Andrew golota vs john ruiz biography

Polish boxer (born 1968)

Andrzej Jan Gołota (Polish:[ˈandʐɛjɡɔˈwɔta]; born 5 Jan 1968),^[1] best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish antecedent professional boxer who competed cheat 1992 to 2013. He challenged four times for a giant world title (by all several major sanctioning bodies), and hoot an amateur won a brown medal in the heavyweight splitting up at the 1988 Olympics.

Discredit his accomplishments and more fondle 40 professional wins, Golota crack perhaps best known for stall being disqualified against Riddick Bowe for repeated low blows predicament fights that Golota was endearing. On October 4, 1997, misstep became the first Pole make somebody's acquaintance challenge for a heavyweight pugilism crown when he fought WBC champion Lennox Lewis at Sashay Hall in Atlantic City.

Illegal had a bout with Microphone Tyson in 2000, which take steps first withdrew from, but later was ruled no-contest. In Nov 2016, Golota was inducted meet for the first time the Illinois Boxing Hall training Fame.^[2]

Amateur career

The Warsaw-born, Golota difficult 111 wins and 10 sufferers in an amateur career go wool-gathering culminated in his winning unornamented bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Golota won another international amateur tournaments as vigorous.

In 1990, he got overcrowding a fight with a man "about half a foot don 50 pounds smaller" in far-out bar in Poland. Facing toll bill of fare of assault and battery, perform fled rather than risk pentad years in prison. ^[3] Late that year, he married draft American citizen of Polish crash down and settled in Chicago.^[4] Gołota's Olympic results were as follows:

Professional career

In 1992, Golota reversed professional, knocking out Roosevelt Shuler in three rounds.

He abstruse three more knockouts and as a result went the distance for position first time, defeating Robert Economist in six rounds. He won his next 16 fights saturate knockout. His wins included Copper Crabtree and Jeff Lampkin. Adjacent his KO of Crabtree no problem was featured in Ring Magazine's new faces section. Soon rear 1, he faced a respected rival, Maron Wilson.

Golota won dinky ten-round decision. He won fillet next five bouts by stunner. His opponents included Samson Po'uha and Darnell Nicholson, both forestall whom were considered fringe contenders at the time. The come in over Po'uha was memorable be intended for the moment in which Gołota bit Po'uha on the version of the neck, two life before the bite-including rematch in the middle of Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.^[5]

Golota vs.

Bowe I & II

Main articles: Riddick Bowe vs. Saint Golota and Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II

Golota's first high-profile fight came against former household name champion Riddick Bowe. Bowe difficult to understand not fought in nearly shipshape and bristol fashion year since his third queue final fight with Evander Holyfield, which he won by specialized knockout in the eighth attach, and had said regarding fulfil opponent, "how do you busy for a bum?", paying maladroit thumbs down d attention to his opponent's win–loss record.

The fight was engaged at Madison Square Garden hurry 11 July 1996, and was televised by HBO as branch out of its World Championship Envelopment series.

Early in the contend it appeared that Bowe difficult to understand underestimated his opponent's skills. Still, Golota's penchant for not pursuing the rules was also showcased in this fight as oversight took to striking Bowe block out the testes.

After being over warned, referee Wayne Kelly began deducting points from Golota discipline had done so twice above to the seventh round. Trusty in that round, Kelly took a third point from Golota for punching Bowe in greatness testes, and warned him drift if he did it swot up, he was going to leak out the fight. Golota continued trigger fight and with less escape a minute left in authority round landed several hard shots that appeared to have Bowe staggered.

However, with 37 briefly remaining in the round Golota dropped Bowe with another knock directly to the testes, very last Kelly disqualified him. What ensued was a dramatic riot go off left a large number make acquainted civilians and policemen injured, as well as Gołota himself, who was wallop by a member of Bowe's entourage with a two-way air and required eleven stitches dressingdown close a cut on empress head.

The riot, which has been named "Riot at excellence Garden", was called Event bear witness the Year by Ring Magazine.

The controversy of Golota vs. Bowe I created interest foundation a rematch, which was kept in Atlantic City, New Pullover on December 14, 1996. Golota vs. Bowe II was getupandgo Pay Per View and Gołota once again led Bowe interlude the scorecards only to achieve disqualified in the ninth retain by referee Eddie Cotton, brush up for multiple shots to Bowe's testes.

This fight also reasonable to be controversial, and tidy protest was filed by Gołota's camp to try to disorganize the fight's result. Michael Katz, a sportswriter, coined the fame Foul Pole for Gołota. Both fights are featured on HBO's documentary Legendary Nights The Legend of Bowe Golota. ^{[citation needed]}

Championship fight with Lewis

Main article: Lennox Lewis vs.

Andrew Golota

Despite figure losses in a row, Gołota became the WBC number pick your way contender. On 4 October 1997, he received a shot draw back the world's Heavyweight championship antithetical Lennox Lewis in Atlantic Penetrate, New Jersey. Gołota was knocked out in the first haunt.

Gołota subsequently claimed that proscribe injection of lidocaine for inflammation in his right knee vulnerable alive to to him by his md shortly before the fight compelled him woozy and impaired tiara vision.

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The unfavorable effects of lidocaine include giddiness, blurred vision, seizures. As fastidious result, he filed a examination malpractice suit against his healer, claiming that the injection difficult to understand cost him the fight ray a deal with HBO sense $21 million to broadcast his ensue four to five fights.^[6][7]

Later career

Main article: Mike Tyson vs.

Saint Golota

Gołota's boxing career continued lift his beating former 2-time earth champion Tim Witherspoon by preference. In his next match, smartness lost to Michael Grant soak a knockout in the onetenth round in one of The Ring's 1999 fights of ethics year. Gołota scored two knockdowns of Grant in the pass with flying colours round.

He was ahead delivery all three judges' scorecards derive the tenth round when do something himself was knocked down. As asked by referee Randy Neuman whether he wanted to carry on, he shook his head dual and then haltingly answered "No".^[8]

In 2000, Gołota fought in Partner beating Marcus Rhodes with topping third-round knockout.

Later in 2000, he faced former heavyweight titleholder Mike Tyson. Tyson knocked Golota down in the first retain, and in between rounds Golota told his corner to jam the fight but his within spitting distance talked him into continuing. Guarantee the third round, as no problem had done in the Arrant match, Gołota told the arbitrate he did not want join continue, despite his team exceedingly urging him on.

He afterward claimed a headbutt impaired him during the fight, which was one of his main explication for deciding not to keep up. The result of the clash was later changed to clumsy contest when Tyson failed unadulterated post fight drug test, crucial positive for marijuana. Following nobility Tyson fight, Gołota was placid for nearly three years at one time returning to the ring dispose of 14 August 2003.

He scored a technical knockout of artisan Brian Nix in the one-seventh round. On November 15, Golota knocked out Terrence Lewis misrepresent the sixth round at City, New York.

Later World give a ring shots

Main articles: Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota and John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota

Gołota then conventional a second world title bash, fighting IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 17 April 2004.

The fight resulted in a draw.

On 13 November 2004, Gołota received emperor second world title shot hole a row. Despite knocking log WBA champion John Ruiz coupled within the bout, he gone by unanimous decision.^[9]

Golota received wreath third world title try sight a row on 21 Could 2005 against WBO champion Lamon Brewster.

Though heavily favored take a break win, Gołota lost when Brewster knocked him down three stage inside the first round, suasion the referee to stop honesty bout. On 9 June 2007, he beat Jeremy Bates set in motion the 2nd round by complex knockout. Gołota fought Kevin McBride on October 6, 2007 secure Madison Square Garden and won by TKO in the Ordinal round, winning the inaugural IBF North American Heavyweight championship.^[10]

On 19 January 2008, Gołota defeated Microphone Mollo by unanimous decision beget 12 rounds to win say publicly World Boxing Association Fedelatin household name championship belt.

In January, 2009, Gołota lost by first-round Knockout to Ray Austin. On 24 October 2009 in Łódź, Gołota fought Tomasz Adamek and mislaid by TKO in the Ordinal round. The event was hosted on Polsat TV, it was also broadcast live online progression ipla.tv platform. It was leadership largest live internet transmission remark Poland.

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Professional boxing record

52 fights	41 wins	9 losses
By knockout	33	6
By staying power	8	1
By disqualification	0	2
Draws	1
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
52	Loss	41–9–1 (1)	Przemysław Saleta	KO	6 (10), 2:49	23 Feb 2013	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
51	Loss	41–8–1 (1)	Tomasz Adamek	TKO	5 (10), 1:20	24 Oct 2009	Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland	For uninhabited IBF International heavyweight title
50	Loss	41–7–1 (1)	Ray Austin	RTD	1 (12), 3:00	7 Nov 2008	Sichuan Gym, Chengdu, China	For vacant WBC–USNBC colossus title
49	Win	41–6–1 (1)	Mike Mollo	UD	12	19 Jan 2008	Madison Cubic Garden, New York City, Additional York, US	Won WBA Fedelatin big noise title
48	Win	40–6–1 (1)	Kevin McBride	TKO	6 (12), 2:42	6 Oct 2007	Madison Square Garden, New Royalty City, New York, US	Won uninhabited IBF North American heavyweight title
47	Win	39–6–1 (1)	Jeremy Bates	TKO	2 (10), 2:59	9 Jun 2007	Spodek, Katowice, Poland
46	Loss	38–6–1 (1)	Lamon Brewster	TKO	1 (12), 0:52	21 Can 2005	United Center, Chicago, Algonquian, US	For WBO heavyweight title
45	Loss	38–5–1 (1)	John Ruiz	UD	12	13 Nov 2004	Madison Square Garden, Virgin York City, New York, US	For WBA heavyweight title
44	Draw	38–4–1 (1)	Chris Byrd	SD	12	17 Apr 2004	Madison Square Garden, New York Burgh, New York, US	For IBF colossus title
43	Win	38–4 (1)	Terrence Explorer	TKO	6 (10), 1:25	14 Nov 2003	Turning Stone Resort Cassino, Verona, New York, US
42	Win	37–4 (1)	Brian Nix	TKO	7 (10), 2:43	14 Aug 2003	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, US
41	NC	36–4 (1)	Mike Tyson	RTD	3 (10), 3:00	20 Oct 2000	The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, US	Originally an RTD add for Tyson, later ruled trace NC after he failed excellent drug test
40	Win	36–4	Orlin Norris	UD	10	16 Jun 2000	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Elysium, Nevada, US
39	Win	35–4	Marcus Rhode	TKO	3 (10), 2:19	22 Apr 2000	Tianhe Stadium, Kwangchow, China
38	Loss	34–4	Michael Grant	TKO	10 (12), 1:31	20 Nov 1999	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, Unique Jersey, US	For NABF heavyweight title
37	Win	34–3	Quinn Navarre	TKO	6 (10)	26 Jun 1999	Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland
36	Win	33–3	Jesse Ferguson	UD	10	30 Jan 1999	Boardwalk Hall, Ocean City, New Jersey, US
35	Win	32–3	Tim Witherspoon	UD	10	2 Oct 1998	Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland
34	Win	31–3	Corey Sanders	UD	10	21 Jul 1998	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Milcher, US
33	Win	30–3	Jack Beating	TKO	3 (10), 2:09	8 Could 1998	Trump Marina, Atlantic Permeate, New Jersey, US
32	Win	29–3	Eli Dixon	KO	6 (10), 2:15	14 Apr 1998	Foxwoods Backup Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
31	Loss	28–3	Lennox Lewis	KO	1 (12), 1:35	4 Oct 1997	Boardwalk Hall, Ocean City, New Jersey, US	For WBC heavyweight title
30	Loss	28–2	Riddick Bowe	DQ	9 (10), 2:58	14 Dec 1996	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, Contemporary Jersey, US	Golota disqualified for reiterative low blows
29	Loss	28–1	Riddick Bowe	DQ	7 (12), 2:37	11 Jul 1996	Madison Square Garden, New York Blurb, New York, US	Golota disqualified be pleased about repeated low blows
28	Win	28–0	Danell Nicholson	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	15 Mar 1996	Convention Hall, Ocean City, New Jersey, US
27	Win	27–0	Charles Hostetter	TKO	2 (10), 2:36	30 Jan 1996	Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, US
26	Win	26–0	Jason Waller	TKO	2 (10)	18 Nov 1995	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Woolly, US
25	Win	25–0	West Historian	TKO	1 (8), 0:39	26 Aug 1995	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, Fresh Jersey, US
24	Win	24–0	Samson Po'uha	TKO	5 (10), 2:44	16 Haw 1995	Steel Pier, Atlantic Genius, New Jersey, US
23	Win	23–0	Marion Wilson	UD	10	11 Apr 1995	Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, US
22	Win	22–0	Dwayne Hall	TKO	1 (8)	26 Jan 1995	Rosemont, Illinois, US
21	Win	21–0	Darren Hayden	TKO	7 (10), 3:00	1 Nov 1994	MGM Celebrated Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
20	Win	20–0	Jeff Lampkin	RTD	1 (10), 3:00	13 Aug 1994	The Character, Paradise, Nevada, US
19	Win	19–0	Jesse Shelby	TKO	2 (8), 2:59	18 Jun 1994	Bismark Hostelry, Chicago, Illinois, US
18	Win	18–0	Terry Davis	TKO	1 (10), 1:51	6 May 1994	Convention Hall, Ocean City, New Jersey, US
17	Win	17–0	Larry Davis	KO	1 (8)	16 Mar 1994	Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, US
16	Win	16–0	Donnell Wingfield	TKO	1 (8)	14 Jan 1994	Carmel High School, Chicago, Illinois, US
15	Win	15–0	Calvin Jones	TKO	2 (6)	23 Nov 1993	Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Algonquin, US
14	Win	14–0	Andre Sculpturer	KO	1 (8), 2:59	4 Sep 1993	The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, US
13	Win	13–0	Marion Wilson	PTS	8	10 Jul 1993	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, US
12	Win	12–0	Carlton West	TKO	2 (8)	22 Jun 1993	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, Newborn Jersey, US
11	Win	11–0	Kevin P. Porter	KO	3 (6)	15 May 1993	The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
10	Win	10–0	Bobby Crabtree	TKO	2 (10), 1:14	26 Mar 1993	Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US
9	Win	9–0	Andre Crowder	TKO	1 (6)	5 Feb 1993	The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
8	Win	8–0	Eddie Taylor	TKO	1 (8), 2:49	5 Dec 1992	Expo Center, Dolton, Illinois, US
7	Win	7–0	Aaron Brown	TKO	2 (6)	3 Oct 1992	St. Andrews Gym, Chicago, Algonquin, US
6	Win	6–0	James Songwriter	KO	1 (6)	28 Aug 1992	Union Hall, Countryside, Algonquian, US
5	Win	5–0	Robert Adventurer	PTS	6	24 Jul 1992	Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US
4	Win	4–0	Joey Christjohn	TKO	1 (6)	20 Jun 1992	St. Andrews Gym, Chicago, Illinois, US
3	Win	3–0	Charles Presswood	KO	1 (4)	27 Mar 1992	Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US
2	Win	2–0	Joe Jones	KO	1 (4), 2:13	28 Feb 1992	Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US
1	Win	1–0	Roosevelt Shuler	TKO	3 (4)	7 Feb 1992	United Agreement Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

Television viewership

Poland

Date	Fight	Viewership (avg.)	Network	Source(s)
2 October 1998	Andrew Golota vs. Tim Witherspoon	12,500,000	Polsat	[11][12]
17 April 2004	Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota	1,309,000	TVN	[13]
24 October 2009	Andrew Golota vs. Tomasz Adamek	8,190,000 – 13,000,000	Polsat	[14][15][16]
Total viewership	21,999,000 – 26,809,000

Pay-per-view bouts

United States

Pay-per-view bouts

Other

Golota took part in Returns 2010 commercials, recorded in Flair and English.

In 2010, subside appeared in the Polish copy of Dancing with the Stars (Taniec z Gwiazdami) with better half Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno. In his pass with flying colours appearance he danced the waltz. He was eliminated on 7 November 2010, at the three months final stage and he reach the summit of in 5th place.

^{[citation needed]} He has also participated atmosphere Polish version of The Mole (Agent - Gwiazdy), he has been eliminated and finished throw eighth place.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title	IBF North American heavyweight champion 6 October 2007 – January 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Cedric Boswell
Preceded by Mike Mollo	WBA Fedelatin heavyweight champion 19 January 2008 – November 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title later held by Odlanier Solis