H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Riddick Bowe
Heavyweight · United States
Riddick Bowe ranks #51 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 88.11 All-Time Index score and a 43-1-0 professional record. His best wins on record include Evander Holyfield, Larry Donald and Michael Dokes. His career span on this page is 1989-2008.
- All-time rank
- #51Notables
- H&G All-Time Index
- 88.110-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 43-1-0Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1989-2008
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Riddick Bowe's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Signature wins
- Evander Holyfield - 1995 - signature win
- Larry Donald - 1994 - signature win
- Michael Dokes - 1993 - signature win
- Herbie Hide - 1995 - signature win
- Pierre Coetzer - 1992 - signature win
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,024 |
| 1990 | 2,063 |
| 1991 | 2,090 |
| 1992 | 2,107 |
| 1993 | 2,108 |
| 1994 | 2,128 |
| 1995 | 2,140 |
| 1996 | 2,142 |
| 2004 | 2,125 |
| 2005 | 2,124 |
| 2008 | 2,126 |
Why this ranking
Riddick Bowe ranks #51 with a 88.11 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. Every loss on his record was later avenged with a win over the same opponent. His standout win in our data is over Evander Holyfield in 1995, who reached a 2,081 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. Holding the score back, dominance over contemporaries sits below the field of ranked fighters in this release. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 2,142 (±266), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Compare and explore
Put Riddick Bowe next to any other ranked fighter, or open the tools built on the same rating data.
Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Riddick Bowe actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Evander Holyfield#11 · Index 95 · 1992, 1993, 1995
- Herbie Hide#445 · Index 76 · 1995
- Michael Dokes#452 · Index 76 · 1993
- Pierre Coetzer#523 · Index 75 · 1992
- Larry Donald#634 · Index 74 · 1994
- Pinklon Thomas#705 · Index 73 · 1990
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- Tony Tubbs#817 · Index 72 · 1991
- Andrew Golota#825 · Index 72 · 1996
- Bruce Seldon#985 · Index 71 · 1991
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Wladimir Klitschko#13 · Heavyweight · 13 overlapping years (1996-2008)
- Lennox Lewis#15 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1989-2003)
- Larry Holmes#22 · Heavyweight · 14 overlapping years (1989-2002)
- Vitali Klitschko#32 · Heavyweight · 13 overlapping years (1996-2008)
- Mike Tyson#35 · Heavyweight · 17 overlapping years (1989-2005)
- James Toney#99 · Heavyweight · 20 overlapping years (1989-2008)
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- Michael Moorer#107 · Heavyweight · 20 overlapping years (1989-2008)
- Johnny Nelson#127 · Heavyweight · 17 overlapping years (1989-2005)
- Juan Carlos Gomez#155 · Heavyweight · 14 overlapping years (1995-2008)
- Tomasz Adamek#238 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1999-2008)
- Chris Byrd#274 · Heavyweight · 16 overlapping years (1993-2008)
- Nikolai Valuev#288 · Heavyweight · 16 overlapping years (1993-2008)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
Riddick Bowe also has a reviewed style profile with radar scores, study notes and diagnostic comparisons.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 44 bouts we hold full data for from 1989 to 2008, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 2,142 (peak dated 1996-07-01). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±266 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.