In January, 2009, Gołota lost by first-round TKO to Ray Austin. Andrzej Jan Gołota (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈgɔwɔta]; born 5 January 1968)[1], best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013.

In the third round, as he had done in the Grant match, Gołota told the referee he did not want to continue, despite his team desperately urging him on.

Not even to draw upon the energy of New York City.

What ensued was a dramatic riot that left a large number of civilians and policemen injured, including Gołota himself, who was hit by a member of Bowe's entourage with a two-way radio and required eleven stitches to close a cut on his head. It is likely, also, that the natives would be more intrigued to see this Polish beast, rather than the likeable and multinational Lewis, take on their own all-American hero who slew the Tyson monster. He challenged four times for a heavyweight world title (by all four major sanctioning bodies), and as an amateur won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Olympics. Gołota's boxing career continued with his beating former 2-time world champion Tim Witherspoon by decision. He had three more knockouts and then went the distance for the first time, defeating Robert Smith in six rounds.

Despite knocking down WBA champion John Ruiz twice within the bout, he lost by unanimous decision.[8]. He scored a technical knockout of journeyman Brian Nix in the seventh round.

Andrew Golota will always be remembered for his two fights against Riddick Bowe in July 11 and December 14 of 1996. ", paying no attention to his opponent's win-loss record. The Americanisation of Golota, who left Warsaw with his wife to seek fame and fortune in Chicago, went one step further than a green card when he became the subject of a question on Jeopardy, the wrong-way-round TV quiz show. October 11, 2007. Who would know more about Andrew Golota than his wife Mariola? The result of the fight was later changed to no contest when Tyson failed a post fight drug test, testing positive for marijuana. The Polish immigrant who punches lower than the equator let alone the solar-plexus - or the nomadic Englishman who blows hot and cold according to which strain of his heritage is in the ascendant at the time? Andrew Golota was born in Warsaw, Poland on Friday, January 5, 1968 (Generation X). Gołota fought Kevin McBride on October 6, 2007 in Madison Square Garden and won by TKO in the 6th round, winning the IBF North American Heavyweight championship.

That is the attraction in waiting, assuming Evander Holyfield succeeds in defending his WBA world championship against Michael Moorer next month in Las Vegas - and if Golota mauls Lewis in what is rapidly becoming a freak show utterly in keeping with boxing's prevailing image. His very public and physically strapping appearance not only wooed the native New York girls but wowed the men on their way to pastrami sandwiches at the delis or power lunches in the fashionable restaurants.

With such banal ease does this society turn shame into celebrity.

On 19 January 2008, Gołota defeated Mike Mollo by unanimous decision in 12 rounds to win the World Boxing Association Fedelatin heavyweight championship belt. Later in 2000, he faced former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Golota vs. Bowe II was on Pay Per View and Gołota once again led Bowe on the scorecards only to be disqualified in the ninth round by referee Eddie Cotton, again for multiple low blows.

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[4] By such trivial culture does America measure claims to its citizenship. [citation needed]. On November 15, Golota knocked out Terrence Lewis in the sixth round at Verona, New York. Gołota scored two knockdowns of Grant in the first round.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/11353783/mike-tyson-fight-video-golota On 13 November 2004, Gołota received his second world title shot in a row. Andrew Golota is a Polish former professional boxer. Gołota was knocked out in the first round.

Gołota's Olympic results were as follows: In 1992, he turned professional, knocking out Roosevelt Shuler in three rounds. He reached 5th place.

In 2010, he appeared in the Polish edition of Dancing with the Stars (Taniec z Gwiazdami) with partner Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno. Joe Cortez, the official designate, might very well find himself having to choose between Golota aiming below the belt and Lewis rabbit-punching behind the neck. Hence the wider audience - be it live in the Atlantic City Convention Centre, armchair via HBO cable or Sky satellite or just treading the concrete in New York - could be forgiven much confusion in its loyalties. Golota won other international amateur tournaments as well. The winner would take a …

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In his bid to find favour, Golota may have stolen a march. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. HAD THERE been iron bars instead of ropes enclosing the open-air ring, the local population would have been like the crowds who used to boggle at Guy the gorilla in Regent's Park zoo.

The Warsaw-born Golota had 111 wins in an amateur career that culminated in his winning a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Tyson knocked Golota down in the first round, and in between rounds Golota told his corner to stop the fight but his corner talked him into continuing. Following his KO of Crabtree he was featured in Ring Magazine's new faces section.