**** Kirk's ESB Championships 2011 ****

Thanks for posting that vid...

Vitali looks ready..... you would think at this age and everything, that Vitali would take this as a regular defence, and come in to his usual good shape, but this time he seems to be coming in as good as hes been since his comeback.... hes really taking Adamek very seriously.

 

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09/10 - Kiko Martinez vs. Carl Frampton - EBU Super Bantamweight title
09/10 - Argenis Mendez vs. Juan Carlos Salgado - IBF Super Featherweight title

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09/10 - Pawel Kolodziej vs. Ola Afolabi - WBC Cruiserweight Semi-Final eliminator
09/10 - Paul McCloskey vs. Breidis Prescott - WBA Light Welterweight eliminator
09/10 - Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de Leon
09/15 - Julio Cesar Miranda vs. Giovani Segura - Interim WBO Flyweight title
09/15 - Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Rogers Mtagwa - WBC Featherweight title
09/17 - Saul Alvarez vs. Alfonso Gomez - WBC Light Middleweight title

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09/17 - Jessie Vargas vs. Josesito Lopez
09/17 - Craig McEwan vs. Kassim Ouma
09/21 - Anthony Mundine vs. Rigoberto Alvarez - Interim WBA Light Middleweight title
09/24 - Alexander Dimitrenko vs. Michael Sprott
09/24 - Jorge Arce vs. Simphiwe Nongqayi - WBO Super Bantamweight title
09/24 - Raul Martinez vs. Rodrigo Guerrero - IBF Super Flyweight title
09/24 - Adrian Hernandez vs. Gideon Buthelezi - WBC Light Flyweight title
09/24 - Chris van Heerden vs. Kaizer Mabuza - IBO Welterweight title
09/25 - Gennady Martirosyan vs. Dmitry Pirog - WBO Middleweight title
09/30 - Serhiy Dzinziruk vs. Lukas Konecny - WBO Light Middleweight title
09/30 - Ajose Alusegun vs. Ali Chebah - WBC Light Welterweight eliminator

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{{{ P E O P L E S - C H A M P I O N }} 0 Defences}
Mendez UD, Klitschko Ko, McCloskey UD, Gamboa KO

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* C A S H - K I N G *

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Klitschko UD, Gamboa TKO, Mendez UD (might change that) and McCloskey UD

 

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Mendez UD Vitali TKO10 McCloskey UD Gamboa TKO

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SALGADO UD VITALY TKO MCCLOSKEY UD GAMBOA UD

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Mendez UD Klitschko TKO11 Afolabi TKO6 McCloskey UD Gamboa KO4 Segura KO8 Gonzalez TKO8 Alvarez KO10 Mayweather TKO12 Morales SD Vargas UD McEwan SD Mundine UD Dimitrenko KO6 Arce TKO10 Martinez UD Hernandez KO7 van Herdeen UD Pirog KO6 Dzinziruk UD Alusegun TKO10

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Klitschko UD Gamboa TKO McCloskey UD Martinez TKO Mendez UD

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Kiko Martinez KO Argenis Mendez TKO Vitali Klitschko TKO Pawel Kolodziej KO Paul McCloskey SD Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO

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Salgado TKO Gamboa TKO V Klitschko TKO Ola Afolabi TKO McCloskey UD Frampton TKO

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Mendez sd Ola ud Vitali klit ud Gamboa tko Mccloskey ud

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Martinez - UD Mendez - UD Klitschko - TKO McCloskey - SD Gamboa - TKO

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Paul McCloskey by UD Argenis Mendez by SD Yuriorkis Gamboa by KO Tomasz Adamek by SD

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Salgado TKO, Vitali KO, Afolabi KO, McCloskey UD, Gamboa TKO

 

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Juan Carlos Salgado UD Vitali Klitschko UD Ola Afolabi TKO Paul McCloskey UD Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO

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Mendez UD Klitschko UD Afolabi SD McClosky UD Gamboa TKO

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Mendez UD Klitschko Ko McCloskey UD Gamboa KO

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Salgado ud.vitali tko. Afolabi ud. Mckcloskey ud. Gamboa tko. Vitali klit tko. martinez ud.

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Mendez UD Vitali TKO 7 McCloskey UD Gamboa TKO

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Martinez UD Mendez UD Klitschko TKO Afolabi KO McCloskey UD Gamboa TKO Segura UD Gonzalez KO Alvarez TKO Mayweather MD Matthysse TKO

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Mendez by UD. Vitali Klitschko UD Ola Afolabi UD Paul McCloskey UD Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO Jhonny Gonzalez TKO Saul Alvarez TKO Floyd Mayweather Jr. UD Lucas Martin Matthysse UD Jessie Vargas SD Craig McEwan UD

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Martinez UD Salgado UD Klitshko UD Afolabi KO McCloskey SD Gamboa UD

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Kiko Martinez UD Juan Carlos Salgado Tko Vitali Klitschko Pizza(Sorry I mean Tko :yep ) Tomasz Adamek Ola Afolabi UD Breidis Prescott KO Yuriorkis Gamboa Tko

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Argenis Mendez SD Carl Frampton TKO Juan Carlos Salgado UD Vitali Klitschko TKO Pawel Kolodziej UD Paul McCloskey SD Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO Giovani Segura TKO Jhonny Gonzalez TKO

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Mendez UD Klitschko KO McCloskey UD Gamboa KO

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Salgado UD Klitschko TKO McCloskey UD Gamboa TKO

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Salgado KO8 Adamek UD Prescott KO8 Gamboa KO8 Segura KO8 Gonzalez KO8 Alvarez Ko2 Ortiz Ud morales UD Varagas KO8 Ouma Ko8 Mundine UD Dmitrenko KO2 Arce UD Martinez KO8 Hernandez KO8 Mabuza UD Pirog UD Konecny KO8 Chebah UD

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Salgado by stoppage (I might go back on that-heard things...heard things) Vitali Klitschko by UD Ola Afolabi UD McCloskey by UD Yuriorkis Gamboa by stoppage

 

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Mendez UD Vitali KO McCloskey UD Gamboa TKO

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Carl Frampton TKO Vitali Klitschko TKO Ola Afolabi TKO Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO Paul McCloskey UD

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Vitali UD Gamboa KO 10

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Kameda UD
Vitali UD, Gamboa TKO

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Salgado UD Klitschko UD Gamboa TKO

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Klitschko UD Mayweather UD Matthysse DECISION Gamboa T/KO, Jessie Vargas T/KO and Saul Alvarez T/KO

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Klitchsko UD Mayweather UD Gamboa UD Salgado TKO

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Klitschko UD Adamek - extremely wide, inciting the 2011 Wroclaw riots
Gamboa KO6 Ponce De Leon (I may wind up going with my heart and reverse this one :-D WAR RARAMURI WARRIOR!)
McCloskey UD Prescott - extremely wide
Segura KO8 Miranda - mismatch
Gonzalez KO4 Mtagwa - mismatch

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Vitali Dec
Ola Afolabi TKO
Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO
Giovani Segura TKO
Jhonny Gonzalez Dec
Saul Alvarez Dec
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dec
Lucas Martin Matthysse Dec
Alexander Dimitrenko Dec
Dmitry Pirog Dec
Serhiy Dzinziruk Dec

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Klitschko UD
Gamboa UD
Salgado TKO

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Vitali Klitschko TKO 10
Ola Afolabi SD
Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO 2

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Adamek UD

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Mayweather UD
Klitschko UD
Gamboa TKO
Presott KO

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Klitshcko TKO
Mayweather UD
Morales MD

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Carl UD
Salgado UD
Adamek UD
Ola UD
McCloskey TKO
Gamboa UD

 

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How will your picks hold up when they are open to challenge by anyone?
The Peoples Champion is our uncrowned gladiator, it is open for anyone, no matter how many fights you have, no matter what your record looks like, whether you come to the thread a few times a day or once a month, or you have never even posted in this thread before. Be the first to challenge the Champs picks and the title is up for grabs. :good

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Arganis Mendez vs. Juan Carlos Salgado

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Lufcrazy crowned peoples Champion

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Challenger: Bajingo (Canelo)

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Champion: Lufcrazy (Rhodes)

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Bajingo!

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Challenger: Tackleberry (Alexander)

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Champion: Bajingo (Matthysse)

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Tackleberry!

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Champion: Tackleberry (Barros)

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Challenger: Chatty (Caballero)

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Champion: Tackleberry (Ramos)

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Challenger: BigBone (Shimoda)

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Champion: Tackleberry (Magdaleno)

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Challenger: Lufcrazy (Perez)

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Champion: Tackleberry (Fury)

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Challenger: Lufcrazy (Chisora)

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#1 Challenger: Bajingo (Dispaigne)

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Challenger: Robney (Miranda)

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Bajingo!

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Champion: Bajingo (Cruz)

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Challenger: W.D.R (Hovhannisyan)

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Champion: Bajingo (Mares)

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Challenger: Lufcrazy (Agbeko)

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Challenger: Tackleberry (McDonnell)

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Champion: Bajingo (Hall)

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Tackleberry!

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: 6-0 (2 Captures, 4 Defence)

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VS

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FIGHT PURSE -

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(how much winners will get for picking it right)

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BONUS (For getting a KO)


Vitali vs Adamek

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VITALI

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ADAMEK

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* DANS BREAKDOWN *
The biggest fight of the night, by far, is Vitali Klitschko vs Tomasz Adamek. Just to kick things off I really, really can't wait for this fight. I'm really pumped and ready for this fight. I'm expecting a superb fight between a highly skilled little man versus a strong, big, big man. Let's talk a little about both fighters. They both always come in shape and it will be really refreshing to see two heavyweights, both in shape, both ripped fighting. Not two blobs, or one somewhat in shape, nah, both of these fighters will be in tip top shape. Very very refreshing to see, and really it's back to back big Heavyweight fights that both fighters will be in shape. The last one, which wasn't that long ago, was Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye where both were in shape. So, let's go deep into both fighters, starting off with the challenger, Tomasz Adamek. Adamek, started off at 175 won a world title, and had two wars with Paul Briggs. Two underrated wars. Adamek's last fight at 175 was against Chad Dawson where he suffered his first and only loss. He moved up to Cruiserweight won a world title, and was dubbed as the top dog after his war with Steve Cunningham. A couple of fights after that he moved up to Heavyweight and beat fellow countryman in Andrew Golota, and had a tough fight with the very defensive Jason Estrada. A couple of months after that fight he took a big test when he took on Chris Arreola, but he passed with flying colors as he won a very entertaining fight. Then his next 3 fights have been against really tall fighters in Michael Grant, Vinny Maddalone, and Kevin McBride. With those 3 fights he has worked on sticking, moving, using speed, getting out of the way, moving his head, really working on his stamina. Now, all that hard work and all that preperation is on the line as he now faces the man (or the 2nd best fighter in the division) in the Heavyweight division, "Dr. Iron Fist" Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko is now 40 yers old and has shown some *****s in the armor. His most recent fight was against Odlanier Solis, in which a little right to the temple blew out Solis' knee after 1 round, but in that 1 round Solis landed a couple of nice right counters, a round in which he was winning. He has looked a bit slower, a little bit older, so coming into this fight, and styles wise I think Adamek has a great shot at not only staying on his feet for 12 rounds, but may'be even winning this fight. Style wise Vitali looks to be too slow on his feet so if Adamek can move and potshot he can definitely win the fight. Adamek has been working on doing this moving, doubling up the jab, left hook to the body, straight rights, and quickly moving, spinning, moving his head. With this game plan he can definitely easily beat Vitali Klitschko. Vitali though, will only be a couple of right hands from hurting and even dropping Adamek. While Adamek does have "cheen" Vitali is a big puncher and plus 30-40 pounds on him a right hand will do massive damage. All right, prediction time, Adamek will be boxing off his back foot moving, spinning, jabbing trying to keep Vitali off him. Vitali will be moving forward, hands down, flicking out that jab from his knee and firing off the right hand, throwing quite a few punches for a big man. So, I expect a really close fight...I'm not expecting a 10-0 shutout for Vitali before knocking him out like what everybody is expecting. I think this fight goes the distance and will be in the 7-5, 8-4 range for either fighter. Shocker, right? I know, but I'm fully expecting it to be that close. And for my pick, I'm going with Adamek to shock the world and win via SD. A close fight in his homeland of Poland I think the judges will give him the nod and the Heavyweight division will finally be complete with a complete total unification of all the belts.
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Tomasz Adamek : “I know how to beat Vitali Klitschko. I know that he’s a champion, but I’m convinced that Saturday night I will be three division champion. Trust me, it will happen. Every great story has to end. His great story as a champion will end on Saturday.”

“Eight years ago nobody give any chance to Corey Sanders when he knocked our Vitali’s brother, Wladimir. They gave him even less chances than they give me now. Nobody also gave any chance to Chris Byrd, but in the end he was the winner. Why the history should not be repeated? I have the utmost respect for Vitali, who came back at age 37 and become world champion. But every great story has an end, and his great story as a champion will end on Saturday. I will do everything to keep WBC in Poland.”



Vitali Klitschko : “I’m not over the hill. I know the dangers when you’re fighting too long. I have people I trust who will tell me right away that I should stop boxing. But there’s no danger for me when I will be fighting Tomasz Adamek on September 10. I’m in the top form, better than ever because I know exactly what I did wrong in my previous fights. Everything what I do now serves a purpose, every movement in the ring is calculated, nothing is wasted. You will see the proof of it Saturday night,”

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The Gist
Where we weigh in with how we think the fight will play out. Open to anyone to voice how they think the fight goes down.

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I respect both of these warriors a ton, and expect nothing less then a good scrap come saturday night. I do think however, that as good as adamek is, and he is good... that hes simply too small for the type of fighter he is, and his attributes, to overcome vitali, even an aged one. I expect Adamek to make a real go of it though, and I think he will possibly win more rounds then anyone has since Lewis, with his movement and combination punching, but at the end of the day I simply think it wont be enough, while vitali I feel is ready for the taking, I simply dont think Adamek has the quality to do it... and I expect to see Vitali win a UD over the always game Adamek.

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Lot's has been said already about this fight, but the question actually is; "Can Adamek stay upright up until the end?"
If the answer is "yes" he does have a decent chance, because of his movement, workrate and the fight taking place in Poland.
After seeing the training vids he doesn't have to hope Vitali turning old overnight (or it really has to happen overnight) or Vitali not taking his opponent seriously, cause obviously he does.

The biggest problem for Tomasz in this bout is what I call the "Scotty syndrome"... He just "hasn't got the power" at heavyweight...
This is why he can't stop Vitali in his tracks, has to punch and move from the start of round 1 until the end of round 12 and don't get caught by too many of Vitali's (big) punches.
Klitschko's biggest problem is he has shown problems with quick and moving fighters since his comeback, so he has to cut of the ring better and try to nail Tomasz to the ropes. If he can't he may have a problem with the judges I guess, but if he can I don't believe it won't even go there.

I expect an exciting fight with both having a high punchoutput for heavies.
Vitali constanly taking the middle of the ring and Tomasz constantly boxing around him, left to right/right to left.
Klitschko will eventually be able to walk Adamek down due to lack of punchingpower and reach, and win by T/KO.

Vitali Klitschko by T/KO 7th or 8th round.

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Adamek is a warrior and one brave SOB but he is outmatched against the best HW of this decade.

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The WEIGH IN
VITALI - 242.9lbs / 110.2 kg
ADAMEK - 216lbs / 98kg

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