The Official Golota Express! Bowe-Golota II - 19 years ago today

diamondDave · Nov 1, 2008

Is this fight going to be on TV????

H . · Nov 1, 2008

donkingtv maybe?

oh, and check this out if ya want...
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Rumsfeld · Nov 1, 2008

GO GOLOTA!!

:smoke

JETSKI · Nov 1, 2008

Whats up!??? Been down the Jersey Shore for the weekend & just got home. Was it ever beautiful in Cape May today!

So whats going on? Austin is still on, but why did someone say the fight with Valuev is off?

With Sam & AG out of town, Joecool is prob left alone in Chicago & doesn't have any idea what may be going on with Team Golota's plans...

:think

Rumsfeld · Nov 1, 2008

JETSKI said:

Whats up!??? Been down the Jersey Shore for the weekend & just got home. Was it ever beautiful in Cape May today!

So whats going on? Austin is still on, but why did someone say the fight with Valuev is off?

With Sam & AG out of town, Joecool is prob left alone in Chicago & doesn't have any idea what may be going on with Team Golota's plans...

:think
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See, if the Valuev fight did fall through, all the more reason he should have rolled the dice with Wlad.

What a **** show!

Loufatski · Nov 1, 2008

The Phenom said:

Bowe-Golota 2 is arguably the best fight of the 90's.
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could be the best heavyweight fight ever...

turbina · Nov 1, 2008

So wtf is going on?

Is Valuev Holyfield a reality? If so that is SUCH ****ING BULL****!!!!!!!!!! :twisted::twisted::twisted::fire:fire:fire:fire:fire

JETSKI · Nov 1, 2008

How can they make a fight with Holy when he;s not even ranked?

joecool · Nov 2, 2008

As far as I know - Valuev-Holyfield is not done yet. Potential fight vs Valuev is still on in the USA. Everything will be more clear after Austin's fight.

Golota is doing good on final training & sparring. They will do weight-in on Thursday and Golota will spend some time in China on WBC convention. Might be ranked very high after Austin's win. I expect #3.

roy7 · Nov 2, 2008

On F---T News, Valuev's manager says that he and Don King want Valuev to fight Golota ,that's its Sauerland who wants Holyfield. He says that only if Golota declines the fight (or i guess loses ) that then they would fight Holyfield on Dec 20th

xywsergio · Nov 2, 2008

Thanks Joecool, some sort of relief to hear that everything is going fine for Andrzej! Hope he will do well against Austin, a fight with Valuev in the U.S. would be awesome! (That Sauerland german gang is some sort of Mafia, he should stay out of there!)

Soriano · Nov 2, 2008

brisback said:

I wonder what the chances are that team Golota are negotiating to be Wlads replacement in dec.?
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That's too far out. I don't see any reason why Golota deserves a crack on Wlad's title. Not yet. Wishful thinking.

Soriano · Nov 2, 2008

marekbokser said:

i dont like to say it cause i am a big golota fan but wlad will win this fight..i think it will be to hard for golota to beat klitschko, and even harder to beat vitaly..vitaly is much sharper than wlad..but who know's
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I kinda agree w/ you fellow noob. I am Golota fan too.

Soriano · Nov 2, 2008

Stinky gloves said:

Say Holyfield beat somehow Valuev ... then Holyfiled - Golota in 2009.

... at the same time Lewis may fight Vitaly for $20 mln and it could be Lewis-Golota rematch later 2009 ... nice
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That's double wishful thinking, bro. I don't think these oldies can still pull the trigger against young giant like Valuev.

ishy · Nov 2, 2008

Nice piece on Golota on ESPN.com

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Andrew Golota shadowboxed in a ring inside the Chicago Boxing Club on the city's South Side as other clients came in and out of the spacious renovated second-story environs for an aerobics class and a women-only boxing lesson.

Now 40, the Polish-born Chicago heavyweight was training for his trip to China to face another veteran, Ray Austin, on Friday in what Golota hopes will be a stepping stone back to being a title challenger.

After 16 years in pro boxing, including four failed chances to win a world title, Golota understands he's in a must-win situation. When he's asked what keeps him in boxing after so many disappointments, his answer is simple: "I have won no major title," Golota said. "I want a title belt."

Many boxing fans thought they'd seen the last of Andrew Golota after he was blasted out in one round in 1997.
But there's more to it than that. Golota is well known in his native Poland, where he rose to elite status as an amateur and in his early days as a pro. These days, however, he's best remembered for embarrassing knockout losses to Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Michael Grant and Lamon Brewster. Polish media have been especially critical of their once-promising heavyweight, and the criticism has stung Golota.

Sparring partner Marcellus Brown once teased Golota about the Polish media critics -- and regretted it later. "He beat my ass badly," Brown said.

Against Austin, Golota isn't in it for the money, but rather for a place in line for a shot for a heavyweight title down the road. "There's no money in this fight," Golota said. "But there's a chance for a title fight if I win."

Indeed, promoter Don King's chief spokesman, Alan Hopper, said King wants to put Golota in against Nikolai Valuev, one of the three current heavyweight titlists, perhaps before the end of the year. "Don doesn't want to talk about matchups before contracts are made, but he likes that fight," Hopper said.

A dozen years have passed since Golota burst onto the heavyweight boxing scene via a most infamous entrance.

Actually, he went through the same door twice. He was outboxing Riddick Bowe twice in 1996 bouts before being disqualified both times when his repeated low blows dropped Bowe in pain.

Fascination with the nicknamed "Foul Pole" convinced Don King that Golota's losses to Bowe earned him a net gain in marketability. Since that time, Golota has fought four title opportunities with mixed results, ranging from first-round knockout losses to Lewis and Brewster to a narrow loss to John Ruiz (who was knocked down twice) and a draw against Chris Byrd.

Net result: All four champions prevailed, and Golota never became heavyweight champion.

Now, with a record of 41-6-1 at age 40, Golota is in Chengdu, China, to face Austin, another heavyweight who has been to the championship ledge and fallen off, knocked out by champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2007.

"Ray's performance against Klitschko was his worst," said Austin's trainer, Dale Edwards, who reminds critics that his fighter battled to a draw against top contenders Sultan Ibragimov and Larry Donald.

Of Golota, Edwards said: "He has proven that he has the wherewithal to be there. He transcends what his age is because of his training and experience."

That experience includes a previous visit to China, where he knocked out Marcus Rhode on the first major American fight card there -- an April 2000 bout in Guangzhou.

Like Golota, Edwards and Austin believe Saturday's winner should get a title shot. "I will see what I can exploit," Austin said.

Austin has watched the tape of Golota's first disqualification against Bowe, which ended in a melee in the ring and a riot in Madison Square Garden. "I was being entertained because of the ruckus," Austin said.

Austin isn't concerned about Golota's fouls in long-ago fights, which also included biting Samson Po'uha's neck in 1995 and head-butting Danell Nicholson a year later.

For his part, Golota tries to forget the worst of his showings, including quitting against Michael Grant after a knockdown and against Mike Tyson when he felt the referee and his own corner weren't protecting him against fouls.

Instead, he focuses on his triumphs, like his fifth-round knockout of Po'uha in 1995 -- Golota's most satisfying victory to date.

"In the fourth round, he hit me with the hardest right hand I'd ever felt, and he must have hit me 40 times in that round," Golota said. With a split cut on his forehead, Golota bought time by biting Po'uha before stopping him a round later.

Asked about Golota's checkered history and image as a man who has blown repeated chances to be a champion, Golota's trainer, Sam Colonna, said he feels his man should already have been awarded the decision in title-losing efforts. "If he had gotten the decisions against Ruiz and/or Byrd, bouts we think he won, nobody would have complained," Colonna said.

If Golota wins Saturday, he will go right back to the gym to be ready for bigger things. "One thing about Andrew: He might be a little crazy, but he stays in condition," Colonna said.

Golota's wife, Mariola, is torn between wanting her husband's dream come to fruition and wanting him to hang up the gloves for good.

"I'm kind of ambivalent about it," Mariola said as she watched him working out in the Chicago gym. "On one hand, I want him to retire. On the other hand, I know he is unfulfilled. I need to be supportive."

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