Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota, billed as "Big Daddy's Home", was a professional boxing match contested on July 11, 1996.

He also managed to defeat Herbie Hide for the then-fringe World Boxing Organization heavyweight championship, made one defense of the title, then vacated it to pursue a third fight with Holyfield in November 1995, which he won by technical knockout in the eighth round.

After Bowe defeated Holyfield in their first fight in 1992 to claim what was then the undisputed world heavyweight championship, the World Boxing Council ordered him to make a mandatory defense of its championship against Lennox Lewis, who had defeated Bowe at the Olympics four years earlier to win the super heavyweight gold medal.

Lewis sued to try to get the fight cancelled and force Bruno, whom he had beaten in 1993 by technical knockout, to defend the title against him due to his number one contender status, but was unsuccessful.

Tyson, in only his third fight since being released from prison, knocked Bruno out on March 16, 1996 to regain the WBC title and Lewis was to be his mandatory challenger.

Lewis won his tuneup fight on May 10, 1996 against former WBO world champion Ray Mercer by a disputed majority decision at Madison Square Garden.

[4] Golota was also infamous in boxing circles for his frequent fouls during matches, including an incident where he bit Samson Po'uha in the neck.

[5] 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.

Another man, later identified as Jason Harris, began hitting Golota in the head with a walkie-talkie, opening up a cut that required 11 stitches to close.

Golota's trainer, 74-year-old Lou Duva, was also injured in the melee and collapsed to the canvas after experiencing chest pains and ultimately had to be taken from the ring on a stretcher.

In October 1996, three months after their first match, it was announced that Bowe and Golota would meet again in a rematch that would take place on December 14 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.