30 Year's Since Bowe Vs Golota 1

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  1. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    I bet Bowe's spuds remember the fight well. They got quite well acquainted with Golota's fists.
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Makes me winch whenever I watch :facepalm:
     
  3. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Bowe Vs Golota is the most bizarre rivalry of all time.
     
  4. Fireman Fred

    Fireman Fred Active Member Full Member

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    Golota showed his true colours a year before against Samson Pou´ha.

    Real shame he was such a headcase.

    Looked superb destroying a decent Darnell Nicholson (he´d just beaten John Ruiz) to get the Bowe fight.
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  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What I remember most was Golata was beating the hell outta him before the disqualification. He had some marbles missing
     
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  6. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    He could play an extra in the films "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal".
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    That seems like yesterday
     
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  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I feel that way about a few fights.
    Such as Tyson V Spinks, Duran v Barkley, Chavez vTaylor.
    Can remember seeing them like it was just the other day.
     
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  9. PolishAssasin

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    In the first fight, Bowe came in overweight, out of shape, and took a serious beating from Golota. Unfortunately, in both fights, Golota couldn't hold up mentally. It's scary to think how great a boxer he could have been if he had the mental toughness of someone like Tomasz Adamek. What happened after the fight was astonishing. Even after leaving the arena, Golota was carrying a baseball bat with him in case someone tried to hurt him.
     
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  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    They talk about boxer's having mental issues, but Golota had a garage full of em.
    But he' also had the skills to have gone far..if only.