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We hear a lot of complaining about the
sport nowadays. There's no great
match-ups, and no great fights like they
used to have them back in the days of
[insert bygone era here]. Recently we
watched such a great fight. But it to
seems to have been forgotten in record
time.
Steve Cunnignham and Tomasz Adamek
proved the Golden Boy theory of promotions
wrong: You don't need good looks,
mainstream appeal or an HBO series to
stage an amazing brawl. But a week later
I'm baffled by the lukewarm reception this
inspired scrap has received from the
boxing public. You would think the haters
would quit it about a "dying" sport after
such a scuffle. Why haven't they?
Maybe I'm wrong here. Maybe
Cunningham-Adamek was so damned good that
no discussion is needed. On the other
hand, this is probably a depressing
commentary on how susceptible people are
to hype and name recognition over talent
and meaning.
Had the De La Hoya-Pacquiao farce five
days earlier been nearly as competitive as
Cunningham-Adamek, we'd have people
swearing off MMA and declaring that Oscar
had "saved" boxing, as he usually pledges
to do. That's because by the time the bell
rings people have been systematically
conditioned to attach all this meaning to
a fight that doesn't deserve it for no
other reason than the fact that a popular
fighter is involved. Those fighters who
are UN-popular can go to hell.
I've seen this principle in action.
Last year I watched De La Hoya-Mayweather
in a sports bar surrounded by people who I
could safely say knew nothing about boxing
outside of the Ali and Tyson fights they
never watched in the first place.
Consequently, the paid attention only when
the main attraction actually began.
Of course, that meant that everyone
missed out on the excellent undercard
between super bantamweights Ray Bautista
and Sergio Medina. Nobody &endash; even
those few who actually enjoyed Oscar and
Floyd's sparring session &endash; can deny
that Bautista and Medina put on a fight
that was far more spirited, far more
competitive, and far more action-packed
than the main event. But who the hell
cares about Bautista and Medina? They had
no HBO special.
And so no one paid attention to what
was actually the best fight of the
evening. I suppose that among lesser-known
fighters a fantastic performance doesn't
count, because not being a household name
is usually grounds for the fighter in
question to be dismissed as a "garbage"
fighter.
As a matter of fact, why aren't people
talking about the fact that Versus
&endash; a piddling, forgettable cable
station &endash; successfully staged a far
better fight card than HBO did the week
previously? And for free, too. Not only
was Cunningham-Adamek a sight to behold,
the undercard bout between Joseph Agbeko
and William Gonzalez was likewise
tremendously entertaining. Hopefully
they'll schedule a rematch.
Why aren't people hungering for more of
these fights? Why didn't any of the
players involved get the career boosts
that such battles are supposed to bring? I
really want to know what's going to happen
to either Cunningham or Adamek next. Do
you? And why aren't people wondering what
would have happened to David Haye had he
fought either one of them before moving up
to heavyweight? There's little doubt that
the end result of either fight would have
been far more challenging than the
Maccarinelli fight &endash; and far more
satisfying.
Unlike most super-fights, Cunningham
and Adamek's very meaningful bout had
lasting impacts and cruiserweight
supremacy on the line. What does this mean
for the future of the division, which
currently has most of its belts ready for
the taking? What kind of match-ups can be
made now? Are they also going to be on
Versus? Better that than HBO, I suppose.
I know the real boxing fans are out
there, who actually follow the sport and
hunger for flavor of old-school,
no-bullshit bouts that Cunningham-Adamek
brought to a starving audience. All you
have to do is ask.
comments on: Cunningham-Adamek: Did
Public Really Appreciate This Fight?
philmore slims
Flores better be overprepared for this
polish menace. his jaw is a cinderblock
and his hands are even tougher.
22.12.08 @ 23:33:35
Adamek
Someone called Rematch pretends to be
an intellectual but, unfortunately, he
isn't very convicing. In fact he is just
another circumcised old fart.
21.12.08 @ 02:12:31
BigMikeTampa - email
EXCELLENT fight! Cunningham showed tons
of heart though probably wrong gameplan...
21.12.08 @ 00:59:01
freddy21x
I agree, and now solo boxeo is
cancelled, the reason (valid reason) the
media stopped is because of all the
curruption in the sport just like horse
racing. Solo boxeo always had better
fights, How can we get it back on the air?
20.12.08 @ 20:17:57
arenas
btw, vs loves to do the repeating
replays of the knockdowns. sure was fun.
but the adamek was a slowfoot chaser &
uss was running away most of the time. it
was like a turtle & a rabbit. but the
rabbit can't take punches from the turtle.
lmao.
20.12.08 @ 19:48:55
arenas
even 2 well matched c-class fighters
would have provided the same fun. just
don't let any of this 2 match a higher
class fighter. lol.
20.12.08 @ 19:32:53
fineart
i watched the fight with my girl
roommate on versus and we were shouting
with excitement!!! full of action!!!
20.12.08 @ 19:12:17
CLBinTX - email
I think the fight went unappreciated
for 3 immediate reasons: 1. The day of the
week. I just don't think that many people
saw it live. Only the hardcore faithful
watch taped/TiVo'd events where the winner
is already known. 2. The network. VS is
not widely known or regarded. It's a
commercial network. I was DESPERATE to
hear what the corners were telling their
fights & we got NONE of that. 3. The
division. It's not covered/followed to
anywhere near the degree that "glamour"
divisions are. Put that all together and
we get what you've observed. It was a
great fight & I 'd love to see these
guys do it again. Unfortunately, in many
ways this fight was just another example
of, "pearls before swine."
20.12.08 @ 10:09:09
freddy21x
this was a great fight, anyone in our
close boxing family watched it, and new
they had an instant classic. The problem
is a lot of people do not know about
"versus," the boxing and MMA are both
great.
20.12.08 @ 05:42:53
piotrek
Rematch !! Rematch !!! jestes sam
frajerem...you are
looser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20.12.08 @ 05:37:14
auggie
great fight watches it on youtube
today.
20.12.08 @ 05:27:20
JC40 - email
Great article , great fight and great
post " Bruiser". This fight was what
boxing is all about . Two well matched ,
well conditioned athletes leaving nothing
on the shelf . A rematch is a must !
20.12.08 @ 04:46:39
peej
A rematch would be nice. I still think
Cunningham could had pulled this out but
he kept wanting to trade. I think he won
ever round he was not knocked down in. And
one round he was winning handily till he
got knocked down so that should had really
been a 9-9 round. But I would definitely
like to see a rematch.
20.12.08 @ 03:07:49
Fight Aficionado
Yeah let's see the rematch since the
first fight was fireworks for the cruiser
division. Versus or BAD would suffice.
This time promote it better, which should
be easy to do given the first fight. Also,
even though Cunningham lost IMO his stock
rose because he went out swinging and
nobody knew him since he was buried in
Europe before. Now US audiences will
recognize what a quality boxer he is.
20.12.08 @ 02:28:52
Bruiser
Pavlik-Miranda happened soon after
Oscar-Floyd's white collar sparring
session, and during the Pavlik-Miranda
match you could hear Larry Merchant saying
something to the effect of "If only this
fight had happened a few weeks ago when
millions were watching". In 2008, we
suffer another Oscar fight taking the
spotlight off of what I consider among the
top three fights of the year,
Cunningham-Adamek. What I like about the
cruiserweight division is that all the
best boxers fight each other. Perhaps this
is because the cruiserweight division has
been very poorly promoted, at least
stateside, and virtually ignored
altogether unless a cruiser is making his
heavyweight debut. The author said
something important about MMA...while the
media tends to view boxing's cruiserweight
division as "a place for fat light
heavyweights", in MMA they really push
their 205 pound division heavily because
they know fighters at that weight are very
exciting and crowd pleasing. And unlike
most overeating heavweights today who
throw two punches and are gasping for air,
200 or 205 pounders are able to go full
steam for the length of the fight. Boxing
has yet to pick up on that, while MMA has.
Both Cunningham and Adamek were in great
cardio and physical condition (each in
their own way) and were fighting until the
final bell. That Cunningham was still very
much in the fight despite three knockdowns
was amazing. People often confuse knockout
power with boxing ability, but much like
how Vasquez-Marquez complimented each
other perfectly, Cunningham's boxing
matched up perfectly with Adamek's. The
occasions when that happens shows why
boxing can be so breathtaking. While HBO
is showing Dawson-Tarver II and
Taylor-Wright II, head over to youtube and
find the Cunningham-Adamek fight to
remember what real boxing matchups...no,
what real boxing superfights or 'the dream
match'...should be all about.
20.12.08 @ 02:03:30
Lman - email
i sure appreciated the match, it was
great, i would also appreciate a rematch
20.12.08 @ 01:46:46
t-bone - email
Rematch would be great
20.12.08 @ 00:57:11
t-bone - email
Best fight in at cruiserweight in a
while.
20.12.08 @ 00:56:24
Fight Aficionado
Yeah this bout didn't get the props it
deserved and in fact I was shocked that
there was only one story here at ESB in
the leadup to it. The lack of post fight
chatter is because neither guy is a star.
But hopefully that fight made it possible
that their stars will rise down the line.
20.12.08 @ 00:55:10
william - email
This was a great fight. I would rate it
as the fight of the year, considering the
non stop action, knockdowns, and no
holding through out the fight whatsoever.
If you missed it, check it out on
YOUTUBE.COM and type adamek cunnigham.
Hope to see both fighters on HBO or
SHOWTIME soon.
20.12.08 @ 00:54:55
e
FYI ADAMEK FLORES 3/21
20.12.08 @ 00:03:27
Boxing Geek - email
'Cruiserweight supremacy on the line'?
Does that mean, Jason, that you agree with
The Ring in the belief that these were the
two best cruiserweights in the world and
the winner is the legitimate champion of
the division? Do you, in this instance,
recognize the Ring champion? Now that I
have the required minimum archenemy duties
out of the way, I will note that /I/ did
not ignore this fight. It /and/ the
undercard are covered on my blog and the
HBO and Showtime fights of the following
Saturday are not. This was certainly the
fight of the week and it is my fight of
the year.
19.12.08 @ 23:47:26
majkel
prettyboyybennett - I agree with u..
it's stupid that people focus on floyd
oscar tec intsead of talking about the
really best fight of the year. We complain
abt television but televsion organizes
fights we want to watch. Lets all wake up
and recognize TODAY'S (not 1990s) true
herooes Adamek and USS Cunn!
19.12.08 @ 23:27:10
KlitschkosATGs
Guiellrmo, kind of want to see that,
that could be good. Adamek has plenty to
choose from at CW. There is Arslan, there
is still Mormeck, just to see if he can
finish him off earlier than Hype. Valery
Brudov can be a good one. Problem is,
unless you are E. European or European,
you are not going to be interested in two
E. Euros fighting each other, unfortunate,
but true.
19.12.08 @ 23:01:01
KlitschkosATGs
BigFaces - the obvious fight for Adamek
is Dawson, instead of him fighting Tarver
again, whom he clearly beat. The other
fighters that are of interest are Tokarev
and Alekseev, get a little Polish/Russian
rivalrly going. Macaroni, no don't want to
see that, way overrated and no chin. Huck,
possibly, but Cunnigham beat him, so
what's that going to prove? Adamek is not
short of opponents, he shouldn't rematch
Cunningham, the fight was good but there
is no dispute as to who won. They could
have a rematch down the line when
Cunnigham gets a couple of wins against
top opponents and maybe a different belt
but at this time let's see Adamek with a
different fighter.
19.12.08 @ 22:57:28
prettyboyybennett - email
ITS AMAZING HOW PEOPLE JUST BLACKBALLED
THIS FIGHT AND THEY CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT
OSCAR ROY AND BERNARD. THIS WAS THE FIGHT
OF THE YEAR. HANDS DOWN, PERIOD!
19.12.08 @ 22:50:42
BigFaces - email
KlitschkosATGs- Knockout percentage can
be deceiving. I was in the 12th row
watching the fight and trust me Cunningham
can hit with power. Adamek couldn't out
box Cunningham so he made it a dog
fight... and Cunningham in a few spots got
careless and caught. The 4th rd Adamek was
damn near out on his feet and in the last
seconds of the round he lands a big shot
to floor Cunningham. He was clearly
getting his ass handed to him. Adamek has
stated he wants a rematch if the large
networks pick up the fight. In the rematch
Cunningham has a big chance to outbox
Adamek but must keep his hands up because
Adamek has good power. Since Adamek has no
plans of moving down who else should he
fight... Enzo Maccarinelli? Guillermo
Jones?
19.12.08 @ 22:36:05
Justice
Rematch/Rock24 you are getting more and
more desperate by the day.
19.12.08 @ 22:35:58
e
this deserved to be on hbo, but where
was the boxing media on this, for 6 mths
ive been waiting for this fight and NOONE
wrote about it, sad.
19.12.08 @ 22:19:45
Scott
I agree with this article in that the
Golden Boy attitude towards making great
fights is way off and shameful. The
Adamek/Cunningham fight was one of the
better fights I've seen in a long time.
Two way action, multiple knockdowns, and a
high punch volume. I'm the type of fan who
is usually disappointed by distance fights
but when a fight such as this goes the
distance, it's just as entertaining as
even the best knockouts. Boxing seems to
have fewer and fewer aggressive fighters
or guys willing to put it all on the line.
As such I see this fight as one of the
rare gems in more recent times.
19.12.08 @ 22:11:22
Mark
I hate it when people say Mayweather of
Calzaghe just fight for the money. Why
else would they do it?
19.12.08 @ 22:08:08
m - email
Good article. It explains exactly my
point of view. I no longer support or
bother to watch fights with big names when
you can tell it is a farce to begin with,
Like calzaghe-jones fight. I'd rather
watch Adamek or Kessler. As for Chad
Dawson, Adamek will whip him in a rematch.
Adamek just needs to work on finishing
these bums off when he knocks them down.
Dawson cheated to victory with Glen
Johnson, then beat the lazy Tarver and now
they set a rematch. Dawson, why dont you
fight Adamek or Johnson again, you
punk!!!!
19.12.08 @ 22:01:05
Yak
good article.. ive always said USS
deserves recognition, hes a terrific
fighter n a true old school fighter
aswell. went to germany to KO huck in his
hometown. here against adamek he fought
like a true champion even in defeat.
adamek is ofcourse a warrior too
19.12.08 @ 21:37:58
Peter
Versus has an excellent opportunity to
do what HBO has failed to do - use a 24/7
style series to explain why we should pay
attention to the Cunninghams and Adameks
of the boxing world. 24/7 is very
effective at drawing an audience in to a
fight. Versus could use the format, not to
hype big-name, pointless fights, but to
shed light on the admittedly obscure world
of boxing. The casual sport bar fan
wouldn't know why the upcoming
Margarito-Mosley fight is so compelling,
but a 24/7 style show could quickly change
that. Furthermore, what is MMA doing that
boxing isn't in terms of promoting fights?
Have they been better able to explaint to
fans what the truly important fights are?
I don't pay attention to MMA, so I
wouldn't know. Maybe some letters to
Versus to thank them for the fight and
explain to them the great role they could
play in the sport are in order.
19.12.08 @ 21:28:07
KlitschkosATGs
BigFaces - Cunnigham is 21-2 (11), 47%
KO, that doesn't say that he has great
power to me. He has serious skills, no
doubt about it, but he doesn't have power.
It was still a great fight, but a rematch
would only solidify the 1st fight. 3KDs
and Adamek looked pretty fresh afterwards,
so he wasn't that hurt. I would rather see
Adamek go against a different opponent,
revenge his loss preferably. Another fight
I am really looking forward to that I hope
will be televised is the Paul Williams v.
Sergei Dzhinzurik. I go with Sergei on
that one. Ukranians are cleaning up the
lower weights as well.
19.12.08 @ 21:24:37
BigFaces - email
KlitschkosATGs- Cunningham has plenty
power trust me I saw it live! Adamek has a
beard you don't find in boxing often!
19.12.08 @ 20:51:40
KlitschkosATGs
hiker, what are you talking about 24/7
is great. Check out HBO's RingLife - like
a mini 24/7. I watched the Arreola and
Dimitri Salita last night, I was not
really a fan of either until watching
those last night. Don't think Arreola can
beat the Klitschkos but the guy is really
talented; he just doesn't train as hard as
he should. Salita is also
under-appreciated. Both very likable guys.
19.12.08 @ 20:48:53
Scorpio - email
This was one of the best, most exciting
fights I saw all year, and it was FREE!!
While watching was thinking what I had
just paid to see the De La Hoya/Pacquiao
card--even the undercards sucked on that.
Thank you Adamek and Cunningham and
Versus.
19.12.08 @ 20:43:48
KlitschkosATGs (Don\\\\\\\'t believe
the Hype!)
I didn't see the fight at first but
checked out clips of it on yt. Looked like
great a fight. Besides, I did see the
Briggs/Adamek fight and that was an
awesome fight, both guys put everything on
the line for that one. Adamek should
rematch Dawson for sure. I don't think
Cunnigham can beat him in a rematch, not
enough power. As far Hype - the guy was
not "undisputed" like he claims or like
his fan boys claim - he didn't have the
IBF and IBO belts. How can you be
undisputed when you have other champions
running around in your weight class? You
can't, simple as that. I believe that
Adamek, Tokarev, Arslan, even Hill would
beat Hype at CW. The guy had unfinnished
business at CW and now he will get smoked
early at HW and will have no where to go.
Who did he beat? Mormeck (who almost
knocked him out) and Macaroni?
19.12.08 @ 20:42:01
hiker
I have said it before.Today it is all
about hype.People don't buy boxing,they
buy the big event.HBO with their 24/7 is
part of the problem.Sure it sells that big
event but if you are there the seats are
empty for the preliminaries.They are not
selling boxing they are hyping the
event.They have to go back to creating the
grass roots interest and show the big
fights on free TV.Every other sport has
their championships on free TV.Boxing
needs to get with it or the game will die.
19.12.08 @ 20:27:01
BigFaces - email
stuck in a moment- Whats up bro?! Yeah
nobody knows Cunningham in the US because
his biggest fights prior to this one took
place overseas with no American TV
coverage. I went to the fight I went
because my cousin wanted to see prospect
Devon Alexander and I was very please to
have saw Cunningham after reading many
good things about him. He's going to be a
great fighter when he tightens up that
defense.
19.12.08 @ 20:20:48
josh - email
david haye would have murdered them in
the ring.
19.12.08 @ 20:16:44
BigFaces - email
Erased- I was at the fight as well and
I think this fight was a candidate for
fight of the year. The atmosphere was
amazing... all the Polish fans cheering on
their guy.
19.12.08 @ 20:14:03
Campeón
edit: saves
19.12.08 @ 19:32:25
Campeón
"Why aren't people hungering for more
of these fights?" We are dude, if any
fight saveds Boxing it would have to be of
that caliber. De La Hoya/Pacquiao only
proved that a former Flyweight can beat a
former Middleweight champ. If only Boxing
hadnt devolved into people only fighting
for money and not fighting to be the best
any more.
19.12.08 @ 19:31:57
Matt
My God boxing knowledge!I bet you have
semi naked pictures of Floyd all over your
bedroom wall AND ceiling!Don't tell
me-He's on your mind when you wake,all
through the day and last thing at
night.Talk about being up his arse!I think
you are in love!Hahahaha!
19.12.08 @ 19:09:47
Erased
I saw this fight live, and to be
honest; while I found it interesting and a
good pass of my time, I didn't feel that
it's a fight of the year candidate by any
means. That's just my opinion...
19.12.08 @ 18:16:05
majkel
I totally agree with the author. Boxing
is dying because of old fighters who fight
for money, who are out of form etc.
Calzage is the fighter who fights
burnt-out old fighters in order to earn
money. What a challenge for Calzage is
Jones NOW? Boxing is dying out because of
old fighters who dont want to say 'stop
and retire'. Adamek-Cunn was a great
fight, like twice Adamek-Briggs, but still
few people saw it because it is sad to say
but televisions rule boxing, We are in
21st CENTURY now so lets forget about
fighters who made great successes in 1990s
in order to save boxing from
dying...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19.12.08 @ 16:38:20
Iskander
Great fight, period.
19.12.08 @ 14:16:18
victor
Rematch! Why do you want Adamek's (a
must?) rematch if you among those guys,
including the judge, who have seen the
victory of his opponent! Let Adamek bring
another belt to the table first! Patience,
patience!
19.12.08 @ 11:41:50
CHINO
HBO found the secret with 24/7. It
builds suspense & drama leading up to
the fight. Females are hooked once they
feel they know the boxers more
personally.That's how that audience gets
drawn in. Sex sells. Cunningham is a male
model ripped to the bone. He's an American
veteran. Fitness fans and soldiers can get
behind him. Bigger audience. I know Versus
is new to the scene, but they need to
capture the imagination of folks other
than boxing fans. David Beckham isn't even
close to being the best soccer player in
the world, nor is Oscar remotely close to
being the best boxer. But Beckham is in
tabloids year roundk and Oscar promotes
the crap out of himself. A massive
audience requires a hype machine. Agents
need to put it into another gear.
19.12.08 @ 11:39:16
caveman
Great fight. I thought Adamek won a
close decision due to the knockdowns. If
Cunningham was a bigger puncher it would
have made for a more interesting fight.
Cunningham hit Adamek with some big right
hands but there wasn't much behind the
punches. Adamek has really shown me
something in his last 4-5 fights. He's
beaten some good fighters.
19.12.08 @ 11:36:08
dm
i agree wholeheartedly dnr...good post
19.12.08 @ 11:17:06
LikeISeeIt
Fantastic fight on Versus. These guys
let it all hang out in this fight. While
Adamek had the upper hand with power
punches, Cunningham would not let him off
the hook. Great action. Unfortunately,
these fights are not appreciated because
they're relegated to cable channels (which
really isn't bad at all). The issue is
that there isn't a cohesive marketing
machine that gets their names out to the
general public.
19.12.08 @ 11:08:42
DNR (formerly fight fan)
rematch - to start with, i am not
polish, yank, brit or whatever you are
going to say, but i do like adamek. his
recent fights are - p briggs (LH title),
Ulrich (28-1 going in), p briggs again,
dawson, realised he was too weight drained
for LH, went to cruiser, had 2 fights to
get used to the new weight, then fought
oneill bell (who most thought he would
lose to), another keep busy fight, then
USS for the IBF cruiser title. now, just
slap yourself once or twice, actually
maybe three times and think about it -
does this record look like adamek would be
avoiding anyone? just to wrap it up for
your small brain to take it in. two
absolute wars (if you havent seen the
fights, check them out, they are well
worth it) against paul briggs, dawson,
oneill bell, and now USS - in his last 9
fights, does this look like someone who
avoids ANYONE? if your answer is yes, then
maybe slap yourself a couple more times,
you are obviously stupid and/or have
something against adamek or polish people.
19.12.08 @ 10:36:16
Rematch
box I just exposed another polish
idiot..congrats buddy. you got a blockhead
too? The polish people are can't handle
objective opinions about their sub par
boxers. pffft....looser!
19.12.08 @ 10:21:19
box
Rematch --- You sound like an idiot
19.12.08 @ 09:46:30
Mark
Come to the end of the year and get two
great fights, this and Froch vs Pascal.
19.12.08 @ 09:23:38
nick - email
With MMA, many people find boxing
boring, though I am not one of those.
Also, because of perponderence of PPV, and
the showing of other big fights only on
HBO or Showtime, when people can watch
football games on tv without PPV, people
are just not interested. Yes the VERSUS
show was very good, but if people don't
know who Adamek or Cunningham are, they
will not watch. I asked a woman recently
if she know who is considered the best
heavy weight in the world now. She did not
know, nor did she know who the Klitschko's
are. She had heard of Lenox Lewis, Andrew
Golata, Evander Hollyfield. Didn't Floyd
Mayweather accually go on dancing with the
stars because he was most unrecognizable
to most sports fans? Also the public is
ignorant, and sometimes pretty stupid.
Remember when Tyson fought Pete McNeely.
Hardly anyone saw the world lightweight
fight before, or the Middle weight title
fight after. However, they were all jamed
together, their was Don Johnson with Al
Sharpton, sharing a laugh, and then some
of these fans complained when the Tyson
McNeely fight ended in the first round.
The other fights were quite good, better
than this so called main event. But these
fans were not interested in the real good
fights. Right now, MMA has better exposure
than boxing. What happened on VERSUS was a
good thing, but it will need more exposure
for people to get finally interested. As
of now, boxing in the US is in real
trouble, like it has never been before. It
won't be long, when the big fights in the
upper divisions are not in the US, but in
Europe.
19.12.08 @ 09:23:32
Mazen
What's the writer getting on about?
Every boxing forum on the web is still
buzzing about this fight!
19.12.08 @ 09:09:10
terror tim
What would Adamek fight at for Dawson?
I mean he can't get back down to 175.
Dawson isn't going up to his weight. The
rematch is the best thing for both
fighters. It will happen, Enzo will try to
get the guy who comes out this series.
19.12.08 @ 08:47:54
terror tim
I think this might have been the 2nd or
3rd best fight of the year. Right up there
with Vasquez vs Marquez and the other
great ones. Do a rematch but why not put
it on an under card of a PPV. Start
stacking those cards.
19.12.08 @ 08:45:03
stuck in a moment
rematch.....nobody outside this site
watched the fight.
19.12.08 @ 08:41:33
matthews
Adamek showed more interest in a
rematch with Dawson.
19.12.08 @ 08:26:27
Rematch
"To stuck in the moment" A fight like
that will put Cunningham on the map with
fans....This is what boxing needs a guy
that gives everything he has and leaves it
in the ring. GO USS!
19.12.08 @ 08:19:39
Rematch
Everyone out there wants to see a
rematch except the polish/Adamek fans.
They rather have their polish hero hold
onto the belt then go after fights that
entertain the fans. Rematch is a must and
going after sub par boxers is
unacceptable!
19.12.08 @ 08:17:55
stuck in a moment
nobody knows who cunningham is in
america. hes one of our good fighters, but
has no name.
19.12.08 @ 08:16:03
stonka
It was a great fight. Adamek is a
beast. The shots he took would put almost
anyone on their ass.
19.12.08 @ 08:14:47
matthews
They should have but that's the deal
with the cruisers nobody pays much
attention to that division. A good , not
great , former LHW title holder went up
and basically took over the division. That
puts it in perspective.
19.12.08 @ 08:07:49
CLUBBER
karl sulla , the cruisers are the
heavies of the past...they are 185-200lb
and in the past not many heavies weighted
more than 200...
19.12.08 @ 08:05:57
CLUBBER
It was a classic...what a WAR!!!Both
fighters gave their all and personally i
have the fight 1 point win for Cunningham
despite the 3 kd....
19.12.08 @ 08:04:09
Howlin Mad Mike
Didn't have the oppertunity to watch
this fight as it wasn't on tv and have
never said boxing is dying or any of the
other cliches.
19.12.08 @ 08:00:09
karl sulla - email
Fight of the Year - candidate. I like
these cruiserweights - much more fun the
heavyweights right now.
19.12.08 @ 07:59:09
arenas
author - if you know that the "real
boxing fans" are out there, how come
you're complaining if not whining? who
forgot that fight? lmao.
19.12.08 @ 07:47:09
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