
Evander Holyfield: Orthodox
Riddick Bowe: Orthodox

Evander Holyfield left, Riddick Bowe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Evander Holyfield44 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Evander Holyfield: 44 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (66%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 66%13 on the cards 30%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Riddick Bowe43 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Riddick Bowe: 43 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (77%), 7 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 77%7 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Evander Holyfield 57, Riddick Bowe 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Bowe better on 1 · even on 3

Holyfield

Opponent

Bowe

  • Evander Holyfield

    Loss, UD

    2004

    DonaldBowe better

    Riddick Bowe

    Win, UD

    1994

  • Evander Holyfield

    Win, TKO 10

    1989

    DokesEven

    Riddick Bowe

    Win, TKO 1

    1993

  • Evander Holyfield

    Win, TKO 7

    1991

    CooperEven

    Riddick Bowe

    Win, KO 2

    1990

  • Evander Holyfield

    Win, RTD 7

    1988

    ThomasEven

    Riddick Bowe

    Win, RTD 8

    1990

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Evander Holyfield last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,643 days ago. Holyfield had won once since a no contest with Sherman Williams.LLWNCW

Ibragimov Oct 2007Valuev Dec 2008Botha Apr 2010Williams Jan 2011Nielsen May 20112.2 tracked bouts per year

Riddick Bowe last boxed on Dec 13, 2008 — 6,518 days ago. Bowe had won nine straight, the most recent against Gene Pukall.WWWWW

Golota Jul 1996Golota Dec 1996Rhode Sep 2004Zumbrun Apr 2005Pukall Dec 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe ever fought each other?
Yes. Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe have met 3 times and Riddick Bowe leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

LNov 4, 1995 · Bowe · TKO R8

WNov 6, 1993 · Holyfield · MD

LNov 13, 1992 · Bowe · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holyfield or Bowe?
Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2 and Riddick Bowe is 43-1. Riddick Bowe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Holyfield44–10–280.4%

Bowe43–197.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holyfield or Bowe?
Evander Holyfield has 29 knockout wins and Riddick Bowe has 33. Riddick Bowe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holyfield2965.9%

Bowe3376.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holyfield and Bowe have any common opponents?
Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe share 4 common opponents: Larry Donald, Michael Dokes and Bert Cooper (and 1 other). Riddick Bowe fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Larry DonaldLW

Michael DokesWW

Bert CooperWW

Pinklon ThomasWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Holyfield or Bowe?
Riddick Bowe is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 7 cm above the other. Riddick Bowe also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
Height · reach

Holyfield189 cm197 cm reach

Bowe196 cm206 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holyfield and Bowe?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield and 45 bouts tracked for Riddick Bowe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holyfield57bouts

Bowe45bouts

How They Win ↓

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