I think that Bowe still had a much better chin than ike proved in the Tua fight, and he really took a lot more punishment from Golota than Ike did from Tua. Of course i could be wrong and Ike may have been even better. It is just that i thought that Bowe was a level above both Ike and Tua, especially in the Golota fights. And Golota did seem to get the better of him.
I can't see Goloto keeping it together through the kind of war it would be with Ibeabuchi without getting frustrated, even if he would start out winning. Ibeabuchi took the best from Tua, I don't think Golota will make him fold.
Ike beats any version of Golota. Bowe was a faded fighter prior to fighting Golota, thats why Andrew looked good. Bowe was a fat slob the first fight, and weight drained the second (went form 300 pounds to 235 in a few months). Bowe body could no longer carry 235 pounds anymore. The Bowe that fought Evander 1992-1993 beats Golota with no controversy.
I dont think Ike would take the same punishment as Bowe did. Bowe in my opinion was not in good condition. Ike took some tremendous shots from Tua who was a far bigger puncher than Golota.
Even Austin TKOed Golota in one. Pretty much everybody who bum rushed him beat him easily, but when the fight would go into late rounds he would DQ himself. I don't think much of Ike, but he TKOs Golota easily.
Golota loses to every quality fighter he did or would ever face. Ike is quality so golota loses. Ike tko 3
In theory golota could win...but he could have beat grant, lewis, tyson, bowe, brewster, byrd, etc. in theory as well. but he didnt...golota is pure speculation imo as he NEVER pit it together in the ring long enough to win an actual fight against a top (or even good) opponnent
I agree with this. I know there are a lot of unanswered questions about Ike, but he did show that he was tough and packed a punch - two attributes that have often been enough to beat Golota. Golota quit against Grant, who lacked the chin and possibly even the power of Ike, and simply crumbled against Brewster, who was no less limited than Ike showed himself to be IMO.
Golota was never knocked unconscious during his career (he got up after the final bombs were thrown by Lewis and Brewster). Plot twist. DISCLAIMER: Artur Szpilka, Golota's countryman, was knocked unconscious (out cold) by Deontay Wilder last year. But can we think of a time when Golota was KTFO like Szpilka? Nah.
Against Ray Austin in China, Andrew Golota got legitimately injured and the entire round concluded. It went down as an official RTD victory for Austin and wasn't in the same manner as Lewis's and Brewster's KOs of Golota.
Only the '96 version of Golota has the best chance against Ike Ibeabuchi and could really cause him problems. A victory is possible but the bout would have had to take place in 1996, because in '97 (as we saw against Lewis) Golota was psychologically torn apart following two back-to-back disqualification defeats). Truth be told squaring off angainst any top foghter in '97 would have probably spelled defeat for Andy. Golota said himself in the post-fight interview after losing to Lewis that there was too much pressure and talk about the low blows. So in 1997 Golota would have likely lost to "The President". But a year earlier it would have been a different story.