Golata is like so many others. Had fantastic skill and was strong, clearly elite potential based off what he did to Bowe, but lacked the mental fortitude needed to steady the waters when he reached the elite level.
The strange popularity of Andrew Golota. A fouling, quitting, white european heavyweight '90s ROIDmonster.
He was a very good well schooled boxer. Unfortunately he was a mental midget. He also had trouble with big punchers who could back him up regardless of his mental state. That's a reason I believe a better version of Bowe would have knocked him out. Golota caught Bowe at the right time - after his three wars with Holyfield.