Rumor: Bowe-Golota III - Unfinished Business

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According to several Polish sources, including Newsweek Poland, arch rivals Riddick Bowe and Andrew Golota will fight a third time... But not under boxing rules.
Although all of the details are not yet known, its been confirmed Bowe vs Golota III will be an MMA or WWE match of sorts. The card will be dubbed 'Unfinished Business' and the "spectacle" will be held on November 3rd at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland inside a cage.

If this WWE/MMA charade happens it will be little more than a freak-show. Riddick Bowe, grossly out of shape in recent years, is apparently brain-damaged while Golota hasn't been able to fight effectively for years.

Unlike Evander Holyfield, who is still in shape and can fight a bit, Bowe and Golota are hideous caricatures of their former selves and light years removed from their historic 1996 encounters.

How the Bowe vs Golota Rivalry Started

Bowe vs Golota, one of the biggest rivalries in boxing over the last 20 years, began on July 11, 1996 when the two men met for the first time at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Although Mike Tyson was out of prison and Riddick Bowe (then 38-1) didn't have a world title, the latter was viewed as the the primiere fighter in the division, having defeated Evander Holyfield twice.

Andrew Golota (then 28-0), despite winning a medal at the 1988 Olympics was a relative unknown to Americans. He was thought to be slow, mechanical and a bit raw skill-wise, and it was obvious to nearly everyone Bowe viewed his Polish foe as nothing more than a 'tune-up' or stepping-stone en route to a presumed, future superfight against Mike Tyson.

What unfolded in the bout was shocking to many.
Golota, from the first round on, administered an old-fashioned whoppin,' beating Bowe on the outside, inside and in mid-range, even badly staggering 'Big Daddy' on several occasions. However, for reasons still unknown, Andrew Golota couldn't stop hitting Riddick below the belt.

Finally, after numerous warnings and two point deductions, Golota was rightfully disqualified in Round 7 after a centrally-targeted below-the-belt powershot sent Bowe to the canvas wincing in pain. Golota was ahead on all three judges' cards 67-65 twice and 67-66.

What took place seconds after the disqualification is perhaps unprecedented in the entire history of the sport. A cornerman on Bowe's team jumped into the ring and smashed a hard object on the back of Golota's head, drawing blood.

And then, things got really bad
What initially appeared to be a small melee grew totally out of control. Within seconds, the ring was packed like sardines with members of both camps fighting each other in what resembled a barroom brawl inside a boxing ring.
But, it got even worse.
Soon after the fighters' camps engaged in fisticuffs, fans, reacting with unadulterated insanity, started attacking each other as chairs and fists flew from one side of the arena to the other. The event, which was poorly-policed, lasted more than 15 minutes. It was pure bedlam