You are over stretching by a mile. For starters Solis was starched in a single round, Briggs was sent to the hospital and scores of others before were brutally knocked out without winning a single round. Adamek was not even down, took his beating like a man and never quit. Haye quit from round 1, running away and intentionally lunging to the canvas in an epic ***** move to get points. Name just one single thing Haye has done as a HW which puts him above Adamek. Just one. Please don`t say winning the belt, because we all saw the manner in which he won that and what he did to earn that title shot in the first place (beating Monte Barret). Fact is Adamek has done at least as much as Haye, had one year less to do it and had fewer opportunities presented on a silver platter.
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How can you be so certain. He still has a strong fan base in Jersey and there are intriguing match ups that can be made with him. HBO is already interested in Adamek-Arreola II, meaning the winner would be set up for another title shot, which I don`t like but thats HBOs logic.
Because guy can’t beat top heavy’s. He has no power. None. His workrate is only thing going for him, but it isn’t enough against any of the title holders. Wlad would KO him in six rounds and Povetkin would embarrass him with clear UD or late TKO.
Wlad would likely not stop Adamek faster than Vitali. We all know Vitali is more agressive and in his fight with Adamek his power punching started earlier than usual. As for Povetkin, let`s not forget this dude has regressed in the last two years and was struggling pretty hard with Chambers, so your prognostication makes no sense. If Adamek had zero power as you say, why is it that someone like Arreola couldn`t just walk him down and stop him. Adamek has some power at this weight, just not enough to stop most top fighters, but enough to make em notice and keep them off him. With Vitali he fought like an idiot, there`s a lot of room for him to do better.
He is too open and Wlads straight power shot would KO him clean with the way he fought against Vitali. Vitali started power punching faster than usual because Adamek had nothing to worry him. He could barely land shots and when he did he couldn’t hurt Vitlay at all. Povetkin beat Chagaev in summer its better win than any of Adameks HW career. I don’t think he has regressed at all. He looked awkward couple of fights because he was changing his style and trying new things. He pulled it together in the title fight. Yeah well of course he has some power. But not enough to make any difference against guy I mentioned. Plus If we look how both of us have predicted first Adamek HW title fight, I got it exactly right months before the match. You predicted Adameks UD victory.
You're aware of the controversy that fight aroused, aren't you? Solis did more damage in two and a half minutes to Vitali than Adamek in 10. 10 Rounds, that is. Because the maniac referee didn't stop the fight and neither did his corner. Adamek didn't perform better in any way but was spared a clinic stay because the ref waved it off. Your first sentence sounds a lot like Adamek only that he looked even worse than the usual Klit opponent. And if my memory serves me right Vitali's first right hand that landed rocked Adamek so bad he fell into the ropes (could've been ruled a KD but wasn't. Vitali even motivated him to get up quickly) only to get properly knocked down in round 6. You guys tend to overrated bravery or rather misinterpret blocking punches with your face with something remarkable. I don't give credit for that useless crap when the overall performance is pathetic. Unlike Adamek, Haye is no warrior with tons of heart or pride, no need to argue about that, but he is significantly more talented, slick, fast and harder-hitting. Technique and boxing-wise Adamek has nothing on him and was exposed as an overachiever. Haye beat Valuev without breaking a sweat and even managed to chicken dance him in round 12 with ONE shot - no wearing down, no excessive body work prior to that, not too much exhaustion on Valuev's side due to terribly slow fight pace - one freaking left hook and Valuev was all over the place. That's some serious power. And as to "the manner" Haye won the fight. Well, some had Valuev winning which I find ridiculous. Granted, Haye threw shockingly little and hence didn't have many power shots landed at the end of the night but Valuev didn't hit ****. I **** you not, I don't recall a single power punch that fat ******* landed and I'v seen the fight twice now (once live, once on YT). You can't win a fight like that and Haye apparently knew that little efford would make him emerge victorious so why not compliment Haye for his ring smarts for a change? The Valuev win combined with the stoppage of Ruiz (only the second boxer to ever stop him) and the fact that he fared significantly better against the younger, prime and currently superior brother (even delivered the hardest shot of the night vs. Wlad) makes him B-Level and Adamek C. If you can't stop McBride and get in trouble vs. shot, super-thin glass chinned Grant and obese Arreola, you ain't B-level. That said, Haye beats Adamek at HW and CW.
If he sticks around at heavy he needs to hope for a shot at Povetkin or, even better, Wlad having to vacate one of his belts to a mandatory. There's no way he can beat Wlad or Vitali. Absolutely no chance.