I take the best version´s of the two. Yesterday i watched the full fight John Ruiz vs Golota again from 2004, the fight was a couple weeks before Vitali destroyed Danny Williams. After the fight Roy Jones jr stated on HBO he would like to see Golota vs Vitali, even if Golota lost the decision vs Ruiz and John was still the champion. To me it was a wrong decision, i saw it like Harold Lederman from HBO, 113-112 for Golota. It was so funny how Norman Stone called referee Randy Neumann, a former opponent of Jerry Quarry, "a..hole" and "f...ing jorkel". Stone got banned by Neumann. I think Golota at his best would give Vitali a great fight, but he would arguably lose his nerves since Vitali could take all of his shots, and would play against the rules again, biting, low blows etc.
Golota a fascinating figure for the true fight connoseur ....food for fistic thought...a man of extremes....and heartbreak for his large polish following.Perhaps the greatest HW enigma the last 25 years... not a easy accolade given the rich competition (Ibeabuchi etc). I think this is one of Andrew"s on nights! He loses a spirited encounter by close but clear decision
Not sure why Golota is such a trendy subject on the forum right now but I don't think he stand a chance against Vitali.
The '96 version of Golota was a beast and he stops the big, awkward Ukrainian late after pounding him for rounds and rounds.
Andrew is a Polish legend. He inspired his homeland to take strong interest in boxing and is a cult figure.
I get that. I just mean there have been a lot of post about him lately. When I think of great Polish fighter's, Adamak and Michelcheski come to mind way before Golota.
Not against Vitali Klitschko, because that can't be proven. Actually, Golota is almost impossible to predict in mythical historical matchups due to his fragile mentality. But that mentality didn't impact his result against Po'uha, Witherspoon, Sanders, etc. Every poster's prediction here and on all threads is just that, prediction, we each have our own views that can't be proven. What's fact, however, is the impact a given fighter had. Golota had no less of an impact on Poland than Vitali did on Ukraine. So no, Andrew doesn't lose.
