Just watched Adamek vs Grant

Some issues troubled me

1) Adamek had no answers for Grants jab, he couldn't counter it or remove himself from target practice.
2) His punches barely made Grant blink, and he's a glass chinned heavyweight.
3) Grant had Adamek badly hurt in the 12th but was unable to capitalize, imagine what Wlad,Haye,Vitali or even Chageav would do to him.
4) His fans are awesome.

That fight got far more interesting than it should have. I don't think he has what it takes to beat Wlad, but I'd still love to see it.

And the crazy Pole fans are the best. Like Hatton's, minus the hooliganism. At the Grant fight, my dad and I stopped in a nearby Portuguese restaurant (Newark has great Portuguese/Spanish/Cuban food), and even though it was hours from the doors opening, you could hear the "POLSKA!!!!" chant all over the city. It's just difficult when somebody turns around and starts speaking Polish to you.

Adamek just isn't really a heavyweight. He just isn't. Heavies are born, they can't be manufactured.

He isn't, and that's what makes him so fun to watch.

NJBeatdown86 wrote:

He isn't, and that's what makes him so fun to watch.

There is that

i agree that adamek isnt a HW and thats why its sad that he is literally a top 10 HW right now. i would actually say top 5 easily.

I got him at #5, which speaks volumes about the current HW class.

1) Wlad
2) Vitali
3) Haye
4) Povetkin
5) Adamek

Yup this division is so bad Tarver will end up in the top ten

Tarver already won the heavyweight championship, had an epic fight with a 3 foot Italian

NJBeatdown86 wrote:

Tarver already won the heavyweight championship, had an epic fight with a 3 foot Italian

Mason " The Line " Dixon must be garbage if an old Italian Middleweight took him to a draw.

adamek is a full fledge HW..theres noo excess weight on him and yes fighters doo go up in class and are recognized as a fighter in that class..carpentier was a LH not a bantom or featherweight mcclarlin a welter not a bantom etc etc..willie pastrano a legit LH and champ not a welter..
adamek is decent but again is given attributes of praise that perhaps are overdone.but sorry hes a legit HW.all 220 pounds of him..
hes very likeable and yes his fans are fantastic..his best matchup is against haye and im not too sure he will win that fight but it will be a good one to see.

dmar5143 wrote:

adamek is a full fledge HW..theres noo excess weight on him and yes fighters doo go up in class and are recognized as a fighter in that class..carpentier was a LH not a bantom or featherweight mcclarlin a welter not a bantom etc etc..willie pastrano a legit LH and champ not a welter..
adamek is decent but again is given attributes of praise that perhaps are overdone.but sorry hes a legit HW.all 220 pounds of him..
hes very likeable and yes his fans are fantastic..his best matchup is against haye and im not too sure he will win that fight but it will be a good one to see.

HMMM Haye vs Adamek. Who would Ali root for?

adamek would be too much for haye. haye's power would only go so far and adamek would easily wear him down. i say a late TKO win for adamek.

I thought Grant might have actually done enough to win this fight, in any event, Adamek did not look good and was lucky to pull out a W.

And yes I agree Ali, either Klitschko bro would destroy Adamek.

i dont think that grant at all did enough to win. adamek cleary won the fight even though it was somewhat close.