BOWE CONTINUES COMEBACK.Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer Considering the state of the heavyweight division, particularly those considered world champions, it's no wonder Riddick ``Big Daddy'' Bowe came out of a long retirement last September to resume his career. Bowe, tonight at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, will fight his second comeback bout when he takes on Billy Zumbrun of Ogden, Utah Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 78,086. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a , in the 10-round main event. It will be televised by Fox Sports Net's ``Best Damn Sports Show Period.'' ``I look at the heavyweight division and realize I can be heavyweight champion of the world again,'' Bowe said. ``These guys don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what they're doing.'' Bowe, 37, is 41-1 with 33 knockouts. His last two fights before retiring were against Andrew Golota in July and December 1996. Golota was battering Bowe in both fights, but Golota was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. each time for excessive low blows. Bowe retired and then joined the U.S. Marine Corps but was sent home after a very brief stay in boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. . ``I have a great amount of respect for anybody who is in the Marines,'' Bowe said. ``It was just a bad time for me. I had just lost to Golota for the second time.'' He actually had just beaten Golota for the second time via disqualification. But it must have felt like a loss - with the beating he took. Things got worse. Bowe eventually served 17 months in federal prison for kidnapping his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife and children. He was released last May with a new lease on his boxing life. ``I'm in it for the long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. ,'' Bowe said. ``No disrespect intended, but when I fought all these guys like Evander Holyfield ... I mean, these guys (today) cannot compare.'' It was thought Bowe may have suffered brain damage from all of his ring wars. But he has now passed every medical test given him by four states, including California. Bowe's first fight back was a second-round technical knockout of Marcus Rhode on Sept. 25 in Shawnee, Okla. Robert Morales, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2213 robert.morales(at)sgvn.com FIGHT NIGHT Who: Riddick Bowe vs. Billy Zumbrun, heavyweights. When: 5 p.m., Pechanga Resort and Casino  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Temecula. TV: FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. West. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Riddick Bowe thinks he can contend for a heavyweight title, given the competition in the division. Al Bello/Getty Images Box: (ran in Final edition only) FIGHT NIGHT (see text) |
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