Happy Birthday Andrew Golota

Golota's Journey:

　
Made his professional debut February 07, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin against Roosevelt Shuler. Golota scored a 3rd round TKO in the 4 round match. Three weeks later Golota returned to the ring, this time against Joe Jones. Golota scored an impressive 1st round KO over the debuting Jones.

Golota racked up 28 victories with 25 coming before the final bell, including wins over the likes of Marion Wilson; a prominent trialhorse that owns victories over a few higher profiled boxers, Sampson Po'uha; a fight involoving the infamous Golota bite, Darnell Nicholson; on the Night of Young Heavyweights card.

In his 29th fight Golota stood opposite of Rid**** Bowe. Bowe was coming off his third fight win against Evander Holyfield. The fight took place on a Thursday night, a rarity for HBO. What transpired was cringe worthy, hilarious, disgraceful and the Stigma of Golota's career. Bowe was pelted with four low blows, two in the seventh round., prompting referee Wayne Kelly to disqualify Golota less than a half minute into the seventh.

Rock Newman, Bowe's manager entered the ring to check on his fallen fighter, and while Golota was being subdued, he threw a left at Newman. Then a member of Bowe's entourage attacked Golota, striking him with walkie talkies, escalating in a full blown panic situation, many fans were injured in the melee, Lou Duva, Golota's team member was taken to the hospital after getting struck by a walkie talkie.

Golota had suffered his first professional loss, and naturally the two combatants agreed to a rematch that took place five months later. Though the first fight was a twelve round fight, the rematch was only scheduled for ten rounds. Golota was leading on all three scorecards entering the ninth frame-even though he had a point deducted early in the fight for a blatant headbutt & another point for low blows in the fourth round- when he deliberately struck Bowe with a low blow. Was it Deja Vu, was it frustration, was it mind blowing; no, it was assinine and cost Golota a hard fought victory.

Following his two bouts with Bowe, Golota took ten months off, then challenged Lennox Lewis for the WBC Heavyweight Championship in October of 1997. Golota barely made it over the halfway point of round one. Down twice from a barrage of punches both times, referee Joe Cortez stopped the massacre at 1:35 of the first round.

A loser of three straight fights sent Golota back to the land of fighting journeymen, trialhorses and one-time fringe contenders. Winning six straight against this level of competition gave Golota the hope that he could turn his boxing career around.
Then in his next fight, against up-and-coming Michael Grant, Golota went back to the same pattern of getting knocked down and hitting his opponent with low blows. Grant, Down twice in the first round, Golota fought on, suffering two separate point deductions for low blows, once in the third round, once in the fourth round. In round ten, Golota went down again, this time he informed referee Randy Neumann that he did not want to continue.

Golota's next six fights were against the likes of Mike Tyson, Marcus Rhodes and Chris Byrd. Golota secured four victories, and one draw in those matches, his fight with Tyson was ruled a No Contest after Tyson tested positive for marijuana.

Golota then got a chance at the WBA Championship, fighting against John Ruiz. The flagrant fouls this fight were not by Golota, but by his opponent & opponent's team. Ruiz was deducted a point for hitting on the break; also his trainer Norman Stone was ejected for cussing at referee Randy Neumann. Though Ruiz was down twice early in the fight, and lost a fight, Ruiz somehow won the fight by Unanimous decision.

Six months later, Golota got yet another title shot. This time for the WBO title against Lamon Brewster. Three left hooks from Brewster sent Golota to the canvas three times, all within the first minute of the fight. Once again, Golota lost a chance to be a World Champion.

Golota took 2006 off from boxing, returning in 2007 to fight twice, TKO-ing two overmatched opponents. In 2008, Golota fought Mike Mollo, securing his third straight victory, this time with decision.
Following the Mollo fight Golota fought three times from 2008 to 2013, losing three straight by KO before retiring with a record of 41 wins- 9 losses-1 draw.

Has a record of 0-3-1 (0 KO) in World Title fights.
Has a record of 3-6-1 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists.

OLYMPIC RESULTS:
1988 Seoul Summer Olympics:
　
Second Round:
Andrew Golota (POL) def Svilen Rusinov (BUL) 5:0
Quarterfinals:
Andrew Golota (POL) def Harold Obunga (KEN) 5:0
Semi Finals:
Baik Hyun-Man (KOR) def Andrew Golota (POL) RSC-2
　
GOLOTA vs Bowe: ONE
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GOLOTA vs Bowe: TWO
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GOLOTA vs Lewis:
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Yo Rummy, I know you're probably :spliff or :beer right now, but this thread is for you...!!!

 

No, even Lou Duva couldn't explain it...!!!

 

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