Yes, mostly by the British contingent. Golota was alot more shot that Barrett for starters and at least Haye has beaten someone of note at heavyweight so he can be judges HAS a heavyweight fighter. I will judge Adamek at heavyweight when he fights someone legit and i wont just make a blind fan based prediction like people on here are doing.
Jud -Haye's first heavyweight fight was Bonin (never was much good), which was acceptable to us Brits, especially while Haye was waiting for his cruiserweight title shot at Mormeck. Adamek's first heavyweight fight was Golota, a fight that sold well in Poland. Cnsidering the lack of ceremony for Adamek's world class fights (Briggs, Cunningham, etc), he deserved to fight on a big stage and he and Golota ,made that stage. A heavyweight debut doesn't have to tell us everything. It's usually an easy statement making fight. Both Adamek and Haye made statements by showing an exciting offensive attack on overmatched opponents. Another cruiser, a certain Evander holyfield, "picked on" (if that's the right word) a shot fighter in his heavyweight debut, Pinklon Thomas. If nothing else Golota brought size and strength. Estrada will bring defense and counter punching. It should be a decent workout to sharpen the tools and get used to the weight. The fight is a step up from Golota - basically a novelty fight - as Estrada is a talented fringe contender. After Estrada it's supposed to be Arreola, a top 10 heavyweight contender, then hopefully Haye, a world champion...Sounds like a good learning curve for good reward (Arreola will get him the elusive TV date, so will Haye) to me. Adamek is a guy who likes to fight every 3 or 4 months. That's 3-4 fights per year, and at least one of them comes against a very dangerous opponent. It was that way at cruiserweight and it'll be that way at heavyweight also. Unlike Haye, Adamek is fighting regularly, so we can keep on checking his progress as a heavyweight regularly. That way Adamek and team and the fans can learn more about the development of his ability to fight at a high level in the big division of big men.
totally disagree. what is average about two wars vs paul briggs, a brutal offensive fighter? the briggs and cunningham fights were all close. a contender in his prime and a champion in his prime. adamek took on well underrated, overlooked fighters. and in a crisis, he found something special to pull out the win. that is not average. i don't see what was controversial about the cunningham fight. it was close without the knockdowns. with the knockdowns it wasn't so close. i had adamek 4 points clear - at least. it was a war, in which both men took it in turns to hurt one another. the difference was, adamek could take the shots, whereas cunningham was sent sprawling by tremendous, well-timed right-left combos. three times. that is no coincidence and it's not lucky. banks, golota, and also the next opponent estrada all had decorated amateur careers: guys who know how to fight. bell is the first undisputed cruiser champ since holyfield. cunningham has beaten just about every cruiserweight contender out there...so to outclass bell and to beat cunningham in one of the great cruiserweight fights, is an impressive achievement. the banks fight is overlooked. it showed adamek's ability to adjust, his temperament, his chin, and his power. vs a big man. a perfect primer for a move up to heavyweight.
Who is there blind? Most of people here follow Adamek's career at least form Cunningham fight (many from Briggs fights), so we now this fighter very well. As I am here my opinion on Adamek is the same, but I see that casual boxing fans are gaining more respect to Adamek, simply because they watch his fights. People were surprised when they saw Adamek fighting vs Cunningham different than vs Dawson. Now people will be surprised when they see Adamek fighting different at HW vs some tough boxer (Estrada, Arreola, Haye).
I think Adameck has a good chance as stopping Estrada as Estrada has of beating Adameck. My guess is Adameck has a 75 percent chance of winning and a 25 percent chance of winning by stoppage. Estrada has a 25 percent chance of winning and maybe 12.5 percent chance of winning by stoppage.
In autumn you'll be able to watch white'n'red leaves falling down from the trees. The autumn is Polish, thanks of Adamek. I really believe he can become a world champ, after Arreola HBO is not going to avoid Haye-Adamek. Hope Ruiz won't make a surprise, cuz if he does, HBO won't show Adamek-Ruiz,. 3 days left. 117:113, 116:114 117:112 by Unanimous Decision from Gilowice Polskaaa Tooomasz Gooooral AAAAdameeeeek. :happy
The really posiblbe scenario is that about 8-10 roung Estrada will be so exhausted, that some nice combo from Adamek can make him goes down And mr Estrada . maybe you read!!!!!!!!!!!!! please dont get up!!!!Please take into account your future... you can always be a famous rapper