Thread: Andrew Golota vs Hasim Rahman (Early-Mid 00's)

Andrew Galota
birth date: 1968-01-05
stance: orthodox
height: 6′ 4″ / 193cm
reach: 79″ / 201cm
Weigh: 240ish

Hasim Rhaman
birth date 1972-11-07
stance: orthodox
height: 6′ 2½″ / 189cm
reach: 82″ / 208cm
Weight: 245ish

Lets say the fight took place any time between 1999 & 2005 Who wins?

Galota was so unpredictable, then again Hasim was not the most consistent, so who ever turned up at their best, which would be ........Hasim.

couldnt agree more. but i think Andrew had the size and power advantage and a slight boxing skill edge. Rahman was good, but sometimes unimpressive. i go with Golota by hematoma in round 9.

The Golota that fought Bowe beats any version of Rahman imo.

Rahman is trash.. Of all the out of shape modern heavies, I dislike him the most..

Golota by murder..

Originally Posted by BIG H

The Golota that fought Bowe beats any version of Rahman imo.

The Hasim Rahman who beat Corrie Sanders makes Andrew Golota quit, similar to Michael Grant.

Originally Posted by ICB

Originally Posted by BIG H

The Golota that fought Bowe beats any version of Rahman imo.

The Hasim Rahman who beat Corrie Sanders makes Andrew Golota quit, similar to Michael Grant.

I've not seen that fight yet, I'll have a look.

The thing with Galota is I'd seen him have decisions go against him against two of the better fighters of his latter era (Ruiz & Byrd) that I actually think he won clearly so I tend to hold him in a higher regard to Rahman, like he is a better calibre fighter.

Other than that, both men are so up and down it's really difficult to be 100% for/ against either man.

Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus

Originally Posted by ICB

Originally Posted by BIG H

The Golota that fought Bowe beats any version of Rahman imo.

The Hasim Rahman who beat Corrie Sanders makes Andrew Golota quit, similar to Michael Grant.

I've not seen that fight yet, I'll have a look.

The thing with Galota is I'd seen him have decisions go against him against two of the better fighters of his latter era (Ruiz & Byrd) that I actually think he won clearly so I tend to hold him in a higher regard to Rahman, like he is a better calibre fighter.

Other than that, both men are so up and down it's really difficult to be 100% for/ against either man.

It was a great fight one of the better Heavyweight fights of recent times, don't forget Hasim Rahman was clearly beating David Tua in there 1st meeting, and did deserve the decision in the rematch. Plus most obviously he did KO Lennox Lewis, i think he has the power to stop Andrew Golota late on.

I gotta go with Rahman in a not so entertaining fight. He could slow down a match, was turdy and could pop and for as strong as Golota was he melted when in a major fight one way or another, save for the Ruiz go which was prob his most complete effort.

I'd have to go with Golota if he could hold it together

Originally Posted by Spicoli

I gotta go with Rahman in a not so entertaining fight. He could slow down a match, was turdy and could pop and for as strong as Golota was he melted when in a major fight one way or another, save for the Ruiz go which was prob his most complete effort.

I felt his fight against Chris Byrd was his best performance, he won that damn fight and got absolutely ROBBED. Pissed me off.

Rahman was lazy.

Golota was a nut job and as panicky as a horse.

Originally Posted by hulk

Originally Posted by spicoli

i gotta go with rahman in a not so entertaining fight. He could slow down a match, was turdy and could pop and for as strong as golota was he melted when in a major fight one way or another, save for the ruiz go which was prob his most complete effort.

i felt his fight against chris byrd was his best performance, he won that damn fight and got absolutely robbed. Pissed me off.

Rahman was lazy.

Golota was a nut job and as panicky as a horse.

Panicky as a Horse!!! Great image in my head there of Golata's bewildered face when Lewis hit him!

I agree about the Byrd fight too. Byrd appeared to fight like a bit of a girl in some ways but was really not even a cruiserweight so was all heart really and skill wise was better than most. Golota gave him a good fight though and was desperately unlucky not to get a win. I think this is the reason that he started to get that label as the guy who just kept getting title shots, because you knew he'd either had been robbed, self imploded or was likely to get KTFO

Originally Posted by icb

Originally Posted by jimanuel boogustus

Originally Posted by icb

Originally Posted by big h

the golota that fought bowe beats any version of rahman imo.

the hasim rahman who beat corrie sanders makes andrew golota quit, similar to michael grant.

i've not seen that fight yet, i'll have a look.

The thing with galota is i'd seen him have decisions go against him against two of the better fighters of his latter era (ruiz & byrd) that i actually think he won clearly so i tend to hold him in a higher regard to rahman, like he is a better calibre fighter.

Other than that, both men are so up and down it's really difficult to be 100% for/ against either man.

it was a great fight one of the better heavyweight fights of recent times, don't forget hasim rahman was clearly beating david tua in there 1st meeting, and did deserve the decision in the rematch. Plus most obviously he did ko lennox lewis, i think he has the power to stop andrew golota late on.

Yeah but Byrd also actually beat Tua easily and it was Galota gave Byrd a one of the roughest nights of his prime outside of a Klitschko.

As for Rahman Sanders, I'm loading the fight up right now

The Byrd fight was good and easily could of taken nod yeh but hey, you can't beat seeing Ruiz get knocked on his ass and have legs like wet boot laces for a sec. Not to mention Norm Stone practically shitting himself while his head turned a bright red while getting tossed out

The 100% surefire way to beat Golota was to jump on him early: Lewis, Tyson, Brewster. Rahman had the power to hurt Golota, but was always gun shy. I pick a Split Decision either way. It would have been an interesting match though.

Man talk about two guys with good HW size and some natural talent that couldn't get their act together. I think Andrew might be the more talented fighter but if you are saying peak vs peak I gotta go with Rahman. Rahman being unmotivated, inconsistent and lazy is not at his peak but Golota simply didn't have the intestinal fortitude when things got rough. The Grant fight is a great example of him fighting a great fight, taking a hard shot and falling apart. Prime v Prime I think this is a very entertaining match with Golota looking good early and Rahman rallying in the 7-9 rounds for a TKO. So pretty much the Grant vs Golota fight all over again.