"Logic Behind the Leather" Who Are They: Riddick Bowe

Known as one the best heavyweight boxers of all time, Riddick Bowe dominated the sport, in both his amateur and professional careers. Born on August 10, 1967, Bowe was the twelfth of thirteen children from his mother. He lived in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, which was considered a low income slum. Bowe's path to boxing greatness began as an amateur boxer, winning the prestigious New York Golden Gloves Championships four times, among other tournaments. After losing in the Olympics, Bowe turned pro and was trained by Eddie Futch, who deemed Bowe, "as having more potential than any other boxer that he had ever trained."

Bowe is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion, winning the WBA, WBC and IBF titles in 1992, making him the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. He had a second reign as heavyweight champion in 1995, when he won the WBO title. Two of Bowe's most notable bouts, and one that is considered to go down in boxing history, is his match-up against Evander Holyfield. In their first meeting, Bowe won a unanimous decision against Holyfied, but the 10th round of their bout, it was considered "epic and brutal, with back and fourth exchanges," making it Ring Magazine's "Round of the Year." In their rematch, Bowe lost the belts by  majority decision to Holyfield, only to knock him out in their third bout in 1995. Bowe became the only fighter to get a knock out over Holyfiled.

In his most bizarre bouts, Bowe went head-to-head with Andrew Golotta, who was disqualified for throwing shots to Bowe's groin, causing a major riot in the arena between both fighters camps, that spilled over into the crowd. Their rematch proved to be just as strange as the first. Golota was once again disquailified for punches to Bowe's groin, in which his camp contested to be overturned. After his bouts with Golota, Bowe retired, only to return to the ring in 2004 before retiring from boxing indefinitely.

In 2013, Bowe announced that he was beginning a professional wrestling career, and will make his debut for the UK based Preston City Wrestling Organization in March 2014.