Hey guys....
how do you think these two would fare against one another.
Lets say that Golota faces Holyfield in mid 96 before the Bowe fights
so he is still an unknown 'european' fighter who has alot of size and power.
Holyfield is at his in-consistent best he has come from his KO loss to Bowe, a hard fought win over Mercer and a lack luster victory over Czyz.
Golota is selected for whatever reason as a 'tune up' for the Tyson fight which has now been put back into early 1997 due to something Tyson no doubt did.
Evander Holyfield 6'2, 212lb
Andrew Golota 6'4, 240lb
Kym
Evander Holyfield Vs Andrew Golota 1996
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Holyfield MD12.
The guy was plainly getting older at this point, but it has to be said, even past his best, his workrate & tenacity were something. Golota was big, strong & could bang, determined at times, lacklustre at others. I think with his youth & superior reach Golota really muscles Holyfield & pushes him to perform. This would be no tune-up. Holyfield works hard for a close decision that possibly might have been different had Golota pressed harder in the later rounds.
The guy was plainly getting older at this point, but it has to be said, even past his best, his workrate & tenacity were something. Golota was big, strong & could bang, determined at times, lacklustre at others. I think with his youth & superior reach Golota really muscles Holyfield & pushes him to perform. This would be no tune-up. Holyfield works hard for a close decision that possibly might have been different had Golota pressed harder in the later rounds.
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I think the Golota of that era is somewhat under-estimated...and of course in many cases is over rated...
under estimated because he is often beaten for his foul tactics, he is a big, powerful capable fighter who proved he could be active and frequent.
over rated because people often make alot of his dominance over Bowe, sure Bowe was past his best and 'out of shape' BUT he still at that time IMO was a dangerous fighter.
I think Holyfield is pushed to a point, that makes many beg for him to retire, early on eating long jabs and rights that nearly buckle his knees. Though he keeps coming, behind a in-frequent double jab and left hook that both land...when he throws it. Because of his moderate punch rate he loses the first few rounds.
In the middle, Holyfields head and clinching frustrates Golota who goes low with his upper cut and hooks, he draws a warning from the Ref and buys Holyfield some more time inside of the ropes.
Around the 6th or 7th Holyfield digs deep and rallies, landing hook after hook, backing up the big Polack, he has him against the ropes and looks good, but doesnt close the deal as the bell rings.
Golota and Holyfield both exchange borderline fouls and blatant ones, but both men keep fighting. In the 8th Holyfield lands a clean left hook that dumps Golota on his ass, getting back to his feet Golota paws with his jab and clinches. Holyfield is un able to capitalise and end it inside of the round.
After some obvious drama in Golota's corner the Ref goes over and listens to what is being said, no one is sure what is happening until the big Golota stands up shaking his head and tearing of his gloves. The referee waves his hands in the air. Golota quits and Holyfield wins...even though at this stage he is behind on the all three judges cards by around 1 to 2 rounds.
Kym
under estimated because he is often beaten for his foul tactics, he is a big, powerful capable fighter who proved he could be active and frequent.
over rated because people often make alot of his dominance over Bowe, sure Bowe was past his best and 'out of shape' BUT he still at that time IMO was a dangerous fighter.
I think Holyfield is pushed to a point, that makes many beg for him to retire, early on eating long jabs and rights that nearly buckle his knees. Though he keeps coming, behind a in-frequent double jab and left hook that both land...when he throws it. Because of his moderate punch rate he loses the first few rounds.
In the middle, Holyfields head and clinching frustrates Golota who goes low with his upper cut and hooks, he draws a warning from the Ref and buys Holyfield some more time inside of the ropes.
Around the 6th or 7th Holyfield digs deep and rallies, landing hook after hook, backing up the big Polack, he has him against the ropes and looks good, but doesnt close the deal as the bell rings.
Golota and Holyfield both exchange borderline fouls and blatant ones, but both men keep fighting. In the 8th Holyfield lands a clean left hook that dumps Golota on his ass, getting back to his feet Golota paws with his jab and clinches. Holyfield is un able to capitalise and end it inside of the round.
After some obvious drama in Golota's corner the Ref goes over and listens to what is being said, no one is sure what is happening until the big Golota stands up shaking his head and tearing of his gloves. The referee waves his hands in the air. Golota quits and Holyfield wins...even though at this stage he is behind on the all three judges cards by around 1 to 2 rounds.
Kym
Could be a battle of Low Blow's vs Head Butts.
If it came after Andrew's Low Blow demo with Bowe, I'd go with Holy because he could break the rules and fight a dirty fight if he had to. I think he'd break Golata's will to cheat along the way. But this one could get uglier than the Bowe Golata fights because Evander would keep up with Golata with dirty tactics if required.
If it came after Andrew's Low Blow demo with Bowe, I'd go with Holy because he could break the rules and fight a dirty fight if he had to. I think he'd break Golata's will to cheat along the way. But this one could get uglier than the Bowe Golata fights because Evander would keep up with Golata with dirty tactics if required.
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I could see Golota giving Holyfield a beating in the first half of the fight and sending him on at least one trip to the canvas (legally) But Golota always found a way to screw up his biggest fights. He was always good at hurting people, but not good at finishing them (Bowe, Grant, Byrd, Ruiz) so I just see something going wrong for him in the late rounds, DQ or he quits, but he'd be ahead on all 3 cards at the finish.
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Golota found a way to quit in every top fight he was ever in besides the Byrd fight, which I thought he clearly lost on pts (and Brewster just cleaned his clock early like Lennox did)
If he can knock down Grant early and then quit b/c Grant could comeback, no way in hell does he have enought to beat Evander.
If he can knock down Grant early and then quit b/c Grant could comeback, no way in hell does he have enought to beat Evander.
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Andrew Golota always had a great deal of talent, but for one reason or another, he never could either stand being pressured or being in a big fight atmosphere. Even when he was winning against Bowe, he blew it. Twice. Against Lewis, against Tyson, against Grant, against Brewster...it's sad that so much potential went down the toilet.
I'd have to pick Evander. He might get hurt, but Holyfield never quits and would rather die in the ring than to foul out, give up, and quit. Holyfield all the way.
I'd have to pick Evander. He might get hurt, but Holyfield never quits and would rather die in the ring than to foul out, give up, and quit. Holyfield all the way.