Riddick Bowe Pathetically Considers Himself a "Real World Class" Fighter

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe has unwisely decided to return to the ring and he would like to fight Juan Carlos Gomez sometime in the near future.

Bowe (43-1-0-1, 33 KOs), the winner of a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, resumed his career as a professional prizefighter after almost four years out of the ring when he earned a unanimous decision victory over Gene Pukall in December 2008.

“I want to get back in the ring as soon as I can and Gomez would be a good fight for me,” said Bowe, 42, a four-time New York Golden Gloves titlist who is a native of the notoriously violent Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

“He already fought Vitali Klitschko and now it’s his last chance to prove he belongs with real world class. I’m even ready to come to Germany for him if that’s what he wants. My legal advisor in Germany, Roma Kolaczek, is ready to set it up for me.”

Gomez (44-2-0, 35 KOs), a southpaw who was born in Cuba, lost to WBC world heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs) by ninth round TKO last March.

Gomez defected from Cuba during a visit to Germany and he eventually established a life for himself there.

“I didn’t choose boxing,” said Gomez, 36. “They chose it for me in Cuba. I wanted to become a baseball player. That was always my dream. But, you know, in Cuba you are not allowed to make your own decisions.”

Sadly, Bowe is capable of making his own choices and it is utterly insane that he is still trying to make a livelihood as a pugilist.

Despite his significant weight fluctuations and questionable commitment to training, Bowe was absolutely a supreme talent in his heyday.

However, after brutal wars with Evander Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KOs) and Andrew Golota (41-8-1-1, 33 KOs), Bowe now has slurred speech and he does not even resemble the man who was once the king of the heavyweight division.

“These guys never listen to their bodies,” said Brad Sherwood, a personal trainer at Gold’s Gym Medford. “Bowe should be in a rocking chair. At this point, he definitely shouldn’t be in a ring fighting.”

It is pathetically comical that Bowe still considers himself to be a “real world class” fighter.

Clearly, Bowe is currently fighting strictly for monetary reasons and that is a recipe for disaster.

“Big Daddy” is a slow and lumbering mess and Gomez will create many problems for Bowe with his unorthodox stance.

It is time for the “Big Daddy” to retire before he is permanently injured.

Unfortunately, Bowe stubbornly won’t retire and Gomez could be the man to seriously harm the affable great from yesteryear.