By Jason Kim: A fight that is rumored might take place is Riddick Bowe (43-1, 33 KO’s) vs. Juan Carlos Gomez (44-2, 35 KO’s). This match-up would be about as interesting to watch as getting a root canal. Bowe, now 40, hasn’t fought in two years and not looked good in about 15 years.
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Bowe Defeats Pukall – Boxing News
By William Mackay: Making his third fight in his comeback, a badly overweight former WBA/WBC/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe (43-1, 33 KOs) struggled to defeat German journeyman Gene Pukall (14-13-2, 12 KOs) by an eight-round decision on Saturday night at SAP-Arena, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bowe, now 41 and old and grizzled looking, knocked Pukall down in the 5th round with a powerful left hook.
Riddick Bowe To Make Comeback Against Zoltán Petrányi In August
By Sean McDaniel: After three years away from boxing, former heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe (42-1, 33 KOs) is planning on making another comeback against Zoltan Petranyi (40-20, 8 KOs) in a 10-round bout on September 12th, at the Krúdy Gyula Gimnázium, in Gyor, Hungary. According to boxing writer Steven Bunce, Bowe is already in training for his comeback bout.
Bowe, 41, hasn’t fought in over three years since defeating a small 5’11” Billy Zumbrun by a 10-round decision. At the time of the fight, Bowe weighed a hefty 280 lbs, and fought poorly throughout. In the 5th round, he was hurt by a right hand from Zumbrun and spent the better part of the round taking tremendous punishment along the ropes. Bowe, however, rallied and used his excellent jab to control the remainder of the fight, although he continued to periodically take big shots from Zumbrun until the end.
For those that saw Bowe against Zumbrun, many had hoped that Bowe wouldn’t continue on with his career, for it seemed clear that he no longer had the conditioning, youth or movement to contend against better heavyweights in the division.