Who wins this mythical matchup? They both had a common opponent in Tyson, Francois was in the fight very much for 5 rounds till he ate a huge right hand, plus the way he fought wasn't scared. Andrew on the other hand used to unravel mentally after getting knocked down. His face during the Lewis KD he was in sheer astonishment. Also after Mike dropped him he lost his cool. If I'm not mistaken Botha was sparked by Lewis as well. But anyway it is because of golotas fear vs Botha's confidence why I feel would make this fight competitive. Andrew obviously with the more talent.
I agree Golota had more talent but he had an amazing knack of throwing away his wins by unravelling mentally. Botha on the other hand was less talented but much more gritty and would hang in there for as long as he could. I say that if Golota doesn't win fast, he unravels down the stretch as Botha refuses to go away. Maybe odds of 60-40 to Botha.
Golota usually crumbled after getting tagged hard or being blitzed quick by Lewis/Tyson/Brewster..................Botha is borderline feather fisted, he aint got the fire power to scramble Golota so I take the Polish Mental Midget by decision.
Botha convinced Tyson to attempt to break his arm. There’s a decent chance that he’d win by convincing Golota to bite him and/or obliterate his testicles.
Golota was more talented but I would put my money on Botha to grind it out. One fighter didn't fight to his potential and the other one usually exceeded his ceiling with his grit and toughness.
Have you ever watched Botha's kickboxing matches? He didn't have the best record but probably held his own better than most boxers who crossed over, leg kicks didn't really seem to bother him, a very tough man indeed.
