Lineal Heavyweight Champions that Andrew Golota could beat

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  1. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    Leon Spinks
    Michael Moorer
    1978 Muhammad Ali
    45 year old George Foreman
    Shannon Briggs
     
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    Jack Johnson
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    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    decent list
     
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    None.

    He would have got DQd against all of them!
     
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    Let's give the man the benefit of the doubt.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Kind of think Briggs would smoke him in about a minute.
     
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    I wouldn't favor him over any of these guys except maybe Spinks due to his size advantage.
     
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    Rahman. Hasim could punch, but he was slow, wasn't explosive at all and in addition he always was a slow starter - all Golota needed. Rahman wouldn't take him out early like Lewis/Brewster/Tyson did, he would start the fight boxing with Golota and Golota was better boxer of the two. Of course, Golota still might find a way to lose, but I'd favor him to beat Rahman and probably by stoppage. Hasim's chin was far from good
     
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    Most of them would beat him. I wouldn't make him a favorite against anyone except 3-5 worst champions.
     
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    Rahman would do Golota like Meehan. FOH.
     
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    Jim, Bob, James, Marvin, Jack, Jess...
     
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    If he has his head on right then he would.
     
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    I think he wears Briggs out and stops him in the 8th.
     
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    I wouldn't favor him against many, but I think he winds up being a tougher night's work for most than many might otherwise suspect.
     
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    Briggs knocked out Liakovich and Golota would go down too. Sergei had beaten Brewster in a war, but Andrew lasted about a minute with Brewster.

    Briggs also stunned Lewis in round one and fought tough whereas Golota folded. Golota wouldn’t get out of the first. Briggs would bum rush him and Golota would get caught because he was too upright.
     
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