Golota knocked out by Adamek

Eurosport - Sun, 25 Oct 09:27:00 2009

Tomasz Adamek knocked out Andrew Golota in the fifth round of their heavyweight clash at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland.

BOXING, Tomasz Adamek, Thomas Ulrich - 0

The 41-year-old journeyman was dominated by his 32-year-old compatriot throughout the fight, with the younger man's superior speed and power keeping him one step ahead.

Adamek (pictured) floored Golota in the first round with a right-hand shot, and downed him a second time in the fifth round with a right-left combination.

Golota staggered to his feet only to receive a series of unanswered blows to the head for his efforts, prompting the referee to step in and stop the contest.

Adamek's victory in a match-up dubbed 'fight of the century' in Poland left him exhilarated and ready for a bigger challenge.

"In a year I could fight the Klitschko brothers for the world championships," he said. "I'm not afraid of anyone."

Golota, who once fought Lennox Lewis for the world title, apologised to his fans after the fight for performing 'tragically' and admitting that his career could now be over.

"Maybe boxing is no longer my thing," he said.

Eurosport

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  1. Khan glass chin

    From Shaun, on Sun 1 Nov 6:35PM

  2. Adamek isn't even the best Cruiserweight.

    From The Xentertainer, on Sat 31 Oct 12:09PM

  3. johnhhandley, Adamek is the best in his weight??, what­ weight is that??, the weight below heavy is cruiser and­ Haye, thats right Haye the guy you called a lesser­ fighter was the undisputed champ at cruiser so what the­ hell are you going on about??

    From jeremyadavies, on Fri 30 Oct 10:36AM

  4. Kotelnik and Barrera are quite big-hitting opponents­ yet Khan took them on and won. Without looking­ troubled.

    From The Xentertainer, on Thu 29 Oct 7:26PM

  5. Khan is not yet the real deal, Warren has matched him­ carefully except for one and look what happened. He has­ a suspect chin that why he would never fight Thaxton.

    From ianrmunday, on Tue 27 Oct 7:59PM

  6. Who said they'd fight each other? I said they would­ make the final! As for Khan, I think he IS in that­ league. You don't spar full-time with Manny­ Pacquiao for nothing. Also, he IS a World Champion, be­ it at Light Welterweight.

    From The Xentertainer, on Mon 26 Oct 9:37PM

  7. X and outfielda you should go to the 'Pavlick pulls­ out of Williams fight' thread,me and Lance having a­ trip down memory lane

    From jack torrance, on Mon 26 Oct 7:25PM

  8. X... you've got more chance of winning the lottery­ twice than seeing the two brothers fight each other. ­ What a ridiculous comment. As for the welterweight­ super six, that's a little more sensible although­ Khan is not in that league yet.

    From outfielda, on Mon 26 Oct 4:07PM

  9. never mind that super 6 rubbish get rid of all the­ titles bar one and have one champ.

    From johnjhandley, on Sun 25 Oct 6:40PM

  10. Another meaningless alphabet Belt! Even Fraudley­ Harrison was a World Champion, holding the WBU Title!!­ Let's have a Heavyweight Super Six with Vitali­ Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Nikolai Valuev, David­ Haye, Tomasz Adamek and Alexander Povetkin. The final­ could well be Klitschko v Klitschko. Let's find­ out!!! And for a Welterweight Super Six...Floyd­ Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Manny­ Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Joshua Clottey. FMJ to win.

    From The Xentertainer, on Sun 25 Oct 6:00PM

  11. Klitschko :) kill him - this is not for Adamek

    From srokaleszek, on Sun 25 Oct 5:09PM

  12. Those Poles are tough fellas.

    From JOANNE, on Sun 25 Oct 4:13PM

  13. Just watched the fight on youtube and Adamek looked­ impressive. Golota looked like a shell of his former­ self (he was never that great in his prime). The­ problem Adamek has is size, he just looked small. I­ even feel that Haye would be too big for him. It would­ make for an exciting fight though. It would be great­ for boxing if these smaller guys took over the­ division. The last decade has been like watching a­ strung out walrus fight.

    From Iain, on Sun 25 Oct 3:27PM

  14. adomek is the best in his weight in the world no­ doubt.if he does step up a weight he would beat the­ lesser fighters like haye and the like,but the­ klitschko brothers is another matter.Im a big adomek­ fan and i like the way he fights ,he dosnt have to go­ round mouthing off to get publicity like haye for­ example.I hope he stays at his weight and stays champ­ for a while he is a good advert for boxing.I hope­ golota retires he has done enough.

    From johnjhandley, on Sun 25 Oct 1:44PM

  15. stupid polak ?? ok,give for adamek two years and then­ we will be talk ok ?

    From arkadiusz, on Sun 25 Oct 12:06PM

  16. stupid polak ?? give him two years and let will see­ ...

    From arkadiusz, on Sun 25 Oct 12:05PM

  17. nice fight,but andrew is just too old for that sport­ and weight....such a shame ... congratulatiof for­ adamek-nice style !!

    From arkadiusz, on Sun 25 Oct 12:03PM
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