Have Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe ever fought each other?

Yes. Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe have met 2 times and Riddick Bowe leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Golota or Bowe?

Andrew Golota is 41-9-1 and Riddick Bowe is 43-1. Riddick Bowe has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Golota or Bowe?

Andrew Golota has 33 knockout wins and Riddick Bowe has 33. Both have 33.

Do Golota and Bowe have any common opponents?

Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe share 2 common opponents: Marcus Rhode and Jesse Ferguson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Golota or Bowe?

Riddick Bowe is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 3 cm above the other. Riddick Bowe also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golota and Bowe?

This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Andrew Golota and 45 bouts tracked for Riddick Bowe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Riddick Bowe

Andrew Golota (41-9-1) and Riddick Bowe (43-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Golota

Wins33 KO · 80%

Losses

Draw52 tracked bouts

Bowe

Wins33 KO · 77%

Loss

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bowe leads 2–0

Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe have met 2 times; Bowe leads 2–0.
Met	1996Jul 11	1996Dec 14	Series
Andrew GolotaFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Riddick BoweFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	DQR7Golota vs Bowe	DQR9Golota vs Bowe	2Meetings

The Numbers

Golota 3 · Bowe 4 of 7 measurable rows

GolotaEdge = longer wingBowe

Record: 41-9-143-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 81.4%
97.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 33: 33
33
KO rate0–100%: 80.49% (edge)
76.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 80% (edge)
77%
Times stopped^†max 6: 6
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.5: 2.5 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52: 52
45

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″: Andrew Golota: 6′4″; Riddick Bowe: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+2″: Andrew Golota: 79″; Riddick Bowe: 81″ (edge)
AgeSame age: Andrew Golota: 58; Riddick Bowe: 58
Stance: Andrew Golota: Orthodox; Riddick Bowe: Orthodox

Andrew Golota left, Riddick Bowe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Andrew Golota41 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

33 by KO/TKO 80%8 on the cards 20%

Riddick Bowe43 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

33 by KO/TKO 77%7 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Andrew Golota 52, Riddick Bowe 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

GolotaAndrew Golota

Opponent

BoweRiddick Bowe

Andrew Golota
Win, TKO 3
2000Apr 2000
RhodeMarcus RhodeUnited StatesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Riddick Bowe
Win, TKO 2
2004Sep 2004
Andrew Golota
Win, UD
1999Jan 1999
FergusonJesse FergusonUnited States 26–18 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Riddick Bowe
Win, KO 2
1993May 1993

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Andrew Golota last boxed on Feb 23, 2013 — 4,989 days ago. Golota had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

McBride Oct 2007Mollo Jan 2008Austin Nov 2008Adamek Oct 2009Saleta Feb 20132.5 tracked bouts per year

Riddick Bowe last boxed on Dec 13, 2008 — 6,522 days ago. Bowe had won nine straight, the most recent against Gene Pukall.WWWWW

Golota Jul 1996Golota Dec 1996Rhode Sep 2004Zumbrun Apr 2005Pukall Dec 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe ever fought each other?: Yes. Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe have met 2 times and Riddick Bowe leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Golota or Bowe?: Andrew Golota is 41-9-1 and Riddick Bowe is 43-1. Riddick Bowe has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Golota or Bowe?: Andrew Golota has 33 knockout wins and Riddick Bowe has 33. Both have 33.
Do Golota and Bowe have any common opponents?: Andrew Golota and Riddick Bowe share 2 common opponents: Marcus Rhode and Jesse Ferguson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Golota or Bowe?: Riddick Bowe is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 3 cm above the other. Riddick Bowe also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golota and Bowe?: This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Andrew Golota and 45 bouts tracked for Riddick Bowe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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