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Podcast: First Ballot: The Hall of Fame Podcast
Episode: Bowe vs. Golota with Rafe Bartholomew
Description: In 1996, Riddick Bowe faced off against Andrew Golota in Madison Square Garden. Golota was well on his way to pulling off one of boxing's great upsets, before a series of heinous low blows led to his disqualification, and one of the craziest post-fight melees in all of boxing history. Rafe Bartholomew, writer and author of "Pacific Rims" and NYT Bestseller "Basketball: A Love Story", joins the pod to talk about Filipino culture (10:13), being teammates with Smush Parker (17:55), and if this moment is First Ballot HOF worthy. Showtime Codes: (12:50) The Best PBA Team Names (15:00) Rafe's Phillippines b...