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Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota
Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota, billed as "Big Daddy's Home", was a professional boxing match contested on July 11, 1996.
==Background==
Riddick Bowe entered 1996 having defeated Evander Holyfield for a second time to bring an end to their rivalry. Having not been in the heavyweight title picture since losing to Holyfield in 1993, Bowe sought to change that and began negotiations with longtime rival Lennox Lewis. After Bowe became undisputed champion following his first defeat of Holyfield, the World Boxing Council insisted he make a mandatory defense of the title against Lewis. Bowe refused and responded to the demand by publicly throwing the WBC belt into a wastebasket. Lewis, in the meantime, had not fought for the title since losing the WBC title to Oliver McCall in 1994 and was in negotiations with the WBC's current champion, Mike Tyson, for a title bout. Eventually a deal was struck to resolve all three situations. Lewis agreed to fight Bowe in May 1996, with a September fight date set, and Tyson was free to pursue another fight he was seeking with reigning World Boxing Association champion Bruce Seldon.〔(Deal With Lewis Frees Tyson to Seek Title ), N.Y. Times article, 1996-05-17, Retrieved on 2013-05-27〕
In the interim, Lewis and Bowe were to take tuneup fights with former contender Ray Mercer facing Lewis and the undefeated Polish heavyweight Andrew Golota facing Bowe. Prior to the match, the confident Bowe declared himself "The People's Champion" and paid little attention to Golota, instead looking ahead to his long awaited bout with Lewis and a potential superfight with Tyson.〔(Bowe Gets a Crown, but He Longs to Rule ), N.Y. Times article, 1996-06-13, Retrieved on 2013-05-27〕 Though Bowe entered the fight at a career high 252 pounds, 12 pounds heavier than what he weighed in his previous match with Holyfield, he nevertheless was made a 12–1 favorite. When explaining his weight gain, Bowe made it clear that he had not trained much for Golota, infamously asking "How do you train for a bum?" Golota's trainer Lou Duva remained confident that his fighter could defeat Bowe, saying of Bowe's weight gain "He's everything I want him to be"〔(Riddick Looks Fat & Juicy, Polish Foe Licks Chops ), N.Y. Daily News article, 1996-06-11, Retrieved on 2013-05-27〕
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