Steve 'USS'
Cunningham Supports Old Foe
Adamek.
When Jersey City's Polish ex-pat
Tomasz 'Goral' Adamek defends his IBF
Cruiserweight title, on the 27th February
2009, against Detroit's Johnathon Banks at
the Prudential Center in Newark, New
Jersey; he will have an unexpected
supporter cheering him on ringside, former
Cruiserweight King Steve 'USS'
Cunningham.
On the 11th December '08 former Light
Heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek secured
the IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight
World titles in a close split-decision win
over the then champion, Steve 'USS'
Cunningham. In the end it was so close no
matter which way the decision went there
couldn't and wouldn't be any complaint.
The fight had it all, nonstop action,
drama and three knockdowns, and as such
was hailed by many in the media as "Fight
of the Year" candidate and the greatest
Cruiserweight fight of all time, no mean
feat when the previous holder of this
accolade was the awesome 1986 war between
the legendary Evander 'The Real Deal'
Holyfield and Dwight Muhammad 'Camden
Buzzsaw' Qawi.
'USS' Cunningham, who later this year
is to face former WBC title holder, Wayne
'Big Truck' Braithwaite, in an IBF title
eliminator, explained his reasons for
supporting his old foe and gave his
thoughts on the upcoming Adamek-Banks
battle. ""I'm looking forward to watching
this. It should be a good fight. Their
styles call for action. Johnathon seems
like he can crack. He can take them as
well as throw them. And Adamek, is tough,
he's a good solid, fighter.
The fight could go either way. I know I
want the winner of the fight! I'll be
rooting for Tomasz. Yeah, I'd want to
fight Johnathon if he wins. But, you know,
I really want the rematch, I want my title
back and I want to take it back from
Tomasz.
I believe I am the best cruiserweight
in the world. I know the fans saw that in
my last fight. I don't consider that a
loss. I feel like I won the fight, but
lost the decision. My new motto is Two
Time in '09", So I am looking forward to
the 27th, just as much as they are."
Tomasz Adamek vs. Johnathon Banks for
the IBF Cruiserweight Championship takes
place on Friday the 27th February 2009 at
the Prudential Center in Newark, New
Jersey.
A total of eight undefeated fighters
will risk their unblemished records on the
magnificent eight-bout undercard that
supports the "big boys".
The co-feature event will see Giovanni
Lorenzo of the Dominican Republic and NYC
(26-1, 18 KO's) lock horns with Colombia's
Dionisio Miranda, also of Miami (19-3-2,
17 KO's) in a twelve round IBF eliminator
for the #1 position in the middleweight
division.
Paterson, NJ welterweight Henry
Crawford (20-0-1, 9 KO's) faces Keenan
Collins (12-4-2, 8 KO's) of Reading, PA.
in an eight round bout.
Preceding that will be Newark's popular
former Olympian, Jerson Ravelo (19-3, 12
KO's), against Don Mouton (7-3-1, 6 KO's)
of Houston, TX in an eight round super
middleweight match.
No less than six fighters with
unblemished records are featured in four
six-round fights. Super Middleweight
Patrick Majewski of Atlantic City puts his
9-0, 6 KO record on the line against
Philadelphia's undefeated Latif Mundy
(8-0, 3 KO's). Unbeaten Anthony Flores of
Philadelphia (6-0, 4 KO's) faces Super
Featherweight Ikem Orji (4-0, 1 KO) and
Philadelphia's own Chucky Tschorniawsky,
(25-9-1, 14 KO's) will be up against
unbeaten welterweight Jesse Lubash, (9-0,
5 KO's) of Pittsburgh, PA.
The opening fight of the night will see
Paterson, NJ's two time National Golden
Gloves Champion, Jeremy Bryan, currently
unbeaten since joining the pro ranks, put
his immaculate 8-0, 4 KO record on the
line against Mexico's Francisco Rios Gil
(13-9, 9 KO's) in a Junior Welterweight
match-up.
Tickets are on sale now and priced at
$38, $53, $78, $103 and $253. They can be
purchased at Prudential Center Box Office,
online at www.prucenter.com or by calling
Ticketmaster at 201-507-8900. The first
bout will begin at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at
8 p.m. The fight will be televised live on
ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11
p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
This event is promoted by Main Events
and Ziggy Promotions, in association with
K2 Promotions.
For news on Steve 'USS' Cunningham go
to
www.usscunningham.com
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