Andrew Golota boxer

Andrew Golota boxer
bouts
52
won
41
lost
9
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1992-02-07
Height
6′ 4″/193cm
Reach
79″/201cm
Age
-
Born
1968-01-05
Death
-
Nationality
Poland

Andrzej Jan Gołota (Polish: ˈandʐɛj ɡɔˈwɔta; born 5 January 1968), best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. 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. Despite his accomplishments and more than 40 professional wins, Golota is perhaps best known for twice being disqualified against Riddick Bowe for repeated low blows in fights that Golota was winning. On October 4, 1997, he became the first Pole to challenge for a heavyweight boxing crown when he fought WBC champion Lennox Lewis at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In November 2016, Golota was inducted into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame.The Warsaw-born Golota had 111 wins in an amateur career that culminated in his winning a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Golota won other international amateur tournaments as well.In 1990, he got into a fight with a machinist "about half a foot and 50 pounds smaller" in a bar in Poland. Facing charges of assault and battery, he fled rather than risk five years in prison. Later that year, he married an American citizen of Polish descent and settled in Chicago.Gołota's Olympic results were as follows:In 1992, he turned professional, knocking out Roosevelt Shuler in three rounds. He had three more knockouts and then went the distance for the first time, defeating Robert Smith in six rounds. He won his next 16 fights by knockout. His wins included Bobby Crabtree and Jeff Lampkin. Following his KO of Crabtree he was featured in Ring Magazine's new faces section. Soon after, he faced a respected contender, Maron Wilson. Golota won a ten-round decision. He won his next five bouts by knockout. His opponents included Samson Po'uha and Darnell Nicholson, both of whom were considered fringe contenders at the time. The win over Po'uha was memorable for the moment in which Gołota bit Po'uha on the side of the neck, two years before the bite-including rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.Golota's first high-profile fight came against former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. Bowe had not fought in nearly a year since his third and final fight with Evander Holyfield, which he won by technical knockout in the eighth round, and had said regarding his opponent, "how do you train for a bum?", paying no attention to his opponent's win-loss record. The fight was held at Madison Square Garden on 11 July 1996, and was televised by HBO as part of its World Championship Boxing series.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2013-02-23 Przemyslaw Saleta WLLWLW Ergo Arena, Plac Dwóch Miast 1, 80-344 Gdańsk, Gdansk LOST
KO
2009-10-24 Tomasz Adamek WWWWWW Atlas Arena, Lodz LOST
Technical knockout
2008-11-07 Ray Austin DWWDLW Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu LOST
Corner retirement
2008-01-19 Mike Mollo WLWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-10-06 Kevin McBride WWWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
2007-06-09 Jeremy Bates WWLLLL Spodek, Katowice WIN
Technical knockout
2005-05-21 Lamon Brewster WWWWWW United Center, Chicago LOST
Technical knockout
2004-11-13 John Ruiz WDWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-04-17 Chris Byrd WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York DRAW
Points
2003-11-14 Terrence Lewis LLLWDL Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona WIN
Technical knockout
2003-08-14 Brian Nix LWWLLW Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover WIN
Technical knockout
2000-10-20 Mike Tyson LLWWW The Palace, Auburn Hills NC
No Contest
2000-06-16 Orlin Norris WLWWW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2000-04-22 Marcus Rhode LLLLW Tianhe Sports Complex, Guangzhou WIN
Technical knockout
1999-11-20 Michael Grant WWWWWW Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City LOST
Technical knockout
1999-06-26 Quinn Navarre LWWWWW Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw WIN
Technical knockout
1999-01-30 Jesse Ferguson WWWLWW Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-10-02 Tim Witherspoon WWLWLL Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-07-21 Corey Sanders WWWLWW Mark Etess Arena, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-05-08 Jack Basting LLLWLL Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1998-04-14 Eli Dixon WWWLWW Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket WIN
KO
1997-10-04 Lennox Lewis WWWWWW Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
KO
1996-12-14 Riddick Bowe WWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City LOST
1996-07-11 Riddick Bowe LWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
1996-03-15 Danell Nicholson WWWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Corner retirement
1996-01-30 Charles Hostetter LLLLLL Medieval Times, Lyndhurst WIN
Technical knockout
1995-11-18 Jason Waller WLLLLL Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1995-08-26 West Turner LLWLLL Convention Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1995-05-16 Samson Po'uha WWLWWW Resorts Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1995-04-11 Marion Wilson DLLLLL Bismarck Pavillon, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-01-26 Dwayne Hall LLLLLL Rosemont WIN
Technical knockout
1994-11-01 Darren Hayden WWWWWW MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Corner retirement
1994-08-13 Jeff Lampkin WLLLLW Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Corner retirement
1994-06-18 Jesse Shelby LWLLLW Bismark Hotel, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1994-05-06 Terry Davis WLWWWW Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1994-03-16 Larry Davis WLLLLW Bismarck Hotel, Chicago WIN
KO
1994-01-14 Donnell Wingfield LDWLLL Carmel High School, Mundelein WIN
Technical knockout
1993-11-23 Calvin Jones WLLLWW Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont WIN
Technical knockout
1993-09-04 Andre Smith WWWLWL Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1993-07-10 Marion Wilson DLWLLL Fernwood Resort, Bushkill WIN
Points
1993-06-22 Carlton West WLLWLL Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1993-05-15 Kevin P Porter LDLWLL Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee WIN
KO
1993-03-26 Bobby Crabtree WLLWWW Union Hall, Countryside WIN
Technical knockout
1993-02-05 Andre Crowder LLLLLL Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee WIN
Technical knockout
1992-12-05 Eddie Taylor LLLLLL Expo Center, Dolton WIN
Technical knockout
1992-10-03 Aaron Brown WLLLLL Saint Andrews Gym, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1992-08-28 James Holley LLLLLL Union Hall, Countryside WIN
KO
1992-07-24 Robert Smith LLWDLW Union Hall, Countryside WIN
Points
1992-06-20 Joey Christjohn LLWWLL St. Andrews Gym, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1992-03-27 Charles Presswood LLLLL Union Hall, Countryside WIN
KO
1992-02-28 Joe Jones debut Union Hall, Countryside WIN
KO
1992-02-07 Roosevelt Shuler debut United Community Center, Milwaukee WIN
Technical knockout