25 Years Ago Today: The Crazy Riddick Bowe-Andrew Golota Rivalry Comes To It’s Shocking End
Twice, Riddick Bowe met “Foul Pole” Andrew Golota, and both fights proved to be as shocking as they were both controversial and vividly memorable.
Twice, Riddick Bowe met “Foul Pole” Andrew Golota, and both fights proved to be as shocking as they were both controversial and vividly memorable.
On this day back in 1992, Riddick Bowe, at his peak at age 25, defeated Evander Holyfield in a truly great heavyweight fight.
This one was filed quite firmly in the bizarre section. It was October 29, 1991 and Riddick Bowe was an unbeaten 24 year old heavyweight contender who was rapidly closing in on the world title.
In what is nothing but good news, news that shows there are still limits as far as an aging former champion being allowed to set foot back into the ring, Riddick Bowe’s return to the squared circle, against Lamar Odum in what would have been a celebrity match-up, has been called off.
Make of this fight card what you will. It’s been announced how former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe will return to action on October 2nd when he will face former NBA All-Star Lamar Odum in an exhibition bout (yes, yet another one).
It’s often been stated that Riddick Bowe, who today celebrates his 54th birthday, should have achieved far more than he did, and Bowe achieved a good deal.
If the news being reported turns out to be correct, we can add the name Riddick Bowe to the growing list of aging former champions who want to come back in some form or another.
When Riddick Bowe put it all together, when he was fully focused, in tip-top physical condition, when he had cut no corners in the gym, when he was hungry, he was one great heavyweight.
Of the three memorable heavyweight battles Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield engaged in in the early and mid-1990s, the first fight is recognised as the best.
The recent news of how former IBF 154 pound champ Carlos Molina is aiming to bring back the 15 round fights (for one night at least, this in November), can get a fight fan thinking: what if the 15 round world title fight limit had not been demoted to 12 rounds?