Most popular Polish heavyweight ever, Golota or Adamek?

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  1. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    Who is/was the bigger draw in boxing? I can only go with Golota. If Golota was only one thing, it would be exciting. Golota had quite a few PPV's. Of the ones I can remember, Tyson, Lewis, Bowe II, Byrd, Ruiz, and can't remember if Adamek was. Thoughts?
     
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  2. kelics

    kelics Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Galosha would sort out his brains he would be a great boxer
     
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  3. Dio

    Dio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Golota was more popular in Poland, But Adamek is the better fighter here.

    Golota would of been a beast if he had not been so mentally disturbed...
     
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  4. volkan

    volkan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Golota a great fighter. Just as we saw agaisnt Riddick Bowe both times.
    Good hand speed, good jab and all around a good boxer.

    But then again, also stupid as hell as a fighter. Foul Pole!
    Just a dirty fighter. Beating a mans jewells. Such and ugly fighter.
    He also bite and headbuttet some guys too.
    Glad Tyson beat him up as hell.
     
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  5. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can't speak for in Poland, but in the Polish-American communities they're both extremely popular. Golota holds a special place though and he's the bigger name.
     
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  6. NeckBreaknAiken

    NeckBreaknAiken Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Golota as far as non-Polish Americans. I can't speak for the UK or other parts of Europe.
     
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  7. thesandman

    thesandman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like Golota. I love truly insane people. Their unpredictability makes great viewing.
     
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  8. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In a documentary on Wisława Szymborska (Polish nobel laureate for literature) they spent a few minutes on how huge of a fan of Golota she was too.
     
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  9. turbina

    turbina Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Golota easily. He was also the more skilled fighter, by far.
     
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  10. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True, but in a way I like Adamek more because while Golota had a nasty habit of finding ways to lose, Adamek seems to find ways to win despite not being a superb technician, particularly powerful, or all that fast.
     
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  11. Tomato Can

    Tomato Can Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Golata.
     
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  12. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    It was apparent that the car wreck messed Golota's left arm up pretty good. His awesome jab was basically nonexistant after the wreck and he lived off of body shots and right hands the rest of his career. I think he did knock out McBride with a left though.
     
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  13. KillerDeluxe

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  14. Lou Fatski

    Lou Fatski Guest

    Yes... skilled, in terms of jabs & combos. But Adamek is faster and dances better.

    My vote is Golota. Adamek could never have inflicted the damage onto Bowe like Andrew.

    In the brain department Tomasz hands down.
     
    Lou Fatski, Jun 27, 2011
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  15. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Golata hands down for me as a HW. If Adamek was around in Golatas time, he wouldn't have achieved half as much as big crazy Golata. He should have beaten Bowe had his brain not gone into melt down. Adamek would have been taken out by Bowe.....
     
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