On New Year's Eve a week ago, writing a blog, I mentioned that I hope to fight for the championship belt by the end of 2011. Today, all indications are that in the coming week I will be signing contract to fight Wladimir Klitschko.
Tomasz Adamek's Official Website (in Polish).
Other sources are reporting that Klitschko's camp has confirmed this fight as well. This whole situation has become a fine mess, but at least Klitschko seems to be turning lemons into lemonade. Talks with David Haye fell through after no TV date was available in the UK until July. Klitschko then signed to fight Dereck Chisora as a warm-up, and Haye apparently refused the July fight (which was still on the table) because he felt that was too close to Klitschko's scheduled April 30 fight. Klitschko moves on to the next best thing, as Adamek is the consensus #4 heavyweight in the world and apparently the only top heavy yet to face a Klitschko who actually has the fortitude to do so.
Haye is now slated to fight his mandatory Ruslan Chagaev in May. Of course, that will probably never happen because Chagaev can't get licensed to fight in the UK due to his hepatitis-positive status.
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On the Klitschko side
Bern Boente is saying they’re in serious negotiations with Adamek, that it’s not quite set in stone yet, and that the fight could end up being with either brother and Adamek doesn’t care which one.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
And that the fight would actually probably be in Poland
at the opening of a brand new 80,000 person soccer stadium
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Would be the first event to take place here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Stadium,_Warsaw
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Now comes the culmination of Highlander's improbable quest.
Which will probably result in Adamek getting KO’d but which won’t stop me from eagerly looking forward to it.
Hey, at least Adamek is the best opponent either K brother has faced in a long time.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
God Bless Adamek… but he will get killed.
Adamek will have his chin broken to pieces. It is the type of fight that I hope he gets KO’ed because he is the type of fighter that will get up no matter what and will to be saved from himself
He is one of my favorite fighter… balls to the wall but common…. he was fighting at 168 not too long ago. The only way he wins if he goes all Corey Spinks like in that Taylor fight and hope that the judges reward the him for running. He can’t stand toe to toe with Wald.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
He can’t stand toe to toe with Wlad.
He can definitely stand nose to nipple, though. :)
In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."
by Chaos100 on Jan 7, 2011 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
If i was Haye I would push hard to get a fight with Adamek asap and demolish him first to push all the pressure onto Wlad.
Great shout.
In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."
Everyone bitches about promoters and networks
but in the cases of the heavyweights, it’s the damn fighters fault that no one gives a shit anymore. They don’t fight each other.
Once the holder’s of the mythical baddest man on the planet title, the Klitschko’s determination to rule together at the top is about as lame a way to rule as it gets. Throw in Trotsky… I mean Haye…and you have three losers holding up generating any kind of universal interest in boxing on a grand level.
I don’t know how you gentlemen on the other side of the pond feel about Haye but the mother humper simply doesnt fight enough for me personally to even give a shit that he exists.
The fact is there are three guys maximum that anyone might give a hoot to see…and they have more sorry ass excuses for never allowing for one unified title than the WBC has titles for the same weight division.
Sorry about the rant….but this used to be MY heavyweight division.
The one that everyone cared about.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
If Haye is so "ho humish," why is it that everyone wants to see him fight? My own take on haye is
that may be in the 1 percentile, but I truly believe he has the equipment to give Wlad a very interesting evening in Germany. As stated before, when you combine his incredible hand speed with his muscle mass, you get the potential for lethal results. As for keeping close counsel on his own career, he deserves props. His earnings on a round per pay basis have not been all that bad nor have they been bad on any other basis. One fight with either Klit, and he goes to Monaco on a yacht.
I am one Yank (maybe the only Yank) who likes him and likes his chances against Wlad (but not against Vitali).
I don't take personal insults well. My wires are such so that when it happens, i'm not going to put on head gear, lace up the gloves and put in the mouthpiece. I'm going to drop the gloves and just move in.
correction
My own take on haye is one that may be in the 1 percentile,
I don't take personal insults well. My wires are such so that when it happens, i'm not going to put on head gear, lace up the gloves and put in the mouthpiece. I'm going to drop the gloves and just move in.
I don’t know how you gentlemen on the other side of the pond feel about Haye but the mother humper simply doesnt fight enough for me personally to even give a shit that he exists.
This debate was had recently, with both myself and Phill agreeing with your stance that Haye simply talks too much and doesn’t achieve enough to really warrant his supposed standing.
I love the Trotsky ref by the way, but in Orwell’s Animal Farm, Trotsky/Snowball is chased away by massive dogs with big fangs, intent on his destruction. There aren’t any big dogs chasing David Haye away, he’s running all by himself. That would make him more easily reconcilable as Mollie…. ;)
In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."
Mollie:
http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/mollie-horse.html
In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."
Indeed.
A vain horse … holding ribbons to his chest ….searching for validation.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Precisely :)
In 2008 Lewis commented on a possible match up with Riddick Bowe. "He waits until I am in retirement to call out my name," said Lewis. "I will come out of retirement to beat up that guy. I'll beat him up for free."
Adamek's chin has not appeared exactly unshakeable at heavyweight.
I would watch Wlad decapitate Adamek for free on television, but I wouldn’t plan my day around even that free showing.
Meanwhile, Haye has proven to be much like a politician: Inspiring words
beforethe coronation—
After?
Ho-hum. At this point, I don’t really care if the heavyweight division ever becomes interesting again.
This is my new less-than-full-brain fucntioning moment,
hitting the
blockcommand
when I mean to hit the italics command
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