1. Andrew Golota challenged four times for a heavyweight world title, and as an amateur won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Olympics.
17 Facts About Andrew Golota
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Andrew Golota had a bout with Mike Tyson in 2000, which he first withdrew from, but afterward was ruled no-contest.
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In November 2016, Andrew Golota was inducted into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame.
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The Warsaw-born, Andrew Golota had 111 wins and 10 losses in an amateur career that culminated in his winning a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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In 1992, Andrew Golota turned professional, knocking out Roosevelt Shuler in three rounds.
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Andrew Golota had three more knockouts and then went the distance for the first time, defeating Robert Smith in six rounds.
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Andrew Golota's opponents included Samson Po'uha and Darnell Nicholson, both of whom were considered fringe contenders at the time.
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Early in that round, Kelly took a third point from Andrew Golota for punching Bowe in the testes, and warned him that if he did it again, he was going to lose the fight.
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Andrew Golota continued to fight and with less than a minute left in the round landed several hard shots that appeared to have Bowe staggered.
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However, with 37 seconds remaining in the round Andrew Golota dropped Bowe with another punch directly to the testes, and Kelly disqualified him.
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Andrew Golota was ahead on all three judges' scorecards in the tenth round when he himself was knocked down.
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Andrew Golota later claimed a headbutt impaired him during the fight, which was one of his main reasons for deciding not to continue.
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Andrew Golota scored a technical knockout of journeyman Brian Nix in the seventh round.
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Andrew Golota received his third world title try in a row on 21 May 2005 against WBO champion Lamon Brewster.
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Andrew Golota took part in Census 2010 commercials, recorded in Polish and English.
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Andrew Golota was eliminated on 7 November 2010, at the quarter final stage and he finished in 5th place.
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Andrew Golota has participated in Polish version of The Mole, he has been eliminated and finished in eighth place.