Editing Andrew Golota (section)

===Golota vs. Bowe I & II===
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{{Main article|Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota|Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II}}
Golota's first high-profile fight came against former heavyweight champion [[Riddick Bowe]]. Bowe had not fought in nearly a year since his third and final fight with [[Evander Holyfield]], which he won by technical knockout in the eighth round, and had said regarding his opponent, "how do you train for a bum?", paying no attention to his opponent's win–loss record. The fight was held at [[Madison Square Garden]] on 11 July 1996, and was televised by [[HBO]] as part of its [[HBO World Championship Boxing|World Championship Boxing]] series.

Early in the fight it appeared that Bowe had underestimated his opponent's skills. However, Golota's penchant for not following the rules was also showcased in this fight as he took to striking Bowe in the testes. After being repeatedly warned, referee Wayne Kelly began deducting points from Golota and had done so twice prior to the seventh round. Early in that round, Kelly took a third point from Golota for punching Bowe in the testes, and warned him that if he did it again, he was going to lose the fight. Golota continued to fight and with less than a minute left in the round landed several hard shots that appeared to have Bowe staggered. However, with 37 seconds remaining in the round Golota dropped Bowe with another punch directly to the [[testes]], and Kelly disqualified him. What ensued was a dramatic riot that left a large number of civilians and policemen injured, including Gołota himself, who was hit by a member of Bowe's entourage with a two-way radio and required eleven stitches to close a cut on his head. The riot, which has been named "Riot at the Garden", was called Event of the Year by ''[[Ring Magazine]]''.

The controversy of Golota vs. Bowe I created interest in a rematch, which was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 14, 1996. Golota vs. Bowe II was on [[Pay Per View]] and Gołota once again led Bowe on the scorecards only to be disqualified in the ninth round by referee Eddie Cotton, again for multiple shots to Bowe's testes. This fight also proved to be controversial, and a protest was filed by Gołota's camp to try to overturn the fight's result. [[Michael Katz (journalist)|Michael Katz]], a sportswriter, coined the term ''Foul Pole'' for Gołota. Both fights are featured on [[Home Box Office|HBO]]'s documentary Legendary Nights The Tale of Bowe Golota. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}