IMO he is. Beat in many people's eyes top 5 Helenius and gave Vitali one of his toughest fights, who would you rank ahead?
Both would be C levels in any other era..... But yeah, Battle of B level guys.......can´t disagree.....:conf
He was beaten by a ****ing journeyman ****y, regardless of whether he gets his 'revenge' over a till tart who works at Londis. :rofl
Interesting match-ups are interesting match-ups. This one happens to be interesting....although between B and C level HW's.
Marciano, Holmes, Dempsey, Louis...they all reigned in **** eras, these two would probably be forces to be reckoned with there.
No. They didn´t. No they wouldn´t. Chisora didn´t **** so far to assume things about him.....actually Haye didn´t **** too...
I can't and won't defend the Audley fight. Haye saw the pound signs and sold his soul. What was Adamek's excuse for fighting a severely shot Golota? Ruiz was his mandatory - actually Ruiz was Valuev's mandatory; Haye had paid him step aside money to get to Valuev. There was no way to avoid fighting him - (other than fighting a Klitchko in a unification bout). Enzo Mac was a belt holder, a fellow Brit to boot, with just the single early career loss on his record. He was also billed as being a 'harder hitter' then Haye. Just because he has subsequently done **** all, doesn't mean he wasn't at the time perceived to be a legitimate opponent. Barrett? A decent opponent for a second fight at the weight. This is who your hero fought in his second fight at 200lbs: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=267312&cat=boxer Since you're such a knowledgeable chap, could you please give me the lowdown on these following Adamek opponents please: Israel Khumalo (1-6-0) Smokey Enison (1-3-0) Milko Stoikov (5-13-0) Kevin Whaley-El (10-26-1) Melvin Wynn (17-34-1) Mark Lee Dawson (12-44-0) Terry Ford (17-20-1) Glenn Odem (14-17-0) Stanislav Schreiber (0-1-0) Nino Cirilo (24-22-3) Ion Voica (0-1-0) Timofey Maklakov (0-9-0) Ruslan Hladkykh (0-0-0) Dzianis Salomka (2-0-0) Willie McDonald (13-27-1) Siarhei Karanevich (2-1-0) Mihai Iftode (2-18-0) Laverne Clark (14-16-1) Varuzhan Davtyan (3-4-0) Zoltan Beres (13-16-1) Now I know it is a good thing for prospects to fight frequently, in order to get used to the rigours of fighting professionally, and to put into practice the craft learnt in the gym, which often means fighting opponents who aren't going to pose a massive threat, (which generally means fights against boxers with losing records); but what was Adamek doing fighting a debutant in his 15th fight? Are you telling me the above does not constitute padding? Do you know who Haye was fighting in his 15th fight? Vincenzo Rossitto. A man who I felt was unlucky not to come away with a least a draw against Jonathan Banks - you know the guy that ducked Enzo Mac, for what he perceived would be an easier fight in the States against a blown up light-heavy (how wrong could you be)? Face facts. You claim that you are comfortable with the truth that Adamek is a B class fighter. You should also except that he has a padded record - much moreso then Haye.
That's a lot of effort in making a hopeless case for Haye. next time you throw Enzo Mac's name around please add an asterisk*(paper title handed to him FWRREN)one of the worst chinniest CW's known to man kind.:thumbsup
While it was a **** performance from him he got jobbed by the crooked british judges and received a classic british decision. I can't wait to see Haye and Chisora, prides of England to go at it. Hope they kill each other in there. :rofl