If not for the mental lapses, just how good could Golota have been?

This is even more pathetic that Vitali fans that still claim he was on the verge of knocking Lewis out. You do realize that Golota lost both fights? Or are you stuck in the hot tub time machine?

 

To be honest, Golota suffered from the complete opposite of what the Klits went though, In his prime he had great fighters around him like peak Lewis and, very good versions of Holyfield, Tyson and Bowe around and guys like Bruno and Moorer looking for titles. If Golota had peaked today instead of the 90s, he would be the man, as his talent and ability would more than make up for his mental issues IMO.

 

Golota got knocked out by Grant...pure and simple. It had nothing to do with a mental defect or any of the other excuses his fans like to use. He got caught and that's that.

 

1. Golota was a huge puncher
2. His hands were very fast
3. He had a great chin

Five months before Bowe fought Evander and suddenly he was faded? Your ass hurts.

I can't argue with someone who is blind.

 

Golota gets alot of **** for mental lapses but let me say this, Tyson was in very good shape and was using great movement, he also gave Golota a concussion and he damages ligaments in his neck in just 2 rounds. Golota's career would've ended had he not quit, Tyson was landing his shots and he was in shape, the truth is Golota didn't fight the chubby, out of shape, shot Tyson that fought Lewis, Nielson, Williams and McBride. He fought a very formidable version of Tyson.

 

Watch the fights, and use your glasses.

 

He was up on the count of one and QUIT because he's a ****ing mental case. What the **** are you talking about?

 

And Golota was headbutted in round one and the ref didn't do ****. This infuriated Golota and added to his mental breakdown. Watch Andrew's interview in the locker room after the fight. That interview say's it all.

 

You mean you can't argue with someone who doesn't misrember the past....isn't that it? Golota was not a huge puncher. He couldn't knock out Grant, he couldn't knock out Bowe, and he couldn't even hit Lewis. Yes, he could hurt fighters, even knock them down. Maybe it was just that he was a terrible finisher. Great chin? Knocked out in one by Lewis, knocked in 10 by Grant, knocked out in 1 by Brewster.

 

He quit because he was badly hurt and he wanted to save himself the embarassment of getting knocked out. Was Roberto Duran mental when he said "no mas." No...He just wanted to save himself the embarassment of losing badly. Same deal with Golota. He was finished. atsch

 

You two should get a room. :smoke

 

Nah, was never hurt against Grant. Got up as if it was a flash knockdown, his legs were all sturdy. That's why his surrender was so irrational. As was Neumann's repetitve question, "do you want to quit?" "do you want to quit?" Why wasn't he all over Grant with that question when he was decked and schooled for most of that fight. There was no indication in that fight that Golota was ever in huge trouble. Sure, momentum was turning Grant's way late in the fight, but that should not be enough for anyone to quit,especially when they're winning virtually every round and getting up on the count of one. This incidentally was another one of Golota's mistakes - instead of trying to recuperate, he always got up from a knock down very quickly.

Fact is Golota was the first Eastern Euro (or any Euro for that matter) to make some noise at HW following the collapse of the Iron Curtain. He's a god damn pioneer.

 

He could be one of the champions in the late 90's and with a bit of luck unify part of the division (not whole, because there was Lewis).

 

Please, I forgot about golota and you also should.He isnt the best guy to be our idol.Poland deserves other ones