Gotta be fair with Adamek, he's not only the biggest name and most achieved out of 4 guys that were offered the tournament, but also even his last win over Chambers is more valuable than any single wins of Solis, Ustinov, or Pulev. He also has perspective of fight on HBO against either Arreola, or Seth Mitchell so it's not like he'll take easy road to the title. Find me a contender who did more to get a title than Admek would if he gets past Seth or Arreola with Chambers win already.
On the IBF part though, they should definitely treat him like contender who doesn't want to fight for a title, take him out of ratings and don't allow him to fight for a title for a year. That's how they should treat every fighter who doesn't want to compete at their rules, just for sports health.
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