European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It s Bowe All the Way Holyfield loses title on 12-round verdict by de Schuyler or. Las vegas Asp a Evandor hoi Field said Only a Man with courage Cou. Take the heavyweight title from him. That a what he found in Riddick Bowe a fighter whose heart had been questioned. Bowe erased any doubts about his determination and displayed too much punching Power for Holyfield As he became the heavyweight Champion with a unanimous 12-round decision before a screaming crowd of about 18,000 Friday night at the Thomas amp Mack Center. Holyfield  match bowels Power but he certainly matched his courage. In fact no fighter Ever put on a More courageous display than the Man they Call the a real Deal a a i told you when the fight was Over a lot of questions about my heart would be answered a said the new Champion who grew up on the streets of Brooklyn. He then acknowledged a fellow Brooklyn Ite by saying a Mike the Best of Luck. Thanks for the  Mike Tyson the imprisoned former Champion had said before the fight he was hoping Bowe would win. Tyson did not watch the fight a prison spokesman said. Bowels future includes a defense against either Lennox Lewis or George Foreman. Both men were at ringside and Bowe leaned through the ropes and Shook his right fist at Lewis shouting a a lets go right now  it was Lewis who raised doubts about bowels courage when the stopped Bowe in the super heavyweight Gold medal match at the 1988 olympics. As for Holyfield a future the battered 30-year-old sex Champion asked if he wanted to fight again said a not really. In be had enough. I went out there and did what i could. Right now How i feel i done to want to see any gloves for a  later at the Post fight press conference Holyfield said a i done to want a rematch. I think in a  a few moments after that however he said he wanted some time to think and then said he might consider a rematch after All. The fight was a series of a toe to toc exchanges and both fighters faces stood As badges to their courage and to their Tough profession. Bowe looked on the verge of stopping it in the 10th and 11th rounds but Holyfield who went Down in the uth fought Back both times. In the first minute of the 10th round Holyfield was Hurt by a right uppercut the stars and stripes november 15,1992 Page 32 Riddick Bowe lands a solid right to Evandor Holyfield a head in fifth round Friday. And then was battered around the ring for a full minute. A a in the 10th round he was knocking me from pillar to Post a Holyfield said a but 1 thought i got him. He thought he got  Holyfield went Down from a right to the Side of the head Early in the uth round but got up immediately and took a mandatory eight count. Once again he fought Back. By this time it was obvious to almost everyone in the building except one that a new Champion would be crowned. The dissenter was Holyfield. A in the last round i thought i could land a shot and take him out a said the former Champion who lost for the first time in 29 pro fights. It was simply a Case of a Good big Man beating a Good Little Man. The 6-foot-5, 235-Pound Bowe outweighed the 6-2vi Holyfield by 30 pounds. Holyfield a critics had wondered Ever since be won the title from Buster Douglas in 1990 whether he could handle a big Strong Young Man. On this Friday the 13th, he . Judge Chuck Giampa favored the 25-year-old Bowe 115-112, while judges Jerry Roth and Dalby Shirley each favored the new Champion 117-110. The a scored it 116-111. A i take my hat off to Riddick Bowe a Holyfield said. Bowe not Only exhibited firepower he showed poise in the heat of Battle. Some people wondered if he would since his heart had been questioned after he was stopped in the second round by Lewis in the super heavyweight title fight in the 1988 olympics. A tape of that fight shows that Bowe did no to quit but that the East German referee acted hastily in stopping that match. Still the tag stuck to Bowe through 31 victories and Eddie Futch his 82-year-old Trainer told the Young Man that he would hear questions about his heart a until you reach the throne  Bowe reached it Friday night in True championship fashion. When Holyfield would fight Back Bowe refused to Wilt. A in the. Eighth round when i was thumbed in the right Eye maintained my composure a Bowe said. A i went out and did what i had to  it was a very big night for Futch too. Bowe became the 18tn world Champion the highly respected Trainer has worked with. Two of those champions were heavyweights Joe Frazier Ana Lany Holmes. But Bowe is the first heavyweight Champion Futch has developed from scratch. The elderly boxing teachers Grin after the fight spread from one Side of the 20-foot eng to the other. Should Holyfield retire he would do so with earnings of about $80 million. He could earn As much As $17 million for his first defeat. Bowe could earn $7 million or $8 million but his Victory will translate Insomuch More. Bowe and Holyfield had signed agreements to defend the title against Lewis of Britain who has a 22-0 record. Rock Newman bowels manager has indicated that Bowe might make a first defense against sex Champion George Foreman who will be 44 in  s heart changes some minds by Dave Raffo Las vegas up any More questions about Riddick Bowe did no to think so. Bowe proved he bps heart guts and determination to spare Friday in becoming world heavyweight Champion. A the difference Between me and George Foreman and Larry Holmes was i was younger Ana stronger at the end Bowe said offering a reason he did what evander Holyfield a other challengers failed to do. To beat Holyfield however today a you have to have a champions heart no matter How Young Strong and big you Are. Bowe refused to Wilt despite needing All of his 30 pounds in weight and five years in age to hold Holyfield off Bowe dropped Holyfield and had him stumbling around the ring like a drunk in another round. He landed 357 punches a 132 of them jabs and most of the others hard right hands with All of his 6-foot-5 inches and 235 pounds. He took 242 punches Back wobbled a bit in the second round and was stunned i analysis the 10th after everybody thought Holyfield was finished. Most of All Bowe did what everybody thought he could not do a won a Tough fight when he had plenty of chances to fold. Nobody could be surprised Holyfield took it All. That show he kept his title for two years. He took everything Foreman Holmes and Bert Cooper had. But Bowe fought the fight his Trainer Eddie Futch diagrammed. He hit Holyfield with hard jabs followed with overhand rights and mixed in a few uppercuts and body shots. In the process Bowe had his right Eye Cut and closed but Holyfield a two eyes were bloody and shut. A i thought he would fade a Little bit in the later rounds a Holyfield said. A the was Able to use the Jab and the leverage of his  still every time Bowe did something Holyfield answered. Even after he was rocked by a right uppercut in the 10th, then put helplessly into his own Corner by a Volley of punches and chased across the ring. A the knocked me from pillar to Post a Holyfield summed up. By the end of the round Holyfield had Bowe holding on and was firing punches from his heels. A i always Felt i would win a even in the later rounds a Holyfield said. A i thought i could get clean shots  but Bowe answered All the questions. A a in a glad it went the Way it did a Futch said a to show the  predictions a see Page 25