Muhammad Ali versus Andrew Golota

Thanks for thanking my suggestion for this fantasy matchup, MM!:!:

I've given it some thought & here goes...

From the looks of the voting, way too many misinformed people assume Ali wins simply because of his self-proclaimed title, The Greatest. But lets be realistic & take a closer look. Truth is: - You assume this because people are voting for Ali? He has the best resume in Boxing, and had faster hands, a longer reach, a better chin, and better footwork than Golota.

>If Joe Frazier could make his jaw the size of a watermelon & put him on his back... - We aren't comparing Frazier to Golota are we? Frazier was a vastle superior fighter to any version of Golota, and as someone previously mentioned, Ali got straight back up and fought till the very last bell. It's credit to Ali that he could be that competitive considering the circumstances, take such a shot, and still fight on.

>If Ken Norton could break his jaw... - We're now talking about a declining Muhammad Ali? A prime Ali isn't a 1971 Ali, but I think even that version of Ali doesn't lose to Norton.

>If Big George could force him to rope-a-dope for half a fight... - At the time, Foreman had just demolished two hall of fame Heavyweights, and was considered to be one of the most powerful champions to have ever laced up the gloves. Watching the fight these days, Ali was never being beaten. I had him at least a head on the cards going into the 8th, the round in which he stopped big George. The same man who 20 years on, won the title in Golota's era.

>If Jimmy Young could outbox him badly... - A bad version of Ali, who still managed to edge Young out on the cards. People think this was a robbery just because Ali didn't dominate, but truth is, it as a pick-um fight. 1971 Ali badly outboxes Young and probably stops him late.

>If Earnie Shavers could rock his kin-folk back in Africa... - Shavers didn't ever actually knockdown the champion, whereas he was able to put a prime Holmes on his ass and give him one of his toughest fights. Ali was more than competitive and beat Shavers even though he was into the twilight of his career. Exceptional.

>If Wepner was even able to get his attention... - Ali coasted him for most part, and still dominated him over 15 rounds.

>If Michael Spinks could beat him from pillar to post... - He never fought Michael Spinks, but this including with all of your other points are irrelevant. Let's bring up Leonard's fights with Norris, and Holmes fight with Tyson, and maybe even Tyson's with Lewis. They are all perfect ways to detract a great fighter, from bringing up all his tail end fights. Even though Ali won most of his regardless of his condition.

Point is, Ali was overrated & handed many gift decisions & if the above mentioned fighters could have success against him, I think Golota puts up one hell of a fight & gives him all he can handle & more.
Are we to assume Ali is the HW Champ is this fight? If thats the case & Golota doesn't manage to KO/TKO him, then Ali is handed a SD victory. Golota is robbed. Again. - You're clearly not the biggest Muhammad Ali fan. Ali has the best resume in boxing history, and in his prime looked as good as any fighter has ever looked. He was undefeated in his prime, but still came back after a long layoff to dominate one of the toughest Heavyweight divisions of all time. Golota isn't at his level. Ali would box circles round him from distance, popping out his jab and bruising up his face. Going into the later rounds, Golota gets tired and Ali hits hm with a right that staggers Golota, who is then peppered with furious combinations. The ref steps in.

Ali is not overrated. Get off that ****.

But I still feel Golota could force the issue due to his bute size advantage & with his skills, theres a very good chance of a stoppage win for Andy!

 

What the **** is going on? Golota would beat Ali? Based on what?

He couldn't even beat a faded Riddick Bowe despite whipping him. AS soon as Bowe showed heart and never yielded to Golota, Golota started to panic by going for low blows in both fights.

So it's Golota's fights with Bowe that make some people think that he would beat Ali?

Golota has never won a big fight, and has quit on several occasions. Golota looked better skilled that night than he has ever done but still ****ed up.

Using two fights as a basis for a Golota victory is dumb.

 

Exactly..even though Golota has all the tools, Ali would have Golota brain****ed by the time the press conference to announce the fight came around.

Golota would crumble under the mental stress Ali would bring.

 

Golota would embarrass himself as per usual

 

I beg to differ my good man.

Ali would embarrass Golota. :yep

 

don't know how people could even consider this a serious ask.ali is superior in every department apart from a little bit of punching power,and even here ali hit a lot harder than people thought.however when you get down to the nitty gritty he had one thing in abundance more than golota and that was heart.golota doesn't beat ali in a million years.

 

the only glaring weakness Ali has in this fight is his weakness against a returning jab after his. it disrupts his rhythm and makes him look slightly out of place. Golota did have a very good jab. However Ali's handspeed would be the difference. it would keep Golota completely out of rhythm and unable to really mount any sort of decent offense

 

Without getting technical, which I'm probably not capable of anyway, I'd say that Ali's deliberate use of mind games would be a significant part of the fight. I don't believe that Golota would be capable of being completely focused.

 

Golota has never won a big fight in his life, he either folds or gets KTFO.
Bowe- Golota was in complete control but panicked when a shot Bowe fought back.
Grant-on his back and quit as soon as Grant fought back even though he was dominating.
Tyson-On his back and quit before he could get KTFO.
Brewster- Got KTFO.
Lewis- Got KTFO.
Crisp Turd- Fought Golota toe to toe and still retained his title.
Ruiz- old huggybear had a late rally to win a UD.

 

Precisely. And for the record, I would pick Muhammad Ali to defeat every name you just mentioned, although I would say Riddick Bowe would give him his toughest test in the bunch.

 

If Muhammad Ali and Andrew Golota touched gloves in the ring, we would have gotten 15 rounds of back-and-forth, give-and-take savagery. I believe this kind of war would have finished Andrew and he probably would not have fought again (especially if he won). The only version of Golota that could defeat Ali is the '96 one from the Bowe fights. Depending on where the bout is staged, the outcome of this duel would have potentially shocked the world. If Ali-Golota would have been held in New York (MSG), then Andrew gets screwed by the judges again. But if it were to take place in a more neutral venue outside of New York and MSG (such as Florida) then the Polish hero squeaks out a very tight decision. Boxing is driven by immeasurable factors where politics and what ensues outside the ring play a role in the outcome before a punch is even thrown (see Holyfield-Lewis I, Byrd-Golota, Ruiz-Golota, De La Hoya-Trinidad).

 

Ali is his prime would have beaten Golota, but the Ali that Holmes fought, probably not.......................Ali was sick during the Holmes fight but Don King did not care.................