Andrew Golota vs Muhammad Ali

Gets frustrated early due to not being able to land anything cleanly on a fast, young Ali.

After eating jabs to the face for the first round or two, Ali would pepper him with rights and Golota would most likely foul or rough house.

Golota was never mentally stable enough to follow any kind of plan good enough to beat Ali. Golota was a true waste. He was as strong of a guy as you'd ever meet but as weak of a person as you would ever see.

Ali wins around the sixth. Either ref/doc stoppage, Golota quits in his corner or low blows DQ.

 

Ali would leaving him crying in a corner at the press conference.

Ali was a master of the mental game. Golota was just mental.

 

Ali got shook up by Oscar “Plato” Bonavena acting like a child. “Black Kangroo” etc.

 

And composed himself to stop Ringo IIRC.

All someone had to do with Golota was say ‘boo’ and he’d start to fall apart. There’s literally no meaningful fight where Golota didn’t completely and ridiculously lose his composure. It’s a mental mismatch.

 

That’s fair, but I wouldn’t call him a mental master if he gets fired up over childish insults from a guy who barely understood English.

 

Would be interesting to see how Ali would handle low blow after low blow lol

 

Pretty well, Bonavena did it a lot and head butt. Ali illegally finishing him really was Karma in that one.

 

Ali did whatever it took to get himself up for a fight. Lot of fighters do it … like Marvin Hagler would manage to hate any opponent for basically no reason to motivate himself.

I don’t think Ringo had him shook, lol.

 

You might be onto something. I don’t know.

 

Aslong as Ali shows up with a strong cup groin protector, Ali gets a mid fight stoppage.

 

Ali knew how to get a bit rough himself, especially if returning in kind.

I don’t think Ali would reciprocate low blows but he knew how to hold and push down on the back of the neck/head, shove opponents away - even using the glove in the face, etc.

Personally, I’d wear a cup with outward protruding spikes. Should be legal since it’s worn in “no punch”territory - hit south of the belt line and pay the price!

Most importantly - what nick does Ali bestow upon Golota? The Bi-Pole perhaps?

 

With all due respect Journeyman 92, the confrontation with Oscar Ringo Bonavena took place prior to Muhammad Ali's TKO 15 over Bonavena on Dec 7 1970 in Madison Square Garden. The Ali of the 1960's was a way different fighter, look what he did to Floyd Patterson when he referred to him as Cassius Clay, in Nov 1965, he punished The Rabbit for 12 rounds until referee Harry Krause stopped it. Look what he did to Ernie Terrell in Feb 1967, remember What's My Name? in round 8. The Ali of the 1970's appeared to get rattled by guys like Bonavena and Joe Frazier. But I know that you do not care for Muhammad Ali, and you are entitled to your opinion.